Mining Technology: Overview

Mining technology on the central Victorian goldfields in the 1850s and 1860s Early techniques. The efforts of the first gold seekers were mainly focused on the shallow alluvial deposits found in central Victoria, particularly in the Bendigo …

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Mining Methods

During the Gold Rush period, placer mining was heavily dependant on manual labor and the use of water, so its mining sites are typically found along streams, in river canyons, or in tributary …

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Mining Methods

During the Gold Rush period, placer mining was heavily dependant on manual labor and the use of water, so its mining sites are typically found along streams, in river canyons, or in tributary canyons. Typical mining equipment during the …

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1860

mining equipment. Each major gold strike triggered a new wave of people. Prospectors worked an area until it played out (no longer yielded gold) and quickly moved on. By the 1850s some of …

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