This application provides a
gold leaching reagent system and its
heap leaching process for treating low-grade
gold ore, belonging to the field of
hydrometallurgy. The
gold leaching reagent system includes a main leaching agent, a catalytic leaching agent, and a stabilizer; wherein the main leaching agent is
glycine, the catalytic leaching agent is
anhydrous sodium thiosulfate, and the stabilizer is an organic
ammonium salt. This application constructs a ternary stable and synergistic
system of
sodium thiosulfate-
glycine-organic
ammonium salt by introducing an organic
ammonium salt with a specific structure. This optimizes the traditional
thiosulfate gold leaching process from both thermodynamic and kinetic perspectives. The organic ammonium salt cations can dynamically adsorb around the thiosulfate ions in solution through intermolecular interactions, forming an effective shielding layer. This significantly inhibits the
side reaction of
sodium thiosulfate being oxidized and decomposed into
sulfate and other ineffective products by dissolved
oxygen, maintaining the long-term stability of the effective components in the
leachate. This gold leaching
reagent system has comprehensive advantages such as high leaching efficiency, good reagent stability, environmental friendliness, and low operating costs.