--Means of Supplying Air to
Furnaces.--Thermo-Chemistry.--Typical Metallurgical Processes.--The
Micro-Structure of Metals and Alloys.--Economic Considerations.
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~THE METALLURGY OF GOLD.~
BY
T. KIRKE ROSE, D.Sc.Lond., Assoc.R.S.M., _Chemist and Assayer of the
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GENERAL CONTENTS.--The Properties of Gold and its Alloys.--Chemistry of
Gold.--Mode of Occurrence and Distribution.--Placer Mining.--Shallow
Deposits.--Deep Placer Mining.--Quartz Crushing in the Stamp
Battery.--Amalgamation.--Other Forms of Crushing and
Amalgamating.--Concentration.--Stamp Battery Practice.--Chlorination:
The Preparation of Ore.--The Vat Process.--The Barrel
Process.--Chlorination Practice in Particular Mills.--The Cyanide
Process.--Chemistry of the Process.--Pyritic Smelting.--The Refining and
Parting of Gold Bullion--The Assay of Gold Ores.
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