The Romance of Mining


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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. (11 hr 25 min)

Chapitres

Introductory 23:36 Lu par Paul Lawley-Jones
Ancient Mining 22:47 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Eldorado of the Great West 45:31 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Gold-fields of the Antipodes 28:31 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Westralia 18:54 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Gold-mines of the Witwatersrand 24:55 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Eldorado of the North 37:10 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Diamond Mining 37:34 Lu par jenno
The Story of the Comstock Lode 58:17 Lu par EdFoster
The Mines of Leadville 13:50 Lu par mleigh
The Mines of Silverland 14:33 Lu par Bryn Roberts
The Real del Monte 23:30 Lu par Ariphron
The Copper Mines of the Rio Tinto 23:49 Lu par Bryn Roberts
Other Famous Copper Mines 41:42 Lu par snash
Quicksilver Mining 20:16 Lu par jenno
The Tin Mines of Cornwall 29:28 Lu par Paul Lawley-Jones
Coal and Coal Mining 37:32 Lu par Claudia Caldi
Work in the Coal Mines 38:34 Lu par Ariphron
The Mining of Iron 30:51 Lu par Ted Lienhart
Marble Quarries 11:48 Lu par Ciufi Galeazzi
Stone and Granite Quarries 20:13 Lu par Ted Lienhart
The Burma Ruby Mines 14:05 Lu par Larry Wilson
Salt Mines 17:25 Lu par Availle
Sulphur Mining 12:57 Lu par Will Caffey
The Perils of Mining 38:01 Lu par mleigh