Assay of copper matte for gold and silver

Author

Walter E. Soest

Abstract

"Ores containing copper, and especially copper matte, have always been very annoying in assaying for the precious metals. In assaying copper matte, and ores containing much copper, by the usual method of scorification, the losses of silver an gold are considerable, owing to the fact that in order to obtain lead buttons, which are soft and free from copper, repeated scorifications are necessary, and moreover it is impossible to obtain lead buttons which are entirely free from copper"--page 1.

Department(s)

Chemistry

Second Department

Materials Science and Engineering

Degree Name

B.S. in Chemistry and Metallurgy

Comments

W. E. Soest determined to be Walter E. Soest from "1874-1999 MSM-UMR Alumni Directory".

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1899

Pagination

i, 17 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Rights

© 1899 W. E. Soest, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Copper -- Metallurgy
Mattes

Thesis Number

T 299

Print OCLC #

5937384

Electronic OCLC #

265749670

Link to Catalog Record

Recommended Citation

Soest, Walter E., "Assay of copper matte for gold and silver" (1899). Bachelors Theses. 358.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/bachelors_theses/358