Blasting for Lead

4,108 views · Published 20 February 2009 · 2:16 · Indexed 26 September 2026

Channel: HowStuffWorks · 2009 · Howto & Style

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It takes more than a little muscle strength to extract lead from mines. Watch the miners at work and find out why explosives are needed to recover this valuable element in this clip from Discovery Channel's "HowStuffWorks" show.

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