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ORE & STONE MINING.
BY
C. LE NEVE FOSTER, D.Sc., F.R.S.,
PROFESSOR OF MINING, ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE; EXAMINER IN MINING TO THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
GENERAL CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION. Mode of Occurrence of
Minerals.--Prospecting.--Boring.--Breaking Ground.--Supporting
Excavations.--Exploitation.--Haulage or Transport.--Hoisting or
Winding.--Drainage.--Ventilation.--Lighting.--Descent and
Ascent.--Dressing.--Principles of Employment of Mining
Labour.--Legislation affecting Mines and Quarries.--Condition of the
Miner.--Accidents.--Index.
"Dr. Foster's book was expected to be epoch-making, and it fully
justifies such expectation.... A MOST ADMIRABLE account of the mode of
occurrence of practically ALL KNOWN MINERALS. Probably stands unrivalled
for completeness."--_The Mining Journal_.
"This EPOCH-MAKING work ... appeals to MEN OF EXPERIENCE no less than to
students."--_Berg- und H?ttenm?nnische Zeitung_.
"This SPLENDID WORK."--_Oesterr. Ztschrft. f?r Berg- und H?ttenwesen_.
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ELEMENTARY MINING AND QUARRYING
(An Introductory Text-book). By Prof. C. LE NEVE FOSTER, F.R.S. With
Illustrations. [_At Press._
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FOURTH EDITION, _Revised and Greatly Enlarged. With Numerous Additional
Illustrations, mostly reduced from Working Drawings.
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