The Romance of Mining
Archibald Williams
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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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 |