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← HistoryWhich outcome directly benefited early Ming Dynasty hydraulic infrastructure projects due to gunpowder extraction?
A)Reduced mine water pumping costs✓
B)Minimized iron ore contaminants
C)Enhanced blast furnace temperatures
D)Improved iron casting precision
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Reduced pumping benefited hydraulic projects because powering pumps with repurposed gunpowder blasting equipment drove down operating costs for pumping water from mines. Therefore, project viability improved rather than the purity or temperature enhancing metallurgy directly.
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