The Roasting of Gold and Silver Ores - Softcover

Kustel, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1506172121 ISBN 13: 9781506172125

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic mining publication on precious metal extraction. First published in 1880, it has been unavailable for over a century and sheds important light on how historic miners recovered gold and silver rom their mining operations. Topics include details on the most important silver and free milling gold ores, methods of desulphurization of ores, methods of deoxidation, the chlorination of ores, methods and details on roasting gold and silver ores, notes on furnaces and more. Also included are details on numerous methods of gold and silver recovery, including the Ottokar Hofman's Process, the Patera Process, Kiss Process, Augustin Process, Ziervogel Process and others. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As such, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1506172121
• ISBN 13: 9781506172125
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178