However, prior attention must be paid to selecting the right chemicals for processing gold, as well as the mining location, taking into account the characteristics of the gold-bearing soil.
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The following are the stages of the gold processing process required to achieve the best quality.
1. Ore Separation
The first stage in the gold processing process is separating the gold ore from rocks and other materials. The ore is crushed and ground to a smaller size to facilitate separation.
2. Crushing
The separated ore is then crushed into finer particles using a crusher. This allows the ore to be further processed.
3. Washing
The crushed ore is washed with water to remove soil, sand, and other undesirable materials. This washing process aims to obtain purer ore.
4. Gravity Separation
In this stage, the washed ore undergoes gravity separation using equipment such as a shaking table or centrifugal concentrator. This technique utilizes the difference in specific gravity between gold and other materials to separate the gold from the ore.
5. Flotation
Flotation is a method used to separate gold from ore by exploiting gold's hydrophobic properties.
In this process, chemicals are added to the ore solution to create air bubbles that adhere to the gold particles. The floating gold particles are then removed and separated from the ore.
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6. Refining