Abstract
"The Buckhorn, Nevada, gold mine is peculiar in being a shallow kaolinized mass of material with basalt walls, having no direct connection with any of the usual gold bearing rocks, the average ore containing 16% water of hydratum. the cyaniding of this hydrant clayey material offered unusual difficulties compared with the usual gold quartz ore of Nevada. The ore body was thoroughly developed; then the mill was built according to the latest cyanide practice, with such changes as was thought the peculiar nature of this ore demanded. Upon starting the mill, the ore proved more difficulty to handle than had been anticipated. It is hoped that an account of how these difficulties were met may prove of interest to anyone having a clayey ore to handle and the profession in general"--page 1.
Advisor(s)
Mann, Horace T.
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Degree Name
Professional Degree in Mining Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1916
Pagination
i, 21 pages
Geographic Coverage
Nevada
Rights
© 1916 Paul R. Cook, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Clay -- NevadaCyanide processGold -- Metallurgy
Thesis Number
T 368
Print OCLC #
5949589
Electronic OCLC #
318929324
Recommended Citation
Cook, Paul Richardson, "Cyaniding the Buckhorn clay" (1916). Professional Degree Theses. 139.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/professional_theses/139
Comments
Paul R. Cook determined to be Paul Richardson Cook from "1874-1999 MSM-UMR Alumni Directory".