The present work addresses Au(III) extraction from chloride media using phosphonium-based ionic liquid (Cyphos IL 109) as a novel anion exchanger diluted in xylene. Gold(III) is extracted into the organic phase as [P-66614(+)][AuCl4- ] and can easily be stripped by reduction to Au(I) with CS(NH2)(2)/HCl or Na2S2O3. A series of extraction-stripping cycles show a possible recirculation of used solvent without loss of performance, as far as the extraction of gold(III) from HCl/Cl- media is concerned. Au(III) was quantitatively (99.4%) extracted from 0.1 mol L-1 HCl initially containing 100 mg L-1 Au(III) with 0.8 g L-1 Cyphos IL 109 with two counter-current stages at O/A = 1, whereas total stripping as Au(I) with 0.02 mol L-1 CS(NH2)(2) in 5% HCl or 0.02 mol L-1 Na2S2O3 also needed two counter-current stages, at O/A = 3. Simulations of counter-current modes reveal Cyphos IL 109 can be considered a promising new extractant for complete recovery of Au(III) from Cl- media in pilot scale.