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PROSPECTING FOR MINERALS. 



A Practical Handbook for Prospectors, Explorers, Settlers, and all 

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BY 



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GENERAL CONTENTS. Introduction and Hints on Geology The Determina- 

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GETTING GOLD: 



A GOLD-MINING HANDBOOK FOR PRACTICAL MEN. 

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Life Member Australasian Mine-Managers' Association. 



GKNERAJ, CONTENTS. Introductory : Getting Gold Gold Prospecting 

 (Alluvial and General) Lode or Reef Prospecting The Genesiology of Gold 

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