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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Barrel process

· Bar·rel proc·ess · IPA
01 A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel, or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or oth…
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    A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel, or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent.(Metal.)