How to Make 1 Million Copper Bars | The Quincy Smelter

Once you pull up copper from a mine, how do you turn it into something you can actually work with? For Michigan's Quincy Mine, the magic happened at the Quincy Smelter. And involved a surprising number of burning logs.

Thanks to the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission for supporting this video! You can learn more about the park here: https://www.nps.gov/kewe

If you'd like to donate to the preservation of the Quincy Smelter, you can do so here: CopperCountryPreservation.org. If you'd like to schedule a tour, you can learn more here: quincymine.com/about; alternatively, you can call 906-482-3101.

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Key research sources:
Dr. Sean Gohman
https://www.nps.gov/kewe/learn/histor...
https://studylib.net/doc/8367228/kewe...
https://www.quincymine.com/photo/quin...
https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/presse/...
https://www.nature.com/articles/133131d0
"The Legacy of American Copper Smelting" by Bode J. Morin
http://npshistory.com/publications/ke...
"Old Reliable: An Illustrated History of the Quincy Mining Company" by Larry D. Lankton
http://www.industrialarchaeology.net/...
https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/19676...