Ore Collection (page 2)

Strategic factors in the north by G. H. Davis
Strategic factors in the north: Swedish iron ore; Norways coast. A pictorial map of Scandinavia, showing the iron fields and their ports of shipment

Exposition Nancy 1909 - Accumulators Lorraine ore hoppers with hatches. Date: circa 1911

Pier, Wabana Iron MIne, Belle Isle, Newfoundland
Dominion Iron and Steel Company Pier at the Wabana Iron MIne, Belle Isle, Newfoundland, Canada. Date: 1902

Nova Scotia Steel Co Pier, Wabana, Belle Isle, Newfoundland
Nova Scotia Steel Companys Pier, Wabana Iron Mine, Belle Isle, Newfoundland, Canada. Date: 1902

Manganese Mine, Insuta, Gold Coast, Ghana, West Africa. Discovered in 1915 when allies were in dire need of Manganese ore

Bronze Foundry - Tonkin, Vietnam
Bronze Foundry Workers - Tonkin, Vietnam Date: 1904

A Bristol Sycamore operated by Australian National Airways equipped with an electromagnetometer for locating mineral ore deposits

Butterscotch wulfenite
A large specimen of the mineral wulfenite from the Glove Mine, Arizona, USA

Psilomelane
A bright black botryoidal mass of psilomelane. Psilomelane comprises of (barium manganese oxide hydroxide). Specimen from Monkstone mine, Brent Tor, Devon

Bornite
A specimen of the mineral Bornite. This specimen is from the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London

Native Iron
Native iron is a heavy, magnetic element (Fe). Specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Zincite comprises of (zinc oxide). It is an important ore of zinc, and almost exclusive to one mining locality in New Jersey, U.S.A. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Franklinite, fluorescing
Ore of zinc fluorescing under ultra violet radiation: calcite - pink; willemite - green; zincite - blue; franklinite - black. See image number 388 for white light view

Kernite is composed of hydrated sodium borate hydroxide with transparent crystals. Kernite is also an important ore of borax. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Bournonite or cog-wheel ore comprises of (copper lead antimony sulphide). Cog wheel ore contains the mineral chromite, though it is difficult to extract from crystals

Chromite (iron chromium oxide) is the ore of chromium and has an attractive shiny surface. It is used in the manufacture of stainless steel and in metallic paints

Acanthite
A specimen of the mineral acanthite (silver sulphide). Acanthite is a sliver based mineral and black in colour

Liroconite comprises of (hydrated copper aluminum arsenate hydroxide). It is blue in colour and forms from the oxidation of copper ores. Specimen from the collections of the Truro Museum, Cornwall

Copper is an elemental metal. Seen here is a dendritic or branching native copper specimen from the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London

Muscovite
A specimen of muscovite (Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride) with hematite and limonite inclusions, from Adelaide Australia

Rutile
A specimen of the mineral rutile (titanium oxide) which is a major ore of the metal titanium. This specimen is from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. USA

Galena
A specimen of the mineral galena (lead sulphide) which is a major ore of lead as well as silver. This specimen is from Wanlockhead mine Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Copper ore
A watercolour drawing of various copper ores by Henry Bone 1755-1834. Original drawing for plate in Philip Rashleighs 1797 Specimens of British Minerals

Ore mineral
A painting of ore minerals by Miss F. Rashleigh from a specimen from the Philip Rashleigh collection. Artwork completed around 1800

Hematite
Iridescent crystalline mass of hematite (iron oxide) from Rio Marina, Elba. Specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Teak mill - Moulmein

The landing, of the naval expedition, against Tabasco Mexico. Com...ore M.C. Perry in command. Date c1848

The U. S. naval expedition under Com ore M. C. Perry, ascendi
The U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River; destroying the forts, and taking possesion sic of the port of Tuspan... Date c1848

Rosedale Mines, North Yorkshire - Ironstone Working
Rosedale Mines, North York Moors, North Yorkshire - Ironstone Working Mines - 1856-1926. Date: circa 1920s

Miners - Ironwood, Michigan - Lowered into pit. Date: circa 1910s

Silver Mining / Peru 1869
An apire or ore-bearer in the silver mines at Cerro de Pasco, Peru. Date: 1869

Murchison Lectures
Sir Roderick Murchison lectures on geology (the distribution of gold ore) at the Royal Institution in London. Date: 1850

Canvassing for Votes in Derby, 1910
Three images depicting candidates canvassing for votes in Derby during the General Election of 1910. At half-time, the Unionist candidates walk across the ground in the match between Derby County

Poster depicting the sorting of manganese ore
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the sorting of manganese ore

Vigra Gold Mine, Wales, 1862
Engraving showing the crushing mill of Vigra gold mine, beside the Hirgwm river in North Wales, 1862. The waterwheel shown was about 60ft in diameter

Bullion Office. Bank of England. English Silver
The chief supply of native silver comes from the lead mines of Northumberland, this engraving shows a large lump of silver ore weighing 2 cwts

Gold Shovelled like Coal. A Curiosity of a Siberian Mine. Spa
Illustration from sketches by Special Artist Julius Price in Siberia showing Russian women working on the Siberian gold mines, shovelling ore like coal. Women are paid badly, worse than men

America, San Francisco. Gold-Washing at the Diggings
Engraving of two men engaged in digging for gold and sifting the ore in a cradle, washing the silt away from the crystals of gold in the river

Tunnel in St. Davids Mine, Wales, 1911
Photograph showing two miners pushing a cart of ore along a tunnel in the St. Davids mine, near Carnarvon in Wales, 1911. This mine, 500 feet deep

Brazil. Gold Washing. A Gold Washing
An engraving of a rocky and mountainous region with a wide river running through it, in the distance men are washing ore in the river propecting for gold

Royal Institution Lecture on Gold, London, 1850
Engraving showing a lecture given by Sir Roderick Murchison about the geographical distribution of gold ore, held at the Royal Institution, London, 1850

Gold in the Land of the Nile. Ancient Gold Crushing Mills
Gold mining was established in Ancient Egypt and there exist many ancient gold mine workings and these mills for crushing the ore

Gold at Monte Rosa 5
Extraction of gold from the ore at Monte Rosa, northern Italy

Gold at Monte Rosa 4
Miners bring the excavated ore to the refinery for crushing and extraction

Wales / Anglesey
Amlwych, Anglesey, Wales, once a busy seaport, shipping ore from the Parys Mountain copper mines, where the Romans are said to have obtained much of their copper

Open Cast Iron Mining
Men working at an open cast iron mine, shovelling iron ore into a horse-drawn cart

Iron Mine Sweden
The open-cast iron mine at Dannemora, Sweden, is state of the art for its day : the ore is hauled up a lift to ground level

Smelting Ore, Sweden
Medieval depiction of smelting ore, Sweden

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