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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edison_Ore-Milling_CompanyEdison Ore-Milling Company - Wikipedia

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   Founder. Thomas Edison. Defunct. 1899. ( 1899) Products. Iron ore. The Edison Ore-Milling Company was a venture by Thomas Edison that began in 1881. Edison introduced some significant technological developments to the iron ore milling industry but the company ultimately proved to be unprofitable.

   • Founded: 1881; 142 years ago
   • Industry: Mining

   • Founder: Thomas Edison
   • Products: Iron ore

2. insight.ieeeusa.org › articles › your-engineeringYour Engineering Heritage: Thomas Edison's Legacy in Resource ...

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   Mar 2, 2015 · Edison had long been interested in the challenges of separating metal from earth and rock; in 1879 he organized the Edison Ore Milling Company to commercialize patents for separating the platinum needed for his electric light filament, as well as gold, from platinum ore tailings.

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   Why did the Edison Ore Milling Company go out of business?

   • The Edison Ore Milling Company used this device for a few years, but it then went out of business because it could not attract customers for the ore. Edison’s interest was renewed in the late 1880s. He set up plants near existing iron mines near Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania in 1886 and Ogdensburg, New Jersey in 1889.

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   How did Edison refine iron ore?

   • This mill pulverized the large chunks of ore that came directly from the mine. Edison planned to process 1200 tons of iron ore every twenty hours. The plant had three magnetic separators that could produce a total of 530 tons of refined ore. There was other equipment to re-refine what was left over to extract even more ore.

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   How did Edison get involved in the iron industry?

   • Edison’s interest was renewed in the late 1880s. He set up plants near existing iron mines near Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania in 1886 and Ogdensburg, New Jersey in 1889. The Odgensburg plant was constructed on a large scale, and included what was probably the largest ore-crushing mill in the world at the time.

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   Why did Edison start the Edison Electric Light Company?

   • With the backing of financiers, The Edison Electric Light Co. was formed on November 15 to carry out experiments with electric lights and to control any patents resulting from them. In return for handing over his patents to the company, Edison received a large share of stock.

   Edison's Early Years - Home | Library of Congress

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4. www.thehenryford.org › collections-and-researchThomas Edison at the Edison Ore-Milling Company Office ...

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   Summary. 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 ...

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   Other Ventures: Ore-milling and Cement. Another Edison interest was an ore-milling process that would extract various metals from ore. In 1881, he formed the Edison Ore-Milling Co., but the venture proved fruitless as there was no market for it.

6. ethw.org › Edison_and_Ore_RefiningEdison and Ore Refining - Engineering and Technology ... - ETHW

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   Apr 12, 2017 · Edison first became interested in iron mining around 1880, and he received several patents that year for a device that used a powerful electromagnet to pull bits of iron out of a mixture of iron ore and sand. The Edison Ore Milling Company used this device for a few years, but it then went out of business because it could not attract customers ...

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8. www.nps.gov › edis › year-of-innovation-marchMuckers and Ore Milling - Thomas Edison National Historical ...

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   Mar 26, 2014 · Employing remarkable team work and persistence Edison spent much of the 1890s designing machinery to mine and process iron ore at his Ogdensburg, New Jersey ore milling plant, a project that ultimately failed. Explore these events, during the month of March at Thomas Edison National Historical Park.

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   Edison Ore Milling Company, Ltd. This company was organized on December 9, 1879, to extract iron, gold, and other metals from ores. From September 1881 until January 1883 it operated a plant at Quonocontaug, Rhode Island.