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On crossing the Luapula, I shall go direct west to the copper-mines of Katanga.
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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The copper-mines of this place have been worked for ages.
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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It was Basti who destroyed your father's copper-mines at Sestra and murdered the engineers, and their slave workers.
River God Smith, Wilbur, 1933- 1993
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The position of the valleys, which produce the different plants that have been enumerated, are here pointed out; and from this spot, they show the place where the mountain has been pierced in search of the precious metals, while a little way off is the road to the extensive copper-mines.
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The copper-mines there were opened early in 1700, and were worked for about sixty years.
Once Upon a Time in Connecticut Caroline Clifford Newton
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Col. Craig, was encamped on the American side of the Rio del Norte, but was soon to start for the copper-mines near the headwaters of the Gila.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Various
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What mines can you find, more interesting than the great copper-mines of Calumet and Hecla and
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He had made a large fortune by the intelligent and well-ordered management of some copper-mines in the neighborhood of
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 Various
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At Hancock the steamer waits several hours, giving an opportunity to visit the wonderful copper-mines.
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The profession of mining engineering, last of the major branches, embraces all work having to do with the locating and construction of mines -- coal-mines, iron-mines, copper-mines, diamond-mines, gold-mines, and the like.
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