Ore Dressing

Dry stamping may be said to be almost a necessity in dealing with these rich silver ores, as with the employment of water there is a great loss of silver, owing to the finer particles being carried away in suspension, and thus getting mixed with the slimes, from which it is exceedingly difficult to recover them, especially in those remote regions where the cost of maintaining large ore-dressing establishments is very heavy. ❋ Various (N/A)

To prove this, it need only be remembered that the working expenses of a mine are of two sorts: one is a factor of the tonnage handled, such as stoping and ore-dressing; the other is wholly or partially dependent upon time. ❋ Herbert Hoover (1919)

He pursues methods in ore-dressing at which those who are trained in the usual practice may well stand aghast. ❋ Unknown (1910)

An arrangement for such a jarring motion is commonly found in various ore-dressing machines, where the object is to move fragments of matter over a sloping surface. ❋ Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1873)

AMD 222,4 million worth taxes were paid by Akhtala ore-dressing plant; ❋ Unknown (2009)