Handbook To The New Gold-Fields

Handbook To The New Gold-Fields
Author: R.M. Ballantyne
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2023-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9359395897

"Handbook to the New Gold-Fields" by R. M. Ballantyne is an insightful and also practical guide that navigates readers through the exhilarating world of gold prospecting during the 19th century gold rush. Drawing from his own experiences and other is extensive research, Ballantyne offers invaluable advice and essential information to those seeking to make their fortune in the newly discovered gold-fields. The handbook covers a wide range of topics, from the basics of gold prospecting and also mining techniques to the logistics of traveling to remote and often challenging locations. Ballantyne's detailed descriptions and firsthand accounts provide a realistic portrayal of the hardships and also rewards of life on the gold-fields. Through the pages of this guidebook and readers are introduced to the diverse cast of characters that populated the gold rush era, including prospectors, miners, and other one entrepreneurs seeking to strike it rich. The handbook also delves into the social and also in economic dynamics that shaped the gold rush communities. Ballantyne's expert advice and practical tips are accompanied by cautionary tales and anecdotes, offering a balanced perspective on the risks and uncertainties of gold prospecting. With a keen eye for detail and a touch of humor, he equips aspiring fortune-seekers with the knowledge needed to navigate the challenges and also opportunities presented by the new gold-fields.

The Gold Mine Effect

The Gold Mine Effect
Author: Rasmus Ankersen
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2012-07-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 184831423X

'A great read and a fascinating insight into performance.' Sir Clive Woodward We all want to discover our hidden talents and make an impact with them. But how? Rasmus Ankersen, an ex-footballer and performance specialist, quit his job and for six intense months lived with the world's best athletes in an attempt to answer this question. Why have the best middle distance runners grown up in the same Ethiopian village? Why are the leading female golfers from South Korea? How did one athletic club in Kingston, Jamaica, succeed in producing so many world-class sprinters? Ankersen presents his surprising conclusions in seven lessons on how anyone - or any business, organisation or team - can defy the many misconceptions of high performance and learn to build their own gold mine of real talent.

Gold Mining in the Nineteen Nineties

Gold Mining in the Nineteen Nineties
Author: Dave McCracken
Publisher: New Era Publications International Aps
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2003-06-01
Genre: Gold mines and mining
ISBN: 9780963601506

GOLD MINING IN THE 1990's--This one book outlines EVERYTHING a beginner will need & want to know about getting started at gold mining today, either as a hobby or as a small-scale commercial activity. In easy to understand language, supported by clear photographs & graphic demonstrations, this book covers all of the important subjects--including what gold is & looks like, where it comes from & where to find it, how gold deposits & how to find & recover it, & also touches on the legal aspects of how to claim the gold for yourself. The book covers the up-to-date mining procedures of panning gold, sluicing, dredging, high-banking, drywashing, electronic probing, hardrock mining, basic refining techniques, cleaning procedures, selling gold, & much, much more. Herein lies the most comprehensive & thorough work on electronic prospecting techniques (locating gold with metal detectors) available in any publication on the market today. Virtually an encyclopedia of modern gold mining techniques, there is no other book available more up to date, more simple to understand, or which covers the entire subject as thoroughly as this manual.

Handbook of Gold Exploration and Evaluation

Handbook of Gold Exploration and Evaluation
Author: Eoin Macdonald
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2007-02-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1845692543

Designed for geologists and engineers engaged specifically in the search for gold deposits of all types and as a reference for academics in higher schools of learning, Handbook of gold exploration and evaluation provides principles and detailed explanations that underpin the correct interpretation of day-to-day experience in the field. Problems are addressed with regard to the analysis, interpretation and understanding of the general framework within which both primary and secondary gold resources are explored, developed and exploited.Handbook of gold exploration and evaluation covers a comprehensive range of topics including the nature and history of gold, geology of gold ore deposits, gold deposition in the weathering environment, sedimentation and detrital gold, gold exploration, lateritic and placer gold sampling, mine planning and practise for shallow deposits, metallurgical processes and design, and evaluation, risk and feasibility. - Covers the nature and history of gold - Addresses problems with regard to the framework in which gold resources are explored, developed and exploited - Discusses topics including the geology of gold ore deposits, metallurgical processes and design, evaluation, risk and feasibility

Handbook to the new Gold-fields

Handbook to the new Gold-fields
Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2022-09-04
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Handbook to the new Gold-fields" by R. M. Ballantyne. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Official Guide to the Klondyke Country and the Gold Fields of Alaska

The Official Guide to the Klondyke Country and the Gold Fields of Alaska
Author: W. B. Conkey Company
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1616404019

The Official Guide to the Klondyke Country and the Gold Fields of Alaska promises vivid descriptions and thrilling experiences from the title page. Published as a thorough instruction manual on how and why to mine in the Alaska 1897 gold rush, the guide includes maps and detailed original illustrations, first-hand accounts from pioneers in the area, and advice for traveling, lodging, finding food, and striking gold. A fascinating look into the minds and hearts of settlers hoping to make their fortunes in an uncharted and unforgiving environment, The Official guide to the Klondyke Country is a must-read for anyone interested in American history.The W.B. CONKEY COMPANY was once the largest publisher and printer in the world. Founded in 1877 and located in Hammond, Indiana, the publisher was family owned and run, boasting the largest printing plant in the world from 1906 to 1908, as well as being one of the first publishers to establish a cost-effective way of producing books by using modern equipment. The company was sold to Rand McNally in 1949.