


Separate recovery of silver and gold from cyanide solutions
We claim: 1. A process for selective recovery of silver and gold from cyanide solutions containing both metals comprising (1) adding to the solution about 0.1 to 2.2 pound CaO per ton of solution, (2) treating the resulting solution with sodium sulfide in an amount of about 110 to 150 percent of the stoichiometric amount to precipitate the silver as silver sulfide, (3) filtering to remove the ...
