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Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the Transvaal Mining Boom (1886-1907)

1886 - 1907

13 entries

United Fruit Company expansion and banana extraction in Central America (1899-1930)

1884 - 1930

13 entries

Trans‑Siberian Railway and Siberian resource development (1891-1916)

1891 - 1916

12 entries

Steam pumping and winding engines in British deep mining (1800-1880)

1784 - 1880

13 entries

Spindletop and the Early Texas Oil Boom (1901-1930)

1901 - 1966

12 entries

Rubber Extraction in the Congo Free State (1885-1908)

1885 - 1908

15 entries

Royal Niger Company concessionary rule and resource extraction (1886-1900)

1885 - 1900

12 entries

Railway construction and mining expansion in the American West (1862-1900)

1859 - 1900

16 entries

Peruvian Guano Boom and the Guano Trade (1840-1880)

1840 - 1883

16 entries

Pennsylvania Oil Region and the Titusville Discovery (1859-1900)

1853 - 1897

14 entries

Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899)

1890 - 1899

12 entries

Iron Ore Mining in the Lake Superior Region (1850-1914)

1844 - 1914

18 entries
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