tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post7149850294229763828..comments2024-03-27T18:20:35.784-04:00Comments on The Beading Gem: The Ironmaster's Gem Jewelry by Larry BrunoThe Beading Gemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-55169057352331841782015-04-23T16:58:38.305-04:002015-04-23T16:58:38.305-04:00Thank you Aims and Pearl, for such interesting inf...Thank you Aims and Pearl, for such interesting information. The slag really is molten when it is dumped. <br />Well I can say this day has not been wasted as I've learned something new. :)Almost Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349435936032378395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-59359015507069214722015-04-22T20:24:27.929-04:002015-04-22T20:24:27.929-04:00Good old Youtube! They have a few videos of Sudbu...Good old Youtube! They have a few videos of Sudbury's slag dumping - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COVoFwZTJ0UThe Beading Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-31766350190020503392015-04-22T14:07:52.011-04:002015-04-22T14:07:52.011-04:00Yes Pearl - they dumped it 24 hours a day and at n...Yes Pearl - they dumped it 24 hours a day and at night the glow lit up the sky. We always knew (anywhere in Sudbury) when they were dumping at night because the sky glowed red until the molten slag cooled. It was really an incredible sight! <br /><br />There were mounds of the black slag everywhere. When the dumping site got too big they moved the tracks somewhere else and started again. <br /><br />I don't know what they do now with it - probably the same thing. I haven't been back in over 15 years. But I'll never forget it. aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-77595238350453164182015-04-22T03:32:43.990-04:002015-04-22T03:32:43.990-04:00A visionary, indeed! The jewelry is so beautiful!A visionary, indeed! The jewelry is so beautiful!bairozanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15480725582668681075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-20709764024828078192015-04-21T13:19:09.011-04:002015-04-21T13:19:09.011-04:00Let me get this straight, they were dumping the mo...Let me get this straight, they were dumping the molten slag? That would be cool to see at night!The Beading Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-8596226683076556092015-04-21T12:28:15.513-04:002015-04-21T12:28:15.513-04:00What beautiful pieces!
I've always laughed wh...What beautiful pieces!<br /><br />I've always laughed when I've seen slag tumbled - and it's because I grew up in Sudbury, Ontario. The slag from the Inco's nickel mine is what 'paved' our driveway in hard little chunks that were murder on your bare feet! <br /><br />The 'event' of the slag being dumped on a regular basis - I forget how many times a day they dumped it - drew thousands of tourists - especially at night. <br /><br />Even as residents of that community we would all pile in the car and go out to the dumping site to watch what we called 'the ghost train' come with it's lava and then sit in awe as they dumped each bucket one at a time. We called it 'the ghost train' because it was electric and you couldn't hear it coming except for a little ping as it crossed each electrical line.<br /><br />The slag was lava when it was dumped and it lit up the night sky with an orange glow and you could feel the heat even from the safety of the parking lot below the dump site.<br /><br />It was almost magical. And totally unforgettable! They even sold postcards of the slag being dumped as it was such an incredible sight!<br /><br />Now - to see someone make something so beautiful from those black hard pieces - that's magical too! aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-37931980227789385162015-04-21T10:54:11.736-04:002015-04-21T10:54:11.736-04:00It takes a visionary to see the potential in what ...It takes a visionary to see the potential in what is a waste product and make it beautiful, doesn't it?The Beading Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-53586612472266471482015-04-21T10:41:21.015-04:002015-04-21T10:41:21.015-04:00Wow - just WOW ! I would never have thought slag ...Wow - just WOW ! I would never have thought slag could be so beautiful. They look like precious stones (or at least semiprecious stones).Almost Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349435936032378395noreply@blogger.com