Developments in the pretreatment of refractory gold
submicroscopic gold inclusions within sulphide minerals such as arsenopyrite and pyrite. Such ores require a pretreatment process to alter or destroy the sulphide matrix and render the gold accessible to cyanide and oxygen (Gudyanga et al., 1999). The gold in highsulphur and higharsenic refractory gold concentrate (HGC) is encapsulated