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amalgamation process

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amalgamation process (əmăl'gəmā`shən), in particular, a method to extract gold and silver from ores. The ore is crushed and treated with mercury mercury or quicksilver [from the Roman god Mercury], metallic chemical element; symbol Hg [Lat. hydrargyrum=liquid silver]; at. no. 80; at. wt. 200.59; m.p. −38.842°C;; b.p. 356.58°C;; sp. gr. 13.
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, in which the metal dissolves. The amalgam is heated and the mercury evaporates, leaving pure gold or silver. The process has been criticized as an environmental and occupational threat due to the extreme toxicity of mercury.


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Caruso says the firm recently completed some work for the City of Hamilton, which has also gone through an amalgamation process.
That is why the County Administration Office facilitated the amalgamation process, ensuring that the different groups could join together amicably and willingly.
Completion of the amalgamation process is expected by fiscal year end, with most administrative changes such as branch consolidation, head office merging and portfolio conversions completed in, or subsequent to, the third quarter.
 
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