单词 | blacksanding |
释义 | > as lemmasˈblacksanding ˈblacksanding n. New Zealand the process or occupation of panning black sand for gold. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > washing or streaming > for gold gold washing1683 panning1838 pan-washing1850 rocking1850 ground-sluicing1857 gold panning1882 wash-up1890 blacksanding1906 1906 in P. Galvin N.Z. Mining Handbk. 122 At present there are small parties who earn a good average living by what is known as ‘blacksanding’..between Jackson's Bay and Karamea. 1983 T. Nolan N.Z. Gold Fossicker's Handbk. 53 Blacksanding is still probably the least laborious way of mining gold. 2000 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 6 Dec. 4 Ross..was the only goldfield..representative of every kind of gold mining from beach blacksanding to mountain quartz mining. < as lemmas |
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