ARSENIC IN GOLD LEACHING

What happens to arsenic during cyanidation depends what form it is in; Stibnite, orpiment, arsenopyrite, realgar. If arsenic is present, regardless of what form, solubility

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Hydrometallurgy

Chalcopyrite Leaching

Leaching Chalcopyrite is the holy grail for hydrometallurgists (Leachers), difficult to leach as the sulfur forms a layer over the mineral and makes the leaching

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Volatilization in Assaying

It is common to blame irregular assay results upon volatilization and much has been written upon the subject, but there is no real evidence that,

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Blog

Portland Cement Composition

The failure, or disintegration, of concrete in structures, even when the cement, sand, and coarse aggregate used have passed satisfactorily all tests and inspections, is

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Equipment

Mine Haulage

The haulage system employed to convey coal from the face to the outside, dates back to 300 B. C., when slaves carried the mineral from

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Methods

Longwall Mining

I was requested to write an article on Longwall Mining a short time ago; however, the time has been so short that I have not

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Flotation

Flotation of Pyrite

This paper is a record of the first of a series of tests on sulfide minerals to be made by the metallurgical department of the

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