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    HAILE GOLD MINE EIS The Haile Gold Mine Company desires to construct and manage a gold mine at an existing mining site in the state of South Carolina. The mine they are looking at was previously used to mine gold, but has been dormant for quite some time. The proposed mining site requires a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The USACE, a federal agency, has determined from early information that the proposed project could cause notable affects to the environment. Since the…

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    Australian Coin History

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    The Royal Australian Mint Coins, look in your pockets, in your wallet. Do you know where they came from how they were made. Well the answer to that lies at the mint within the walls under the roof. There are many assets of the mint but first the history of the mint and Australian coins. 1800 First came the proclamation coins caused by Governor King fixing the price of all foreign coins brought into Australia. 1813 40,000 round holes where punched out of Spanish dollars order by Governor…

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    Dollar Coin History

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    throughout the remainder of Roman civilization. With the dawn of the Imperial age under Augustus, new coins went into circulation using four metals: gold, silver, brass, and bronze (or copper). The gold aureus, first introduced during the Second Punic War, became more widely used, although the as and denarius remained in circulation. Typically, gold and silver coins had official use, such as the paying of salaries, while the brass and bronze coins were used in everyday…

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    Exchange In Ancient China

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    Throughout the Chinese history, century after century, led to the age of today’s currency. By this revolutionizing idea all from China, economy is still based on using coins and paper money. The first form of currency that was used under the Shang dynasty was the cowrie shells that were mainly used among trade along the Silk Road to other regions. Around the 1800 BC time period, this way of exchange was the main economical method through the Chinese. These shells had carving marks in them that…

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    The california gold rush began in 1849, but when the people first found the gold in Sacramento Valley it was 1848. Some people think that the American’s found gold the first but Mexican’s were actually the first to discover it. The gold didn’t really have value on its own. Many people, mostly men, died for looking for gold. These men were called gold miners and they’d travel by land or by sea. There was a total of two billion worth of gold that was taken from California in 1852. A man named…

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    Nothing Golden About the California Gold Rush “...the streets hip-deep in mud; the river steamboat races that killed scores when overheated boilers exploded; the rough justice of vigilantism, lynchings, and ear-clippings; the riots, fires, and floods; the cities crowded with thousands of men, among whom could be found only a few women, many of them prostitutes.” (Holliday 12) When James Marshall found gold in California, he wanted to keep it a secret. Eventually, with help from Samuel…

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    Balgowlah Heights Summary

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    Balgowlah Heights Summary Balgowlah Heights is a Northern Beaches Sydney suburb that wasn’t developed until the 1960s. It is conveniently located about 11 kilometres from Sydney’s central business district, making it perfect for commuting to the city without living in it. Access to the Manly fast ferry and Sydney public transport allows locals to get back and forth to work and to other suburbs. Because of the location of Balgowlah Heights, some of the residents live in homes that give them a…

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    Randall Hughes states, “I love the coast, and I especially love living along the coast.” Evidently, countless people share in his point of view. Using information from the United States Census Bureau, many of the large population bases in the United States reside on the East and West Coasts. Therefore, many people have preferences to which coast suites them best. Despite steep cost of living on the coasts, many people choose to live there anyway. When choosing what coast best fits an individual,…

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    Success in the Klondike gold rush, what you’d would absolutely need to know and how to prepare for the journey. (all links are sorted and available at the bottom of this paper. The L1 L2 L3 and so format will be used.) L2: “On July 17, 1897, at 6 a.m., the steamship named Portland arrived in Seattle from Alaska with 68 miners and a cargo of "1 ton of solid gold" from the banks of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon…

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    California Gold Rush began in 1848 when James W. Marshall struck gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, Ca. Thousands of people traveled to California by sea or by land to end their financial hardship. The discovery of gold in California spread like wild fire, at least once the message reached populated cities because there were no cell phones and social media. Once the news of gold was discovered and spread throughout the world there was an increase of population in San Francisco. The city of San…

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