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Saltpeter Mine Ruins in Mammoth Cave. The process involved burial of excrements (human or animal) in the fields prepared for that purpose beside the nitraries, watering them and waiting until the leaching process did its job; after a certain time, operators gathered the saltpeter that "came out" to the ground surface by efflorescence.
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern Chile.They were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, as a testament to the historical importance of saltpeter mining in Chile and the culture and social agenda that developed around it in the late 19th century.
The Confederate Nitre and Mining Bureau was a civilian government bureau to provide the Confederate States of America with needed materials such as copper, iron, lead, saltpeter, sulfur, zinc, and other metals. The Bureau oversaw civilian contracts and offered advice, instruction and guidance in the production of these materials.
This is a list of saltpeter works in the Tarapacá and Antofagasta regions. The information regarding Saltpeter works on this page is compiled from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Country Files (GNS). [3] Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) is a number which uniquely identifies a Geoname feature. Same UFI means ...
Today the cave is owned by the Rockcastle Karst Conservancy, as part of the 300-acre (1.2 km 2) Great Saltpetre Preserve, off Kentucky State Route 1004. Overnight camping stays are possible upon request if the requester belongs to certain organizations. [7] Artifacts from the cave's mining days are still visible at the site. [2]: 387
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Cherokee natives mined the soil to make saltpeter for gunpowder. In 1819, the year Alabama was admitted to the Union, Jackson County, Alabama, became a county with the county seat at Sauta. [3] Court was held in Sauta Cave. Saltpeter mining continued on occasion across the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. Sauta Cave was one of the ...
PHOTO: Patrick Weier is seen in a still from a video leading a tour group at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine on Sept. 28, 2024, Teller County, Colorado. (Obtained by ABC News)