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Smelting - Melting - Refining

Melting Copper Cathode in Electric Furnace

Table of ContentsReverberatory Furnace RefiningWhy Reverberatory Refining is SuperfluousEffect of Cuprous Oxide on CopperElectric Furnace Melting of Cathode CopperFactors Governing Use of the Electric FurnaceElectric Furnace AdvantagesTypes of Electric Furnaces for Melting of

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Stoping Mining Methods

Table of ContentsStoping MethodsClassification of stoping methodsStopes Naturally Supported Open StopesStopes Artificially SupportedShrinkage StopingCut & Fill StopingStulled Stopes in Narrow VeinsSquare-Set StopingCaved Stopes Mining MethodMining by

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Manganese Steel Rails

Since the writer has been intimately connected with the development of manganese steel for many years, some remarks upon the early work with regard to

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Ore Hoisting Methods

Table of ContentsShaft Stations, Storage, and Loading PocketsHoisting in BucketsHoisting in Cars on CagesHoisting in SkipsCost of Stations and Pockets Shaft Stations, Storage, and Loading

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Underground Ore Loading Chutes; Ore Chute Design

Table of ContentsPlatform or “Chinaman” chuteStopboard chutesVertical overcut or guillotine-type gateSliding undercut gatesHinged gatesOvercut arc gatesUndercut arc gatesFinger gatesFinger chutesCurtain or flexible-door gateCost of Installation

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Rock Hammer Drills

Table of ContentsDriftingRaisingStopingOpencut The hammer drill rightly receives the credit for having made the one-man drill possible, and so many economies seem possible through the

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