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 Geology arrives in Nye County Monday, June 15, 2009When, in 1879, the U.S. Geological Survey was organized, Clarence King, leader of one of the Great Surveys, was chosen as its first director. One of King's first acts was to telegraph Samuel F. Emmons, who had been one of King's principal assistants on his big survey. Emmons was both a "cowboy," able to "ride, rope, and brand with the best of them," and a geologist. read more » Electronic Journal on California Gold Rush and Gold MiningThursday, May 14, 2009The Sierra College Press has published an electronic journal on the California Gold Rush and Gold Mining. This eJournal is the latest edition of Snowy Range Reflections: A Journal of Sierra Nevada History and Biography. read more » The First Synthetic DiamondTuesday, May 05, 2009Back in the 1950s the scientists from General Electric were not the only ones trying to make diamonds. read more » Racialism in MiningThursday, April 23, 2009Personal reflections on racialism in the mines of South Africa. read more » History of Asbestos Mining in VermontFriday, March 06, 2009Asbestos is categorized as a group of fibrous metamorphic minerals of hydrous magnesium silicate variety. Asbestos was first mined in Vermont in 1899 on Belvidere Mountain. read more » |
