Heap leaching is an overall mining process wherein ores are treated to extract precious metals, copper, titanium, uranium, and other ore compounds. Those metals are extracted using cyanide, ammonia, alkali, and acid.
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Heap leaching is an overall mining process wherein ores are treated to extract precious metals, copper, titanium, uranium, and other ore compounds. Those metals are extracted using cyanide, ammonia, alkali, and acid.
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BACKGROUND: Heap leaching is an industrial mining process that extracts precious metals from ore through a series of acidic chemical reactions. During this process the non-valuable earth materials or gangue are put through a series of acidic chemical reactions that absorb specific minerals and re-separate them. Comparable to in situ mining, heap leach mining differs in that uses a heap pad to separate the ore. The process begins by physical
