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Properties of Gold-Bearing Humic Acids

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The test of gold-bearing humic substances aimed to find forms of gold in them. The test results enable estimation of gold compound mobility during sedimentation of humic acids. Re-sedimentation of humic acids shows similar properties of gold after dissolving with and without a selective dissolver. The amino-acid analysis of humic acids before and after their interaction with ammonium hydroxide reveals the increased content of amino acids capable to dissolve gold. Stage-wise spin of gold-bearing liquid humic acids at acceleration from 4000g to 233000g and at pH of 11 nullifies gold-bearing particles in solutions and makes the latter homogenous. The authors describe the impact of destructive effects relative to organic compounds on joint sedimentation of gold and humic acids.

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Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, 2023, No. 2, pp. 144-152. https://doi.org/10.15372/FTPRPI20230214.

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Zashikhin, A.V., Suvorova, O.N. Properties of Gold-Bearing Humic Acids. J Min Sci 59, 311–319 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106273912302014X

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