How to Determine the Value of a Placer Gold Deposit

Table of ContentsValue, Character, and Distribution of GoldPhysical Characteristics of FormationCharacter and Contour of BedrockAvailability of Water and Problems Inherent in Stream OperationsTopographyPowerLaborLand AcquisitionAdverse ClimateLocal

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Ferrous Scrap Steel

Table of ContentsMaterialsEquipmentProcedureResults and DiscussionConclusions For the past decade, the Bureau of Mines has addressed the problem of using low-grade scrap, such as the ferrous

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Copper & Nickel Solvent Extraction

Table of ContentsExperimental Techniques and EquipmentExperimental ResultsExtractionEffect of pHEffect of Ammonium Sulfate ConcentrationSulfate and Carbonate Liquor ComparisonsPreferential LoadingLiquor ImpuritiesExtraction IsothermsKinetics of ExtractionExtraction Versus AgitationExtraction Versus

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Uranium Leaching Lixiviants

Table of ContentsUranium Leaching AgentsAlkaline (Carbonate Bicarbonate) LixiviantsAmmonium Carbonate-BicarbonateSodium Carbonate-BicarbonatePotassium Carbonate-BicarbonateCarbon DioxideAcid LixiviantsSulfuric AcidNitric and Hydrochloric AcidsOxidizersOxygenHydrogen PeroxideChloratesMethods of Testing LixiviantsLaboratory TestsBatch LeachingColumn LeachingPilot Field

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How to Remove Sulphur from Coal

Reducing the inorganic sulfur in coal to tolerable limits by physical beneficiation, including flotation, as now practiced, still is relatively inefficient and has not kept

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Remove Iron by Solvent Extraction in Aluminum Chloride Leach Solution

Table of ContentsEquipment and ProceduresSolvent Extraction Mixer-SettlersCoalescerCarbon ColumnCarbon Mixing-FiltrationExtraction and Stripping SamplesCoalescer Discharge SamplesCarbon Column SamplesCarbon Mixing-Filtration SamplesExperimental ResultsIron ExtractionIron StrippingMaterial BalanceIron BuildupMinor ImpuritiesRemoval of

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How to Recycle Magnesite Chrome in Copper Smelting Furnaces

Table of ContentsDescription of SamplesChemical AnalysesMineralogical AnalysesParticle-Size DistributionBeneficiationMagnetic SeparationFlotationContinuous FlotationLeachingRefractory StudiesPreparation of SamplesChrome Concentrates From Copper Smelter LiningsEnvironmental ConsiderationsRecycling Waste  Refractories in Copper Smelting Furnaces

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