Tungsten, which is used in metal-working, construction and in the manufacture of electrical equipment and light bulbs, was discovered at Hemerdon in 1867.

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Mr Cassagnes saw the potential for the toy when he noticed, while working with metal powders, that marks in a coating of aluminium powder could be seen from the other side of a translucent plate.

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It's a small and unmistakably cool-looking thing, the dark plastics working well with the brushed metal barrel that holds the camera internals.

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He asked anyone who saw metal being loaded on to vehicles from businesses outside normal working hours to dial 999 immediately.

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Lee emigrated from Seoul to the U.S. in 1986, working in Atlanta as a business consultant and scrap metal exporter.

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Devon and Cornwall Police said the scheme was working and was making scrap dealers more aware of the trade in illegal metal.

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Grain farmers replaced working animals with combines and planters, which demanded different homes, usually wide metal sheds.

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Lately, he has been working with palladium and his winning design is an example of his work with this precious metal.

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Through the doors, women working as outsourced workers for existing nearby factories can be seen putting handles on plastic bags and metal springs together.

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