The Gold Mines of Western Australia: A Terse Description of Conditions Past and Present of Australia's Greatest Mining BeltH. V. Courtayne |
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Page 24
... furnaces . above the lode looks first rate in the bottom of the mine and development work now in hand and projected should ensure a profitable life for the property for a long time to come . ( Scale is as on original plan . ) A Strong ...
... furnaces . above the lode looks first rate in the bottom of the mine and development work now in hand and projected should ensure a profitable life for the property for a long time to come . ( Scale is as on original plan . ) A Strong ...
Page 32
... furnace , and afterwards ground in two pans . No amalgamation is made in these pans , but the precipitation of the gold and copper takes place on the iron liners of these pans ; this precipitates in the form of scale and is removed and ...
... furnace , and afterwards ground in two pans . No amalgamation is made in these pans , but the precipitation of the gold and copper takes place on the iron liners of these pans ; this precipitates in the form of scale and is removed and ...
Page 34
... furnace , three Bessemer converters , and neces sary machinery having been added . This new smelting plant has been designed to produce an average output of 10 tons of blister copper per day . The capacity of the concentrating machinery ...
... furnace , three Bessemer converters , and neces sary machinery having been added . This new smelting plant has been designed to produce an average output of 10 tons of blister copper per day . The capacity of the concentrating machinery ...
Page 42
... furnace was erected on the Gt . Boulder Main Reef , this furnace being similar to those used at the Mt. Morgan mine , in Queensland . It was rabbled by hand , but costs were high and the roasting poor . It may be mentioned here that the ...
... furnace was erected on the Gt . Boulder Main Reef , this furnace being similar to those used at the Mt. Morgan mine , in Queensland . It was rabbled by hand , but costs were high and the roasting poor . It may be mentioned here that the ...
Page 44
... furnace . This type was also a poor roaster . The Koneman desulphurising process was tried on the Gt . Boulder . Roughly , it consisted of roasting the ore in lump form in a furnace of three compartments , the ore falling into an in ...
... furnace . This type was also a poor roaster . The Koneman desulphurising process was tried on the Gt . Boulder . Roughly , it consisted of roasting the ore in lump form in a furnace of three compartments , the ore falling into an in ...
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