Development of ultrafine grinding at Kalgoorlie ...
In February 2001, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) commissioned its first fullscale ultrafine grinding (UFG) plant to supplement its existing roasterconcentrate treatment capacity. The process involves the fine grinding of refractory pyritic concentrate to 10 μm followed by direct cyanide leaching for gold recovery. By this means, gold can be economically extracted from the ...