Method for recovering gold

摘要

The invention relates to a method for recovering gold from an intermediate product or residue containing sulphur and iron generated in the leaching of a sulphidic raw material. The recovery of gold and the other valuable metals in the raw material takes place in a chloride environment. The gold contained in the intermediate product or residue is leached with divalent copper and chlorine in a copper (II) chloride-sodium chloride solution in conditions where the oxidation-reduction potential is in the range of 650-750 mV and the pH between 1 and 1.6. The acid generated during the feed of chlorine is neutralized with a suitable alkali. Neutralization avoids the costs of dissolving the iron.