alluvial miner
1alluvial miner — /əˌluviəl ˈmaɪnə/ (say uh.loohveeuhl muynuh) noun someone who seeks for alluvial gold …
2Martin Hannah — (28 February 1865 – 27 March 1953) was an Australian politician. Born in Whroo, Victoria, to miner James Smith Hannah and Elizabeth Irving, both Scottish born, he attended country schools before becoming an alluvial miner and timber worker at… …
3Hushing — is an ancient mining method using a flood or torrent of water to reveal mineral veins. [cite web url=http://www.durham miner.org.uk/miner/projects.nsf/581cd74a9c6aa8b080256d48003758cb/6c0a47fe223b390880256e82004577a2?OpenDocument title=Durham… …
4Mining in Cornwall and Devon — Ruin of Cornish tin mine …
5Death Valley National Park — IUCN Category II (National Park) …
6Diamond — This article is about the mineral. For the gemstone, see Diamond (gemstone). For other uses, including the shape ◊, see Diamond (disambiguation) …
7Placer mining — (pronounced plass er ) refers to the mining of alluvial deposits for minerals. This may be done by open pit (also called open cast mining) or by various forms of tunneling into ancient riverbeds. Excavation may be accomplished using water… …
8placer mining — ☆ placer mining [plas′ər ] n. mining of placer deposits by washing, dredging, or other hydraulic methods * * * Oldest method of recovering gold from alluvial deposits. It takes advantage of gold s high density, which causes it to sink more… …
9Vorlandbecken — sind Sedimentbecken, die Orogenen vorgelagert sind. Sie sind tektonisch bedingt und entstehen im Vorland durch Einsinken eines kontinentalen Krustenabschnitts vor der Auflast einer heranrückenden orogenen Deckenfront. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… …
10Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
