(under subclass 12.1) Methods and apparatus in which amalgamation, either so-called plate amalgamation in which values adhere to mercury coated surfaces, or liquid amalgamation in which values sink in a body of mercury or equivalent, sifting, and stratifying are employed to extract metallic values.
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13, 19 and 44, for a combination including sifting and stratifying.
41, for a combination including mercurial adhesion and mercurial suspension.
42, for a combination including mercurial adhesion or suspension and sifting.
43, for a combination including mercurial adhesion or suspension and stratifying.