IMPROVED PROCESS FOR RECOVERING PRECIOUS METALS FROM CLAY-CONTAINING ORES

摘要

A solution for leaching precious metals from clay containing ore and a method of leaching ore is described. The solution comprises a cyanide, a wetting agent, and a clay stabilizing polymer. In a first embodiment a solution for leaching precious metals from clay containing ore comprises cyanide, a wetting agent, and a clay stabilizing polymer with a pH of at least 8 to no more than 11.