Gold Mines of the Rand - Being a Description of Mining Industry of Witwatersrand, South

Klappentext This 1895 work covers geological, economic and legal aspects of South African gold mining shortly before the Second Boer War. Zusammenfassung The nineteenth-century gold rush was an important factor in the tension between Dutch and English settlers that led to the Second Boer War. This 1895 work on the mining industry of the Transvaal covers geological! economic and legal aspects of gold mining in this significant period of South African history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Geological; 3. The auriferous conglomerates or 'blanket' beds of the Rand; 4. Particulars of the Rand deposits; 5. Deep levels - their development and prospect; 6. Mining practice on the Rand; 7. Surface equipment of the mines; 8. The metallurgical treatment of the ore; 9. The metallurgical treatment of the ore, cont.; 10. The economics of the mines; 11. Gold law and mining regulations; 12. Gold production and dividends; Index.

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• Authors: J. A. Chalmers, F. H. Hatch, F. H. Chalmers Hatch, Hatch F. H.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.06.2013
• EAN: 9781108061667
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06166-7
• No. of pages: 366
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mining, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Republic of South Africa, Mining Industry, Economic Geology, Mining technology & engineering, Mining technology and engineering, Extractive industries