Romance of Mining

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Jun 1, 2023

In Category - Technology & Engineering, Earth Sciences

Authors: Archibald Williams In Year : 1905

Book Language: English

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Introductory
Ancient Mining
The Eldorado of the Great West
The Gold-fields of the Antipodes
Westralia
The Gold-mines of the Witwatersrand
The Eldorado of the North
Diamond Mining
The Story of the Comstock Lode
The Mines of Leadville
The Mines of Silverland
The Real del Monte
The Copper Mines of the Rio Tinto
Other Famous Copper Mines
Quicksilver Mining
The Tin Mines of Cornwall
Coal and Coal Mining
Work in the Coal Mines
The Mining of Iron
Marble Quarries
Stone and Granite Quarries
The Burma Ruby Mines
Salt Mines
Sulphur Mining
The Perils of Mining

Any writer on mining in its general aspect is, when casting about for a starting-point, driven to express what others have said before him-that the history of mining is the history of civilization. The following pages, while touching on the chief branches of the mining industry, must necessarily omit reference to many of the great treasure-houses of the world. Special prominence has been given to the precious metals, because their discovery and working has witnessed the most stirring scenes in mining life. We have the whole world to roam over; so excursions are made into those spots where typical or prominent instances of mining of various minerals are to be found.