The Caron Process (U. S. Patent 1,232,216, Aug. 3, 1917), described by G. H. Clevenger and M. H. Caron in Bul. 226, U.S.B. of M., is based on the following principle: When oxidized ores containing a refractory compound of manganese and silver are heated in a reducing atmosphere, the higher manganese oxides are reduced to manganous …Web