(DOC) VAT LEACHING AND ELUTION PLANT - GOLD PROCESSING ...
Some vat leaching continues to this day, especially in the copper industry, where such plants as Mantos Blancos in Chile continue to operate. The method used is the same as was first introduced in 1927 on nitrates, with ore loaded into the vats for batch leaching, then discharged by gantry-mounted clamshells.