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... gossan ( decomposed iron ) contained fifteen ounces of gold to the ton ; the prospectors were jubilant . The Tasmanian government sent its geologist , Gustav Thureau , an old German , who issued a glowing report in Octo- ber . He ...
... gossan ( decomposed iron ) contained fifteen ounces of gold to the ton ; the prospectors were jubilant . The Tasmanian government sent its geologist , Gustav Thureau , an old German , who issued a glowing report in Octo- ber . He ...
Page 44
... gossan . Countless centuries of sunshine , rain , frost and ice had leached the copper and sulphur out of the upper oxidized zone of the ore body , leaving a small deposit of reddish gossan enriched with gold and silver . The richest gossan ...
... gossan . Countless centuries of sunshine , rain , frost and ice had leached the copper and sulphur out of the upper oxidized zone of the ore body , leaving a small deposit of reddish gossan enriched with gold and silver . The richest gossan ...
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... gossan on Mt Hamilton , a spur of Mt Read . He blasted the gossan and to his delight the first sample assayed 60 per cent lead , with 22 ounces of gold and 365 ounces of silver a ton . Below the gossan lay rich sulphide ore , carrying ...
... gossan on Mt Hamilton , a spur of Mt Read . He blasted the gossan and to his delight the first sample assayed 60 per cent lead , with 22 ounces of gold and 365 ounces of silver a ton . Below the gossan lay rich sulphide ore , carrying ...
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A Silver Lining | 6 |
gorge 1896 | 39 |
Miners gathered at the mouth of the bonanza tunnel | 74 |
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