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Gold/Mining/Energy : ZEN vs CCB
ZEN.V 1.0000.0%Dec 24 12:03 PM EST
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To: GrumpyGus who wrote (4757)10/28/2015 10:27:42 AM
From: RuddyMongoose1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 5988
 
Yes Marble is affected by acids and that would indicate acids could be used effectively to separate the Graphite from the Marble during processing.

Grumpy when you say "CCB has used NaOH to purify to 99.9+ and thermal upgrading to produce 99.9998. No acid needed." you are talking about purifying the Graphite which is the final step but it is not the only step in the process.

It appears to me that acid will be needed to separate the Graphite from the Marble before NaOH is used. So when you say no acid is needed that is only half of the story.

It appears to me that two processes are involved to bring the Miller graphite to market readiness:
1) a) extract and crush the marble/graphite mixture at the site
b) truck the marble/graphite aggregate to Asbury
c) processing and separation of the graphite from the marble

2) purify the graphite with NaOH and thermal upgrading

Here are my questions:

How will the graphite be separated from the marble in step 1(c) without the use of acids?

Will water flotation alone separate all the marble which is a contaminant for the purposes of graphite purity or will NaOH be the agent used to separate the graphite from the marble as well as purify the graphite?
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