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

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.