Onekaka Ironworks
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onekaka-ironworks-300-12472757
title:
Onekaka Ironworks
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Onekaka Iron and Steel was first floated in 1921 with the works becoming operational in 1924 and only ceasing operation in 1935. The ironworks used the limonite ore from nearby to make iron. To smelt the iron, coal and limestone were also necessary and both limestone and the limonite were mined from the hills behind the works and ferried to the works 2.4 km away, in buckets via an aerial ropeway. Coal had originally been planned to come from the Mataura field, but was eventually sourced from Wes
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Former ironworks in New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onekaka_Ironworks
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2024-04-24T19:47:10Z
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