THE construction of furnaces for metallurgical purposes has been guided in general by rule of thumb, practical experience having shown a particular furnace to work well, and a similar design being ...

Steelmakers in the U.S. using traditional blast furnaces (and coke ... it has been suggested that its Australian metallurgical coal assets will be a jewel in the crown for BTU "when met coal ...

Understanding the history of metal extraction, how a blast furnace works and the strategic siting of steelworks provides insight into one of the most critical industrial processes in modern society.

The gargantuan, century-old U.S. Steel mills of Gary, Indiana, fueled the rise of smokestack America in the 20th century, their blast furnaces forging heavy metal for millions of carbon-spewing cars.

The pilot installation of the world's only metallurgical furnace capable of processing iron-containing industrial waste as well as solid waste, simultaneously smelting up to 16,000 tons of metal ...