Presentation by Royal Canadian Mint:
Minting with care through green innovation
Summary
The presentation discusses a case study of the green technology in our Bullion and Gold Refinery. This case study as one of the great examples demonstrates how the Royal Canadian Mint comes to Mint with Care through Innovations.
Miller Chlorination process has been used for gold refining to remove most of impurities for more than 150 years. The oxidizing agent Chlorine gas in this process is extremely toxic and dangerous at the workplace and to the environment. The Royal Canadian Mint has developed and implemented an alternative and green technology to have significantly reduced the use of Chlorine gas for gold refinery.
Speaker: Dr. Xianyao Li
Summary
The presentation discusses a case study of the green technology in our Bullion and Gold Refinery. This case study as one of the great examples demonstrates how the Royal Canadian Mint comes to Mint with Care through Innovations.
Miller Chlorination process has been used for gold refining to remove most of impurities for more than 150 years. The oxidizing agent Chlorine gas in this process is extremely toxic and dangerous at the workplace and to the environment. The Royal Canadian Mint has developed and implemented an alternative and green technology to have significantly reduced the use of Chlorine gas for gold refinery.
Speaker: Dr. Xianyao Li
