Heap Leaching Process Flow

Interactive Technical Process

Heap Leaching Application

Heap Leaching Process with Super Gold Horse.

A structured gold-processing route designed to move from prepared ore toward a recoverable gold-bearing solution.

When evaluated for suitable ore and site conditions, Super Gold Horse can be introduced as the working reagent within an engineered heap-leaching circuit. Successful implementation depends on ore preparation, permeability, pad integrity, solution distribution, drainage, process monitoring, and downstream recovery.

Interactive Process Active / Stage 01 — Crushing

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Mechanical Preparation Active Stage

Process Foundation

Consistent ore sizing creates the physical conditions required for more uniform leaching solution penetration.

Step 01 Preparation and Ore Size Reduction

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Ore Preparation and Crushing

Gold-bearing rock is reduced to a controlled particle size so that the leaching solution can penetrate the ore more effectively.

Run-of-mine ore is processed using equipment such as a jaw crusher or cone crusher. A typical target range may be approximately 10–20 millimetres, although the final specification must be based on mineralogy, liberation characteristics, permeability, and metallurgical test results.

Key Process Considerations

Typical Equipment Jaw or Cone Crusher

Indicative Size Approximately 10–20 mm

Primary Objective Improve Solution Access

Responsible Operating Principle

Particle size should be selected through testing. Excessive crushing can create fines that reduce heap permeability, while insufficient crushing may limit gold liberation and solution contact.

Process Direction From prepared ore to gold-bearing solution.

Ore → Crushing → Agglomeration → Heap Pad → SGH Leaching → Pregnant Solution

Controlled Ore Size

Crushing prepares the ore for more consistent solution penetration while balancing liberation with permeability.

Stable Agglomerates

Fine particles may be bound using controlled additions of water and binder to help preserve solution pathways.

Engineered Containment

The ore heap is constructed above an impermeable, graded pad designed to contain and collect process solution.

Uniform SGH Distribution

Sprinkler or drip systems distribute the working solution across the heap under controlled conditions.

Solution Collection

Gold-bearing solution is transferred toward a downstream recovery stage such as activated carbon adsorption.

Integrated Process Responsibility

Effective heap leaching depends on the performance of the entire system—not the reagent alone.

Ore behaviour, agglomerate strength, heap permeability, liner integrity, irrigation uniformity, solution balance, environmental containment, and downstream recovery must operate as one controlled process.

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