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Flow Diagram of the Gap Nickel Mine Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Flow Diagram of the Gap Nickel Mine Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Fines to Jigging. Mining & Hoisting Hand Crushing & Sorting. Waste. Roasting in Vertical Kilns. SO 2 Gas. SO 2 Gas. Smelting in Blast Furnaces. Concentrate. Slag. Matte. Crushing & Packaging

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Flow Diagram of the Gap Nickel Mine Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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  1. Flow Diagram of the Gap Nickel MineLancaster County, Pennsylvania Fines to Jigging Mining & Hoisting Hand Crushing & Sorting Waste Roasting in Vertical Kilns SO2 Gas SO2 Gas Smelting in Blast Furnaces Concentrate Slag Matte Crushing & Packaging Shipping to Camden Refinery

  2. Gap Nickel MineMining, Milling, & SmeltingLancaster County, PennsylvaniaandAmerican Nickel Works Refining & Rolling Camden, New Jersey1860 - 1890

  3. To Sustain Profitable Operations • Don’t run out of ore • Sell products under a sole-source government contract • Keep metal prices high • Keep wages and energy costs low • Avoid pollution controls • Block foreign and domestic competition

  4. Nickel Prices: 1860 - 1890

  5. Flow Diagram of the American Nickel WorksCamden, New Jersey SO2 Gas Oxidative Smelting/Casting/Crushing (three cycles) Matte from Pennsylvania Slag Matte (low iron) SO2 Gas Oxidative Roasting/Fine Crushing (three cycles) Cu, Ni, & Co Oxides (low iron) H2SO4 CuSO4 Sulfuric Acid Leach Iron Waste Ca(OH)2 Ni & Co in solution CaOCl2 Co Oxide Ni/Co Separation Ca(OH)2 NiO Charcoal Nickel Oxide Refining & Reduction Ni Metal

  6. Gap Nickel Mine – Smelter Data

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