1929 book - Mining of Alluvial Deposits by Dredging and Hydraulicking - Thorne

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1929 book - Mining of Alluvial Deposits by Dredging and Hydraulicking - Thorne
Mining of Alluvial Deposits by Dredging and Hydraulicking
1929 - first edition
Book entitled:
Mining of Alluvial Deposits by Dredging and Hydraulicking
, written by William Everett Thorne and A.W. Hooke, and published by Mining Publications Limited (London), in 1929. A study of the technical and economic aspects of dredging and hydraulic mining. Hardcover book, issued without dust jacket, 171 pages. Well illustrated with photographs and line drawings, including several fold-out tables and diagrams.
Includes chapters on:
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Types of deposits
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Prospecting and valuation
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Water supply and measurement
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Pipelines
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Ditches, water races, or leats
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Plumes
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Methods of working ground
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The sluice or sluice box
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Cleaning the crude concentrates
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Hydraulic elevating
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Survey of ground worked
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Disposal of tailings
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Examples of practice
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Dams and reservoirs
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Power shovels, excavators, crane navvies
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Dredging in general
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Dredge design and equipment
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Dredging practice
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Administration
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Costs
Condition
Binding in great shape, showing only minor wear along extremities. Previous owner’s rubberstamp on front pastedown and address label on front free endpaper. No library markings. A well preserved book in near fine condition.
Dimensions
About 6.3 x 8.9 inches.