John Seward MacArthur
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John Stewart MacArthur was a chemist from Glasgow
. He is credited with the development of the MacArthur-Forrest Cyanidation Process
in 1887, used to extract gold in South Africa. His patent for the process was voided. MacArthur died in 1920.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. He is credited with the development of the MacArthur-Forrest Cyanidation Process
Gold cyanidation
Gold cyanidation is a metallurgical technique for extracting gold from low-grade ore by converting the gold to a water soluble coordination complex. It is the most commonly used process for gold extraction...
in 1887, used to extract gold in South Africa. His patent for the process was voided. MacArthur died in 1920.