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Identifier: quicksilverresou00forsrich (find matches)
Title: The quicksilver resources of California
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Forstner, William California State Mining Bureau
Subjects: Mercury mines and mining Mines and mineral resources Mercury ores
Publisher: Sacramento, Calif. : W.W. Shannon, supt. of State printing
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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r I r=t 3\ ■!:: C e_ D centrator, and the lighter over a belt vaimcr without side shake.This plant is driven by a 25-horsepower Harding distillateengine, using 15 gallons of distillate per twelve hours, laiddown (including 28 miles teaming from Williams) at 20 centsper gallon, or $3 per twelve hours. The plant requires oneconcentrator and two helpers. The concentration varies according to t.ie amount o: iron 200 QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA. pyrites in the ore. When the latter are scarce it may reach ahigh figure, but generally the concentration will be about 20to I. When high in iron pyrites the concentration ratio willbe too low to produce a material which can be profitably handledin a retort furnace. The concentrates are dried and retorted in a lo-pipe retort
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PHOTO Xo. 22. PIPE RETORT FURNACE. M.A.NZAXIT.\ MINE, COLUS.A^ COUNTY furnace, which has some features worth noting, (See Fig. 64.)B) using arches around the pipe spaces, each retort can betaken out separately without interfering with the working ofthe others. Each retort has a separate mercury outlet, allow-ing opportunity to judge about its workings, and the watercirculation through each water jacket can be regulated sepa-rately. The firebox is placed to the side of the first retort,instead of under it, enabling the easy discharging and charging METALLURGY, 201 of this retort. B) placing the door of the retort inside thewall, cooling of the space against the door and consequentaccumulation of mercury at that point are prevented. The

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  • bookyear:1903
  • bookdecade:1900
  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Forstner__William
  • bookauthor:California_State_Mining_Bureau
  • booksubject:Mercury_mines_and_mining
  • booksubject:Mines_and_mineral_resources
  • booksubject:Mercury_ores
  • bookpublisher:Sacramento__Calif____W_W__Shannon__supt__of_State_printing
  • bookcontributor:University_of_California_Libraries
  • booksponsor:Kahle_Austin_Foundation_and_Omidyar_Network
  • bookleafnumber:241
  • bookcollection:caminesgeo
  • bookcollection:ucdavis
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