Use of a rotating biological contactor for removal of ...
of ammonium ions to precipitate uranium, and the use of ammonia as a lixiviant in copper and nickel hydrometallurgy. In gold mining effluents, ammonia can also be generated by the degradation of cyanide used in gold extraction and also thiocyanate that is formed by the interaction of labile sulfur and cyanide during the cyanidation process.