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End of an Era: Last U.S. Lead Smelter to Close in December
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Posted on 10/27/2013 9:12:13 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: digger48
has anyone come up with a comparable composite that can take leads place in ammo? Tungsten and depleted uranium come to mind, I'd stick to lead if at all possible.
Regards,
GtG
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posted on
10/27/2013 12:41:25 PM PDT
by
Gandalf_The_Gray
(I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
To: Nachum
Fiorina 161 will pick up the slack.
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posted on
10/27/2013 2:03:12 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(It's not the penalty, it's the lack of coverage on 1 Jan. Think about it.)
To: fella
Of course, anything that might be considered “armor piercing” will be banned eventually as well.
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posted on
10/27/2013 2:05:01 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: TheGipperWasRight
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posted on
10/27/2013 2:07:15 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
(Valley Forge Redux)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
I hope so, otherwise it’s just yet more lost manufacturing and the jobs that go with it.
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posted on
10/27/2013 2:08:33 PM PDT
by
OldNewYork
(Biden '13. Impeach now.)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks Nachum.
The Herculaneum smelter is currently the only smelter in the United States which can produce lead bullion from raw lead ore that is mined nearby in Missouri's extensive lead deposits, giving the smelter its "primary" designation. The lead bullion produced in Herculaneum is then sold to lead product producers, including ammunition manufactures for use in conventional ammunition components such as projectiles, projectile cores, and primers.
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posted on
10/27/2013 2:29:43 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: OldNewYork
I invite anyone on this board to google “Herculaneum lead poisoning” to find the true damage this mineral does in an uncontrolled environment.
We need it and depend on it. Production processes to date are deficient.
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posted on
10/27/2013 5:48:56 PM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
To: vette6387
Doe Run skipped the upgrades that every other mineral processing industry did, including coal, copper, iron ore, etc.
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posted on
10/27/2013 7:29:26 PM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
To: Nachum
So, the recycle type smelters will get more business....unitl the EPA turns sauron’s eye toward them. Downside, scarcity and higher prices... upside, won’t have to worry about californistan’s impact on the market much longer.
KYPD
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posted on
10/29/2013 7:31:53 AM PDT
by
petro45acp
(It's a fabian thing.....how do you boil a frog? How's that water feelin right about now?)
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