Show YELLOW PINE TO TRY OUT PROCESS IN NEW PILOT ZINC ORE PLANT J F kent of los angeles president of the yellow pine mining company of goodsprings Good springs dark clark county nevada has announced that the company milling plant recently destroyed by fire will not be replaced for six months at least during which time a pilot or experimental mill will be constructed a the by prot prof G A and equipped with his patented pa tended process of ore reduction the method employed in separating the zinc content of yellow pine ores is described as the process the pilot mill to begin with will treat tons of mill tailings assaying about 20 per cent zinc to the ton the finished product it is estimated having a content ot oi about 35 percent zinc to the ton the pyro electric method of handling zinc c carbonate ar bonate ores the invention of prof Over consists of treating the crushed ore by a preliminary heat of low temperature this it is stated develops static electricity in the zinc content of the pulp treated which is then passed over a revolving glass drum the metal adhering to the drum is then mechanically removed as a finished concentrate the waste gangue falling off into the tailings with satisfactory results obtained from the pilot mill in the treatment tre ament of the zinc carbonate tailings and of crude ore the main milling plant will be carried on with a reduction of about fifty per cent of the usual working force ore shipments to be made occasionally as development work pro progresses in the company has ample funds on hand for mill construction mine development and for the making of necessary improvements according to kent who states the mine is in a most satisfactory physical condition |