The Cyanide Process: Its Practical Application and Economical Results explains, in clear terms, how dilute potassium cyanide dissolves gold and silver from many ores and how that solution is turned back into metal.
This edition describes the history, the ores it suits, and the equipment and methods used in real-world plants. It highlights practical results, including costs and plant layouts, and shows why the cyanide method became a major advance in gold and silver metallurgy. The content includes plans and diagrams to help readers visualize the process in action.
- How cyanide dissolves gold and silver and how metals are recovered.
- Different operation methods, including agitation and percolation systems.
- Economic considerations: costs, plant design, and practical efficiency.
- Illustrations, diagrams, and references to patents and worldwide applications.
Ideal for engineers, historians of mining, and students seeking a grounded view of a pivotal metallurgical method.