How to Produce Pure Lead from Galena Concentrates

A major cost factor in the sintering and smelting process for producing Pb is the control needed to meet existing environmental standards for Pb emissions. Another issue is the current concern over acid rain, which will in all probability result in even more stringent controls on emission of S gases. The method consists of (1) […]

How to Recover Nickel Cobalt Scrap

We are developing improved technology to increase the recycling of mixed contaminated Cr-Co-Ni-bearing scrap and waste materials. According to a study of critical metals availability approximately 125 million lb/yr of mixed contaminated superalloy and associated heat- and corrosion-resistant high-alloy scrap is downgraded or exported. Even though Co usage has dropped in recent years, appreciable amounts […]

Ceramic Corrosion Resistance to Sulfuric Acid

Extensive literature, published during recent years, identifies three general methods of fine-particle preparation: (1) solution techniques, (2) vapor-phase techniques, and (3) salt decomposition techniques. Solution techniques, also referred to as “chemical” preparation, offer the advantages of ease of preparation, good control of composition, and homogeneity. Among the solution techniques a number of terms, such as […]

How to Precipitate Mercury from Gold Silver Cyanide Leach

The discovery of low-grade gold-silver deposits in the United States has resulted in construction of several cyanide-leach carbon-in-pulp (CIP) milling facilities. Gold and/or silver ores typically contain other metals such as mercury and a variety of base metals. Of all the metals most likely present, mercury presents the most serious problem. Typically, 10 to 30 […]

How to Find Old Abandoned Mines

Abandoned mines are a recurring problem for today’s mining industry. In coal, metal, and nonmetal mining they pose a safety hazard if current workings intercept them; and if they are circumvented, large amounts of recoverable resources may be unnecessarily left in the ground. The problem of delineating the boundaries of these old mines is multifaceted. […]

Rod Mill Design Calculations

how to size a rod mill

 EF1 – Dry Grinding – for the same range of work, dry grinding requires 1.3 times as much power as wet grinding. EF2 – Open Circuit Grinding – when grinding in open circuit ball mills, the amount of extra power required, compared to closed circuit ball milling, is a function of the degree of […]

Dredging Safety

In the 1940’s, we visited hydraulic and dredge mining operations in Alaska and California. He also reviewed 10 yr of accident data pertinent to such mining in the United States. The data, covering the period 1933 to 1942, included those related to 36 fatalities and 3,700 injuries in dredge mining. It is generally assumed that […]