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In March 2017, Juan P. Granda a former employee of NTR Metals, Miami was charged with buying gold from illegal mines in Peru. [1] In January 2018; Samer H. Barrage, Renato J. Rodriguez, and Juan P. Granda; three former employees of the now-defunct Florida-based NTR Metals Miami, were jailed for six years after they pleaded guilty to money ...
The Magnolia Refinery played a key role during World War II as it stepped up production and shipped oil globally. [7] By 1959, the operations of the Magnolia Oil Company had been merged entirely into SOCONY Mobil. [6] The refinery further in the ensuing decades to becomes Beaumont's largest employer and eventually Mobil's largest refinery by ...
The Motiva refinery is an oil refinery located in Port Arthur, Texas. It is the second largest oil refinery in the United States. [1] The first processing units of the Port Arthur Refinery were constructed in 1902 by the Texas Company, later Texaco. The roots of this refinery can be traced to the Spindletop oil boom near Beaumont, Texas. It ...
Cash for Gold USA, an established gold buyer, is a top choice for selling your gold items. They offer competitive rates for a wide range of gold items, including jewelry, scrap gold and gold coins.
Tesoro's Anacortes Refinery at March Point in Puget Sound, southeast of Anacortes, Washington State. Having taken over BP installations, researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute identified Tesoro as being the 24th-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States, releasing roughly 3,740,000 lb (1,700 t) of toxic chemicals annually. [22]
The resulting gold is 99.5% pure, but of lower purity than gold produced by the other common refining method, the Wohlwill process, which produces gold of up to 99.999% purity. [1] [2] The Wohlwill process is commonly used for producing high-purity gold, such as in electronics work, where exacting standards of purity are required.
The 58-acre Brio Refinery site was home to several chemical companies between 1957 and 1982, when the owner, Brio Refinery Inc. declared bankruptcy and ceased operations. During that period, the site had been used for copper recovery and petroleum re-refining , typically the processing of tar , sludge , and other residue from oil tanks and ...
Craddock, P. T. 2000a Historical Survey of Gold Refining: 1 Surface Treatments and Refining Worldwide, and in Europe Prior to AD 1500. In A. Ramage and P. T Craddock (eds) King Croesus' Gold; Excavations at Sardis and the History of Gold Refining. London: British Museum Press, 27–53. ISBN 978-0-674-50370-0, 0-674-50370-8