56 OH A RLES ORl FFIN <fc GO.'S P UB LICA TIONS. 



Fourth Edition, Revised, and brought thoroughly up-to-date by L. H. 



Cooke, Instructor in Mine Surveying, R,oyai College of Science. 



With Frontispiece and 716 Illustrations. Price 348. 



ORE & STONE MINING. 



BY 



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



PROFESSOR OK MINING. ROYAL COLLEGH t)P SCIENCB ; EXAMINER IN MINING TO 

 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. 



GENERAL CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. Modeof Oeeurrenco of Minerals.— Ppospeeting.— Boring. 

 —Breaking Ground.— Supporting Excavations. — Exploitation.— Haulage op 

 Transport.- Hoisting op Winding. — Drainage. — Ventilation. — Lighting.— 

 Descent and Ascent.— Dressing— Principles ofEmployment of Mining Labour. 

 — Leg^islailon affecting Mines and Quarries. — Condition of the Miner.— 

 Aeeidt^nts.— Index. 



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ELEMENTARY MINING AND QUARRYING 



(An Introductory Text-book). Bj Prof. 0. Le Nevk 

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Ninth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. With Numerous Dk^nans. 



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A TREATISE ON MINE-SURVEYING: 



For the uae of Managers of Minea and Collieries, Students 

 at the Royal School of Mines, da. 



By BENNETT H. BROUGH, F.G.S., Assoc.R.S.M., 



Formerly Instructor of Mine-Suryeying, Royal School of Min««. 



Gknbral Contents. 

 0«Qera] Explanations — Measurement of Distances — Miner's Dial — Variation of 

 (!be Mo^netic-Needle — Surveying with the Magnetic-Needle in presence of Iron — 

 Surveying with the Fixed Needle — German Dial — Theodolite — Traversing Undor- 

 jround — Surface-Surveys with Theodolite — Plotting the Survey— Calculation of 

 Area£ — Levelling— Connection of Underground- and Surface-Surveys— Measuring 

 Distances by Telescope — Setting-out — Mine-Siu-veying Problems — Mine Plans — 

 Apphcations of Magnefic-Needle in Mining — Photographic Surveying — Ap*endu€t. 



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