Leaching Gold from Finely Crushed Ore (Sand Leach)
How to Leach Gold. Leaching is usually carried out in circular tanks of wood or steel with a false bottom covered with some filtering medium. A grid is first made on the bottom of the tank by laying wooden strips about 2 in. by 3 in. on edge, a foot apart, and nailing across and on top of these, smaller strips having a square section of 1 to ...