Separation of Gold from Sulfide Using a Plasma Arc Fuming ...
12%Transferred-arc plasma treatment of iron sulfides containing gold is examined from both thermodynamic and experimental points of view. Three cases are analyzed: argon plasma with sulfide, argon plasma with a carbon–sulfide mixture, and argon–methane plasma with sulfide. The carboreduction of the materials appears to be well adapted for gold separation by fuming, but …