free-milling

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

free-milling (not comparable)

  1. Yielding free gold or silver; said of certain ores that can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation, without roasting or other chemical treatment.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rossiter W[orthington] Raymond (1881) “Free-milling”, in A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms. [], Easton, Pa.: [American] Institute [of Mining Engineers], [], →OCLC.

free-milling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.