Abstract
Publisher Summary Preg-robbing is an important phenomenon that inhibits gold recovery due to the presence of naturally occurring carbonaceous matter. In case of certain ores, gold recovery by cyanidation is limited by the presence of naturally occurring carbonaceous material that adsorbs gold from alkaline cyanide solution unless steps are taken to prevent this adsorption reaction from occurring. Such ores are most often referred to as preg-robbing ores. While they could be termed as refractory carbonaceous ores, being refractory in the sense that gold recovery is made difficult by the adsorption losses that occur; this may be confused with the cases of gold encapsulation within carbonaceous materials, such as kerogen (solid hydrocarbons formed from deposits of spores, pollen, or algae).
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