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

Comments

Paul R. Cook determined to be Paul Richardson Cook from "1874-1999 MSM-UMR Alumni Directory".

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 -- Nevada
Cyanide process
Gold -- Metallurgy

Thesis Number

T 368

Print OCLC #

5949589

Electronic OCLC #

318929324

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