Talk:Clackline Refractory

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largely untouched

The article says

By 1908, thousands of tonnes of clay had been mined, but the deposit was still largely untouched.

which doesn't read quite right to me. "Largely untouched" seems to contradict "thousands of tonnes ... mined". I presume what the article means is "barely scratched the surface of" or "barely made a dent in" but such expressions are too informal. Any suggestions? Mitch Ames (talk) 13:10, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps we could quote the source directly; then the article could say something like

By 1908, thousands of tonnes of clay had been mined, reportedly "without making any appreciable impression upon the enormous deposit".^[3]

- Evad37 [talk] 05:38, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The word "reportedly" (and thus also the comma) is superfluous if you're quoting, but otherwise that would work. Mitch Ames (talk) 06:50, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done, without reportedly - Evad37 [talk] 07:45, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]