Recovery of Silver, Gold, and Lead From a Complex Sulfide
cover gold, silver, and byproduct lead from a complex leadzinc sulfide ore. A ferric chloride (FeCI3 ) preleach, at 40#176; C in 6 h, extracted about 50 pct of the zinc and formed insoluble silver and lead chlorides. Subsequent acid thiourea leaching, for 1 to 3 h at 40#176; C, extracted about 85 pct of the gold and silver. Lead chloride was