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... all the activity going on around them , the old gold prospectors shake their heads and say , “ It will never be as good as the old days again . There is nothing like gold . " 11 SCOTIA SCOTIA WAS THE NAME of the place we.
... all the activity going on around them , the old gold prospectors shake their heads and say , “ It will never be as good as the old days again . There is nothing like gold . " 11 SCOTIA SCOTIA WAS THE NAME of the place we.
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... Scotia was signed in May 1967 , the mining partners began exploration work . The drilling programme got off to a disappointing start . Number One Scotia drill was lost , so they began again seven feet away . Within six weeks , the drill ...
... Scotia was signed in May 1967 , the mining partners began exploration work . The drilling programme got off to a disappointing start . Number One Scotia drill was lost , so they began again seven feet away . Within six weeks , the drill ...
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... Scotia . Work at the Scotia nickel mine began soon after the option was exercised . A main shaft was sunk and a poppet- head built . Offices , machinery , sheds , men's living quarters , and a canteen soon followed . By late February ...
... Scotia . Work at the Scotia nickel mine began soon after the option was exercised . A main shaft was sunk and a poppet- head built . Offices , machinery , sheds , men's living quarters , and a canteen soon followed . By late February ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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