The Witwatersrand Goldfields, Banket And Mining Practice: With An Appendix On The Banket Of The Tarkwa Goldfield, West Africa (1907) - Couverture souple

Truscott, Samuel John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1165165309 ISBN 13 : 9781165165308

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Witwatersrand Goldfields, Banket And Mining Practice is a book written by Samuel John Truscott in 1907. The book provides a detailed account of the goldfields in Witwatersrand, South Africa, and the mining practices that were employed there. The author also includes an appendix on the Banket of the Tarkwa Goldfield in West Africa.The book begins by discussing the geological formation of the Witwatersrand goldfields and the history of gold mining in the area. Truscott then goes on to describe the various mining methods that were used, including deep-level mining, reef mining, and alluvial mining. He also provides detailed information on the equipment and machinery used in the mines.The author also devotes a significant portion of the book to the Banket of the Tarkwa Goldfield in West Africa. He describes the geology of the area and the mining practices that were employed there. Truscott also discusses the challenges faced by miners in West Africa, including the climate, terrain, and disease.Overall, The Witwatersrand Goldfields, Banket And Mining Practice is a comprehensive guide to gold mining in South Africa and West Africa in the early 20th century. It provides valuable insights into the history and techniques of mining, as well as the challenges faced by miners in these regions.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1165165309
• ISBN 13: 9781165165308
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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