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The village of Old Mines is the oldest settlement in the state of Missouri. Lead miners were in Old Mines as early as 1719. The founding of Old Mines in 1723 coincides with the land grant awarded to Philippe Francois Renault by French authorities on June 26, 1723, to mine lead. Thus, the oldest village in Missouri began as a mining town. In 2023, the village marks three hundred years of the French in Old Mines. This book narrates the history of people in remote Louisiana and how they have kept alive a French heritage of culture and customs. The history of Old Mines is tightly bound to the Catholic faith the French settlers brought with them, the parish they founded, and the church, schools, rectories, and convents they built. The decade of the 2020s is filled with over twenty anniversaries to be marked and celebrated in the oldest mining town in Missouri, itself marking its Bicentennial in 2021. This is not a scholarly writing of history; it is a thirty-chapter narrative, grounded in research, of the continual presence of the French in Old Mines for three hundred years.
Today's best practice in environmental mine-waste management requires a thorough understanding of the wastes produced. The knowledge of mine wastes represents a new interdisciplinary science and this book provides an introductory, descriptive and analytic overview of the wastes produced in the mineral industry. It describes the characterization, prediction, monitoring, disposal and treatment as well as environmental impacts. Intended for undergraduate courses, it systematically builds the reader’s understanding and knowledge of the wastes produced, their physical and chemical characteristics, and how to deal responsibly with them on a short and long-term basis. The text employs 22 case studies spanning the world’s mineral industry that elucidate best practice and specific challenges in mine-waste management and site rehabilitation.
Devon and Cornwall were once great metal mining regions, but today all that remains are the roofless engine houses and empty tunnels underground. This book contains a selection of historic photographs from the British Geological Survey, showing both large and small mines, long-lasting and transient, and how they worked above and below ground.
Abandoned mines, while they may be of historical interest, often pose safety problems, detract esthetically from the landscape, & damage the environment through the discharge of toxic materials & sediments. The goal of this report is to provide a general understanding of the extent to which abandoned mines are likely to be found throughout the thousands of acres of National Forest Service lands. Extensive tables identify the frequency of mines by state, type, status, domain; data on past producers by state, domain, type, & commodity; & more. Figures, tables, references, & glossary.
"Lost Treasures & Old Mines" brims with stories of gold fever, copper ore, and silver mining in the American Southwest.