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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Historic Mining"”.
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Cultural Landscape Development and Tourism in Historic Mining Towns of the Western United States
… development of the cultural landscape of western mining towns following the transition from an economy based on mining to one based on tourism. The primary case studies are Bodie, California, Virginia City, Nevada, and Cripple Creek, Colorado. Each one is an example of highly successful tourism …
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The spatial distribution of total and available heavy metals at areas of historic mining activity in the Peak District and their influence on local vegetation communities
… the UK has seen metal ore extraction and other mining activities take place for hundreds of years. As a result, many areas contain elevated soil concentrations of several heavy metals, which can be toxic to many plant species. However, these conditions have favoured several metallophyte plant …
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Channel geomorphology relationships for the Beaver Creek watershed
… Virginia, which has been heavily affected by historic mining, deteriorating the water quality conditions of the Beaver Creek watershed. Due to the construction of Corridor H, some of the streams will be disturbed from their present courses. Hence, stream restoration work for these streams is …
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Mitigation of water quality and ecosystem impacts of roadway construction through retrospective engineering analyses
… mine spoils and land use features related to historic mining were disturbed. An assessment of the water quality, benthic macro invertebrates, and fish populations was conducted to ascertain the condition of the water and to assess the biological productivity of Laurel Run, a tributary of the …
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The influence of ultraviolet-B radiation on benthic communities in Rocky Mountain streams with different metal exposure histories
… of anthropogenic disturbance. Contamination from historic mining operations is common in many streams in Colorado and is recognized as a major environmental problem. Pollution from historic mining operations coupled with physicochemical characteristics of Rocky Mountain streams (e.g. shallow, low …
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Boomtown to Outdoor Museum: An Examination of Nevada City, Montana, for Placement on the National Register of Historic Places
… to examine the eligibility potential for a historic district nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Founded in 1863, Nevada City experienced a gold mining heyday from 1863-1869. As easily attainable placers diminished and strikes were reported elsewhere, the town was …
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Boomtown to Outdoor Museum: An Examination of Nevada City, Montana, for Placement on the National Register of Historic Places
… to examine the eligibility potential for a historic district nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Founded in 1863, Nevada City experienced a gold mining heyday from 1863-1869. As easily attainable placers diminished and strikes were reported elsewhere, the town was …
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COMING TO THE SURFACE: THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND CULTURE IN BUTTE, MONTANA
… that was profoundly shaped by over a century of mining and smelting activities. Today, Butte is a post-industrial city that is the focal point of America's largest Superfund site as well as the nation's largest National Historic District. There are two types of remediation occurring in Butte: …
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COMING TO THE SURFACE: THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND CULTURE IN BUTTE, MONTANA
… that was profoundly shaped by over a century of mining and smelting activities. Today, Butte is a post-industrial city that is the focal point of America's largest Superfund site as well as the nation's largest National Historic District. There are two types of remediation occurring in Butte: …
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Diffuse Minewater Pollution: Quantification and Risk Assessment in the Tamar Catchment
… ± 0.06 μmol L-1, both 1997-2007) downstream of historic mining area of Gunnislake. The aim of this study was to quantify the risk to surface water quality by diffuse drainage generated by mine waste tips. For the first time, a GIS model was compiled and used to generate a priority list of known …
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Tradewinds and Traditions: Exploring the Archaeology of German Gulch
… to explore ethnic relationships in rural Montana mining communities during the last half of the 19th century. The German Gulch site was a location of cultural interaction, between Overseas Chinese, European, and European American communities all focused on mining the mineral resources of the …
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Tradewinds and Traditions: Exploring the Archaeology of German Gulch
… to explore ethnic relationships in rural Montana mining communities during the last half of the 19th century. The German Gulch site was a location of cultural interaction, between Overseas Chinese, European, and European American communities all focused on mining the mineral resources of the …
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Evaluation of strategies for rehabilitation of selected abandoned/historic mine sites in the Giyani Greenstone Belt, Limpopo Province of South Africa
Mining has historically been the mainstay of the South African economy and has both shaped its social and environmental fabric. However, it has left the country with a negative legacy of abandoned mines that present environmental problems, and public health and safety concerns. The common physical …