Precious Metal Refining Process | The Perth Mint
The silver chloride is then reduced to metallic silver and is then refined by electrolysis. If there is demand in the market for a higher purity gold, then the % pure gold from the chlorine refining process is cast into anodes to be used in the electrolytic refining process, also known as the Wohlwill process. The anodes are placed into a bath of hydrochloric acid and an electric current ...