Quantitative evaluation of Cyanogenic elements for gold extraction in Amesmessa deposit by Neutron Activation Analysis

Quantitative evaluation of Cyanogenic elements for gold extraction in Amesmessa deposit by Neutron Activation Analysis | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Quantitative evaluation of Cyanogenic elements for gold extraction in Amesmessa deposit by Neutron Activation Analysis Mohamed Yacine Baghdadi, Zahia Chafi, Mohammed El Amine Benamar, and 4 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8273392/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The present study aims to evaluate the concentration of element that can affect gold extraction in Amesmessa gold deposit. The concentration of Gold (Au), Silver (Ag), Arsenic (As), Antimony (Sb), Cobalt (Co), Zinc (Zn), Iron (Fe), Calcium (Ca), and Potassium (K) Gold have been determined in ore sample and at wall rock facies in various zone within deposits by using Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) to understand their distribution. The gold content in the wall rocks facies can reach up to 10.28 ppm. Statistical analysis of gold distribution shows significant correlation with Silver (Ag) and Calcium (Ca). The high content of gold present in the north of the deposit is associated to the maximal content of Fe, K, Ca, Co, Sb. The variation of chemical composition of lithology is significant farthest north of the deposit. The chemical composition of the altered rock is the determining factor in the distribution of rate limiting elements in gold extraction from the Amesmessa deposit. Amesmessa ores Trace element gold INAA elemental distribution Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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