With Frontispiece and 716 Illustrations. Price 34s.
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 Hüttenmännische Zeitung.
"This splendid work."—Oesterr. Ztschrft. für Berg- und Hüttenwesen.