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THE KOLAR GOLD FIELDS

8 - Feb 2009


The Pretty Old Second Deepest Gold mine in the world Just left off as ruins, Near Kolar , 70 Kilometers from Bangalore, Karnataka, India

I am planing to start an exclusive website about Kolar soon, I will start collection of data soon and add it. We will expose to the world, the history and the situations faced by the people of Kolar..and everything about the place. I am collecting data from a few who were living in Kolar. I will start publishing soon (Start Online by October 2009), once it is ready, i will post the link here.

Thank you
George

 


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ABOUT KOLAR GOLD FIELDS Gold was first mined in the area around Kolar in the 2nd and 3rd century ........

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HOW TO REACH KOLAR GOLD FIELDS< KOLAR, KARNATAKA. The KGF is very easily accessible from Bangalo........

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Bus:  Buses are available from Majestic (Bangalore)  to KGF, There are buses to Kolar, but........

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THE GOLDEN HILLS You can have a trek to the top of an artificial, hill made by depositing the remai........

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The Hill was strong enough. No trees or plants were growing on the hills. At a few sides, the stones........

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CLOSING DOWN OF THE MINES The reduction of gold deposits and Increase in the cost of production for........

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The following were the Mines in the Gold Fields in 1905:- (Source Ronnie Bangalore) The Mysore Go........

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Many rails were laid down to carry the deposits and the remains from the mines to the dumps. Now the........

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THE GLORY Kolar Gold Fields was the first city in Asia to get Electricity from Shivanasamudra( A ........

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KGF AND BRITISH EMPIRE KGF played a major part in the prosperity of the British Empire. A collabo........

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THE GOLD MINES The Golden Carpets were 4 miles (6 km) long with an average width of 4 miles, were........

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This is a view of the Old Parking ground inside the factory. Now all these laces are overgrown with ........

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An intereactive google satellite map with center as Latitude 12.960 and Longitude 78.261

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FOOTNOTES TEAM Anoop Gopala (http://www.gnoop.info) Amruth Raj V (http://www.idukki.info) Georg........

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