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A NOTE on the coming Fourth Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress has already been published in Nature (October 16, p. 606). A second circular on this Congress is now available, and in it details are to be found relating to the inaugural programme in London for July 9-12 and to the technical sessions to be held in Oxford during July 13-17. In Oxford the main subjects for discussion will be : mineral resources of the Commonwealth ; modern methods of prospecting ; physiological and psychological effects of heat and humidity on workers in deep mines and in metallurgical works ; petroleum —with special reference to the world oil position, oil-well drilling practice and its application to petroleum exploration ; coal—with special reference to resources of the Commonwealth, the characteristics of Empire coals and modern coal-mining practice in Great Britain ; present-day trends in mineral dressing ; and metallurgy and metallurgical industries. Also in this circular full details are given of the excursions during July 18-23. The programme consists of visits, based on Cardiff, Cornwall, Edinburgh, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield and Stratford-upon-Avon, which will be made to collieries, iron and steel works, hydro-electric schemes, shipbuilding yards and other places of technical interest, together with a number of excursions of historical and general interest. Further information may be obtained on application to the Joint General Secretaries, Fourth Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress, 436 Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus, London, E.C.2.
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Fourth Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress. Nature 163, 206 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163206a0
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