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... fifteen per cent nickel . It is often found associated with cobalt , and is commonly alloyed with copper , gold , arsenic , and tin . There is a story that this strange , brittle metal , which acted so unpredictably during smelting ...
... fifteen per cent nickel . It is often found associated with cobalt , and is commonly alloyed with copper , gold , arsenic , and tin . There is a story that this strange , brittle metal , which acted so unpredictably during smelting ...
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... fifteen feet long by three feet wide . As the machines moved forward they picked up the planks they had left behind , and swung them around in front again . These working platforms distributed the weight over an area large enough to ...
... fifteen feet long by three feet wide . As the machines moved forward they picked up the planks they had left behind , and swung them around in front again . These working platforms distributed the weight over an area large enough to ...
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... . Usually a team of fourteen or fifteen horses were used to draw a wagon carrying four tons . It took a team two or three weeks to make the journey , but after heavy rains it would be lucky to progress more than a mile 135.
... . Usually a team of fourteen or fifteen horses were used to draw a wagon carrying four tons . It took a team two or three weeks to make the journey , but after heavy rains it would be lucky to progress more than a mile 135.
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The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
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