The chemical reagent used for leaching of gold and silver ores is
The anode mud in the electrolytic refining of silver contains :
Statement-1:In cyanide process for the extraction of gold and silver from their natives, ores, the cuanide solution acts as a reducing agent to reduce the gold and siver compound present in the ores into the metallic states. Statement-2:In the extraction of gold and silver, the cyanide solution acts as complexing ragent in the presence of air and form their respective soluble complexes.