Calciner Stack at Grenville United Mine

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The photograph on this page of Calciner Stack at Grenville United Mine by Tony Atkin as part of the Geograph project.

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Calciner Stack at Grenville United Mine

Image: © Tony Atkin Taken: 18 Aug 2007

Tin ore was roasted at a low heat to drive off sulphur and arsenic which would have ruined the smelting process. The fumes went through a long tunnel where arsenic was deposited on the walls and the remaining fumes went out through this chimney. In the mid distance can be seen the King Edward Mine, now a museum, and on the horizon is the Woolf's Engine House Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.201103
Longitude
-5.27238