Multiple Choice
How did the depth at which gold and silver deposits were buried impact the mining process?
A) It took much longer for individual prospectors to get rich than they had anticipated.
B) Big businesses with access to industrial mining equipment displaced individual prospectors.
C) Individual prospectors quickly gave up mining and returned to their homes.
D) The federal government took control of the mining industry.
Correct Answer:
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