Assaying

Assaying for ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold is performed by fire assay. This ancient form of quantitative chemical analysis by which metals

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Antique Mining Equipment

The early mining of iron ore in Minnesota was carried on with the most primitive kind of tools. The pioneers used only such equipment as

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Types of Welding Process

The general object of the investigations has been to extend the use of welding in the construction of merchant ships and, specifically, to provide a

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Type of Melting Furnace

The following may be said to be essential characteristics of a furnace for determining the melting point of refractories: It should be capable of easily

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