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The idea that there are (or were) workable deposits of native calcium carbide seems almost ludicrous. As a chemist of twenty years experience I've certainly never heard of such a thing. How could the workings be kept dry? My own guess is that the article referred to graphite (carbon) mines rather than carbide. Either that or the whole thing was some sort of joke. Tony Simpson %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%