Creep (ore)

Schlich , also schliech or schlieg , is an outdated expression from the metallurgy for fine-grain mineral or ore concentrates .

The reprocessed ores were initially in Pochwerken crushed (knocking), and then in Erzwäschereien (or equal in corresponding Nasspochwerken) for further processing in metallurgical plants enriched and purified.

Web links

• Adelung: Grammatical-critical dictionary of the High German dialect - Schlich
• CJB Karsten: System of Metallurgy: historical, statistical, theoretical and technical (available online via Google book search)
• South Tyrolean Mining Museum: "The history of the Prettau copper mine from 1676 to 1893" by Hans Leiter (Section 1.3 The Poch- und Waschwerke)