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THE objects of this book, as stated in the preface, are “to describe in a concise and systematic manner the conditions under which metallic ores are found in different countries in the world,” and further, “by defining the zones occupied by the various metallic ores to lessen somewhat the amount of unsuccessful search for them.” For the first purpose the author notices a large number of mines in various parts of the world, partly from his own observations and partly from accounts published in special journals and in the transactions of scientific; societies; and for the second, he deduces from such descriptive matter certain general conclusions, which, in their more important points, are as follows:—
A Treatise on Metalliferous Mines and Mining.
By D. C. Davies 8vo. (London: Crosby Lockwood and Co., 1880.)
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B., H. Our Book Shelf . Nature 21, 129 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/021129a0
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