Evaluation of kinetic and diffusion phenomena in cyanide leaching …
1.. IntroductionCyanide heap leaching is practiced at more than 100 operations worldwide and accounts for 12% of the world gold production (Kappes, 2002). 33% of cyanide heaps are stacked with run-of-mine (ROM) ore, 19% with a mixture of ROM and crushed ores, and the rest, 48%, with crushed ore (Kappes, 2002).ROM ore has a …