Merrill Crowe Processing Equipment 911Metallurgist
Flowsheet. MerrillCrowe zinc precipitation is the most commonly used cementation process for gold recovery, and consists of four basic steps (Figure ): Clarification of the leach liquor; Deareation; Addition of zinc (and lead salts); and; Recovery of Zn/Au precipitate. The precipitate is then smelted to recover the precious metals.