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... deposit plunged straight into the earth , and so he drove a tunnel to explore the deposit at a depth of four hundred feet below the outcrop . This tunnel would answer the vital question : was the gold rich at depth ? Unfortunately ...
... deposit plunged straight into the earth , and so he drove a tunnel to explore the deposit at a depth of four hundred feet below the outcrop . This tunnel would answer the vital question : was the gold rich at depth ? Unfortunately ...
Page 243
... deposit . But not close enough , and he added another strange theory . Karl Schmeisser , a German engineer , spent the customary few days and called it ' the mightiest deposit of gold that has been dis- covered in the world up to the ...
... deposit . But not close enough , and he added another strange theory . Karl Schmeisser , a German engineer , spent the customary few days and called it ' the mightiest deposit of gold that has been dis- covered in the world up to the ...
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... deposit which is visible on the surface of the ground . Orebody : a payable deposit of mineral in hard rock . Oxidized zone : the upper part of a lode that has been altered by oxygen and rain . For example , the oxidized zone of a deposit ...
... deposit which is visible on the surface of the ground . Orebody : a payable deposit of mineral in hard rock . Oxidized zone : the upper part of a lode that has been altered by oxygen and rain . For example , the oxidized zone of a deposit ...
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The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining. -- Geoffrey Blainey No preview available - 2021 |
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