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Gold in the World...
Gold in the World
by: T.M. BabuWide in content like an encyclopaedia, it covers everything about gold right from its physical and chemical properties, uses, history, birth inside the earth, the searching methods, exploration, mining, extraction, worldwide occurrences, world production, stockpiles, trade, marketing in the past, present and future, and usage as jewellery.
$175.00
ISBN: 9788124611654
Year Of Publication: 2022
Edition: 1st
Pages : Xviii, 360
Bibliographic Details : Bibliography, Indices
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
Foreword By : Timothy J. Strong
Size: 29
Weight: 1840
Gold has made a strong inroad into the human consciousness from time immemorial and we find its presence in the Indian Puranas, the Bible, the Koran and in many a religion including Sikhism. Being in human memory from 40000 BCE, it fascinated the Egyptians in constructing sacred gold artefacts, prompted Alexander the Great for gold coinage resulting into numerous invasions, inspired the Romans to mint gold coins, made Queen Cleopatra to wear gold facial foils to enhance her charm and decoratively covered many domes palaces and place of worship, including the Golden Temple, the citadel of Sikh faith and philosophy, and thus gold has maintained the most sought-after status among all precious metals. As jewellery, it is the quintessential part of the Indian psyche. It has survived all odds and is going strong even during the present economic turmoil. The book covers everything about gold right from its physical and chemical properties, uses, history, birth inside the earth, the searching methods, exploration, mining, extraction, worldwide occurrences from continent to continent, country to country and mine to mine, world production, stockpiles, trade, marketing in the past, present and future, and usage as jewellery. Like an encyclopaedia, this book describes everything about gold. This data-rich coffee table book is the first of its kind and is a sure hit with any avid reader of exploration, mining, geology and general knowledge.
Prologue
Foreword
Preface
1. Glitter Forever
Indestructible
A Thing of Beauty
Expensive Food
Medicinal Value
Olympics to Oscars
Electricals to Electronics
Space Technology
International Money
Heavy Metal
Distinctive Properties
Electronic Configuration
Malleable and Ductile
Four-Nines Purity
Gold Compounds
Weight Measures
Status Symbol
Midas Touch
Lift Up or Sink Down
2. Fascinating History
First Discovery
Unknown Beginning
Ornamental Metallurgy
Religious Scriptures
Egyptian Golden Era
Ancient Greece
Romans Hydraulics
Persian Treasures
China Silk with Gold
California Gold Rush
Canada Rush
South African Hunt
Australian Encounter
Universal Metal
3. Genesis
Birth from Mother Earth
Primary Igneous
Greenstone Belts
Plate Tectonics
Gold Deposits
Hydrothermal Process
Secondary Sediments
Placers
Lateritic Soil
Native Gold
Gold Minerals
Nuggets
Alchemy
Fool’s Gold
4. Exploration to Extraction: Exploration, the Search
Searching Elephants
Known to Unknown
Satellite Scanning
Aerial Survey
Geological Studies
Geochemistry
Stream Sediment Sampling
Soil Testing
Geophysical Surveys
Geobotany
Drilling
Sampling and Analysis
Resource Evaluation
Mining
Ore–Gangue–Overburden
Surface and Subsurface Deposits
Opencast Mining
Underground Mining
Extraction
Cyanidation
Carbon in Pulb–Carbon in Leach (CIP–CIL)
Heap Leaching
Electrowinning
Preg-robbing
Smelting
Final Product
5. Asia
China
Russia
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Indonesia
Philippines
Mongolia
Saudi Arabia
India
Georgia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
Myanmar
Japan
Other Asian Countries
Iran
Armenia
Pakisthan
Laos
6. Africa
South Africa
Ghana
Mali
Tanzania
Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe
Sudan
South Sudan
Botswana
Ethiopia
Namibia
Eritrea
Guinea
Egypt
Nigeria
Madagascar
7. North America
United States of America
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Honduras
Jamaica
Gautemala
Costa Rica
Greenland
Other prospects
8. South America
Peru
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
Venezuela
Guyana
Colombia
Bolivia
Suriname
Uruguay
9. Australasia
Australia
Other Gold Mines
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
10. Europe
Western World
Sweden
Finland
Spain
France
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey
The United Kingdom
Portugal
Romania
11. Jewellery
Age-Old Custom
Royal Heritage
Diamond Jewellery
Akshaya Tritiya
Finger Rings
Bangles
Armlets
Necklaces
Earrings
Nose Jewellery
Waist Belt
Hairpins
Designing
Manufacturing
Festival Jewellery
12. Past, Present, Future
Glorious Past: Between the Rivers
Present Status: Games Changed, So Did the Players
Future
Blood Gold
Beyond the Earth
World War III
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
Subject Index
Locality Index
“Gold in the World”
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