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Gold : the saga of the Empire Mine, 1850-1956
- Title
- Gold : the saga of the Empire Mine, 1850-1956 / F.W. McQuiston.
- Author
- McQuiston, F. W.
- Publication
- [Grass Valley? Calif.] : Empire Mine Park Association, 1986.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Empire Mine Park Association.
- Description
- 95 pages : illustrations, portrait; 22 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 88-89.
- Contents
- GOLD FROM ANTIQUITY: Historical background -- History of gold metallurgy -- Gold discovered in the United States -- The world's greatest gold discovery -- Early treatment of gold ore in the United States -- Discovery of cyanidation -- HISTORICAL REVIEW OF CALIFORNIA MINING: First discovery of gold (placer gold) -- Discovery of lode gold and the empire mine -- Mining equipment development -- GEOLOGY: Grass valley area veins -- Description of veins -- MINING OF THE EMPIRE VEINS -- EARLY HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE MINE: Owners and stamp mill problems -- The grass valley process -- Production data, ownership change, frue vanner developed -- Chlorination of sulfides -- A NEW OWNER AND A NEW APPROACH TO MINING -- THE EMPIRE UNDER WILLIAM BOWERS BOURN, SR.: Empire production 1865-1878 -- THE EMPIRE UNDER WILLIAM BOWERS BOURN, JR.: Critical years for the empire -- Cousin george starr -- Years of change and growth-empire sold -- New business horizons -- Starr goes to africa-bourn reacquires the empire -- George starr returns to the empire -- North star mine historical background -- Pennsylvania mine acquired by empire -- The empire cyanide plant -- Litigation, plant expansion, and remodeling-1913-1929 -- END OF AN ERA: Twenty-eighth annual report -- Sale of the empire -- NEWMONT AND THE EMPIRE STAR MINING COMPANY: Brief background of fred searls, jr. -- Newmont acquires the empire mine -- Newmont acquires the north star mine -- North star production data -- THE EMPIRE STAR UNDER NEWMONT CONTROL: Acquisition of the murchie mine -- Federal regulations permit higher gold prices -- Acquisition of zeibright mine -- Murchie mine closes production, 1938 -- New milling method installed -- Summary of empire star mines, 1939 to 1941 -- Banner year for production, 1941 -- Closure of gold mines for war support -- Gold mines reopen, June 1945 -- THE CLOSING OF THE EMPIRE STAR MINES -- EMPIRE MINE PURCHASED BY CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
- ISBN
- 0931892074
- 9780931892073
- OCLC
- ocm15244296
- 15244296
- SCSB-1713996
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library