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First placer gold dredger on Gold Coast started operation in 1902 on Offin river; during 1909 there were 15 operating on 5 rivers; work stopped in 1925; Tano river area being prospected; adverse digging conditions overcome by special features of dredge design; two dredges completed, 10 cu ft buckets; ladder permits digging depth 40 ft below water; swinging stacker.
First placer gold dredger on Gold Coast started operation in 1902 on Offin river; during 1909 there were 15 operating on 5 rivers; work stopped in 1925; Tano river area being prospected; adverse digging conditions overcome by special features of dredge design; two dredges completed, 10 cu ft buckets; ladder permits digging depth 40 ft below water; swinging stacker.
Gold dredging in west Africa
Eng Min J
Blanchard, F.M. (author)
1936
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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