I. Introduction. A polymetallic gold ore in the Al Amar region, Saudi Arabia, is rich in sulfide minerals of base metals, namely, sphalerite (ZnFeS), pyrite (FeS 2), chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2), and a minority of galena (PbS) 1,2 The ore is commercially exploited since 2006 at a production rate of 200 000 t/year. Figure Figure1 1 a shows a simplified …Web