Process for recovering gold

A process for recovery of gold from gold-bearing raw materials comprising (a) leaching said gold-bearing raw material in a chloride containing leaching solution comprising a total concentration of 1 to 35 g/L of halide ions, whereby the total concentration of chloride ions is from 1 to 35 g/L , to dissolve gold and to obtain a leach solution comprising gold in solution, wherein the oxidation-reduction potential of the leaching solution in the leaching step (a) is at least 400 mV vs. Ag/AgCl;

• and simultaneously contacting the leach solution comprising gold in solution with a re-sorptive material to obtain a leach solution comprising gold-bearing re-sorptive material, wherein the re-sorptive material is selected from carbon comprising chemicals and materials;
• and (b) recovering gold and optionally silver from said gold-bearing re-sorptive material.