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zinc box
Wooden or enamel-ware rectangular box, with a bottom grid that supports zinc shavings. Used in the cyanide process to precipitate dissolved gold from a pregnant solution. Its place was taken by use of zinc dust.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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