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Boomtown & Mining History 1859: Bodie, California ... by prospector Wakeman S. Bodey, who the town was named after. Bodey died in November making a supply trip and becoming stranded in a blizzard. 1862: The Rise & Fall of Cerro Gordo Originally a small-scale operation worked by Mexicans between 1862 and 1866, the mine was included ... 1870: Darwin ... gold, silver, and lead deposits were again discovered in the Coso Range, resulting in ... 1871: Chloride Cliff ... some say he picked up a rock to kill a rattlesnake and found ore--Franklin somehow found what he thought was a vein of ... 1877: Wildrose Charcoal Kilns The kilns operated until the summer of 1878 when the Argus mines, due to deteriorating ore quality, closed and ... 1880: Providence & The Bonanza King Andy McFarlane and Charley Hassen “concluded to try their luck, and were rewarded by the discovery of a wonderful bonanza.” 1881: Harmony Borax Works During the summer months, when the weather was so hot that processing water would not cool enough to permit ... 1881: Calico Ghost Town Below the Silver King Mine the town of Calico grew slowly. In the spring of 1882 there were only 100 people living ... 1894: Lost Horse Mine When the story of the Lost Horse Mine is told, it sounds like a western campfire tale: gun slinging cowboys, cattle rustlers, horse ... 1903: Keane Wonder Mine Since this was Keane’s first strike in 8 years of desert prospecting, it is not surprising that he named it the... 1904: Rhyolite, Nevada “... the quartz was just full of free gold... it was the original bullfrog rock... this banner is a crackerjack” declared Shorty! 1905: The Inyo Mine It appeared that the prospector's dream was about to come true for the two men, as they found ... 1905: History of Leadfield Leadfield, in fact, had ore from the beginning, which was in 1905, not in 1925. During the early days of the Bullfrog boom... 1906: History of Skidoo In January 1906 two wandering prospectors, John Ramsey and John (One-Eye) Thompson were headed towards the new gold strike at Harrisburg. Along the way ... |
Mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. Materials commonly recovered by mining include bauxite, coal, copper, diamonds, iron, gold, lead, manganese, magnesium, nickel, phosphate, platinum, rock salt, silver, tin, titanium, uranium, and zinc. Other highly useful materials that are mined include clay, sand, cinder, gravel, granite, and limestone. Any material that cannot be grown from agricultural processes must be mined. Mining techniques Mining techniques can be divided into two basic excavation types: 1. Surface mining 2. Sub-surface mining Extractive metallurgy The science of extractive metallurgy is the study of beneficiation and extraction of valuable metals and minerals from their ores. Although extractive metallurgy is all encompassing, mineral processing or mineral dressing is often the term used for the study of processing coal, industrial minerals and precious stones, as these are not metals. Mining industry While exploration and mining can sometimes be conducted by individual entrepreneurs or small business, most modern-day mines are large enterprises requiring large amounts of capital to establish. Consequently, the industry is dominated by large, often multinational, mostly publicly-listed companies. What is Gold? Gold is a yellow precious metal which is valued for its beauty and purity as it does not tarnish or oxidize and is nearly indestructable. Coins and jewelry have been made from gold for over 6000 years, and it is regarded as a symbol of wealth. Gold is very is the most malleable of all metals, being too soft to be used in jewelry without being alloyed with other metals. Over 90% of the gold we have today, has been mined since 1848. However, there is less gold per person than ever before. |
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