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THERMODYNAMIC OF CYANIDATION OF GOLD

Refi Rahmalia (3334121699)

Greynaldi Gasra (3334160026)

Felisca Melin Dianes (3334170026)

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OUTLINE

01 INTRODUCTION

THERMODYNAMIC OF
02 CYANIDATION OF GOLD

03 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

CONCLUSION
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REFERENCE
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INTRODUCTION
CYANIDATION

CHLORINATION

THIOSULFATE
LEACHING ??
THIOUREA

THIOCYANATE

AMMONIA
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THERMODYNAMIC OF CYANIDATION OF GOLD

WHAT IS CYANIDATION OF
GOLD?

Cyanidation Of Gold is the way to

extract gold from the ore with using
Cyanid solvent.

The solution that used is NaCN, KCN and

Ca(CN)2.

Marsden and House. 2009. The Chemistry 4

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Cyanide Salts On Cyanidation Process

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Reaction In Procces Leaching

2 Au + 4 CN- + O2 + 2 H2O → 2 Au(CN)2- + H2O2 + 2 OH-

2 Au + 4 CN- + H2O2 → 2 Au(CN)2- + 2 OH-

4 Au + 8 CN- + O2 + 2 H2O → 4 Au(CN)2- + 4 OH-

Gold is dissolved or in chemical terms is

The Result is
cyanide gold ion ( Au(CN)2- )

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Elsner Equation

This equation is explain about the theory

of oxygen elsner, that reaction dissolution
of Au with cyanide

4 Au + 8 CN- + O2 + 2 H2O → 4 Au(CN)2- + 4 OH-

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INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

Kp. Citeluk Mulud Desa Mangu Alam Kec.

Cimangu, Mangkualam, Kec. Pandeglang,
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Kabupaten Pandeglang, Banten.
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Thermodynamic Of Cyanidation Of Gold

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Diagram Pourbaix Cyanide Solutions

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CONCLUSION

1. The process of leaching in gold is using cyanide.

2. Cyanide solutions commonly used are NaCN, KCN and
Ca(CN)2.
3. The optimum pH used in gold cyanidation is 10,2 – 11.
4. One of the industrial applications that uses the gold
cyanidation process is PT. Cibaliung Sumberdaya.

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REFERENCE

• Marsden and House. 2009. The Chemistry of Gold

Extraction.

• The team of processing and metallurgical design units.

2017. Processing Technical Training 1 Gold and Silver PT.
Cibaliung. Sumberdaya. Cibaliung: PT Cibaliung
Sumberdaya Processing Department

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