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Geology

How do Prospectors Find Gold

In prospecting a country for Prospecting for valuable minerals wealth, it is most important to search very systematically and carefully among the sands and rocks

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General Section from the Sierra Nevada into California
Mineralogy

Classification of Rocks and Minerals

Table of ContentsIGNEOUSMETAMORPHICAQUEOUS The following are the various divisions under which rocks may be classified: IGNEOUS Rocks which have been subjected to heat. Volcanic (those

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METALS WITH METALLIC STREAK
Geology

Process used to Identify Minerals

Table of ContentsMohs hardness scale definitionTesting for HardnessIdentifying Minerals by WeightHow to Identify Minerals by MagnetismFundamental forms of crystalsVarious names are given to the crystal mineral systemsCharacteristics

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Reducing Point
Geology

Blowpipe Assaying

Table of ContentsApparatus required consists of the followingBlowpipe AssayHow to make a blowpipe for temporary use in mineralogical analysis How to make and use a

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Customary Formulas
Laboratory Procedures

Zinc Cyanide Plating Process

Table of ContentsPREPARATION OF SOLUTIONSANALYSIS OF CYANIDE SOLUTIONSPRINCIPLESMETHODS OF ANALYSISPreparation of the SampleTotal ZincTotal CyanideTotal AlkaliCALCULATION OF THE RESULTSTotal ZincTotal CyanideTotal HydroxideOPERATION OF SOLUTIONSComposition and

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Opening in Inches
Safety

Cyanide Poisoning Antidote

Table of ContentsPreparation of AntidoteAdministration of the AntidoteIncite VomitingTreatment in ease of Cyanide Poisoning In 1910, the Committee of the Chemical, Metallurgical and Mining Society

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Method of Bucking
Cyanide Leaching

Agitated Cyanide Gold Leaching Test

Table of ContentsConcentration TestsLead SaltsTest for Repeated Use of the Same SolutionUse of Working Plant SolutionLarger Agitation Charges In the old days laboratory tests were

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