Gold refinery Uganda, Uganda methods in Gold refining
GOLD REFINERY USING ACID BASED REFINING Refining gold with acid. The traditional method called aqua regia (Latin for "Royal Water") dates back hundreds of years. This method requires the use of both nitric and hydrochloric acids. Due to the corrosive nature of nitric acid, the fumes produced by this process (nitric oxides) are very harmful.