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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100852635966
ISBN-139780852635964
eBay Product ID (ePID)71938786
Product Key Features
Book TitleLead and Leadmining
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicMining, History, Chemistry / General
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science
AuthorLynn Willies
Book SeriesShire Library
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight3.4 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume NumberNo. 85
Dewey Decimal622.3/44/0941
Table Of ContentLead and its uses /Geology and prospecting /History of lead mining and smelting /Miners, smelters and owners /Mining societies /Places to visit /Further reading
SynopsisLeadmining was an important industry in Britain from the time of the Romans until the late nineteenth century - its remains are to be found scattered in and under the hills of Cornwall, Devon, the Mendips, the Pennines, the Lake District, Wales, the Isle of Man and Scotland. From the thousands of early small mines, worked generally under medieval laws, leadmining by the eighteenth century was forced to use capital-intensive methods to cope with deeper deposits and great inflows of water, including very long levels and steam engines. Lead smelters, too, had to adapt and developed new furnaces and used spectacular flues and chimneys in otherwise wild landscapes to reduce pollution problems. By the 1880s, however, imports killed the industry - and only three mines have been successful since, all now closed. Today, and for the foreseeable future, lead ore production in Britain is only a by-product of mining for other minerals., Leadmining was an important industry in Britain from the time of the Romans until the late nineteenth century - its remains are to be found scattered in and under the hills of Cornwall, Devon, the Mendips, the Pennines, the Lake District, Wales, the Isle of Man and Scotland. From the thousands of early small mines, worked generally under medieval laws, leadmining by the eighteenth century was forced to use capital-intensive methods to cope with deeper deposits and great inflows of water, including very long levels and steam engines. Lead smelters, too, had to adapt,and developed new furnaces and used spectacular flues and chimneys in otherwise wild landscapes to reduce pollution problems. By the 1880s, however, imports killed the industry - and only three mines have been successful since, all now closed. This is the complete and detailed history of this one vital industry., Leadmining was an important industry in Britain from the time of the Romans until the late nineteenth century - its remains are to be found scattered in and under the hills of Cornwall, Devon, the Mendips, the Pennines, the Lake District, Wales, the Isle of Man and Scotland.
LC Classification NumberTN455.G7
