Entirely agreed - our contribution would be in this processing field, and
also in the underground treatment of water ie harness its inevitable
presence to useful purposes
Ian Cowburn
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>De : [log in to unmask] (Peter Claughton)
>À : [log in to unmask]
>Objet : Re: Water power - its application in mining.
>Date : Lun 20 mars 2000 18:03
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>>Perhaps to broaden the issue would be to consider water power throughout
>>metalworking, eg when etc was waterpower adopted to drive bellows in iron
>>smelting or smithing, tin smelting etc,
>>
>
> Gerry,
>
> Yes, applications across metallurgy are certainly relevant to its
> application in mining - very often driven by the similar incentives to
> replace scarce manpower. Parallels are there in mining and smelting within
> the same sector of metallurgy.
>
> My ideas are directed towards a NAMHO conference and it would be useful to
> include an element of ore/metal processing - remind mining historians that
> the product 'as mined' is not necessarily useful until processed.
>
> Peter
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