Boericke, W. F. / PROSPECTING AND OPERATING SMALL GOLD PLACERS, 2nd Edition, New York, 1936, cl, 144 pages, - 3 -, $ 55 [An unusual publication because it details the specific differences between placer mining in Nevada vs. Arizona, etc.; also includes formation of placer deposits, prospecting hints, panning, the rocker, sluice box, working placer ground, cleaning up, use of mercury..., dry placers, more...]  SOLD

Brady, B. H. G. and Brown, E. T. / ROCK MECHANICS FOR UNDERGROUND MINING, 2nd Edition, Dordrecht, 2002, pb, 571 pages, - 1 -, $ 145

Brawner, C. O., Ed. / STABILITY IN SURFACE MINING, VOLUME 3, Third International Conference, Vancouver, 1981, 1982, cl, 872 pages, - 2 -, $ 60

Brawner, C. O. and Milligan, V., Ed. / STABILITY IN OPEN PIT MINING, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Stability in Open Pit Mining, SME, New York, 1971, cl, 242 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Bray, R. N. / DREDGING: A Handbook for Engineers, London, 1979, cl, 276 pages, - 2 -, $ 75

Bucky, P. B. / MINING BY BLOCK CAVING, Published by Hercules Powder Company, Wilmington, 1945, pb, introduction, details and diagrams of the underground structure of the following mines: Miami Mine, Climax Mine, Inspiration Mine, King and Johnson Mine, Sunrise Mine, Emma Nevada Mine, Ray Mines, and the Crestmore Mine, - 3 -, $ 200

Cook, N. G. W. / ROCK MECHANICS RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY, CONSTRUCTION, AND EARTHQUAKE-HAZARD REDUCTION, Washington, D. C., 1981, pb, 222 pages, - 2 -, $ 18

Cope, L. W. and Rice, L. R., Ed. / PRACTICAL PLACER MINING, Littleton, 1992, pb, 106 pages, - 1 -, $ 25  SOLD

DeLorenzo, L. M. / GOLD FEVER AND THE ART OF SLUICING, Prescott, 1970, cl, 70 pages, - 5 -, $ 10  SOLD

Dravco Corporation / ANALYSIS OF LARGE NON-COAL UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS, Pittsburgh, 1974, Report written for the United States Bureau of Mines, NTIS Reprint, 603 pages, - 5 -, $ 28

Engineering and Mining Journal / PORTFOLIO OF SUCCESSFUL MINING AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES, New York, 128 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Gillette, H. P. / ROCK EXCAVATION: Methods and Cost, 1907, cl, 376 pages, 4 pages of advertisements, - 3 -, $ 30

Hilchey, G. R., Edwards, R. W. and Philpot, M. D. / PLACER PILOT PLANT PROPOSAL, Vancouver, 1982, afb, 42 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Hoek, E., Ed. / ROCK SLOPE STABILITY IN OPEN CAST MINING, Imperial College Rock Mechanics Progress Report # 2, London, 1970, pb, 71 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Hoek, E., Ed. / ROCK SLOPE STABILITY IN OPEN CAST MINING, Imperial College Rock Mechanics Progress Report # 3, London, 1970, pb, 25 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Hoek, E., Ed. / BIBLIOGRAPHY ON SLOPE STABILITY, Imperial College Rock Mechanical Research Report # 11, London, 1970, pb, reprint from Rock Mechanics Abstracts, Volume 1 # 3, 1970, pb, 30 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Huang, Y. H. / STABILITY OF SPOIL BANKS AND HOLLOW FILLS CREATED BY SURFACE MINING, Lexington, 1978, pb, 97 pages, - 5 -, $ 25

Hustrulid, W. / BLASTING PRINCIPLES FOR OPEN-PIT MINING, Volume One: GENERAL DESIGN CONCEPTS, Rotterdam, 1999, pb, 382 pages <and> Volume Two: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS, Rotterdam, 1999, pb, 1013 pages, - 1 -, $ 199

Hustrulid, W. and Bullock, R. L., Ed. / UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS: ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS AND INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES, Littleton, 2001, cl, 718 pages, - 1 -, $ 249 [Sections of the book include: General Mine Design Considerations (5 chapters); Room-And-Pillar Mining of Hard Rock (6 chapters); Room-And-Pillar Mining of Soft Rock (4 chapters); Longwall Mining of Hard Rock (3 chapters); Shrinkage Stoping (2 chapters); Sublevel Stoping (11 chapters); Cut-And-Fill Mining (11 chapters); Sublevel Caving (5 chapters); Panel Caving (8 chapters); Foundations for Design (17 chapters); Underground Mining Looks to the Future (5 chapters); most chapters are detailed with an actual mine location demonstrating a certain mining method; these mining locations are explained in detail usually with the layout, geology, mine structure, raises and stoping, production, etc.]

Hustrulid, W. and Kuchta, M. / OPEN PIT MINE PLANNING AND DESIGN, 2^nd Edition, Volume 1 - FUNDAMENTALS, London, 2006, pb, 735 pages, sections of book include Mine Planning, Mining Revenues and Accounts; Orebody Descriptions; Geometric Considerations; Pit Limits; Production Planning; Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves; Responsible Mining, also included is Volume 2 - CSMine Software Package and Orebody Case Examples, London, 2006, pb, pages 736 - 971, - 1 -, $ 199 [The CD for the software package comes sealed in the back of Volume 1]

Hustrulid, W. A., McCarter, M. K., and Van Zyl, D. J. A., Ed. / SLOPE STABILITY IN SURFACE MINING, Littleton, 2000, cl, 442 pages, - 1 -, $ 159  [Book contains 49 chapters; sections of the book include: Rock Slope Design Considerations, Case Studies in Rock Slope Stability, Stability of Waste Rock Embankments, Tailings and Heap Leaching]

Kennedy, B. A., Ed. / SURFACE MINING, 2^nd Edition, Littleton, 1990, cl, 1194 pages, - 3 -, $ 75

Klein, J. / DRY WASHING FOR GOLD, Whittier, 1980, pb, 81 pages, - 5 -, $ 10

LeGaye, E. S. / GOLD....ABC’s OF PANNING, How to find placer gold, the necessary equipment, How to use your gold-pan, for health, for fun, for profit, Houston, 1970, pb, 56 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Loo, C. and Loo, V. / CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SURFACE PIT SURFACE CAVING MINING SYSTEM, Phase I, Phoenix, 1977, cl, - 3 -, $ 75

Masson, D. L. / SMALL SCALE PLACER MINING, Washington State University Institute of Technology, Bulletin 45M, Pullmnan, 1964, pb, 64 pages, - 3 -, $ 32  SOLD

McCulloch, R., Lewis, B., Keill, D., and Shumaker, M. / APPLIED GOLD PLACER EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES, Butte, 2003, spiral bound, 267 pages, - 1 -, $ 50

McDaniel, A. B. / EXCAVATION: Machinery Methods and Costs, 1st Edition, New York, 1919, cl, 542 pages, slight foxing on front and back endplates, - 3 -, $ 45 [excellent illustrated book with examples of the early scrapers, power shovels, dredges, trenches, more]

McCracken, D. / GOLD MINING IN THE 1980'S: The Complete Book of Modern Procedure, Big Bar, 1985, pb, 259 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Pariseau, W. G. / DESIGN ANALYSIS IN ROCK MECHANICS, London, 2007, pb, 560 pages, - 1 -, $ 129 [Chapters include introduction, slope stability; Shafts; Tunnels; Entries in Statified Ground; Pillars in Stratified Ground; Three-dimensional Excavations; Subsidence; Appendix; Background; Literature; Appendix - Mechanical Properties of Intact Rock and Joints; Appendix - Rock Mass Classification Schemes for Engineering; Appendix - Some Useful Formulas]

Pfleider, E. P. / SURFACE MINING, 1^st Edition, New York, 1968, cl, 1061 pages, - 3 -, was $ 45, price reduced to $25

Ramani, R. V., Ed. / LONGWALL-SHORTWALL MINING, STATE OF THE ART, New York, 1981, cl, 296 pages, - 5 -, $ 45

Stout, K. S. / MINING METHODS AND EQUIPMENT ILLUSTRATED, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte, 1967, pb, 97 pages, 48 plates, - 5 -, $ 45

Turner, T. M. / FUNDAMENTALS OF HYDRAULIC DREDGING, Centreville, 1984, 214 pages, - 3 -, $ 60

Weintraub, D. / Work Projects Administration, Mineral Technology and Output Per Man Studies, ROCK DRILLING, 1940, pb, 158 pages, underground photography of the various drilling techniques used in mining, - 3 -, $ 75

Wells, J. H. / PLACER EXAMINATION: Principles and Practice, Albuquerque, 1969, pb, 209 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Wells, J. H. / PLACER EXAMINATION: Principles and Practice, BLM Technical Bulletin 4, Washington, D. C., 1969, cl or pb, 209 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

White, G. F., et.al. / SURFACE MINING OF NON-COAL MINERALS: A Study of Mineral Mining from the Perspective of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C., 1979, pb, 339 pages, - 3 -, $ 28