barrel process
English
Proper noun
barrel
process
(
metalworking
)
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
.
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