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Page 68
... Gold remains by far the most important mineral , despite a decline in production of nearly 30 percent in the 1970s . A spectacular increase in the international price of gold allowed gold revenues in South Africa to grow from R ...
... Gold remains by far the most important mineral , despite a decline in production of nearly 30 percent in the 1970s . A spectacular increase in the international price of gold allowed gold revenues in South Africa to grow from R ...
Page 276
... gold mining , probably initiated by an increase in long - distance Prehistoric trade . From the late 1st millennium , Iron Age cultures mining included mining in copper and some gold . In Rhodesia alone there are more than 1,100 ...
... gold mining , probably initiated by an increase in long - distance Prehistoric trade . From the late 1st millennium , Iron Age cultures mining included mining in copper and some gold . In Rhodesia alone there are more than 1,100 ...
Page 562
... gold ; the Americans in green and gold . The marvellous scene played in front of the Louvre was indeed the grandest fantasy in costuming , with both horses and riders dec- orated in full Baroque trappings . Chroniclers record gorgeous ...
... gold ; the Americans in green and gold . The marvellous scene played in front of the Louvre was indeed the grandest fantasy in costuming , with both horses and riders dec- orated in full Baroque trappings . Chroniclers record gorgeous ...
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