Gold Ore Mixing Tanks in Mogollon New Mexico 1940

Large tanks mix powdered gold ore with cyanide solution in a gold mine located in Mogollon, New Mexico, from June 1940. The process shown is part of the cyanidation method, widely used in the mining industry to extract gold from ore. This technique significantly increased gold recovery rates during the mining boom in the early 20th century.

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