US Bureau of Mines Collection - Removing Titanium Sponge and Distilled Impurities from Retort

Photograph

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0022:0164: US Bureau of Mines Collection - C-885-BC Removing Titanium Sponge and Distilled Impurities from Retort: The operators are removing the retort furniture together with distilled magnesium and magnesium chloride from a retort. The finely divided magnesium is somewhat pyrophoric. The retort furniture will be swung to one side with the crane and a basket of purified sponge removed from the bottom of the retort. A total of 16 retorts are used in the plant.
0022:0164

US Bureau of Mines Collection - C-885-BC Removing Titanium Sponge and Distilled Impurities from Retort: The operators are removing the retort furniture together with distilled magnesium and magnesium chloride from a retort. The finely divided magnesium is somewhat pyrophoric. The retort furniture will be swung to one side with the crane and a basket of purified sponge removed from the bottom of the retort. A total of 16 retorts are used in the plant.

Name/Title

US Bureau of Mines Collection - Removing Titanium Sponge and Distilled Impurities from Retort

Entry/Object ID

0022:0164

Description

US Bureau of Mines Collection - C-885-BC Removing Titanium Sponge and Distilled Impurities from Retort: The operators are removing the retort furniture together with distilled magnesium and magnesium chloride from a retort. The finely divided magnesium is somewhat pyrophoric. The retort furniture will be swung to one side with the crane and a basket of purified sponge removed from the bottom of the retort. A total of 16 retorts are used in the plant.

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-885-BC

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 11

Date

July 6, 2026

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

March 30, 2022

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 6, 2026