Ores to metals : the Rocky Mountain smelting industry / James E. Fell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fell, James E., 1944-

Series:

Timberline books.

Timberline books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mineral industries--Rocky Mountains Region--History.

Mineral industries.

Smelting--History.

Smelting.

Rocky Mountains Region--History.

Rocky Mountains Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Edition:

[Pbk. ed.].

Place of Publication:

Boulder : University Press of Colorado, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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."

Notes:

Originally published: 1979. With a new preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4571-1088-1

0-87081-968-2

OCLC:

782862893