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Page 108
... copper of Kapunda late in 1842. A son of Captain Bagot , picking wildflowers , was attracted by the vivid green of the copper ore . About the same time his neighbour , F. S. Dutton , riding through the rain in search of sheep scattered ...
... copper of Kapunda late in 1842. A son of Captain Bagot , picking wildflowers , was attracted by the vivid green of the copper ore . About the same time his neighbour , F. S. Dutton , riding through the rain in search of sheep scattered ...
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... copper mine in Tasmania had become famous and it resembled Morgan - a pyritic deposit strong in gold at the surface and strong in copper at depth . Dr Jack wrote his fourth report on Mount Morgan in 1898 and abandoned his geyser theory ...
... copper mine in Tasmania had become famous and it resembled Morgan - a pyritic deposit strong in gold at the surface and strong in copper at depth . Dr Jack wrote his fourth report on Mount Morgan in 1898 and abandoned his geyser theory ...
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... copper companies at the turn of the century were unable to extract enough copper from ore that in theory seemed perfectly payable . Pyritic smelting was one answer to this problem , but only a few mines could employ this technique . The ...
... copper companies at the turn of the century were unable to extract enough copper from ore that in theory seemed perfectly payable . Pyritic smelting was one answer to this problem , but only a few mines could employ this technique . The ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
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