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THE Bulletin
Fix this text“The Bulletin, Vol. 62. No. 3217.
Fix this textWednesday, October 8, 1841.
Fix this textRussian-War Developments (Page 30)
Fix this textPrice 6d.
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office* Sydney, N.S-W., Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper.
Fix this textThe ELECTROLYTIC REFINING & SMELTING CO.
Fix this textOF AUSTRALIA LTD.
Fix this textpurchases: ORES
Fix this textCONCENTRATES
Fix this textand other materials containing COPPER, SILVER, GOLD
Fix this textCASTING WHEEL FOR COPPER INGOTS.—A series of moulds is mounted round the rim of a horizontal wheel. The copper is
Fix this textmelted in the furnace in the background, and run into the mould opposite the pouring spout. Then the flow is cut off momentarily,
Fix this textwhile the wheel moves round, bringing the next mould opposite the pouring spout—and so on. Moulds are tilted and emptied
Fix this textautomatically as seen on the right, after which they are sprayed and come round to be filled again.
Fix this textThe Works of this Company are situated at Port Kembla, on
Fix this textthe South Coast of New South Wales.
Fix this textThey were first established in 1908 for the refining of blister
Fix this textcopper produced at Mount Morgan (Q.), and for the custom
Fix this textsmelting of ores and other materials containing copper, silver and
Fix this textgold. Such materials were obtained from various centres
Fix this textthroughout Australasia.
Fix this textLater, the Refinery was extended to cope with the treatment of
Fix this textblister copper produced by the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Co.
Fix this textLtd., Tasmania, and the Hampden-Cloncurry Copper Mines Ltd.,
Fix this textQueensland.
Fix this textOres and concentrates are treated in a blast furnace to produce
Fix this textmatte; that is, a copper-iron sulphide, which also contains the
Fix this textprecious metals present in the original ore.
Fix this textAir is blown through the liquid matte to burn out the iron and
Fix this textsulphur, thus producing blister copper, which is melted again, cast
Fix this textinto anodes, and refined electrolyticaily. The copper so refined is
Fix this textcast into the famous ESA Brand Wirebars and Ingots.
Fix this textThe Company also has a well-equipped plant for the separation
Fix this textand refining of the precious metals, which may be obtained either
Fix this textfrom the original ores, etc., or as bullion.
Fix this textALL THESE OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT WITH THE
Fix this textHIGHEST METALLURGICAL EFFICIENCY AND SKILL. THUS
Fix this textVENDORS CAN BE ASSURED OF MAXIMUM RECOVERY AND
Fix this textHENCE OF MAXIMUM RETURNS.
Fix this textThe Company gives prompt settlement tor the silver and copper
Fix this textcontents of the material shortly after assays have been agreed, at
Fix this textthe same time making an advance payment for gold only.
Fix this textThe Company is an Agent of the Commonwealth Bank for the
Fix this texthandling of gold.
Fix this textA leaflet giving the Company's Ore Purchase Terms will be
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Fix this textThe ELECTROLYTIC REFINING & SMELTING CO. OF AUSTRALI
Fix this text(Incorporated in New South Wales)
Fix this textRegistered Office:
Fix this text25 O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W.
Fix this textMelbourne Office:
Fix this textCOLLINS HOUSE, 360
Fix this textWorks: PORT KEMBLA, N.S.W.
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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