Deep Level Mining
How gold was mined
Gold was found near the surface of mines. It was easy for labor workers to use simple tools such as
pickaxes and shovels.
New word: Prospectors. People who owned claims for mines.
As time went on Surface gold was depleted, so mining gold was no longer simple. Machinery had to be
implemented in order to be able to mine gold.
Workers would use more advanced machinery in order to make a combination of tunnels and
mineshafts for easy access to mines.
The need to use machinery and to build shafts to get safe access to deep level mines, made mining very
expensive, so there was a need for capital in order to mine profitably.
How gold was mined
Gold was found near the surface of mines. It was easy for labor workers to use simple tools such as
pickaxes and shovels.
New word: Prospectors. People who owned claims for mines.
As time went on Surface gold was depleted, so mining gold was no longer simple. Machinery had to be
implemented in order to be able to mine gold.
Workers would use more advanced machinery in order to make a combination of tunnels and
mineshafts for easy access to mines.
The need to use machinery and to build shafts to get safe access to deep level mines, made mining very
expensive, so there was a need for capital in order to mine profitably.
