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.

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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
Collection Name Gibb R. Madsen
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s63n2t31
Setname uum_map
ID 977298
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63n2t31
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