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Reverberatory Furnace Practice at Noranda

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Developments in reverberatory furnace practice at Noranda over the period 1928 to 1953 are described. Features of interest are increasing furnace tonnage from 700 to 2000 tons per furnace day, the use of the suspended basic roof, and improvements in furnace fuel ratio. Points of comparison and contrast between Canadian and American furnace practice are given.

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  1. Noranda Mines Ltd., Noranda, Que., Canada

    J. N. Anderson (Member AIME, Smelter Superintendent)

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Discussion on this paper, TP 3709D, may be sent, 2 copies, to AIME by Aug. 1, 1954. Manuscript, July 20, 1953. Los Angeles Meeting, February 1953.

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Anderson, J.N. Reverberatory Furnace Practice at Noranda. JOM 6, 745–758 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03377420

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