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Iron Ore Briquette from Edison Mines, New Jersey, 1899-1900

New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works1899/1900

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Dearborn, MI, United States

During the 1890s, Thomas Edison launched a New Jersey mining operation to address an iron ore shortage. He designed rock-crushing technology and an electromagnetic ore separator to extract low-grade ore from crushed boulders. The final product -- a briquette made of powdered iron ore -- didn't do well commercially, especially after high-grade ore was discovered around Lake Superior. In 1899, Edison left the industry.

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  • Title: Iron Ore Briquette from Edison Mines, New Jersey, 1899-1900
  • Creator: New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
  • Date Created: 1899/1900
  • Location: United States, New Jersey, Edison
  • Subject Keywords: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Fuel, Iron mines, Blast furnaces, Briquets (Fuel)
  • Type: Objects
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Patent Place: New Jersey
  • Object Name: Briquet (fuel)
  • Object ID: 29.1116.1
  • Inventor: Thomas Edison
  • Invention: Briquette
  • Image ID: THF161417
  • Field: Mining
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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