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3. | Mining that involves cutting massive chunks from vast mineral deposits in mountains: |
4. | Parcel of land a miner had to stake and record: |
7. | Mining that involves the use of a pan and a stream bed: |
8. | Gold that does not require milling: |
9. | Occupational hazard for Colorado miners: |
10. | Gold that originates deep in the earth can be found in these: |
11. | Mining that incorporates the use of dynamite and pneumatic air drills: |
16. | Arguably the most important person in a mining camp: |
19. | Problem that would immediately close down a mine: |
20. | Device used to transport ore from the mine to the mill: |
21. | Nickname for a pre-1896 pneumatic air drill: |
24. | Mining that utilizes water, pressure and monitors to blast hill sides: |
25. | Animal that hauled ore carts to the surface of Colorado's mines: |
27. | This process involves the natural oxidation of sulfide minerals in streams: |
28. | Colorado mineral utilized in the production of nuclear weapons: |
29. | A vertical excavation into the surface of the earth: |
31. | Also known as miner's consumption: |
32. | Average daily wage for an 1800s Colorado miner: |
33. | Mining camp where Horace Tabor made his fortune: |