Wire bar casting wheel at the Garfield refinery. The molds are cast of copper at the refinery. THey are sprayed with bone ash and a stream of water is played on the bottom of the mold to keep it from melting.

Title Wire bar casting wheel at the Garfield refinery. The molds are cast of copper at the refinery. THey are sprayed with bone ash and a stream of water is played on the bottom of the mold to keep it from melting.
Photo Number p1477n01_01_11
Keywords Mines and mining; Mining; Copper industry; Machinery
Subject Garfield (Utah)--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Garfield (Utah)
Collection Number and Name P1477 Gibb R. Madsen Photograph Collection
Holding Institution Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s63n2t31
Setname uum_map
ID 977298
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63n2t31