Cyanide recycling breakthrough to enhance gold recoveries

A new cyanide recycling technology slated to deliver both economic gains and environmental benefits for gold mining is ready for pilot-scale demonstrations.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) revealed earlier in October 2025 that its scientists, Dr Paul Breur and Dr Xianwen Dai, have developed and patented a technology that improves gold recovery while recycling toxic cyanide.

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