"The Sampling and Assay of the Precious Metals" Gold-Silver-Platinum-Group 2015

This is a new 2015 printing of the 1913 Book The Sampling and Assay of the Precious Metals – by Earnest Smith – Probably the best Classic Text on the subject and still referenced today by Assayers and Chemists. This book covers most ever aspect of precious metals from the Assay Office, Furnaces, Balances, Physical and Chemical Properties of the Precious metals, Sampling, Sample Preparation, Fluxes, Cuppelation and more. It then goes with Chapters specifically on the Assay of Silver, Gold, The Assay of Complex Gold and Silver Ores, The assay of Gold, Silver and Base Bullions, Cyanide Assays, and then the assay of the Platinum Group Metals. 475 Pages Jam packed with information and how to conduct assaying. Contents: Chapter I. Introductory II. The Design and Equipment of Assay Offices III. Assay Furnaces IV. Furnace Implements and Apparatus Used in Assay Operations V. Balances and Weights: Weighing VI. Precious-Metal Ores: Valuation of Ores VII. Sampling Precious-Metal Ores and Materials VIII. Preparation of Samples for Assay IX. Fluxes, Etc., Used in Assaying X. Principles of Fluxing:Assay Slags XI. Assay Operations XII. The Assay of Silver Ores XIII. The Assay of Gold Ores and Calculation of Results (Gold and Silver) XIV. The Assay of Complex Gold and Silver Ores XV. Special Methods of Ore-Testing and Assay XVI. Gold and Silver:Physical and Chemical Properties XVII. Bullion:Valuation and Sampling XVIII. The Assay of Gold Bullion XIX. The Assay of Silver Bullion XX. The Assay of Base Bullion(Lead or Copper) XXI. The Assay of Industrial Gold and Silver Alloys XXII. The Assay of Products Containing Gold and Silver XXIII. Metals of the Platinum Group: Sources, Properties, and Uses XXIV. Assay of the Platinum-Group Metals XXV. Laboratory Work in a Cyanide Mill