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WORKS ON COAL-MINING. 



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A TEXT-BOOK OF COAL-MINING : 



FOR THE USE OF COLLIERY MANAGERS AND OTHERS 

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BY HERBERT WILLIAM HUGHES, F.G.S., 



Assoc. Royal School of Mines, General Manager of Sandwell Park Colliery. 



<JKNERAL CONTENTS. Geology. Search for Coal. Breaking Ground. 

 Sinking. Preliminary Operations. Methods of Working. Haulage. 

 Winding. Pumping. Ventilation. Lighting. Works at Surface. Pre- 

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PRACTICAL COAL-MINING: 



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 BY GEORGE L. KERR, M.E., M.lNST.M.E. 



CONTENTS. The Sources and Nature of Coal. The Search for Coal. 

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 Machines. Coal-cutting by Machinery. Transmission of Power. Modes oil 

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CONTENTS. Sources and Nature of Coal. Exploration and Boring for 

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 of Shafts. Mr. ties of Working. Timbering Roadways. Winding and 

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