Merrill-Crowe process
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Merrill-Crowe process
[′mer·əl ′krō ‚prä·səs] (metallurgy)
Removal of gold from cyanide solution by deoxygenation followed by precipitation on zinc dust, the work being completed by filtration to give the resultant auriferous gold slimes.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The acquisition by United Commodity was cause for celebration in the Cobalt area as 46 employees were hired and several million dollars were invested in upgrading the plant's
Merrill-Crowe process to produce nickel, cobalt, silver and gold from otherwise difficult to process concentrate.
Precipitation of the metal values is accomplished using the
Merrill-Crowe process. Homogenized zinc dust slurry is added to the de-areated solution in the suction of the filter press feed pump.
It has since added a Merrill-Crowe process for gold and silver recovery and struck some long-term deals for processing concentrate.
With the addition of the Merrill-Crowe process, the refinery is able to produce nickel, cobalt, silver and gold from otherwise difficult to process concentrate.
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