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Patent Granted If the gold can not be concentrated for smelting, then it is leached by an aqueous solution: The cyanide process is the industry standard. Thiosulfate leaching has been proven to be effective on ores with high soluble copper values or ores which experience preg-robbing: the absorption by carbonaceous components which preferentially absorbs gold and gold-cyanide complexes.