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Describe how gold is processed in South Africa

Describe how gold is processed in South Africa.

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Patrick
Water is added to the powder to produce a pulp, which is run through a series of leaching tanks. Using a chemical solvent, usually cyanide combined with oxygen, the gold is extracted from the pulp inside these tanks; but it is still not pure gold. This process is known as carbon-in-pulp.
Nolana answered the question on March 22, 2019 at 17:45

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