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quartz mine

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quartz mine [′kwȯrts ‚mīn]
(mining engineering)
A mine in which a valuable constituent, such as gold, is found in veins rather than in placers; so named because quartz is the chief accessory mineral in such deposits.
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1933 Cariboo Gold Quartz mine started production, the first successful lode mine.
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Brown recounted the pond's history as home to a quartz mine and corn mill for the Nipmuc Indians.
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Butts Zone - This area was the site of underground development by the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine just prior to being shut down due to World War Two.
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