Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-23

cgdhioe 10 cents FOund cheaper
than II can be bought, he has learn
ed how 20 make rubber by polymerz-
ing acetylene gas and how TO make
leather from cheese.
Years ago Clancy began working
on his process which is now known
as the Clancy cyanide process. When
he had succeeded he found that with
out the Moore filter his discovery
was practically worthless SO he
effected a union with the Moore
Filter people, and the Claacy- Moore
process was evolved
Six years ago the Moore company
instituted suits against the Buffers
Filter and other filter companies
for alleged infringement of their
patents. While the case was being
fought in the courts, Clancy joined
forces with the Moore people. He
received one-third of the stock in
the filter company and retained one
half of the stock in his own com
pany.
In discussing the Clancy-Moore pro-
cess which is now used successfully
in treating low-grade ores at the
Ajax Gold Mining company's mill in
ictor, Clancy says:
THE process known as the Clan
cy-Moore process accomplishes the
extraction of the gold and separation
of the solution from the ore. BY
means OF the Clancy process the
roasting of the ore is not necessary
for the gold is dissolved from the
most refractory ores hitherto con-
sidered valueless. This makes pos
sible one of the most lucrative I'M
dertakings in mining as the ore need
not be shipped out but may be treat
ed right at the mine The Clancy
process combined with the Moore
process has revolutionized the meth
cd of metallurgical treatment"
In a paper describing the process.
read before the American Electro
chemical society at a meeting in the
Chemists club, New York City. De-
j cember 16, 1910, Clancy prefaced his
s address with the following state
ment
Straight cyanidation on the raw
s undressed ore yields but a trlfIe
4 over so per cent extraction. 1t will
& be apparent, therefore, that process
to extract from about 80 to IS psr
II cent of the values without roasting
or concentration and at reasonable
cost would be boon to the district
of Cripple Greek as we'll as other
districts in different parts of the
world. To this task | set myself
some years ago"
Now, Clancy says he has accom-.
plished what he set out to do. In.
stead of buying cyanide at 20 cents
per pound, by the use Of cyananlde
and electrolysis he has perfected :
solvent Of gold and silver and hei
made cyanide from calcium car
bide and nitrogen for five cents .
pound. When 1t is considered tina
~ tons of cyanide are used by tht
Portland mills every month and p
tons by the Golden Cycle, some i'd;
may be formed of the saving hi
process has made possible.
Clancy was born in Glasgod. Scot
land, and Is graduate of the Un
as a chemist in Africa, Australia
Japan and many other foreign coui
tries. He has been at the Portlan
mill for several years. Much of tn
credit for the success of his lat |
experiments he gives to the Por
land company for the assistance ar
time given him for experiment.
work.
The knowledge that he is now
multimillionaire has not in the lea
turned the head of this Scotch &c
ius He is glad of his good fortul
for 1t means every luxury for b
life and two little children. Also
means more time for experiment
work.
IF | thought that all this mon
= would take my hand from my expe
ments | would rather be poor, ~
- Clancy. Ever since | was a SIN
49, boy | have been experimenting a
experimenting. | love chemistry.
| I me it is life. 1t is nice to ma
| money, but of the two ! prefer
! chemistry.
q have been working on a proc
to make rubber and have succee.
in way Sir William Ramsey, y
! also is interested in rubber maxi
I looked at some of my products |
pronounced them very fine. Ant
am making some leather, too