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To: DavesM who wrote (237311)	3/13/2002 11:37:58 AM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 769670

One casulty of losing the big integrated mills would be in cinders. When iron ore is melted there is a lot of dirt and sand that gets melted too. This floats to the top where it is skimmed off. The skim is a hard and fireproof material which has rounded edges perfect for a cinder track. It's also pressed into cinder-blocks which are one of the cheapest building materials. Cinders come from many ore furnaces but iron ore is especially plentiful and generally non-toxic. TP