ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, bˌiːˌeɪtʃpˈiː ɐkwˈaɪɚd lˈænd ɔnðə ɹˈɪvɚ ʃˈoːɹ æt mˈeɪfiːld ˈiːst fɔːɹ smˈɛltɚz, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn ɪt wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðæt ðeɪ wʊd kənstɹˈʌkt hˈɪɹ ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ stˈiːl wˈɜːks ænd fˈaʊndɹiz, wɪð ɐ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftitˈʌn blˈæst fˈɜːnɪs ænd θɹˈiː sˈɪksti fˈaɪvtˈʌn ˈoʊpən hˈɑːɹθ stˈiːl fˈɜːnɪsᵻz, ɐ blˈuːm mˈɪl ænd hˈɛvi ɹˈeɪl mˈɪl, wɪð baɪpɹˈɑːdʌkt kˈoʊk ˈʌvənz tə səplˈaɪ kˈoʊk fɚðə blˈæst fˈɜːnɪsᵻz.
In 1896, BHP acquired land on the river shore at Mayfield East for smelters, and in 1910 it was decided that they would construct here a major steel works and foundries, with a 350-ton blast furnace and three 65-ton open hearth steel furnaces, a bloom mill and heavy rail mill, with by-product coke ovens to supply coke for the blast furnaces.