superpanner

noun

superpanner

noun

Etymology From super- + panner.

1

A device for separating ores by gravity.

  • He also continued active participation in his technical field, and the superpanners and infrasizers which he developed found their way into many ore-dressing laboratories throughout the world.1973, Robin S. Harris, Ian Montagnes, Cold Iron and Lady Godiva:
  • […] Gravity separation by jigging, by using shaking tables, or superpanners; […]2012, A. E. Annels, Mineral Deposit Evaluation: A practical approach, page 80:
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  • The safest solution consists in concentrating these metals by means of shaking tables, superpanners, or small gravity spinning concentrators, then melting the whole of the concentrate to determine the gold content.2019, Francis F. Pitard, Theory of Sampling and Sampling Practice, Third Edition (page 490)

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