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THE A B C OF MINING

_A Handbook for Prospectors_

TREATING FULLY OF EXPLORATORY AND PREPARATORY WORK OF THE PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES OF ORES, FIELD GEOLOGY, THE OCCURRENCE AND ASSOCIATIONS OF
MINERALS, METHODS OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ASSAY, BLOW-PIPE TESTS,
PROMISING INDICATIONS, AND SIMPLE METHODS OF WORKING VALUABLE
DEPOSITS, TOGETHER WITH CHAPTERS ON QUARTZ AND HYDRAULIC MINING AND
ESPECIAL D