Smelting is a method widely used to extract metals from their ores after mining There are many variations of smelting and equally as many for extracting the many metals used in modern society However many of these processes have also been known to cause environmental damage and pollution 5 Metals Extracted Through Smelting
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Get PriceThe geological grade of the ore deposit is relatively high about 50% but the ore body is thinner or has more interlayers The waste rock is mixed in during mining to dilute the ore For this kind of ore only crushing and no grinding can be used so coarse grained tailings are discarded through re election to recover the geological grade
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Get PriceJun 27 2022In 2024 % of global gold demand came from the investment sector while the jewelry industry accounted for % central banks — % and % was generated from industrial applications Until recently the jewelry sector was the largest one but last year it dropped to the second spot relinquishing its lead to investments
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Get PriceIn terms of environmental impact the recovery of gold from waste streams compares extremely favourably with traditional mining To obtain 1 kg of gold mining requires the processing of 200 tons of ore raw material Recycling requires the processing of only 4 tons of electronic material to obtain the same weight of pure gold
Get PriceThis toxic chemical is used to process gold because it provides a cheap and effective alternative to remove the lustrous metal from low grade ore Cyanide has devastating environmental and health effects affecting not just humans but other animals with more than 30 major accidents occurring worldwide in the past 25 years
Get PriceJewelry constitutes the highest proportion of gold use 53% Industry use accounts for 12% and approximately 35% is used as a safe investment during periods of high inflation or when the real rate of return on other investment vehicles is low
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