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Excerpt from Mining and Mining Machinery: Explaining the Methods of Obtaining Minerals, Precious Stones, &C., In All Parts of the World
N the following pages the author has endeavoured to give the general reader an idea of how mining is carried on. He wishes it to be understood that the book is not designed for students in the ordinary acceptance Of the term; though possibly those who are commencing the study, of mining may find a perusal of its pages of assistance as an introduction to the standard mining text books. The author's idea in preparing the book has been, to give those who'are interested in mining, those who may have shares in mining, and who may be surprised at the ups and downs Of the values of those shares, some idea of the great uncertainty attending mining Operations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
