Abstract

Refractory gold ore understudied showed traces amount of gold from X-ray fluorescence analysis. Phases identified are quartz, muscovite and calcite. Statistical approach using response surface methodology - central composite design were performed at varying concentration of NaCN, Pb (NO3)2 and H2O2. Cyanidation experiments were conducted at room temperature at pH 11. Using the response surface methodology followed by path of steepest ascent, gold cyanidation was found to be at 467.3 ppm NaCN, 94.96 ppm Pb (NO3)2 and 0.01M H2O2, at the vicinity towards the optimum condition where 88.97% Au extracted from the ore, equivalent to 1.7231 g/t Au.

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