The Tooele Plant Of The International Smelting & Refining Co.
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 16
- File Size:
- 2161 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 7, 1913
Abstract
GENERAL. THE Tooele plant of the International Smelting & Refining Co. is situated at the mouth of Pine canyon, Tooele county, Utah. It is connected with the main line of the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad by the Tooele Valley railway, and is about 7 miles from Tooele Junction. Fig. 1 is a general view of the plant. FIG. 1.-TOOELE PLANT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SMELTING & REFINING Co. The copper plant has been in operation since July, 1910, and the first blast furnace at the lead plant was blown in on Feb. 29, 1912. The location of the plant was selected on sloping ground with the idea of using gravity to the fullest extent and thus keeping labor at a minimum. Practically the entire plant is constructed of steel, reinforced concrete, and brick. Bingham ores, both lead and copper, are received over the Utah Consolidated Aerial Tramway. The tram buckets, each containing
Citation
APA: (1913) The Tooele Plant Of The International Smelting & Refining Co.
MLA: The Tooele Plant Of The International Smelting & Refining Co.. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1913.