US Bureau of Mines Collection - Interior of West End of Second Floor of Hydrometallurgical Building

Photograph

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0022:0196: US Bureau of Mines Collection - C-839-BC Interior of West End of Second Floor of Hydrometallurgical Building: On the left is an elevator used for transferring material between floors. In the center background is a Christensen spray leaching tank. To the right is a 5-foot inside diameter Skinner 10-hearth furnace. The lower hearths of this furnace are muffled, and it has been used for reducing manganese ore and for gaseous reduction of iron ore to sponge. Future uses are planned.
0022:0196

US Bureau of Mines Collection - C-839-BC Interior of West End of Second Floor of Hydrometallurgical Building: On the left is an elevator used for transferring material between floors. In the center background is a Christensen spray leaching tank. To the right is a 5-foot inside diameter Skinner 10-hearth furnace. The lower hearths of this furnace are muffled, and it has been used for reducing manganese ore and for gaseous reduction of iron ore to sponge. Future uses are planned.

Name/Title

US Bureau of Mines Collection - Interior of West End of Second Floor of Hydrometallurgical Building

Entry/Object ID

0022:0196

Description

US Bureau of Mines Collection - C-839-BC Interior of West End of Second Floor of Hydrometallurgical Building: On the left is an elevator used for transferring material between floors. In the center background is a Christensen spray leaching tank. To the right is a 5-foot inside diameter Skinner 10-hearth furnace. The lower hearths of this furnace are muffled, and it has been used for reducing manganese ore and for gaseous reduction of iron ore to sponge. Future uses are planned.

Collection

US Bureau of Mines, Boulder City Businesses

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

U. S. Dept. of the Interior - Bureau of Mines

Role

Photographer

Time Period

not provided

Notes

Original or Negative: Original C-839-BC

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 11

Date

July 6, 2026

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

February 20, 2024

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 6, 2026