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Mining
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
an indication of the presence of minerals in sufficient quantity to suggest a possible site for a mine.
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Quotations
1936
. . . although they [prospectors] often found encouraging "showings," no mines could be operated so far from civilization until rail transport was secured.
1965
[Caption] Claim post on Ruddock Creek main showing.