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

• Autore: Fell James E. <1944->
• Pubblicazione: Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2009; ©2009
• Edizione: [Pbk. ed.].
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.4/766902820978
• Soggetto topico: Smelting; Mineral industries; Smelting - History; Mineral industries - Rocky Mountains Region - History
• Soggetto geografico: Rocky Mountains Region; Rocky Mountains Region History
• Soggetto genere / forma: History
• 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. At that time, miners desperately needed
• Titolo autorizzato: Ores to Metals
• ISBN: 1-4571-1088-1; 0-87081-968-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778534503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Timberline books.