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Obuasi
(Encyclopedia) ObuasiObuasiōbwäˈsē [key], town (1984 pop. 60,617), S central Ghana. Highly concentrated gold ore is mined, and there are gold-extraction plants. Gold was mined in Obuasi by indigenous…Goldfield
(Encyclopedia) Goldfield, small town, SW Nev., a former gold-mining center. Gold was discovered there in 1902, and after an early period of disappointment, large yields of high quality gold were…Mother Lode
(Encyclopedia) Mother Lode, belt of gold-bearing quartz veins, central Calif., along the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The term is sometimes limited to a strip c.70 mi (110 km) long and…Au
(Encyclopedia) Au, symbol for the element gold.Joyner-Kersee, Jackie
(Encyclopedia) Joyner-Kersee, JackieJoyner-Kersee, Jackiejoiˈnər-kûrˈzē [key], 1962–, American track and field athlete, b. East St. Louis, Ill. One of the world's best all-around women athletes, she…Biles, Simone Arianne
(Encyclopedia) Biles, Simone Arianne, 1997–, American gymnast, b. Columbus, Ohio. Known for her consistency and the high degree of difficulty of her routines, she was the first gymnast to win three…Kirkland Lake
(Encyclopedia) Kirkland Lake, mining town, E Ont., Canada. An important gold-mining center, gold was discovered there in 1911 and again in the 1980s at Harker. The mining of iron ore and tourism are…Clearwater, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Clearwater, river, c.190 mi (305 km) long, rising in several branches in the Bitterroot Range, N Idaho, and flowing west to join the Snake River at Lewiston, Idaho. The gold-mining era…Brewer's: All is not gold that glitters or glisters
Trust not to appearances. In Latin, “Nulla fides fronti.” Not all that tempts your wandering eyes And heedless hearts is lawful prize, Nor all that glisters gold. Gray: The Cat and the…1906 Olympics Swimming Gold Medalists
Event Time 100m Free Charles Daniels, USA 1:13.4 400m Free Otto Scheff, AUT 6:23.8 Mile Free Henry Taylor, GBR 28:28.0 4x250m Free HUN (József Ónody, Henrik…Trending
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