Effect of Gravity Recovery on Overall Plant Gold Recovery
The actual results also fit within the Laplante hypothesis. The late Dr Laplante suggested that for every 10% of gold recovered by gravity, there was a corresponding 0.1% to 1% additional overall plant recovery. The results at Sadiola consistently show as much as an overall 4% gain in plant recovery, 0.33% for every 1% of gravity gold recovery.