Beyond California Hydraulic mining



the oriental claims near omeo, australia mined between 1850s , 1900s; hydraulic sluicing left man-made cliffs 30 metres (98 ft) high throughout area.


although associated california due adoption , widespread use there, technology exported widely, oregon (jacksonville in 1856), colorado (clear creek, central city , breckenridge in 1860), montana (bannack in 1865), arizona (lynx creek in 1868), idaho (idaho city in 1863), south dakota (deadwood in 1876), alaska, british columbia (canada), , overseas. used extensively in dahlonega, georgia , continues used in developing nations, devastating environmental consequences. devastation caused method of mining caused edwin carter, log cabin naturalist , switch mining collecting wildlife specimens 1875–1900 in breckenridge, colorado, us.


hydraulic mining used during australian gold rushes called hydraulic sluicing. 1 notable location @ oriental claims near omeo in victoria used between 1850s , 1900s, abundant evidence of damage still being visible today.


hydraulic mining used extensively in central otago gold rush took place in 1860s in south island of new zealand, known sluicing.


starting in 1870s, hydraulic mining became mainstay of alluvial tin mining on malay peninsula.


hydraulicking formerly used in polk county, florida mine phosphate rock.








Comments

Popular posts from this blog

History The Vandals

Causes Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental

Publications Daniel Kolak