Lieut. JOHN WARREN—The Forerunner of Modern Goldmining in India
The Story of Rediscovery! The first and the only authoritative record on K.G.F regarding occurrence of gold, existence of ancient mines and its rediscovery in the 19th century is found in the ‘Asiatic Annual Register’ for the year 1804 in which…
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Michael. F.Lavelle—The Modern Pioneer of K.G.F Mines
‘The Great Hunt’ for Gold in K.G.F The report of John Warren in the Asiatic Annual Register-1804 was the first eye-opener that attracted the attention of many British mining prospectors which made them rush on Kolar district. Some of these miners…
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The Kolar Concessionaires Company Limited
Gen. Beresford and the Australian Miners Michael Lavelle was frequently seen in Bangalore seeking support of affluent persons and eventually succeeded on 9-3-1877. With the consent of Mysore Government, he transferred his lease rights to Maj-Gen. George de la Poer Beresford…
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JOHN TAYLOR & SONS
It was at the height of ‘Wayanaad Gold-boom’ period and successive failures of many companies on Kolar field, that a giant mining firm of England descended and conducted intensive scanning for gold! All the earlier companies were confronting great difficulties and…
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Captain John M.Roger
John Taylor was a man of dynamism and zeal! He believed that, success can be achieved only by determined and team spirit. He had with him a number of most efficient men who would never sore at failures. John Taylor sent…
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Captain B.D.Plummer
Many a challenges posed by nature to man trying his destiny could not retard the courage of men like Roger. There was a feeling among technical giants on the field that, the ore deposits were all exhausted in the Maarikuppam pit,…
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Champion quartz lode
Coronation of ‘The Emperor of Gold Fields’ The Champion quartz lode system was one of the richest and free milling gold quartz lodes in the world. (In free milling ore, gold is recovered by simple processes due to its richness) The…
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THE MODERN GOLD-MINING INDUSTRY
After the discovery of the champion quartz lode system on the eastern zone of Mysore mine field in 1884, the mining industry developed rapidly length and depth wise throughout K.G.F. India was placed on ‘The Gold Map’ of the World. Thus…
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The Bana Kingdom
The Banas were a dynasty of South India, who claimed descent from the asura Mahabali. The dynasty takes its name from Bana, the son of Mahabali. The Banas faced opposition from several neighbouring dynasties and served some major dynasties such as…
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Western Ganga Dynasty
Western Ganga was an important ruling dynasty of ancient Karnataka in India which lasted from about 350 to 1000 CE. They are known as “Western Gangas” to distinguish them from the Eastern Gangas who in later centuries ruled over Kalinga (modern…
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KGF ARCHIVES 