Excerpt from The Explorers' Miners' and Metallurgists' Companion: Comprising a Practical Exposition of the Various Departments O Geology Exploration Mining Engineering Assaying, and MetallurgyThe section on the discrimination and assay of minerals has been kept as free from formulas as possible, and it not only contains the best of the old modes, but many novel and more available methods for practical men, so that when the one facility is absent, another will be found present, to suit all the requirements of the mine, the roasting furnace, the mill, the smelting and chloridation works, and the mountain; whilst in that, for the strictly commercial purpose, the more direct, less mystified, and least dangerous means and flow have been selected.In mining and engineering the best plans of operation and machines have been extolled, and the most common errors of the past exposed as beacons for avoidance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Josiah Samuel Phillips' influential handbook for explorers, miners, and metallurgists provides a comprehensive overview of the skills and knowledge required for successful mineral exploration and extraction. The book covers a wide range of subjects, from geology and surveying to metallurgy and mining law, making it an invaluable resource for anyone involved in the mining industry. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Explorers' and Assayers' Companion, Vol. 2: Rocks, Veins, Testing and Assaying; Mining and Metallurgy The Vest Pocket Blow-pipe, and Little Wonder the Pocket Laboratory, and Tester, have been more recently invented and are herein described. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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