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THE two volumes under notice form an important contribution to our knowledge of British mineral deposits, and afford satisfactory evidence that Dr. Flett is continuing energeticall the valuable series of reports inaugurated by his predecessor at the Geological Survey. The scheme of both volumes is identical and is upon the lines with which previous reports had already familiarised us, but the economic importance of the deposits discussed therein differs very widely. The lead and zinc veins of North Wales have not only been highly productive in the past, but also may Well take rank in the future among the leading British lead-producing mines, whilst those of the south-west of England present little more than academic interest. Needless to say, none of the mines discussed in either volume is at work just now; in fact, in the whole of Great Britain there is not a single lead or zinc mine capable of working save at a loss at the present time, probably a result of Government interference in the control of industries.
Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain. Vol. 19, Lead and Zinc Ores in the Carboniferous Rocks of North Wales.
Bernard Smith. Pp. iv + 162+3 plates. 1921. 5s. 6d. net. Vol. 21, Lead, Silver-lead, and Zinc Ores of Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset. By Henry Dewey. Pp. iv+72. 1921. 2s. 6d. net. (Southampton: Ordnance Survey Office; London: E. Stanford, Ltd.)
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LOUIS, H. Memoirs of the Geological Survey Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain Vol 19, Lead and Zinc Ores in the Carboniferous Rocks of North Wales. Nature 109, 6 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109006a0
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