The rivets and grommets are made of copper and come from a company in Missouri, that acquires it's raw materials from U.S. mines. In 2014 the United States produced 1.37 million metric tons of copper, worth $9.7 billion, making it the world's fourth largest copper producer. Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, and Montana are the top five copper producing states. The process of extracting copper from copper ore varies according to the type of ore and the desired purity of the final product. The process is of several steps in which unwanted materials are physically or chemically removed, and the concentration of copper is progressively increased. The first step is mining, usually from huge open-pit mines by drilling and blasting with explosives.
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Silver is mined from a variety of states in the U.S. The process for turning raw silver into useable material is very similar to that of the copper. It mined, refined, smelted, molded, and eventually made into …show more content…
Most scraps are the corners pieces or thin strips between cuts. Even those small scraps don't go to waste. Those scraps are bundled and resold at the retail store to people who work on smaller projects. The bigger leather scraps are given to a gentleman who makes leather ornament moose out of them, that are sold in the store. Duluth Pack tries to be green. The company isn't just conscious about waste in their factory. After the Minneapolis Metrodome roof collapsed in 2010, about three acres worth of Teflon-coated fiberglass was going to be dumped in a landfill, were it would have taken and estimated 1,500 years to decompose. The material is waterproof and durable, and was seen as perfect for Duluth Pack's line of heavy-duty bags. A limited edition duffle bag and shell bag were produced with the salvaged material. Duluth Packs come with a lifetime guarantee, I try not to be to abusive to my pack, so the end of its life should be far away. The process as a whole is fairly efficient. Most of the raw materials are extracted and processed in the United State, they don't have to travel
Silver is mined from a variety of states in the U.S. The process for turning raw silver into useable material is very similar to that of the copper. It mined, refined, smelted, molded, and eventually made into …show more content…
Most scraps are the corners pieces or thin strips between cuts. Even those small scraps don't go to waste. Those scraps are bundled and resold at the retail store to people who work on smaller projects. The bigger leather scraps are given to a gentleman who makes leather ornament moose out of them, that are sold in the store. Duluth Pack tries to be green. The company isn't just conscious about waste in their factory. After the Minneapolis Metrodome roof collapsed in 2010, about three acres worth of Teflon-coated fiberglass was going to be dumped in a landfill, were it would have taken and estimated 1,500 years to decompose. The material is waterproof and durable, and was seen as perfect for Duluth Pack's line of heavy-duty bags. A limited edition duffle bag and shell bag were produced with the salvaged material. Duluth Packs come with a lifetime guarantee, I try not to be to abusive to my pack, so the end of its life should be far away. The process as a whole is fairly efficient. Most of the raw materials are extracted and processed in the United State, they don't have to travel