Gold Leaching CIL / CLP Plant

1.Crushing & Grinding: Expose Gold Particles 

Gold is often locked in ore, so the first step is to break it down::

● Crushing:  Jaw crushers (primary) and cone crushers (secondary) reduce large ore chunks (500–800mm) to 20–30mm. 

● Grinding: Ball mills grind the crushed ore into a fine pulp (200–400 mesh). This ensures gold particles (1–20 μm) are fully exposed for leaching.

2. Leaching & Adsorption Section (The CIL/CIP Circuit Core)

Objective: To dissolve the gold and recover it from the slurry.  Key Equipment We Provide:

● Agitated Leaching Tanks (CIL/CIP Tanks): A series of large, robust tanks with agitators to keep the slurry mixed. Cyanide and oxygen are added here to dissolve the gold.

● Inter-screen Screens:  Specialized screens that retain the activated carbon within each tank while allowing the slurry to flow through.

● Carbon Transfer Pumps: For moving loaded carbon to the elution plant.

3.Carbon Elution & Electrowinning Section

Objective: To strip the gold from the loaded carbon and produce a solid gold product. Key Equipment We Provide:

● Carbon Elution Column:  Where high-temperature and pressure strip the gold from the carbon into a small volume of concentrated solution.

● Electrowinning Cell: An electrolytic cell where an electric current plates the gold from the concentrated solution onto steel wool cathodes.

● Acid Wash Column:  For cleaning and reactivating the carbon before it is recycled back to the CIL/CIP circuit.

4.Smelting & Final Product

Objective: To melt the gold sludge from electrowinning into a pure, marketable gold bar. Key Equipment We Provide:

● Induction Smelting Furnace: A high-temperature furnace where the gold is melted with fluxes to remove impurities, producing a high-purity gold bar.