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D E PA RT ME N T O F MI N I N G AND ME TA L L URG Y
A SS A YI N G L A B O RA T O RY
S . B . C H RI S TY
De a n
L A BO RA T O RY I NS T RUC T I O NS F O R
F I RE A S S A YS O F GO L D,
S I L VE R, A ND L E A D
MI N I N G 1 07 a -
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W A LT E R S . MO RL E Y
A s s i s ta n t P r o fe s s o r of Me t a l l u r g y
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UN V E RS I TY O F C AL FO I R N I A PR E S S
BE R$ E LEY
1913
PRE FA C E
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half year and the remaining t e l ve the work of the second half
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C HA P T E R I
P RE L I MI N ARY W OR$
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2 . P r a c t ic e in C u p e l l a t io n
3 . P a r t in gGo l d a n d S i l v e r
4 . Fir e A s s a y o f L e a d B u l l io n
C HA P T E R I I
S CORI F I CATIO N A S S AY S
S c o r ifi c a t io n in Ge n e r a l
S c o r ifi c a t ion o f S il v e r Or es
$ u a r t z Go l d O r e s c o n t a in i n g l e s s t h a n o n e h a l f P y ri t e
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$ u a r t z G o l d O r es c o n t a i n i n g m or e t h a n o n e h a l f P
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Ge n e r a l P r a ct ic e
C HA P T E R I I I
CRU CI BL E A S S AY S
D e t e rm in a t io n o f Go l d a n d S i l v e r in L it h a rg e : o f t h e R e d u ci n g
P o w e r s o f C h a rc o a l A rgo ] a n d F l o u r a n d A s s a y o f F l u x e s
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$ u a r t z Or e s $
N it r e A s s a y f or Or e s c o n t a in i n g M od e r a t e A m o u n t s o f P y ri t e
Ni t r e A s sa y f or Or e s c o n t a in in g L a rg e A m o u n t s o f P y ri t e
R o a s t in g Me th od f or Or e s c o n t a i n i n g L a rg e A m o u n t s o f P y r it e
A ssa y o f S ul p hid e Or es b y Na il Me th o d
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A s s a y o f T a il in g s
C HA P T E R I V
B U L L I ON A S S AY S
A s sa yo f Go l d B u l l io n
Fir e A s s a y o f S il v e r B u l l io n
CHA P T E R V
MI S CE L L A N E OU S W OR$
F u r n a c e R e p a ir s M a ki n g Cu p e l s
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M e l t in g Re fi n in g a n d S a m p l i n g o f Go l d a n d S il v e r B u l l io n
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C omp a r is o n o f Me t h od s f or A s s a y o f C opp e r b e a r in g Ma t e ri a l s
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P r a c t ic e in S a mp l i n g P a n n in g a n d A m a l g a m a t in g
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F ir e A ss a y o f L e a d Or e s
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n eaa n d a c c u r a t e n o t e t a k in g is o f j u s t a s m u c h
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m or e impor t a n c e t o t h e s t u d e n t o f fi r e a s s a y in g th a n t h e a c t u a l d e t a i l s
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o f t h e w ork i t s e l f Ca r e f u l n o t e t a ki n g in v o l v es c l o s e ob s e r v a t io n a n d
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co n c e n t r a t io n . A m e r e n u m e r ic a l r e s u l t w ith o u t a s t a t e m e n t o f t h e
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c o n d it io n s go v e r n in g t h e e x p e r im en t is n ot w a n t e d W i t h a p a rt ic u l a r
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num e r ic a l r e s u l t s h o u l d b e gi v e n a l l t h e e s s e n t i a l f a c t s c o n c e r n in g t h e
e x p e r im e n t ,
a s d e t e rmi n e d b y ob s e r v a t io n r e a d in g a n d t h o u g ht
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Sy s t e m a n d n e a t n e s s a r e e s s e n t ia l ch a r a ct e r is t ic s o f a goo d e n g i n e e r
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e s p e c ia l l y a m in in g e n g in e e r ,
wh o s e d u t ies o ft e n t a k e h im in t o p l a c e s
wh e r e h a rd s h ip dir t a n d di s ord e r a r e t h e r u l e
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Y ou s h o u l d t a k e y o u r n o t e book n o t o n l y i n t o t h e l e c t u r e roo m b u t
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in t o t h e f u r n a c e room a s w e l l . W ri t e do w n y o u r ob s e r v a t io n s wh il e
t h e y a r e f r e s h in y o u r m e m ory $ e e p y o u r n o t e b ook c l e a n y o u r w r it in g
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l e g ib l e a n d y o u r dr a w i n g s n e a t
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P rop e r l y t a k e n c a rb o n c op ie s a r e e xp e c t e d a n d th ey s h o u l d b e h a n d e d
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in n o t l a t e r t h a n o n e w e e k a f t e r t h e e x p e r im e n t h a s b e e n p e r f orm e d .
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RE GULATION S C OVE RING W OR $ IN THE A S S AYING
LA B ORAT ORY
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CH A P TE R I
P R E L I M I N A R Y W OR $
A SS I GNME N T 1
W E I G H ING
In this assi g n ment you are exp e cted t o become thoroughly
famili ar with the const r uctio n a d j u s t m en t u s e and care o f an
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P A N s E MP TY
2) . 05
- 03 Res t i n g p oi n t l e ft
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o n e on th e other will su ffi ce .
sary In taki n g re a dings do not let the needle vibrate more than
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Now place your mg weight on the l e ft p an allow needle
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— f or
to swi n g as b efore a n d det e rmine t h e new restin g point -
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example
MG . W E I GH T ON L EFT PAN
7 15
3 33
2)
5 24 2nd es t i n g p oi n t r i g h t
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03 l t
s r es t i n g p o i n t l e f t
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5 27 D i ff eren e c
.0 95 mg.
se n sibility would hold for much great e r loads than are usually
wei ghed on an as say balan c e, but f or a load o f even grm
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separate weights and comp are with the total weight Repeat .
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Make a fu l l a n d c omp l e t e record of yo ur observations .
B efore leaving the balance see that the beam is l owered and .
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is available the rider d efl ec t ion
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method may be used the
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used .
RE F E RE N C E S
F u l t o n : Ma n u a l o f A ss a y l g pp 4 2—5 2
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A a ro n : A s s a y in g p a r t I pp 2 7—38 a n d 1 2 7
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C a t a l o g u e s d e s c r ip t iv e O f t h e b a l a n c e s m a d e b y B e ck e r ,
T r o e mn er ,
A in s w or th S m ith
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T h omp s o n a n d $ e l l e r ,
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A SS I GN ME NT 2
to have a good coal fire start ed be f ore addin g the coke Let the .
B ring two o f the cup els forward say withi n two inches of the
front of the mu ffle Place a lead b fit t on in each using the cupe l
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tongs then shove t h e cupel s back i n to the hotter part o f the
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so tha t the fumes are drawn slowly off through the rear of the
mu ffle Try to kee p the t emp erature const ant i n creas ing it only
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RE F E RE NCE S
B ro w Ma n u a l Of
n : A s s a y in g ,
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pp . 2 1 4 —2 2 3 .
F u rm a n : A ssa yin g pp 1 38 1 4 2 ,
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B od e m a n $ e r l : A ss a y in g pp 1 1 0— 1 2 4 ,
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R h e a d $ S e x t o n : pp 1 0 9— 1 1 5
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ass ays o f t his coin t hree weighi gn 2 5— 30 mgs e ach and three
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the pulp ba l ance Arrange th ese six assays in sets of two each
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1 0 0 mg ass a y. Cupe l one set at a time as in A
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R emove the be a ds from the cupels and clean thoroughly by
brushin g Place th e m in thei r respective capsu l es and take to
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S il e
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A ss ay N o . Re m k s
C oi n Wt . B e d
a fi neness ar
1 88 0 W e l l f ea th e r e d ;
brig ht e n e d a t
prop e r h e a t .
coin used .
1 . Lead an silverd .
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Lead ,
silver a n d antimony .
Lead ,
si lver and copper .
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9 Lead ,
silver and tin .
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A SS I GNME N T 3
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anythi n g for granted There are three steps in an assayer s .
.1 0 mg on l y . .
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from the p l ate p our Off the acid a n d was h three times with
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distil l ed water ( preferably warm ) Dry over the hot plate then .
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Wt . G old t k en a S il v er R a t io Wt . of P r t e d Gold
a Rem k s ar
1 to 1 No t a ct e d u po n by a c id .
NO E
T — Flatten a ll doré bea ds un l ess they are known to
co n tain more than ei ght p arts o f si lv er
RE F E RE N C E S
B ro w n : Ma n u a l o f A ssa y in g pp 2 2 4—2 39 , . .
F u rm a n : Ma n u a l o f A s s a y in g pp 1 45—1 46
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B od e m a n $ e r l : A s s a y in g pp 1 98 — 2 0 0
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F u l t o n : Ma n u a l o f A ss a y m g pp 1 0 7— 1 1 0
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A SS I GNME NT 4
FIRE A S S AY OF L E AD B ULLI ON
Chip or sa w off four A T s a mfl es f rom the bul l ion gi v en
. .
Ma n u a l of A ssa yin g .
Per t o n
ability to cupe l .
RE F E RE N C E S
F u rm a n : Ma n u a l of A s s a y in g , pp . 1 4—1 7 an d 2 7 2 2 75 .
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CHA P T E R I I
S CORI E I OA T I ON A S SA Y S
A SS I GN M E N T 5
( a ) S i l v er l ead ores
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Or e 4
$ 0 A . T .
Gr a n ul a t e d l ea d 3 0— 35 gr a m s
B or a x gl a s s gra m
Us e in . s c o r ifi e r s
Thi s cha rge with sli ght modifications wil l t rea t any si lv er ore ;
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assay is primarily adapted f or si l ver ores and rich g old ores .
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( ) $ uartz
a gold or e s co n sisti n g la rgely of quartz —The .
T h e u s u a l c h arge is
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Or e $4 0 A T
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Gr a n u l a t e d l ea d 4 0 —4 5 g ra m s
B or a x g l a s s 1 )
7 4 gra m .
3 . S c o r ific a t io n a s sa y o f sa mp l es c o n t a in in g a l a r g e p er c e n tag e
of c op p er .
Or e 1
7 0 4 or A T . .
Gr a n u l a t e d l e a d 45 or 5 0 gr a m s
S il ic a an d b or a x .
4 . S c or ific a t io n a ss a y f
o o r es an d p r od u c t s fu s ib l e w it h
d iflic u l t y .
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Make the six s c or ifi c a t ion s at o n e tim e in the mu ffle as sign e d
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a few mi n utes draw the door aside sli ghtly and if the lead is ,
me l ted remove the door compl e tely and arra n ge the dra fts so
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eye h as di s appeared pour into a warm ed s c o r ifi c a t ion mould
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When al l the charges have been remov ed from the mu ffle place ,
six cupe l s in so they may be i gnited by the time the buttons are
s l agged and ready for cupe ll in g .
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e A T . .
Gr a n u l a t e d l ea d 30—35 gr a m s
B or a x g l a s s gr a m
Us e in . s c o r ifi e r s
each bead sep ara t e l y ; part the beads together in sets o f three in
t es t t ubes an d w ei gh t he go l d Record the resu l ts in this form : .
P er t on
A ss ay S a mp l e Wt . Oz . Oz .
Dat e NO . N o . Or e Gold S il er
v
Oct 1
. 1 226 94
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Describe i n your notes the appearance o f the s c o r ifi er s an d the -
A SS I GN ME N T 7
Gr ted
an u l a l ea d 30— 35 gr a m s
B o ra x g l a s s gr a m
Us e 2 % in . s c o r ifi e r s
Gr a n u l a t e d l ea d 45— 5 0 gr a m s
B or a x g l a s s gr a m
U s e 2 34 in . s c o r ifi e r s .
1 . .
m
Mel t in g H a v e u ffle a t a lo w ye ll o w h eat . I n t roduce t he
s c or ifi e r and close t he mu ffle door .
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2 Roas ting When t h e charges have thoroughly melt e d op en
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3 Fusion or formation of the
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bull s ey e Wh en the
roasti n g has ce as ed close the door ,
a n d fuse dow n the charg e
thoroughly .
4 . S c o r ifi c a t ion
When t h e charge has thoroughly fused as
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show n by the formation of the bull s ey e op e n t h e do o r a n d ,
this p eriod the lead content i s reduc e d and the slag becomes more
fl uid .
5 Fina l heating Wh e
. n t h e lead is cover e d or almost cov e r e d
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A SS I GN M E N T 8
S a mp l e
OT C A T . .
Gr a n u l a t e d l ea d 4 5— 5 0 g ra ms
B or a x g l a s s g ra m
Us e in . s c o r ifi e r s .
si l ver .
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A SS I GN ME N T 9
Or e A T . .
Gr a n u l a t e d l e a d 5 0— 55 gr a m s
B or a x g l a s s 1 gr a m
U s e 3 in . s c o r ifi e r s .
Control the furn ace as in ass ayi n g ores rich in pyrite B uttons .
each sample featherin g the cupels at first and raisi n g the heat
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t ogether .
R E F E RE NCE S
F u rm a n : Ma n u a l o f A ss a y in g pp 2 9 0— 2 91
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P e t e r s : Mo d er n Co pp er S me l t in g pp 6 7— 7 1
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A SS I GN ME N T 10
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Gr a n u l a t e d l ea d 30— 3 5 gr a m s
B or a x l
g a ss 3—4 g ra m s
U s e 2 34 in . s c o r ifi e r s .
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S cori fy in the usua l man n er except at th e end when the heat
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A SS I GN ME NT 11
GE NE RAL PRA C TI C E
position and then decide on charge you w ould use for assay by
s c o r ifi c a t io n method
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CHA P T E R I I I
CRU OI RL E A SSA Y S
. A S S I G N ME N T 1 2
ARGOL ,
AND FL OUR ,
AND A S S AY
OF FLU $ E S
L i t h a rg e 1 00 gr a m s
A rgo l 2 gr a m s
Sa l t c ov er .
U s e a No 7 cr u c ib l e . .
F or examp l e
in 1 00 grams o f l itharge w ei ghs 50 m g
S i l ver . .
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l i t harge used
in assays weighs 60 grams doré bead wei ghs ,
mg . then
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S ec on d
To d e termi n e the reduci n g po w ers o f the reduci n g
.
A rg o l 1 g r a m
S il ic a 30 gr a m s
L ith a r g e 75 gr a m s
S od a 25 g ra m s
B or a x c o v e r .
U s e a No F cr u c ib l e
. .
S u b s t it u t e f or a r g o l ,
Fl ou r 1 gr a m
3 . S u b s t it u t e f or a r g o l ,
Ch a r c o a l 1 g ra m
Note that the above d e termi n ati o n s are made under normal
w orki n g co n di t io n s .
T h ir d
To make an as say of the fl uxes us e d prepare
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ch arge as follows
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S il ic a ra m s
30 g
L ith a rg e ra m s
75 g
S od a 2 5 g ra m s
B or a x gl a s s 5 gr a m s
R e d u c e r f or 1 8 g r a m b u tt o n
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S a l t a n d B or a x co v e r .
U s e a No F c r u c ib l e
. .
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S u fficient
reducer should be used to produce an 1 8— 2 5 gram
lead bu t ton I f the ore is oxidizing se v era l grams o f reducer
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c oOl break away the lead button ; c l ean hammer into cubes and , ,
G old
Ass y a S a mp l e old
G S il ev r G old S il ev r
No . N o . Or e D o re mg . mg . oz . oz .
per oz .
1 483 1 A T.
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Make a v annin g t es t o f the ore usin g abou t A T o f ore , . .
Or e A T .
L i th a rg e gr a m s 60
S oda 2 0 gr a m s
B or a x gl a s s 5 gr a m s
R e d u c e r t o g iv e a 2 0 g ra m b u tt o n -
.
Gro u n d b or a x co v e r .
U s e a No F cr u c ib l e
.
To mix any charge put the soda into the crucib l e first then
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the l i t harge and o t her fl uxes l ast l y t he ore and m ix all together
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A SS I GNME NT 14
Or e A T .
L i t h a rg e gr a m s 90
S od a 2 0 gr a m s
S il ic a 1 0 gr a m s
B or a x gl a s s 5 gr a m s
N it r e a cc or d i n g t o pr e l im in a r y .
C ov e r
U s e a No 7 fl u xin g po t
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thoroughly u n d e rstood .
pyrit e usi n g,
A T of ore wil l reduce too larg e a lead button
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.
S a mp l e
L ith a rg e
Sal t c over .
U s e a N o 7 fl u x in g po t . .
H ave the fire hot when the charge is put in an d fuse qui ckly ;
wh en in quiet fusion r em ov e a n d pour Clea n a n d w e i gh t h e
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button .
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A SS I GNME N T 15
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Or e
L ith a rg e ra m s
1 20 g
S od a gr a m s 20
S il ic a 1 5 gr a m s
B ora x gl a ss 1 0 g ra m s
Nit r e a c c ord in g t o pr el im in a ry .
S a l t or B or a x co v e r .
Us e a No F or
. 30 g r a m
-
cr u c ib l e .
In genera l ores of this typ e are ri cher than the type treated
,
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followin g charge will do wh en 14 A T . .
Or e A T .
L it h a r g e 75 g r a m s
S od a 1 5 gr a m s
S il ic a 5 gr a m s
B or a x g l a s s 5 gr a m s
N it r e a cc ord in g t o pr e l im in a r y .
S a l t or B or a x c o v e r .
U s e a 2 0 gr a m cr u c ib l e
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Time requi red f or fusion about thi rty minu t es ten minutes ,
A S S I GN NIE N T 1 6
After one ha l f hour take out the roasts l etting them coo l a
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little before removin g the covers ; then turn the ore over wi th
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a w i re pro v ided for the purp ose leavin g i t sp read about and
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ridged ,
be f ore
as Re turn the dishes without covers to the
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Fin ally increas e the heat to a brigh t red for about t en minutes
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cr u cib l e .
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the ro as ti n g dish S hou l d be dry w ashed out w ith a litt l e soda
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A SS I GNME N T 17
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Prepare charg e s of S ample as follows :
Or e A T . .
L ith a r g e 30 g ra m s
Fl o u r gr a m s
S od a 45 g r a m s
S a l t or bor a x c o v e r .
T h r e e t w e n t y p e n n y n a il s
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.
U s e a No F cr u c ib l e
. .
to
ceas ed give a very bri ght yellow heat for t en or fifteen minutes
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of lead .
Or e A T . .
L ith a r g e$ 25 gr a m s
S od a 45 gr a m s
B or a x gl a s s 10 gr a m s
S il ic a 15 gr a m s
F iv e tw e n t y p e n n y n a il s
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.
S a l t or b or a x c o v e r
U s e a N O F c r u c ib l e
.
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CHA P T E R I V
B U L L I ON A S S A Y S
1 Lead bullion usua l ly the product of the lead blas t furn ace ;
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et c .
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S i l ver and gold .
1 0 00 some gold and bas e metals mostly copper but also l ead
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antimony zinc e t c , ,
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5 . S ilver
bulli o n contai n ing little base metal ,
an d l ess than
h a l f its w ei ght in gold .
it F u l t o n : Ma n u a l of A ss a y in g .
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A SS I GNME N T 19
A S S AY OF GOLD B ULL I ON
Th e P r el i min a r y —
t his cl as s o f bullion an exper t ea n te ll
In
with su fficien t exac t ness t he fineness o f a p arti cul ar samp l e and
so can all oy in the p rop ort ion o f to 1 w ithou t makin g a ,
proo f cen t er t o pre v ent sprou tin g and t o t oughen the bead ,
.
B u l l io n t a k en
T e s t s il v e r
B u l l io n a n d t e s t s il v e r
C u p el l e d b e a d
Ba s e m etal
Go l d ( b y p a r t i n g )
S il ver ( b y d iffer en c e )
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H avi n g d e termi n ed the app roximate fineness of the bulli on
given you weigh out two samples of 50 0 mgs each ( withi n
, .
the followi n g table calls for For bullion co n taining over 900 .
P e i o s Me t l i n A llo y
r c u a
900
8 00
7 00
60 0
5 00
B righten the cupels at a bri ght red heat cover w ith hot cupels ,
wei gh .
then roll out to the thi cknes s Of an ordi n ary visiti n g card by
mea n s o f the rolls ; or in the abse n ce of rolls h ammeri n g wil l do ,
.
Mit c h el l : Ma n u a l o f A s sa y in g , p . 61 0 .
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and before it begi n s to g et rough on the edges T h e three b e ads .
S hould be of the same thick n ess aft e r rolli n g Great care S hould .
P a r t in g
Cl e an thoroughly th ree matrass fl as ks P l ace 2 ozs
—
‘
. . .
heat to boili n g .
S a mp l e A Proo f en t e
c r Sa ml e
p B
mg . mg .
mg .
mg . mg . mg .
7 5 mg .
6 g ra m s 6 gr a m s 6 gr a ms
S il ver mg . mg . mg .
mg . mg . mg .
Cu p e l l a t io n l OS S '
mg .
P roo f c en te r l oss
mg . mg .
mg . mg . mg .
mg .
S u rc h a rg e
C orr e ct e d g o l d
Ba s e m et a l
S il v e r ( b y d iff e r e n c e )
S il v e r fi n e n e s s
B a s e m e t a l fi n en es s
Go l d fi n en ess
[ 37 ]
Rema r ks —
Gold results should agree within 14 poi n t S ilver .
resu l ts w ill dep e n d on the care used in cup ellation as will the ,
.
poin t .
be made as follows :
su fficiently acc u ra t e
RE FE RE N CE S
Ros e : Met a l l u r g y
f opp 4 6 2 Go l d ,
—4 9 2 .
A a ro n : A s s a y in g p a r t 2 pp 3 0—4 7
, ,
. .
”
P a ck : A s s a y in g o f Go l d a n d S il v e r in t h e U S Min t
$
Min ,
. and
S ci P r es s No v 1 4 1 9 0 3
.
,
.
,
.
”
W h it e h e a d U l ke : T h e S a mp ling a n d A s sa y in g o f Gol d B u ll io n ’
,
Th e
E n g in eer in g a n d Min in g $ ou r n a l F eb 1 2 1 8 9 8 , .
,
.
[ 38 ]
A SS I GN ME N T 20
of A ss a y i n g .
B u l l io n 500 mg .
L ea d 1 0 grm .
Cu p e l l e d b e a d mg .
P a r t e d go l d n on e
S il v e r t o b e u s e d in proo f 44 5—4 5 0 mg .
Go l d t o b e u s e d in proo f n on e
F I N AL A S S AY
le A
S a mp Proo f
B u l l io n 5 00 m g
S il v e r mg .
G o l d in proo f n on e
C opp e r in proo f 5 2 mg .
L ea d grm . gr m . grm .
Go l d a n d S il v e r in mg .
C u p el l e d b e a d mg . mg . mg .
C u p e l l a t io n l o s s mg .
P roo f c en t er l oss
Ba s e m eta l
P a rt e d g ol d n on e
B a s e m et a l fin en e ss
Go l d fi n e n e s s
S il v er fi n en e ss
1 0 00 1 0 00
r 6 p ea t e d
RE F E R E N CE S
F u l t o n : Ma n u a l o f A s sa yin g pp 1 75— 1 7 7
,
. .
F u rm a n : Ma n u a l o f A ssa y in g pp 2 7 6— 2 8 0
,
. .
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CH A P TE R V
M I S CE L L A N E OU S W OR $
A SS I GN ME N T 21
, ,
solutio n ) m
.
[ 40 ]
A SS I GNME NT 23
C OMPARI S ON OF M E T H OD S F OR A S S AY OF C OPP E R
ORE S AND C OPPE R—B E ARING MATE RIAL S
S c or ific a t iThe standard charge f or the assay of C opp er
o n .
—
Gra n u l a t e d l e a d 5 0 g r a m s
B or a x gl a s s 1 g ra m
S il ic a 1 gr a m
Us e 3 in . s c o r ifi e r s .
'
Re -
scorify l ead buttons us ing /2 inch sc o r ifi e r s and enough
,
2 1
test l ead to m ake total wei ght of l e ad not l ess than 35 grams .
In both cases the res ulting l ead but t ons are cupelled and
the si l ver and gold obtained add e d to the first wei ghts
r i
C uc b e l — A st andard method f or the ass ay of the abo v e by
the crucible method i s as f ollo w s :
Or e 730 t o A T
1
L it h a rg e 8 0 gr a m s
S il ic a 1 2 gr a m s
S od C a rb . . 1 6 gr a m s
B or a x g l a s s 1 2 gr a m s
R e d u c e r or o x id iz e r f or a 2 0 g r a m b u t t o n
U s e a No F c r u c ib l e
. .
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For ores or ot h er material containi n g less than 40 per cent
copper the amou n t used for a ssay may be increased up to 1A; A T
, . .
A S S I GN ME N T 24
AMAL GAMATING
i
S a mp l in g — T a k e gt h e
‘
screens used .
-
,
.
to part t h e go l d .
Fuse the ch arge very slowly starti n g with a slow fire in the ,
A m od ific a t io n o f F u l t o n ’
s m e t h od .
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red and has a go od draught through it to preve n t the escape .
o f fumes into the room When fusio n i s qui et pour and cupe l
.
,
P a n n in g —
The conten t s o f the bottles are to be panned
sep arately and then together Pour the contents of one bottle .
particles of gan gue an d lea v ing on l y the mercury and the heavy
portion o f the ore as black s an d sulphides et c
,
The li ght , ,
.
amalgam .
c en ts p er ton .
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4 Assay v alue of tailings in ounces and dollars and cents , p er
5 . Percentage of go l d amalgamated .
RE F E RE N CE S
F u rm a n : Ma n u a l o f A ssa y in g c h a p 2 , . .
B ro w n : Ma n u a l o f A ss a y in g pp 1 8 5— 1 94 , . .
H er sa m : P r in c ip l e s in t h e P r a c t ic e o f S a mp l i n g ” Min
$
, . a nd
W o r l d No v 2 5 1 9 1 1
'
.
, , .
B r u n t o n : Mod e r n P r a c t ic e in Or e S a mp l in g T r a n s A m
$
, . . I ns t . Min .
E ng vol 4 0 p 5 67
, .
,
.
H o f m a n : T h e Me t a l l u r g y o f L e a d c h a p t e r V , .
A SS I GNME NT 25
FIRE A S S A Y OF L E AD OR E S
The fire ass ays of lead ores may be placed under three heads ,
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4
Prep ar e three charges as follows
Or e 1 0 gr a m s
L ea d fl u x 35 gr a m s
Sa l t c over
Us e B a tt e r s e a P cr u c ib l e s
S a mp l e Pure Galen a .
RE F E RE N CE S
H o f m a n : T h e Me t a l l u r g y o f L ea d ,
ch a p t er V .
F u t o : Ma u a l of A s y g
l n n sa in ,
pp 1.99 —2 01 .
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4
T HI S B O O$ I S DU E ON T H E L A S T D A TE
AN I N IT IAL F I N E O F C E NTS
W I L L B E A S S E S S E D F O R F A I L U R E T O R ET U R N
TH I S B O O $ O N T H E D AT E D U E T H E P E N A L TY
.
W I L L I N C R E A S E T O s o C E N TS O N T H E F O U R TH
DA Y A N D TO ON THE S E V E N TH DA Y
O V E RD U E .
950 1 0 1 9
33
UN1 7 1976
4
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