LEADER 02768nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910809654703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4571-1088-1 010 $a0-87081-968-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000816203 035 $a(EBL)710237 035 $a(OCoLC)782862893 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000341144 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11255153 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000341144 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10389351 035 $a(PQKB)10746912 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3039705 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3039705 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10342379 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL913708 035 $a(OCoLC)646844394 035 $a(OCoLC)1014345046 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_85386 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000816203 100 $a20090326d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOres to metals $ethe Rocky Mountain smelting industry /$fJames E. Fell 205 $a[Pbk. ed.]. 210 $aBoulder $cUniversity Press of Colorado$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (367 p.) 225 1 $aTimberline books 300 $aOriginally published: 1979. With a new preface. 311 $a0-87081-946-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForeword / 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." 330 $aThis comprehensive treatment of the smelting industry of Colorado, originally published in 1979, is now back in print with a new preface by the author. Packed with fascinating statistics and mining data, Ores to Metals details the people, technologies, and business decisions that have shaped the smelting industry in the Rockies. Although mining holds more of the glamour for those in and interested in the minerals industry, smelters have continuously played a critical role in the industry's evolution since their introduction in Colorado in the 1860's. At that time, miners desperately needed 410 0$aTimberline books. 606 $aMineral industries$zRocky Mountains Region$xHistory 606 $aSmelting$xHistory 607 $aRocky Mountains Region$xHistory 615 0$aMineral industries$xHistory. 615 0$aSmelting$xHistory. 676 $a338.4/766902820978 700 $aFell$b James E.$f1944-$01719599 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809654703321 996 $aOres to Metals$94117546 997 $aUNINA