Timberline Bks.: Ores to Metals : The Rocky Mountain Smelting Industry by James E. Fell (2009, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity Press of Colorado

ISBN-100870819461

ISBN-139780870819469

eBay Product ID (ePID)71698938

Product Key Features

Number of Pages368 Pages

Publication NameOres to Metals : the Rocky Mountain Smelting Industry

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMining, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 19th Century, Metallurgy

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, History

AuthorJames E. Fell

SeriesTimberline Bks.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight14.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-011990

Reviews" Ores to Metals is a book that belongs on the shelf of all readers who want to understand how Colorado matured so rapidly from rambunctious youth to conventional adulthood." -Virginia McConnell Simmons, Colorado Central Magazine, "Fell expertly presents the triumphs and troubles of the entrepeneurs who built one of the great industries of the West. This was an industry that has long needed a comprehensive history and Ores to Metals provides it." -SirReadaLot.org, Ores to Metals thus becomes not only an interesting history lesson, but also an informative business text that is worth reading for this knowledge alone." --Paul W. Lipinski, Center for Colorado & the West

IllustratedYes

SynopsisThis 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 1860s. At that time, miners desperately needed new technology to recover gold and silver from ores resistant to milling. Beginning as small independent enterprises, progressing to larger integrated firms working in urban centers, and finally following a trend toward mergers, the entire industry was absorbed into one large holding company-the American Smelting and Refining Company. Over time, fortunes were won and lost, business success was converted to political success, and advances were made in science and metallurgy. Drawing on archival material, Fell expertly presents the triumphs and troubles of the entrepreneurs who built one of the great industries of the West., 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 1860s. At that time, miners desperately needed new technology to recover gold and silver from ores resistant to milling. Beginning as small independent enterprises, progressing to larger integrated firms working in urban centers, and finally following a trend toward mergers, the entire industry was absorbed into one large holding company--the American Smelting and Refining Company. Over time, fortunes were won and lost, business success was converted to political success, and advances were made in science and metallurgy. Drawing on archival material, Fell expertly presents the triumphs and troubles of the entrepreneurs who built one of the great industries of the West., 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.

LC Classification NumberHD9506.R582F44 2009