BACTERIAL LEACHING AS A PRETREATMENT STEP FOR GOLD
The main minerals are pyrite and arsenopyrite with trace amounts of chalcopyrite, sphalerite, stibnite, galena, pyrrhotite and pentlandite. The metallurgical operations at Fairview comprise a typical refractory gold processing plant treating the sulfidic ore body, a second plant treating the quartzitic ore, a flotation tailings treatment plant and