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Gold mines and mining

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  • A map of Witwatersrand goldfield, South Africa, showing properties of the Rand Mines Limited. Chromolithograph after Edward H. V. Melvill.
  • Gold mining: a man using a hose to wash away soil. Wood engraving.
  • Mineral extraction: using water to expose gold-bearing rock at the Transvaal gold fields. Wood engraving, 1889.
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    Becoming American: the Chinese experience. Pt. 1, Gold mountain dreams.

    | Date: 2003
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    A map of Witwatersrand goldfield, South Africa, showing properties of the Rand Mines Limited. Chromolithograph after Edward H. V. Melvill.

    Melvill, Edward H.V (Edward Harker Vintcent), 1859-1914. | Date: [1895] | Reference: 29630i
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    Gold mining: a man using a hose to wash away soil. Wood engraving.

    | Date: 1883 | Reference: 29595i
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    Mineral extraction: using water to expose gold-bearing rock at the Transvaal gold fields. Wood engraving, 1889.

    | Date: 1889 | Reference: 29594i
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