How to Use Bleach on Gold Ore to Remove Gold | Sciencing
How to Leach Gold Ore With Chlorination. Updated April 24, 2017. By Maria Kielmas. Gold is an almost nonreactive metal, but halogens — chlorine, bromine, fluorine and iodine — can dissolve it. Chlorine is the cheapest and lightest product that can achieve this. ... This was the first commercial method used for gold .