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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455248803321

Autore

Fell James E. <1944->

Titolo

Ores to Metals : The Rocky Mountain Smelting Industry / / James E. Fell, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-4571-1088-1

0-87081-968-2

Edizione

[[Pbk. ed.].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 p.)

Collana

Timberline books

Disciplina

338.4/766902820978

Soggetti

Smelting

Mineral industries

Smelting - History

Mineral industries - Rocky Mountains Region - History

History

Electronic books.

Rocky Mountains Region

Rocky Mountains Region History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 1979. With a new preface.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword / Stephen J. Leonard -- 1. "A Savan among Us" -- 2. High Country Years -- 3. The Struggle for Survival -- 4. "The Realms of Puff -- 5. The Crest of the Continent -- 6. Smokestacks on the Plains -- 7. South by Southwest -- 8. HardTimes -- 9. Reduction in the Age of ASARCO -- 10. "Groping in the Dark."

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive treatment of the smelting industry of Colorado, originally published in 1979, is now back in print with a new preface by the author. Packed with fascinating statistics and mining data, Ores to Metals details the people, technologies, and business decisions that have shaped the smelting industry in the Rockies.   Although mining holds more of the glamour for those in and interested in the minerals industry, smelters have continuously played a critical role in the industry's evolution since their introduction in Colorado in the 1860's.



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