MINING P UBLICA TIONS. 1 5 



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ORE & STONE MINING. 



BY SIR C. LE NEVE FOSTER, D.Sc., F.R.S., 



LATE PROFESSOR OF MINING. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE. 



REVISED, AND BROUGHT UP-TO-DATE 

 BY PROF. S. H. COX, Assoc.R.S.M. 



GENERAL CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. Mode of Occurrence of Minerals. Prospecting. Boring. 

 Breaking Ground. Supporting Excavations. Exploitation. Haulage or 

 Transport. Hoisting or Winding. Drainage. Ventilation. Lighting. 

 Descent and Ascent. Dressing Principles of Employment of Mining Labour. 

 Legislation affecting Mines and Quarries. Condition of the Miner. 

 Accidents. Index 



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THE ELEMENTS OF MINING AND QUARRYING. 



An Introductory Text-Booh for Mining Students. 

 BY SIR C. LE NEVE FOSTER, D.Sc., F.R.S., 



Late Professor of Mining at the Royal College of Science. 

 Revised by Prof. S. H. Cox, A.R.S.M., &c. 



GENERAL CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. Occurrence of Minerals. Pro- 

 specting. Boring. Breaking Ground. Supporting Excavations. Exploita- 

 tion. Haulage or Transport. Hoisting or Winding. Drainage. Ventilation* 

 Lighting. Descent and Ascent. Dressing, &c. INDEX. 



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MINING LAW OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 



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CONTENTS. The Principles of Mining Law. The Mining Law of Great 

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