Cyanidation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001526",
  "term": "Cyanidation",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A hydrometallurgical process for extracting gold and silver from their ores by dissolving them in a dilute solution of sodium or potassium cyanide. The precious metals form soluble cyanide complexes, which are then recovered from the solution. This method is widely used for low-grade ores.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zyanidlaugung",
    "es": "cianuración",
    "fr": "cyanuration"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cyanidation/"
}