Gold processing Refining Smelting & Purifying Britannica
gold processing preparation of the ore for use in various For thousands of years the word gold has connoted something of beauty or value These images are derived from two properties of gold its colour and its chemical colour of gold is due to the electronic structure of the gold atom which absorbs electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths less than
Tormin Mineral Sands Operation Mineral
If there is only a small amount of gold present in a large amount of black sand it may not be worth the effort to extract it However if a sizable amount of gold is present in the black sand and it can be separated using a simple and inexpensive process like sifting it may be worth the effort to extract the gold