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| Barite-James and Charelle Webb collection, page 279; Azurite-Bob Howard collection, page 138; Calcite- Kevin...pounds. Painting Century Plant in the Big Bend area (1939) by Jerry Bywaters. Courtesy Amon Carter Museum...there; the first claims were staked in 1894 and mining soon commenced. Eventually over two dozen mines...that railroads were being constructed through the area. George F. Kunz described a sky-blue celestine crystal... Fine topaz crystals continued to come from the area for most of the 20th century, many from fee-collecting |
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| Budil (2023) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009–2023) Mineral Association...May–June, 2023 The story of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum, founded by the brothers, goes back to the...on top of the hill. In 1989, the Sterling Hill Mining Company was formed, and a massive and vigorous...Sterling Hill mine as the focus of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum is a remarkable achievement in saving one...the Warren Museum of Fluorescence, displays of mining equipment (Robert made five trips to Michigan and |
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| “the highest located adit in the Mundo Nuevo mining area, operated by the Ortega brothers in 2005-2006...fluorite from Cantera Llamas in Spain, and even some interesting old malachite after azurite specimens from...Mintreasure site, wherein the fans are seen lined up as vein fillings, are representative of the best this occurrence...the Daybreak mine, Washington; or the Streuberg quarry in the Vogtland region of Saxony; or from hard-to-remember...places in France or Portugal. But from the ancient mining district of Johanngeorgenstadt?! The specimen, |
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| Tampa, FL Correspondents Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Joe Polityka Staten Island, NY Jeffrey A. Scovil...minerals of the Mazarrón-Águilas mining district, Murcia Province, Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Africa. Sid was born into a mining family on March 8, 1920; his father was mining tin as early as 1920 all...Specialties: Systematic Mineral Coll’n Western Museum of Mining & Industry Curator: Terry A. Girouard Tel: (719)...Specialties: Colorado minerals & ores, Western mining memorabilia, 14,000-vol. research library The |
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| (2016) Alex & Laura Schauss (2012–2017) Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) Mathew Singleton & Sue Wearden... Frontispiece. Map of Afghanistan and surrounding area in 1887. The pegmatite areas north of the Kunar...river valleys. Gravel roads approach some of the mining areas fairly closely, but many of the narrow, steep...612 In some places (e.g. the mines at Paprok), mining is limited to the very short season when there...problems limit the use of mechanized equipment. Mining at these more difficult, higher-elevation locations |
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| articles of interest to mineralogists, collectors and mining historians. Contributions or suggestions for articles...to Namibia, where members were able to collect azurite nodules underground on level 5 of the Tsumeb Mine...Arsenopyrite is locally abundant and its oxidation in vein assemblages which also contain primary lead, zinc...worked a substantial northeast-southwest trending vein, which cuts across the eastern flank of High Pike...levels, cross-cuts driven north to intersect the vein from NY 3244 3534 and NY 3272 3534, respectively |
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| ......................... 4 BY ALFREDO PETROV Mining, Politics, and Tumult: A Brief Look at Bolivian...years beginning in the 1880s or 90s, when foreign mining engineers, mainly British, German, and the occasional...as many as live in New York City) spread over an area almost as large as Texas and California combined...Amazonian jungle. Geologically this vast lowland area (roughly the size of Texas) is an extension of the...the fastest growing regions, economically. This area boasts a rapidly growing network of roads focused |
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| need for a compilation of Spanish geological and mining terminology that goes beyond the few Spanish-English...terms, which have grown out of five centuries of mining tradition in Latin America, and frequently draw...Paraguay Peru petroleum plural Puerto Rico seismology Spain statistics Dominican Republic surveying southwest...ingles o espanol. Area Area A number of local measures of area are used in Spain and Latin America:...America: almud (Venezuela) area (Venezuela) besana (Cuba) braza (Panama) cabelleria (Costa Rica) cabelleria (Cuba) |
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| worth of lead or copper. (The heck they do! Most mining fools don't recognize that carefully harvested...visitable by leaving a little pretty malachite or azurite? Or even gold? Virginia City in Nevada does pretty...----2 October 2005 sinkhole iron mines in that area of Missouri. Most, if not all, of them have either...the other day, when I was trying to find an old quarry that was written up as a popular collecting spot...I), a new pit was opened up adjacent to the old quarry, with trucks and equipment in place. I can hardly |
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| Spanish-English, English-Spanish glossary of gem, mineral and mining terms. BY PAUL WILLARD JOHNSON Price $2.00 r...District ... Alamos District ........ San Bernardo Area Alistos District ........... Magdelena ...........Juan del Rio......................... Queretaro Area............................. 23 24 25 26 26 27...67 68 68 68 69 69 69 74 GLOSSARY OF MINERAL AND MINING TERMS English — Spanish Spanish — English 77 83...Embassy, Mexico City. Senior Engineer Raymundo Llamas, Comision de Fomento Minero, Mexico City, kindly |
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| Dylan Stolowitz SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009–2016) Mineral Association... May–June, 2017 Contents The St. Andreasberg Mining District, Western Harz Mountains, Niedersachsen.......................... 302 History 1487–1624: Mining Begins in the Oxidation Zone ................................. 315 Modernization and the End of Mining ................................... 317 Collecting...miners working in the lode” (Simonin, 1869). The Mining District Western Harz Mountains Niedersachsen, |
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| . . . . . . . . . 71 Of slags and men. Iron mining and metallurgy in the Mira valley (Southwest Portugal)... . . . . . . . . . . 313 Prehistoric copper mining and metallurgical expertise in Ireland William...space. These include the catalogues of the PBF 1 Area de Prehistoria. Departamento de Historia, Arte y...the movement and deposition of metal objects in mining areas of Central Europe (Junk et al. 2001). The...other archaeological features, such as settlements, mining resources, etc.; – Possibility of making this information |
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| de Geologia Universidad de Oviedo 33005 Oviedo, Spain GARCIA ISBN-13 :978-3-642-83982-5 e-ISBN-13 :978-3-642-83980-1...Circum-Atlantic Paleozoic Orogens) in Sept. 1986 in Oviedo, Spain. 1. Geology, Stratigraphic-Precambrian-Congresses...Stratigraphic-Paleozoic-Congresses. 3. Geology-Spain-Congresses. 4. Geology-Portugal-Congresses. I. Dallmeyer...and southern margins of Armorica. Moreover, the area has largely escaped significant rectonic reworking...international conference in September 1986, in Oviedo, Spain. The conference focused on the geologic evolution |
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| .............................. History of Peru Mining in Peru The Mineral Specimen Business C o l l e... Figure 1. The departments of Peru. Most metal mining is centered in Ancash, La Libertad, Huanuco, Pasco...study in contrasts: jungle lowlands dominate the area east of the Andes, while a remarkably barren desert...iran/a Figure 2. Locality map of central Peru; mining areas discussed here are under lined (from Boggio...1985). J T h e H is t o r y of P eru j n s Mining and the recovery of mineral specimens in any country |
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| Metals Steve Voynick 36 Bisbee’s Rich History Of Mining (Part II) Bob Rush 28 REGULAR COLUMNS Field...Mountains of Montana not far from the Bighorn Canyon area of Wyoming. According to John Hurst in his book...Fairburn agates. Dryhead agates are found in an area near Dryhead Creek, Montana. The name comes from...have been found in sub-locations in the general area of the Pryor Mountains, including the Crow Indian...currently closed to collecting. Despite rumors about the area being turned into a wild horse preserve or other |
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| Tampa, FL Correspondents Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Michael P. Cooper Nottingham, England Thomas P....Motto bestowed by Charles V o f Spain INTRODUCTION Charles V of Spain was the fortunate ruler in charge...doubt, be much silver. Subsequently a well-equipped mining expedition was dispatched to the site, but after...was involved in mining at Porco about 75 km away. He had been chasing some lost llamas up the side of...Cotamito and a man named Santandia, and they began mining the rich surface ores. Production continued through |
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| (2016) Alex & Laura Schauss (2012–2017) Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) Mathew Singleton & Sue Wearden...Pohl-Ströher, the Technical University of the Freiberg Mining Academy lost a patron who, through the permanent...red inclusions of chlorite and hematite. Although mining came to an end there in 1962, the site has been...vacationers on their way to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. HISTORY* The presence of iron ore in...reconnaissance trip to Vermilion Lake. However, the area was so remote that little attention was paid to |
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| Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú A translation of Minería y Metalurgia en el Antiguo Perú Arqueológicas...[Minería y metalurgia en el antiguo Perú. English] Mining and metallurgy in ancient Perú / by Georg Petersen...and shell, from the central or southern coastal area of Perú, Coastal Tiahuanaco style. From the Robert... Contents Introduction to the English translation of Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú Prologue . . . |
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| fR/^PI5C0%ubUc library lineral Wealth and Colonial Mining and Metallurgy in Spanish America edited by Alan...Quest of Mineral Wealth Aboriginal and Colonial Mining and Metallurgy in Spanish America edited by Alan...quest of mineral wealth: aboriginal and colonial mining and metallurgy in Spanish America / edited by Alan...Overview Robert C. West 5 Observations on Ancient Mining within the Northwestern Regions of the Mesoamerican...Phil C. Weigand 21 Pre-Hispanic Metallurgy and Mining in the Andes: Recent Advances and Future Tasks |
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| JUNE Contents for June, 1948 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................Association 482 ROCKS AND MINERAU CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY 9th Annual Convention California Federation of...follows the shape of the basi n. Outside of the area are the normal sedimentary rocks of the region (Paleozoic...some of the more recent mining and prospecting activities. Residents of the area are friendly and are willing...collecting at Magnet Cove today are where various mining and prospecting activities have been under way |
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| we never locate a pocket of blazing gems or a vein of fabulously rich ore, or a deposit of almost priceless...Where You Find The gamble It Low and high 44 of mining. Placer mines. grade gold mines. Dredging. The...16. 17. 18. GOLD ORE COPPER ORES (malachite, azurite, cuprite) 19. 20. CHAPTER I. SOME ROCK FORMING...35 35 Modern Alaskan Gold Mine 44? Quarry Hydraulic Gold Mining Panning Gold by Hand in Panama A Placer...Ancient Aztec Art Surface Plant of a Lead Mine Mining an Open Vein of Chrome Ore Hauling Chrome Ore to the Railroad |
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| years were the primary reference for geologists, mining men, professional prospectors, and mineral enthusiasts...prospecting equipment, the legal intricacies of staking a mining claim, and the identification of promising geological...12. Sampling, Testing, Assaying 13. Staking a Mining Claim 137 149 157 167 Contents PART 3 14... likewise a man of worldwide experience in mining. The present book, newly titled to emphasize prospecting...congenial to the individual is familiar with the mining customs and laws of a free-enterprise system. Opportunities |
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| Morley, D. Foley A history and guide to two famous mining towns of Califon1ia's Northern Mines, highly illustrated...--l-------+--...!'..?5•-1 I.RIO TINTO, CERRO COLORADO, SPAIN 2 8OLIDEN, SWEDEN 3.0UTOCUMPU i FINLAND 4.BOl'I...that were built in San Francisco for the Anaconda Mining Company by the Union Iron Works in 1896. Used at...four-deck cages at the rate of 2400 feet per minute. (-MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS) The Encompassing Story... and Mr. Leonard U. Salkield of Punta Chulera, Spain, both of whom have been directors or officers of |
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| so successful. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. Mining Machinery Dept. OFFICES For Canadian MILWAUKEE...service from Superior Jaw Crusher Worthington mining equipment the from the standpoint of first cost...most wear, Worthington meets the needs of the mining industries with a complete line of products, from...Mills PUMPS, COMPRESSORS, OIL AND GAS ENGINES, MINING AND SMELTING MACHINERY CTON JOHN D. RYAN, ...OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ANACONDA COPPER MINING Co., WHOSE BUTTE MlNES YIELD 10% OF THE |
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| Ottenburgs - W. De Vos - Primary minerals of Zn-Pb mining and metallurgical dumps and their environmental...wastes (Fig. 2). The Plombiéres dumps occupy an area of about 400 x 700 m with heaps of dumped material...and its alloys and in ZnO. The dumps also contain mining wastes composed of pyrite, melnikovite, and iron...Introduction Extensive Zn—Pb mining and smelting was carried out in the area of La Calamine and Plombiéres...and heat generating plants (about 5%); (5) Zn—Pb mining waste (about 5%); (6) various rubble of bricks |
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