02801nam 2200649Ia 450 991095623220332120200520144314.01-4571-1088-10-87081-968-2(CKB)1000000000816203(EBL)710237(OCoLC)782862893(SSID)ssj0000341144(PQKBManifestationID)11255153(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000341144(PQKBWorkID)10389351(PQKB)10746912(Au-PeEL)EBL3039705(CaPaEBR)ebr10342379(CaONFJC)MIL913708(OCoLC)646844394(OCoLC)1014345046(MdBmJHUP)musev2_85386(Perlego)2032711(MiAaPQ)EBC3039705(EXLCZ)99100000000081620320090326d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrOres to metals the Rocky Mountain smelting industry /James E. Fell[Pbk. ed.].Boulder University Press of Coloradoc20091 online resource (367 p.)Timberline booksOriginally published: 1979. With a new preface.0-87081-946-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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. At that time, miners desperately neededTimberline books.Mineral industriesRocky Mountains RegionHistorySmeltingHistoryRocky Mountains RegionHistoryMineral industriesHistory.SmeltingHistory.338.4/766902820978Fell James E.1944-1805530MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956232203321Ores to metals4354175UNINA