Principles of Mining - Valuation, Organization and Administration

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Principles of Mining, by Herbert C. HooverThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Principles of MiningValuation, Organization and AdministrationAuthor: Herbert C. HooverRelease Date: September 24, 2008 [EBook #26697]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PRINCIPLES OF MINING ***Produced by Robert J. HallPRINCIPLES OF MININGPublished by theMcGraw-Hill Book CompanyNew York Successors to the Book Departments of theMcGraw Publishing Company Hill Publishing Company Electrical World The Engineering and Mining JournalEngineering Record Power and The EngineerElectric Railway Journal American MachinistMetallurgical and Chemical EngineeringPRINCIPLES OF MININGVALUATION, ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATIONCOPPER, GOLD, LEAD, SILVER, TIN AND ZINCBYHERBERT C. HOOVERMember American Institute of Mining Engineers, Mining and Metallurgical Society of America, Société des Ingénieurs Civils de France, Fellow RoyalGeographical Society, etc.First EditionFOURTH THOUSANDMcGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY239 WEST 39TH STREET, NEW YORKBOUVERIE STREET, LONDON, E.C.1909Page iiiPREFACE.This volume is a condensation of a series of lectures delivered in part at Stanford and in part at Columbia Universities.It is ...