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... smelted ore without coke or coal . Blowing cold air instead of hot air into the furnace , and increasing the blast of air , he defied the precepts of his craft and succeeded in smelting copper ore without the aid of coke , and smelting ...
... smelted ore without coke or coal . Blowing cold air instead of hot air into the furnace , and increasing the blast of air , he defied the precepts of his craft and succeeded in smelting copper ore without the aid of coke , and smelting ...
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... smelting methods , by the new Huntingdon - Heberlein process for roasting lead ores , by the similar roasting process devised by the Australians Carmichael and Bradford , by the American gravity mills and old Captain Hancock's improved ...
... smelting methods , by the new Huntingdon - Heberlein process for roasting lead ores , by the similar roasting process devised by the Australians Carmichael and Bradford , by the American gravity mills and old Captain Hancock's improved ...
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... smelting works , so they had to sell their lead concentrate to German or Australian smelters at low prices . Why not buy a smelter to pro- duce bullion from the concentrate of the friendly mines ? Large smelting works at Dapto , fifty ...
... smelting works , so they had to sell their lead concentrate to German or Australian smelters at low prices . Why not buy a smelter to pro- duce bullion from the concentrate of the friendly mines ? Large smelting works at Dapto , fifty ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
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