Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au. It is mostly bright, dense , malleable with a reddish yellow colour.
In the year 2006, China was the World's largest producer of Gold with 463.7 tones.
GOLD EXTRACTION
This is the process of extracting Gold from its ores. It requires a combination of comminution , mineral processing, hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical processes to be performed on the ore.
USES OF GOLD