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    Mexico is infamous for its vast mining system. With almost 10 billion ounces of silver mined, Mexico is one of the largest exporters of silver. ( Brown 1). Some of the earliest activity dating back as far as the sixteenth century.To date there over 200 mining companies who have projects in mexico. Historically conditions in these mines were have been below the safety standards. In Most cases miners would enter a tunnel not knowing whether they would make it back out. Francisco Mora’s “Mine…

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    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Notes Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain 1510. He traveled with Antonio de Mendoza to the new world. He married Beatriz de Estrada called "the Saint”. Her sister of Leonor de Estrada was an ancestor of the de Alvarado family and daughter of Treasurer and Governor Alonso de Estrada y Hidalgo, Lord of Picón, and wife Marina Flores Gutiérrez de la Caballería, from a converso Jewish family. Coronado inherited a large portion of a Mexican estate…

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    the Routes the forty niners used and ghost towns. Tools The pioneers in the gold rush used tools to find gold better. I am going to tell you about them. The most common tool for mining was the pan. You won’t find as much gold as using a pickaxe, but it is the easiest method of mining. Also in the gold rush if you didn’t clean your pan when you go to bed you would end up with a rusty mess the next day. This a gold pan used now with plastic instead of metal. You could…

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    Kobold Research Paper

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    The Story of the Kobold Fast Facts Origin: Teutonic (Germany) Role: Servant and Mischief Maker What is the Kobold Origin Kobolds originated as small helper spirits in Teutonic Germany, where they can be found in carvings dating to the 13th Century. They are spirits, or of the faerie realm, and are most commonly found in woods or mines. Although they are helpers, once attached to a particular human or place they refuse to leave. If angered then the help turns to hindrance, and the…

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    Do you think coal mining is worth the risk involved or not? Some people might think it is. But some might think it isn't. For me I think it isn't. I am going to tell you 3 ways I think coal mining isn't worth the risk. One long term health,two it causes site accidents,and three global warming. Those are the three ways I think isn't worth the risk. First, long term health is where miners suffer from medical problems caused by working in mines. For example, COPD and black lung disease are two…

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    Indium

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    production and is only profitable at high prices. However, producers have come up with alternate solutions to help ensure the prolonged use of Indium such as stockpiling, reserves and recycling Indium by using alternate concentrates and residue from mining. Even though the last alternative seems practical, the purity of Indium and its qualities are reduced, but moreover, the residue or alternate concentrates impacts the…

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    The river is flowing downwards, we see this due to the elevations on the map-the highest being 140 Elev. WT and the lowest 100 Elev. WT with this information it indicates that is going downward signifying that the river is also going downwards, also it has been contaminated according to the chart given to me, the wells that have been corrupted are D, E, H, I, and M in which all have higher than zero mg/L. Contamination started in Comhead Coal Mine and that’s an issue because it has high…

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    Mining is a business directly related to the extraction of ore, valuable minerals or other geological resources such as gold, silver, diamond, iron, coal and uranium from mines. Because the process of extraction requires a large amount of capital, mining business is normally done by the government, multinational companies or wealthy business owners. All the resources that need to be extracted are non-renewable as these materials cannot be artificially created nor grown through agricultural…

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    Steve Trussel Biography

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    attended this co-curricular which presented Steve Trussel who is part of the Arizona Mining Association and the Arizona Rock Products Association. At the beginning of his speech, he gave a background of his life and experiences which included taking risks, setting goals and never giving up. He mentioned that it takes perseverance and determination to accomplish your goals. Many young females who are part of the mining industry have worked very hard to be where they are at and because of that…

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    Mexican Pyramids

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    10 Nov. 2014 Tara Linehan GEO 101, Physical Geography Crystal Caves of Naica, Mexico In 1794, according to crystalink early prospectors of Chihuahua City discovered the Naica mine. At the base of the hills the prospectors struck a vein of silver. During that time, people’s interest was in silver and gold. In the beginning of the 1900s, the Mexican Revolution caused a switch from gold and silver to lead and zinc, which the mine had plenty of. Revolutionary troops started to demand money from…

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