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Anshan, Liaoning province, China: rolling mill
Catalan hearth or forge used for smelting iron ore until relatively recent times. The method of charging fuel and ore and the approximate position of the nozzle supplied with air by a bellows are shown.
How iron is turned into steel
Study how iron ore is mined with explosives and crushed and concentrated with remote-controlled machines
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