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Gold/Mining/Energy : International Precious Metals (IPMCF)

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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (24096)	11/2/1997 10:01:00 PM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (1) of 35569

The SEM will analyse individual atoms. I mean the scanning tunneling type that was pioneered with a tungsten tip needle I think it would find the nano-clusters if they are there. Te will interfere with the any assay, fire or wet chemical. As arsensic, it is a co-precipitant. Gold "arsenides" are also expected to hide gold from fire assay. Haultain in 1934 says that he was able to control for the Te with adding enough silica to reduce the per cent telluride to 10%. He was convinced that the Kirkland Lake ores that he woked with that had 15% of their gold in Telluride were satisfactorily assayed. I am of the belief that this is not yet written in stone. If a substance is as good a scavenger of gold as any collector then one is had pressed to find a mechanism to oxidize it in preference to its amalgam. Some people believe that niter will do it. I think there may be other ways to do it. The colorado assyers started with a cold furnace. I have a clue about cold methods. EC<:-}

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