The Cyanide Process for the Extraction of Gold: And Its Practical Application on the Witwatersrand Gold Fields in South Africa (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

M. Eissler

9780265619049: The Cyanide Process for the Extraction of Gold: And Its Practical Application on the Witwatersrand Gold Fields in South Africa (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0265619041 ISBN 13: 9780265619049

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

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The Cyanide Process for the Extraction of Gold presents a practical guide to a practical method.

It explains how cyanide helps recover gold from ore and what this means for mining operations on the Witwatersrand gold fields in South Africa.

This volume combines clear, step‑by‑step explanations with context about why cyanide works for gold and how the method has been put to work in a real mining district. It lays out the conditions that made the process successful there and how engineers approached chemical versus mechanical methods to separate the gold from ore.

Learn how cyanide dissolves gold from ore and why the process can be more effective than traditional methods in certain deposits
Understand the balance between mechanical concentration and chemical dissolution in gold recovery
See the role of tailings treatment and practical challenges faced by early adopters
Get historical context about the development and impact of cyanide methods on the Witwatersrand fields

Ideal for readers of mining history and practical metallurgy who want a firsthand look at a pivotal extraction method and its real‑world application.

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