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The Garretson method of pyritic converting and an improved furnace for reducing sulphide ores to metallic copper at one operation : collecting and saving the valuable and precious metals that may be present

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [between 1900 and 1909?]
Call number: 376420
Creator: Garretson, Oliver S(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 24 cm
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