Reconstruction of Copper Smelting Technology Based on 18–20th-Century Slag Remains from the Old Copper Basin, Poland

This research was conducted on historical copper slags from Leszczyna and Kondratów in Lower Silesia, Poland. The area, formerly known as the Old Copper Basin, was a mining and smelting centre between the 18th and 20th centuries, with a dominant period in the 19th century. Cu-carbonates and residual...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Derkowska, Mateusz Świerk, Kamil Nowak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/9/926