Tank in acid leaching section
VITRO URANIUM HANDLES A WIDE VARIETY OF URANIUM MINERALS WITH TURBO ON THE JOB When VITRO URANIUM COMPANY of Salt Lake City embarked on a modernization program, they called on GENERAL AMERICAN to assist in the design of the most modern mill possible. Heart of the plant is the extraction system, and here, GENERAL AMERICAN Turbo-Mixers proved to be key equipment, in both the leaching and liquid extraction sections. VITRO URANIUM processes a wide variety of uranium minerals which require highly versa-
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tile extraction equipment. GENERAL AMERICAN Turbo-Mixers fit this requirement, replacing an outmoded phosphate precipitation operation. Recoveries of uranium fed into the system are "excellent." As a result of VITRO'S million and a half dollar modernization program, the 660 ton/day mill already has significantly reduced operating costs. Further proof that in processing as in transportation and storage, it pays to plan with GENERAL AMERICAN.
Blue Ribbon Mining Award
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TO: T U R B O - M I X E R DIVISION GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION FROM: M I N I N G W O R L D / WORLD M I N I N G FOR: Achievement In Equipment Development Aiding the Technological Advancement of the Mining Industry.
Process Equipment Division TURBO-MIXERS
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