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Washplant Selection Based on Mining Method Whitepaper
Washplant Selection Based on Mining Method Whitepaper This whitepaper outlines some of the most common mining methods around the world and explains the washplant options for each method. Simplified diagrams illustrate material handling examples, but are not intended to be accurate or complete. Read The Full Technical Whitepaper Washplant Selection
Trommel Screen Vs. Shaker Deck
Trommel Screen Vs. Shaker Deck In-depth research on gold recovery in the Yukon conducted in 1990 by Randy Clarkson concluded that efficient gold recovery on sluice runs requires feed classification, typically at an aperture size of 0.5” or 0.75”. Excluding the oversize from the sluice runs reduces the feed top… Read more
Washplant Design and Supply
Washplant Design & supply Established mining operations and start-ups have the choice between washplants of their own design/construction and OEM supplied equipment. In this whitepaper we discuss the differences in design, cost and machine life affecting the profitability of the project. Read The Full Whitepaper
Emissions Comparison Between Mobile and Stationary Washplant Concepts in Placer Gold Mining
Emissions Comparison Between Mobile and Stationary Washplant Concepts in Placer Gold Mining Macon Industries is pleased to release a case study showcasing how mobile washplant concepts can reduce emissions in placer and alluvial mining operations.Dominion Gold Resources, operating one of the largest washplants in the Klondike partnered with Macon to… Read more
Macon Industries Announces the Expansion of their Steel Fabrication Division with the Acquisition of Increased Shop and Equipment capacity.
Macon Fabrication expanding into Chemainus, BC With respect of the previous NFE Manufacturing Inc. carrying their name and business for over 120 years. Macon Industries wishes to utilize the equipment and land purchases to further their outstanding custom fabrication abilities throughout Vancouver Island and beyond. What the Macon Fabrication team… Read more
Commodity Monitor will act as the official representative for Macon’s alluvial gold mining equipment lines in West Africa
Macon Industries and Commodity Monitor Limited Macon Industries is pleased to announce that Commodity Monitor will act as the official representative for Macon’s alluvial gold mining equipment lines in West Africa, including Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Niger, Togo, Guinea, and Liberia. At Macon, we are… Read more
Gold Room Development
Who We are At Macon, we are a fast-growing team of problem-solvers united by a relentless drive to grow, succeed, and solve our clients’ toughest challenge. Our diversified team of designers, fabricators and technicians under one roof enables in-house 3D design, construction and testing. The gold room development is a… Read more
Recovery Rate Technical Whitepaper
Gold Recovery rate This whitepaper discusses various aspects of gold recovery and specific methods to predict the potential recovery and production rate from state-of-the-art washplant designs. Read The Full Technical Whitepaper On Recovery
The Learnings in Placer Washplant Design Inspired By Miners
Dawson City Gold Show This year at the Dawson City Gold Show we had the pleasure of presenting at the placer miner forum in Dawson City. Placer/alluvial TECHNICAL SALES presentation at the dawson city show Jonas Boehnke is our Technical Salesman at Macon Industries. Here he is presenting his presentation… Read more
Hydraulic Riffles
The History of Hydraulic Riffles In-depth research on gold recovery in the Yukon conducted in 1990 by Randy Clarkson concluded that the “reliability, inexpensiveness and operating simplicity of sluice-boxes are hard to beat”. The same still applies, although sluice design has progressed since. Water injection into the capture zone of… Read more