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CreepyCreeps100

Ore Purification

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After a well done trip of mining all the way down to bedrock (took approximately 20hr) and a splendid idea came to mind.

After we dig the ore it needs to be purified by water flowing downwards in 3 different basins (that is where all the waste goes) and then landing in a last pool ready to be collected. The waste that comes with this process can be put into a sluice box to gain gems. After that, the ore is ready to be melted in a firepit/bloomery to then gain your splendid metal. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Don't spam click the post button

I really dont know what happened...
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Ooh, this is a cool idea. As it stands right now, your pickaxe is magically capable of perfectly isolating the ore from its' surrounding stone. A big part of the mining industry is the isolation of the incoming ore and eventual pure metals, so this could work nicely. Would also be a good reason to finally make that Sluice.

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Not really realistic though. In reality, it doesn't matter if you get a bit of host rock in the bloomery or fire pit, it will just collect in the slag. I've talked to bioxx about this sort of thing before, and its pretty much a no-go. sorry guys.

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Fair enough, I hadn't thought about the slag part.

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Not really realistic though. In reality, it doesn't matter if you get a bit of host rock in the bloomery or fire pit, it will just collect in the slag. I've talked to bioxx about this sort of thing before, and its pretty much a no-go. sorry guys.

And wouldn't the slag fuse with the metal making it useless...

And in fact it is realistic as in primitive times this process was once taken to purify ore such as silver, copper and gold,

like in the Laurium mines that used rain water to cleanse the ore from impurities.

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Fair enough, I hadn't thought about the slag part.

You should think about it though...

As you may notice the slag is floating and fusing in your metal making it pretty much useless.

And it is funny that the slag magically separates from the ore in a firepit.

In the bloomery it is fine to put the impure ore in because the waste ends up flowing downwards into a basin where it can be collected.

Please note that we are in the 20th century and that ore is much easier to process with new technologies

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21st century actually. And he already said no for now so don't worry about it.

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