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)

Chapters

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