Practical Placer Mining

Cope, L.W.; Rice, Lee R.

ISBN 10: 0873351053 / ISBN 13: 9780873351058

Published by Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, CO, 1992

About this Item

Tight binding, clean interior. Green wraps. A couple indents to front and back. Previous owner's name on title page, sparse notes throughout, b/w illustrations. Based on a session of the same name at the February 1991 annual meeting of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Intends to present a "how to" as well as a "how not to" guide to various facets of placer work. 106 pp.

Seller Inventory # 022330

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practical Placer Mining
• Publisher: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, CO
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873351053
• ISBN 13: 9780873351058
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good -
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mining and Geology

About this title

Synopsis

Practical Placer Mining is based on a session of the same name. This volume contains eight papers, an edited version of the discussion from the floor, a selected bibliography of placer mining, and a complete index.

Chapters include:
The History of Gold Dredging;
Placer Sampling;
Samples, Bulk vs. Drill;
Small Scale Placer Mining;
Bucket Ladder Dredges;
Alternative Dredging Methods;
Placer Processing; and
The Gold Placer Industry, Present and Future.