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amalgamation

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  • Nobles Nob gold mine, Northern Territory, Australia
    In gold processing: History

    The technique of amalgamation, alloying with mercury to improve the recovery of gold, was discovered at about this time.

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  • Nobles Nob gold mine, Northern Territory, Australia
    In gold processing: Amalgamation

    Elemental gold (and silver as well) is soluble in mercury, so that, when particles of the metal are brought into contact with a fresh mercury surface, they are wetted and dissolved, forming an alloy called amalgam. This phenomenon is exploited for the recovery and…

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