Australian Mining History
In the latter years of the 19th Century, the first great mines were established: Copper and gold at Mt. Morgan near Rockhampton in Queensland; Silver, lead and zinc at Broken Hill in New South Wales; Gold at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia; and Iron ore at Iron Knob and Iron Baron in South Australia. 1900 – 1950.
25-1 Mining Indigenous Lands | Cultural Survival
Old Habits Die Hard: Indigenous Land Rights and Mining in Australia. The threat or opportunity of resource development often prompts a movement for the …
Indigenous Peoples and Mining: Good Practice Guide
28 October 2015. This guidance aims to support mining and metals companies build strong and mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous Peoples. It provides a range of practical tools and case studies around engagement and Indigenous participation, managing impacts, agreements and dealing with grievances. Download Descargar.
Ancient Mining Tools and Techniques
Objects have been discovered, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, diadems, pendants, pins, and brooches. The ancients mined it for their rulers for ages. Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of gold and …
Oral tradition and indigenous knowledge
This is called "oral tradition". (Oral means spoken.) Today, historians recognise how important oral traditions are. It is one of the only ways to know what happened in these societies. There are two main types of oral tradition. One is oral history – what, when and why things happened to a person or a community.
[PDF] Pre-colonial mining in southern Africa | Semantic Scholar
This review paper provides an introduction to the technology that was available to and used by miners in the past, illuminates some of the factors limiting their operations, and …
10 Ways Of Saving Money In The Olden Days
Gold. Another way people saved money was by buying gold. Gold was considered one of the most valuable sources of wealth. Access to gold signified wealth and was a status symbol. People bought gold and …
"Old days" or "olden days"?
1. In the Viking Old Norse language and in present-day Scandinavian languages, "the" is represented by adding "en" to the end of the word. Olden seems to come from this usage, so "in olden days" has the same meaning as "in the old days." You would not say "in the olden days" because "the" is already represented by "en."
History of mining in South Africa
This trend would characterise later generations of South African mining. Coal mining continued to expand until the turn of the 20th century, with deposits at Vereeniging and Witbank exploited from 1879 and 1895, respectively fuelling the region's growing industries. In the 1860s, two notable diamonds were unearthed; The 21-carat …
Ancient Irrigation Methods in India: Wells, Lakes, Canals
Ancient irrigation methods in India were highly developed and intricate, primarily rooted in the understanding of the geography and climatic conditions of the area. These methods included the use of wells, lakes, canals, tanks and artificially created reservoirs. Irrigation in ancient India was primarily dictated by the monsoon.
Ancient Cooking Methods in India: Roasting, Slow Simmering!
Ancient Indian cooking methods revolved around the use of earthen pots, clay ovens, and fires made of wood or dried cow dung. The ingredients used were mostly fresh, locally sourced, and seasonal. Cooking was often done in the open air or in a designated area of the home. Techniques included roasting, steaming, boiling, and slow …
Gold Mining in the Old Days – 10 Photographs Shed Light on What …
From the first days that gold was discovered Out West, the miners that panned for gold had varying degrees of success. Most came back poorer than when they set out and a fair number ended up working for larger companies, mining for a pittance of what they would make on their own. But, such were the breaks when it came to gold mining back then.
Indigenous engagement is transforming the …
PHOTO: JEF/ADOBE IMAGES. New partnerships bridge the gap between industry and community. Canada's mining sector has an extensive history, with minerals playing a vital role in day-to-day life …
4 Ancient Cooking Methods Revisited
Either way, we pay homage to the beginnings of cooking and take a look at four ways which kept our ancestors fed. Hot Spring Cooking. Cooking using natural geothermal heat via hot springs has been done in frosty Iceland since at least the Middle Ages. The heat is gentler than a wood fire and is often used for making rye bread …
South African indigenous community win environmental rights …
South African indigenous community win environmental rights case over mining company. A court has ruled that companies must first seek permission from local communities if they plan to mine on their ancestral land. This represents a new achievement in land and mining rights for South Africa. On 9 December 2018, the world will celebrate …
(PDF) Antioxidant Activity by DPPH Radical Scavenging Method …
The method of 2.2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging is used as a fast simple and inexpensive process to calculate the antioxidant capacity of foods (Kirtikar & Basu 2006 ...
Indigenous Awareness: Pre-Mining History
Indigenous peoples first began mining copper at the McCargoes Cove Mine site in Michigan 4,500 years ago. Native copper was extracted in pits up to 30ft …
2000 years of indigenous mining and metallurgy in …
Accepted 30 January 1995. Metallurgy, and mining metal ores, was first introduced to southern Africa about 2000 years ago by early farmers. During the first millennium AD iron and copper were exploited, with tin and gold being included by the beginning of the second millennium AD. Indigenous farming communities prospected for iron ore and ...
Ancient Mining Techniques
Ancient mining techniques go well back into our history – well back into our prehistory, in fact. As we progressed through the Stone Age, with more and more sophisticated tools …
Prehistoric mining in South Africa, and Iron Age copper …
Between 1964 and 1982, a number of archaeologists devoted their attention to the problem of prehistoric mining in South Africa. Mason2, in 1964, investigated smelting and living …
Lithium Extraction and its Impacts on Indigenous Communities
However, due to the lithium mining almost 70% of this community now resides in a more urban area. The process of lithium mining itself can cause air and water pollution due to the chemical and metals utilized. Considering the increase in lithium mining, many worry that the events in Tibet will also occur in
Pre-colonial mining in southern Africa
This paper summarizes indigenous mining methods used to collect metal ores in pre-colonial southern Africa, south of 15°S. These methods, for the purposes of discussion, …
Indigenous Mining
When artifacts and features are found, they use different methods (like radio-carbon dating) to determine their age. They can identify the different cultural groups …
etymology
According to Google's Books Ngram Viewer, the phrase was coined some time around 1800 and peaked around 1930:. The oldest reference I could find for "olden days" is the 1805 Tobias: a poem : in three parts by Rev. Luke Booker:. And the oldest I found for "olden times" is Poems on Affairs of State from 1620 to this Present Year 1707, …
How Did People Live in the Olden Days?
The "olden days," generally thought of as a time earlier than one's grandparents or great-grandparents, were a time when a lower level of technology meant humans did more direct work, according to Scholastic. Entertainment came from paper books, children did important chores in the morning before school, clothes were made by …
Preserving Meat Long-Term, The Old-Fashioned …
Hot smoking: Done at temperatures of at least 150 degrees F. The goal is to cook the food at the same time it is being flavored with smoke. It is still cooked much longer than grilled meats, in lower temperatures, but hot …
Indigenous food timeline
Pre-1770 Indigenous food timeline. Australia's first inhabitants had an oral, not a written tradition. Although their rock art and the archaeological record can tell us something about their lifestyle, fixing on specific dates is difficult. Often, even the scientists don't agree.
Indigenous Farming Practices in the Philippines
Indigenous farming practices are local knowledge developed in a community that accumulated from farmers' experiences and practices through time. No communities practice exactly the same farming strategies because indigenous knowledge arose from a community's unique history of survival. Before modern
Ancient Construction Techniques of India: A regional study
The bricks were of a smaller size with a height of 2 inches, made in the temporary kiln constructed within the site. The pillars were also made with brick giving it its own shape, usually circular. The roof on the interior of the temple was domical yet seems flat from outside. This method was adopted in order to make the structure heat resistant.
Genome-mining for stress-responsive genes, profiling of antioxidants
Genome-mining for stress-responsive genes, profiling of antioxidants and radical scavenging metabolism in hyperaccumulator medicinal and aromatic plants ... Materials and methods2.1. Data retrieval. The Calotropis ... Flowering was started after 15–20 days of germination (Fig. S1 D, H). Plant physiology and morphological properties …