Word: ores
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...think it's as elitist as it was in the past," says Moan, who comes from Eugene, Ore. "I don't think it's as elitist as the public believes...
...envoy to Liberia, to be Ambassador to South Africa. Reagan is also counting on the European Community to implement milder measures. This week the twelve E.C. foreign ministers are scheduled to adopt a package of restrictions that would ban imports of South African coal, steel, iron ore and gold coins...
...think it's as elitist as it was in the past," says Moan, who comes from Eugene, Ore. "I don't think it's as elitist as the public believes...
...industry-wide drive to cut costs, most of today's gold mines are surface, or open-pit, operations, a method used in copper and coal mining. The new excavations can take as long as eight years to start up, but then can handle thousands of tons of low-grade ore daily. The latest mines make use of a chemical technique called heap leaching to reduce costs. The procedure involves the spraying of crude ore with a cyanide solution that absorbs microscopic amounts of gold as it filters through the heaps of rock. After further processing, a low-grade bullion...
...acre open-pit site. When it begins full operation in October, the Carson Hill venture will be the first commercial gold mine to open in the Angels Camp area since 1950. The company's general manager, W.B. Williams, expects to cull only .046 oz. of gold per ton of ore mined. But, says Williams, "if prices go down, we still make a profit...