The Assayer’s Guide, or Practical Directions to Assayers, Miners, and Smelters: For the Tests and Assays, by Heat and by Wet Processes, of the Ores of All the Principal Metals, and of Gold and Silver - Hardcover

Oscar Montgomery Lieber

 
9780265526569: The Assayer’s Guide, or Practical Directions to Assayers, Miners, and Smelters: For the Tests and Assays, by Heat and by Wet Processes, of the Ores of All the Principal Metals, and of Gold and Silver
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0265526566 ISBN 13: 9780265526569
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This book provides practical instructions for testing the composition of metals in order to determine the presence and amounts of precious metals such as silver, gold, platinum, and copper, as well as iron, lead, and other base metals. It aims to enable readers to perform assays reliably and accurately with minimal cost and equipment. The text covers all the necessary tools and techniques in considerable detail, giving readers the depth of knowledge required to set up and operate their own assay office. The author was one of the leading assayers of the mid-19th century, and this book is based on the experience and methodologies developed by the Freiberg mining academy in Saxony.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0265526566
ISBN 13 
9780265526569
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
174

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