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Gold/Mining/Energy : Magnesium Alloy Corp. (MGAC.U - Cdn unlisted)

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To: Ron Everest who wrote (22)	7/6/1998 11:56:00 PM
From: GlobalMarine	Read Replies (1) of 103

Ron: Interesting description of magnesium production process in the World Book Encyclopedia 1997 multimedia edition. It's so easy to understand, I feel like running out and getting a chemistry set! :o) <<How magnesium is obtained. Much of the magnesium used in the United States is recovered from seawater by the Dow process. In this process, lime obtained from the rock dolomite is mixed with seawater, which contains magnesium chloride. The lime and the magnesium chloride react to form magnesium hydroxide and calcium chloride. The magnesium hydroxide separates from the rest of the mixture. It is filtered out and mixed with hydrochloric acid, forming magnesium chloride and water. The water evaporates, leaving highly concentrated magnesium chloride, which is melted by being heated to a temperature above 708 øC. Then an electric current is passed through the melted compound. This kind of process is called electrolysis (see ELECTROLYSIS). The current changes the magnesium chloride into magnesium and chlorine gas. The molten magnesium is poured off and cast into forms called ingots. >>

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