Title: A 100 Ton Discovery at the Port of Rochester Post by: Donna on 17-Jun-13, 08:55:57 AM http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2013/06/100-ton-slag-at-the-port-of-rochester/ (http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2013/06/100-ton-slag-at-the-port-of-rochester/)
David DiPonzio, a firefighter with the Lake Shore Fire District in Greece, was hanging out at Ontario Beach Park about a week ago when he took these photos of a strange-looking crater in the middle of the parking lot Title: Re: A 100 Ton Discovery at the Port of Rochester Post by: patsy6 on 17-Jun-13, 09:10:03 AM Very interesting! I had no idea there was an iron mining operation right across the river from where I live. Thanks for posting, Donna.
Title: Re: A 100 Ton Discovery at the Port of Rochester Post by: Carol P. on 17-Jun-13, 08:12:08 PM Very interesting. Thanks for posting Donna!
Title: Re: A 100 Ton Discovery at the Port of Rochester Post by: valhalla on 18-Jun-13, 09:21:53 AM Much "newer" than the process that I was familiar with - the old iron mines in Ringwood, NJ - very interesting!
Title: Re: A 100 Ton Discovery at the Port of Rochester Post by: Donna on 18-Jun-13, 09:43:10 AM http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2013/06/100-ton-slag-at-the-port-of-rochester/ (http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2013/06/100-ton-slag-at-the-port-of-rochester/) More on this. Scroll past yesterdays post! Pretty cool!
Title: Re: A 100 Ton Discovery at the Port of Rochester Post by: Donna on 30-Aug-13, 08:50:49 AM http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2013/08/man-vs-100-ton-hunk-of-slag-at-port-of-rochester/ (http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2013/08/man-vs-100-ton-hunk-of-slag-at-port-of-rochester/)
Man vs. The 100 Ton Hunk of Slag Title: Re: A 100 Ton Discovery at the Port of Rochester Post by: patsy6 on 30-Aug-13, 08:57:06 AM So that's why I've been coughing my lungs out for the last week or two! I've been breathing in tiny slag particles from across the river from where I live.
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