Arthur Redman Wilfley | |
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| Born | April 29, 1860 Maryville, Missouri, United States |
| Died | February 20, 1927 (aged 66) Whittier, California, United States |
| Resting place | Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Known for | Wilfley table, Wilfley centrifugal pump |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineer, inventor, manufacturer, mill operator, surveyor, mine operator, mine developer, smelter operator |
Arthur Redman Wilfley (April 29, 1860 – February 20, 1927) was a mining engineer and inventor who worked much of his life in Colorado, in the United States.
Wilfley invented the Wilfley table, an oscillating mineral separation table that concentrated heavy ore minerals via a series of longitudinal riffles. The Wilfley Table was a design used world-wide due to the fact it significantly increased the recovery of silver, gold and other precious metals. Wilfley then turned his attention to centrifugal pumps knowing the market for a device that could handle heavy tailings at many mills was greatly sought. This concept gave rise to a unique centrifugal seal and the subsequent birth of the Wilfley Packingless Pump. Like the Wilfley Table, the Wilfley Pump gained international recognition for it reliability in handling sands, slurries, and limes. It would form the basis for the creation of Wilfley's company, A. R. Wilfley and Sons, Inc.[1]
- ^ "Arthur Redman Wilfley". National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved September 3, 2023.