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Books on: ((gold mining) OR (gold miners))

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Encyclopedia Articles on: ((gold mining) OR (gold miners))

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    Mining
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

    ...are the most common techniques, there are a number of other mining methods. In solution mining the valuable mineral is brought...Narrow, small holes are driven in order to extract the ore (e.g., gold) as cheaply as possible. In placer mining no excavation is involved...
     
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    Gold Rush
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

    ...pursuit of riches was the California gold rush. The discovery of gold at Sutters Mill early in 1848 brought more than 40,000 prospectors...and industry grew rapidly to meet the needs of the settlers; mining, too, soon became big business as corporations replaced the...
     
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    Gold
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

    GOLD metallic chemical element; symbol Au Lat. aurum =shining dawn; at. no. 79; at. wt. 196.9665; m.p. 1,064.43 degrees...that it is not visible. It is found also in alluvial placer deposits, which are worked by panning, dredging, and hydraulic mining. Gold is extracted from its ores by mechanical means and separated from other metals by chemical processes, notably the...
     
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    Siberia
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

    ...mining began around 1700; gold mining did not develop until the 1830s...generally unproductive; the gold miners were usually free laborers...spurred the development of coal mining and the opening of repair shops...output, mainly in the form of gold. During the Revolution...
     
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    Juneau
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

    ...Alaska Panhandle; settled by gold miners 1880, inc. 1900. A...Salmon and halibut fishing, mining, and tourism are also important...Juneau and a partner discovered gold nearby in 1880, and the city developed as a gold rush town. It was officially...
     

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