sector for the extraction of metals from ore , concentrates and tailings .
“ Cyanide is one of the main agents used to extract gold from ore ,” says David Lemieux , executive vice president of Dundee Sustainable Technologies . “ The problem with this chemical is it ’ s not environmentally friendly and has the potential to cause disaster .”
In recent years , several jurisdictions and countries including Mexico , Argentina and the United States have banned or restricted the use of cyanide . Environmental impacts have now become a decisional factor in many new mine projects and Dundee has found an answer .
The company ’ s patented green process for gold extraction utilizes
www . dundeetechnologies . com 121