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.

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Information

Publisher

University Press of Colorado

Year

2009

ISBN

9780870819681

Topic

History

Subtopic

World History

Index

History

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Foreword
Preface to the Paperback Edition
Preface
Chapter 1 “A Savan among Us”
Chapter 2 High Country Years
Chapter 3 The Struggle for Survival
Chapter 4 “The Realms of Puff”
Chapter 5 The Crest of the Continent
Chapter 6 Smokestacks on the Plains
Chapter 7 South by Southwest
Chapter 8 Hard Times
Chapter 9 Reduction in the Age of ASARCO
Chapter 10 “Groping in the Dark”
Notes
Bibliography
Index