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Extracting gold from ore. Gold comes in small concentrations in the ore mined from the ground so they soak it with cyanaide which binds to the gold and then they collect the cyanide and use another chemical reaction to separate it from the gold.
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What type of mining is used when mining for ruby?
Ruby Mining
What is trackless mining?
mining which machinery is used. LHD,DRILL RIGS,DUMO TRUCKS...MOBILE MACHINERY FORMS MAJOR PART OF THIS TYPE OF MINING
What does CoCN 3 mean?
Cobaltic Cyanide or Cobalt (III) Cyanide
How many terms are used as expressions?
There is no limit to the number of terms that are used as expressions.
What is an example of mining?
an example of mining is a damming
What kind of cyanide is used in gold mining?
Sodium Cyanide
How does cyanide affect the environment during mining?
Cyanides (NaCN or KCN) are not used in uranium mining and recovery, but it is used in gold mining.
Is cyanide used in mining harmful to human health?
Cyanide is a highly toxic substance for humans and most animals. It is believed that minute quantities can benefit humans, but when this is used in mining, there is not minute quantities in circulation. When it is used in mining, one need protective equipment or face an agonizing death.
Does gold have covalent bond?
Yes, it can. For example, gold forms a covalent bond with a cyanide ion, which is why cyanide salts are used in the mining industry.
Does cyanide have any commercial value as a toxin?
Cyanide compounds are used in food production, mining, organic chemistry and as a toxin in pest control.
How can gold mining be poisonous?
Highly toxic cyanide is used to extract gold ore.
Is cyanide found in Gold and silver mining operations?
No. It is used in the refining and fracturing processing the ore to get the Gold out of the base rock. Cyanide is used in a utility capacity, it is not a Gold or Silver by-product.
Is cyanide historically found in gold and silver mining operations?
No. It is used in the refining and fracturing processing the ore to get the Gold out of the base rock. Cyanide is used in a utility capacity, it is not a Gold or Silver by-product.
Is Cyanide is historically found in Gold and silver mining operations?
No. It is used in the refining and fracturing processing the ore to get the Gold out of the base rock. Cyanide is used in a utility capacity, it is not a Gold or Silver by-product.
What are some terms used in mining?
Stope, adit, shaft, vein, ore, drilling, blasting, are a few mining terms.
What can cyanide be used for?
AnswerIndustrially, cyanide is used in addition of carbon to certain organic compounds and in gold ore processing. In society, it has been used as a form of execution (the gas chamber).
Why is lime used in gold mining?
Lime is used extensively in the recovery of gold and silver. Ores, either run of mine, milled, autoclaved, or roasted are combined with lime and a cyanide solution. The cyanide dissolves the gold and silver. Lime maintains proper pH in the cyanide solution keeping it in the liquid phase, preventing the formation of hydrogen cyanide gas and its loss into the atmosphere. hari julka
