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Apache Powder Company / METHODS OF CONTROLLED BLASTING, Benson, 10 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Berg-Christensen, J. / NORWEGIAN HARD ROCK TUNNELLING, Norwegian Soil and Rock Engineering Association Publication No. 1, Trondheim, 1982, pb, 104 pages, - 1 -, $ 45

Blake, W. and Hedley, D. G. F. / ROCKBURSTS: CASE STUDIES FROM NORTH AMERICAN MINES, Llitteton, 2003, pb, 121 pages, - 1 -, $ 80

Brown, R. S. et.al. / WIRE ROPES IN MINES: Proceedings of a Conference held in Warwickshire, 1950, London, 1951, cl, 828 pages, - 3 -, $ 225

Coates, D. F. / ROCK MECHANICS PRINCIPLES, Monograph 874, Ottawa, 1965, pb, - 5 -, $ 65

de St. Q. Isaacson, E. / ROCK PRESSURE IN MINES, 2^nd Revised and Enlarged Edition, Salisbury, 1962, cl, 260 pages, - 3 -, $ 50

Earll, F. N., et. al. / HANDBOOK FOR SMALL MINING ENTERPRISES, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 99, Butte, 1976, pb, 218 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

Eaton, L. / PRACTICAL MINE DEVELOPMENT AND EQUIPMENT, 1^st Edition, New York, 1934, cl, 405 pages, 133 figs., - 3 -, $ 45

Engineering and Mining Journal / PROFITABLE MINE AND PLANT PRACTICES (A GUIDE TO NEW METHODS – FOR EXECUTIVES, ENGINEERS, AND OPERATING OFFICIALS OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRIES), New York, 1934, cl, 173 pages, tiny repair to bottom inside corners of several of the final pages in the book, gold leaf is slightly worn, ovg, - 3 -, $ 28

Engineering and Mining Journal / HANDBOOK OF MINING DETAILS, 1st Edition, New York, 1912, cl, 372 pages, - 3 -, $ 58 [Details and drawings relating to rock drills, explosives, shaft work, driving adits and drifts, stoping, head frames, chutes, pockets, hoisting, transportation, skips, cages, buckets, more...]

Engineering and Mining Journal / MINE, MILL AND SMELTER OPERATING GUIDE, New York, afb, 160 pages, - 3 -, $ 65

Ferraris, F. S. / 100 AND 1 USEFUL OPERATING IDEAS, Reprinted from Engineer and Mining Journal, New York, 1924, pb, 96 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Foster, C. Le N. / THE ELEMENTS OF MINING AND QUARRYING, London, 1903, cl, 321 pages, - 3 -, spotting on front board, split on edge of spine, contents fine, $ 26

Gregory, C. E. / EXPLOSIVES FOR NORTH AMERICAN ENGINEERS, 2nd Edition, Clausthal, 1979, cl, 303 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Haddock, M. H. / DEEP BOREHOLE SURVEYS AND PROBLEMS, New York, 1931, cl, 296 pages, - 3 -, $ 46 [Topics Included: Deviation and its causes; orientation; methods; methods of surveying boreholes, more....]

Haddock, M. H. / DEEP BOREHOLE SURVEYS AND PROBLEMS, New York, 1931, cl, 296 pages, - 5 -, $ 38 [Topics Included: Deviation and its causes; orientation; methods; methods of surveying boreholes, more....]

International Correspondence Schools, A TREATISE ON METAL MINING, VOLUME 1, New York, 1899, cl, 532 pages, $ 75 [Book in original binding showing wear on spine and corners; book is divided up into Arithmetic, Formulas, Geometry and Trigonometry, Mine Surveying and Mapping, Mechanics, and a Questions and Examples section]

Janelid, I. / THE SWEDISH METHOD – A STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUNNELING AND MINING, Stockholm, 1964, pb, 31 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Ketchum, M. S. / DESIGN OF MINE STRUCTURES, 1^st Edition, New York, 1912, cl, 459 pages, - 3 -, $ 125  [A great detail book; includes methods of hoisting, deep mine hoisting, hoisting ropes, limit of vertical hoisting, cages, etc.]

Konya, C. J. / PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD CONFERENCE ON EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING TECHNIQUES, Pittsburgh, 1977, pb, 250 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

Langefors, U. and Kihlström, B. / THE MODERN TECHNIQUE OF ROCK BLASTING, 3^rd Edition, New York, 1978, cl, 438 pages, - 5 -, $ 36

Lewis, R. S. / ELEMENTS OF MINING, 2nd Edition, New York, various printing dates between and 1941 and 1958, cl, 579 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Lindquist, O. V. / BLAST HOLE DIAMOND DRILLING, New York, 1944, pb, 54 pages, - 3 -, small chips on spine and tops of several pages , ovg, $ 25

Longyear, R. D. / SYMPOSIUM ON DIAMOND DRILLING, TRENDS IN DIAMOND DRILLING IN THE UNITED STATES, Reprint from the Journal of the Chemical, Metallurgical and Mining Society of South Africa, 1952, pages 327 - 343, - 3 -, $ 20 [Compares drilling conditions, rock types, and chief mineral deposits in several provinces of the U.S.; book has slight wrinkling along top edges and one small stain in the extreme bottom left corner, ovg]

Lynch, A. J. and Rowland, C. A. / THE HISTORY OF GRINDING, Littleton, 2005, pb, 209 pages, - 1 -, $ 119 [Includes these chapters: Size Reduction from the Stone Age to the Space Age; Handstones; Water Wheels, Windmills, and Beyond; Stamp Mills and Crushers; Roller Mills; Fine-Grinding Mills; Classifiers; Explosive Rock Breakage, more....]

Marshall, A. / EXPLOSIVES, 2nd Edition, Volume 1: HISTORY AND MANUFACTURE WITH 77 ILLUSTRATIONS, 407 pages, Volume 2: PROPERTIES AND TESTS WITH 80 ILLUSTRATIONS, pages 408 - 795 + index, Philadelphia, 1917, cl, - 3 -, $ 400

Nichols, H. L. / MOVING THE EARTH: THE WORKBOOK OF EXCAVATION, Princeton, 1959, cl, contains detailed sketches of all the tools used to move ground or rock; includes explosives, rope, shovels, dredges, winches, drills, and more; identifies the companies which produced the tools pictured, - 3 -, $ 50

Nordenfelt, L. / ROCK DRILL STEEL, Fagersta, 1933, cl, 143 pages, - 3 -, $ 50

Peterson, A. C. / APPLIED ENGINEERING MECHANICS: Strength of Materials, 2^nd Edition, Boston, 1982, cl, 385 pages, - 2 -, $ 35

Power and Mining Machinery Company Bulletin 40 / WOODBURY SYSTEM OF CONCENTRATION, Cudahy, 1912, pb, 24 pages, 4 figs., 4 plates, - 3 -, $ 125 [Covers the Woodbury System of concentration, Woodbury slime classifiers, Woodbury jigs, Woodbury Bull jigs, water requirements, general application, diagrams of set ups, more...]

Power and Mining Machinery Company Bulletin 43 / WET GRINDING TUBE MILLS, Cudahy, 1913, pb, 21 pages, 11 figs., - 3 -, $ 110 [Cover wet grinding mills, their structure, components and operation with illustrations; shows internal structure with cross-sections; diagram of set up; tables of dimensions for spur gear driven tube mills; and silent chain drives for tube mills]

Robinson, L. R., Bunt, E. A., and Kraft, K. / INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HOISTING MEN, MATERIALS, AND MINERALS, Arranged by the South African Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Cape, 1973, pb, 464 pages, - 3 -, $ 75 [gives details of hoist construction, shaft design, winding plants, detailed mine structure, etc.]

Rosenkranz, W. A. / DEEP TUNNELS IN HARD ROCK, Milwaukee, 1970, pb, 221 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Sawyer, D. L., et. al. / PROFITABLE MINE AND PLANT PRACTICES: A Guide to New Methods – for executives, engineering, and operating officials of the Mineral Industries, produced by the Engineering and Mining Journal, New York, 1934, cl, 173 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Staley, W. W. / MINE PLANT DESIGN, 2^nd Edition, New York, 1949, cl, 540 pages, - 3 -, $ 100 [Design principles; roof trusses; footings; headframes; ore bins; safety catches; mine hoists; compressed air; haulage, more...]

Stoces, B. / INTRODUCTION TO MINING, London, 1954, cl, two volume set, volume 1: text, 710 pages (repair to spine), volume 2: illustrations, 368 pages, - 3 -, $ 85

Stout, K. S. / OPERATING IDEAS FOR SMALL MINES, Butte, 1956, pb, 81 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

USDA Forest Service / ANATOMY OF A MINE FROM PROSPECT TO PRODUCTION, Ogden, 1983, pb, 69 pages, - 2 - or - 3 -, $ 20

Volotkovsky, S., et.al. / AUTOMATIC CONTROL COMPONENTS FOR MINING, Moscow, 1968, cl, 314 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

Waiwood, R. M. and Reid, R. E. / CONCEPT OF DISCOVERY AND MINERAL IN CHARACTER AS RELATED TO SMALL GOLD MINES, Sacramento, 1985, spiral bound, 73 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Weed, C. E. / USEFUL OPERATING IDEAS, ANACONDA COPPER MINING COMPANY, ENGINEERING RESEARCH DEPARTMENT, Butte, 1939, 10 individual papers (titles listed below), 3 hole punched, - 3 -, $ 25 per set [Adapting drill sharpness to small forging jobs; standard A. C. M. type split switch; use of cast iron welding rod for hard-surfacing; V-belt drive replacing broken gear on winze hoist at Mountain City; Steward Mine safety door; Timber staple; Use of cast iron welding rod for hard surfacing; Rubber belting for protection of shaft timber; Peerless parts; Substitute type reel for handling safety fuze in new style package; Air-conditioning method now developed for ventilation of the Butte Mines]

Weed, C. E. / ROCK BOLTING, THE ANACONDA COMPANY, MINING RESEARCH DEPARTMENT BULLETIN 31, Butte, Montana, 1956, vinyl covered report, 48 pages, 33 figs., - 3 -, $ 25 [describes bolts used, bolting practice, theory of bolting, costs, gives combinations of bolts and rock types where bolting is likely to fail]

Wiehagan, W., et.al. / ROOF BOLTING MACHINE OPERATORS SKILLS TRAINING FOR A WALK-THRU ROOF BOLTER: TRAINER’S GUIDE, NIOSH IC 9489, Pittsburgh, 2006, pb, 3-hole punched, 48 pages, CD, - 1 -, $ 20

Wood, D. J. / SLURRY TRANSPORT IN PIPE NETWORKS, Lexington, 1979, pb, 43 pages, - 5 -, $ 25

Young, G. L. / ELEMENTS OF MINING, 4^th Edition, New York, 1946, cl, 755 pages, - 3 -, $ 45 [Prospecting, boring, drilling, blasting, illumination, support of mine workings, open-pit mining, alluvial mining, underground mining, organization, accounting, accidents, more...]