Gold refining by solvent extraction—the Minataur™ Process
success of these trials, the first fullscale gold refinery to use this process has recently been commissioned. This refinery, at Randgold's Harmony Gold Mine in the Free State Goldfields, is designed to refine 2000 kg of gold per month. The process The Minataur™ Process comprises three unit operations, as shown in the flowsheet of Figure 1.