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Annett, F. A. / ELEVATORS: Electric and Electrohydraulic Elevators, Escalators, Moving Sidewalks, and Ramps, 3^rd Edition, New York, 1960, cl, 388 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

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

ASTM Standards with Related Materials, Part 10, CONCRETE AND MINERAL AGGREGATES, Philadelphia, 1967, cl, 620 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Ayres, Q. C. and Scoates, D. / LAND DRAINAGE AND RECLAMATION, New York, 1939, cl, 496 pages, slight foxing on endplates, ovg, - 3 -, $ 20

Bell and Gassett Company, Morton Grove, Illinois, BG Engineering Manual, 2nd Printing, 1954, cl, 299 pages, - 3 -, $ 30 [Design and Installation of hot water heating and service water-heating systems]

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

Boyd, J. E. / STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, New York, 1924, cl, 430 pages, - 3 -, writings on endplates, $ 15

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

Clem, B. M., et.al. / THE BEST OF E&MJ MINING AND PROCESSING IDEA BOOK, pb, 128 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

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

Colorado School of Mines / THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOLIDS IN STEEL PIPELINES, Golden, 1963, cl, 125 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Compressed Air and Gas Institute / PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR ROCK DRILLS, New York, 1963, cl, - 3 -, $ 48

Corrugated Bar Company / DESIGNING METHODS: REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, Volume 1, # 1-7, 1909 reprint of 1908 original, Saint Louis, 1097, cl, 227 pages, - 3 -, $ 30 [includes the following topics: buildings, general principles of design; buildings, detailed design of typical building; bridges and culverts for highway traffic; standard designs for bridges and culverts for highway traffic; reservoirs; and conduits and sewers]

Croft, T., Ed. / PRACTICAL HEAT, 1^st Edition, Power Plant Series, New York, 1923, cl, 374 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Dunham, C. W. / FOUNDATIONS OF STRUCTURES, New York, 1950, cl, 679 pages, - 3 -, slight foxing on endplates, ovg, $ 30

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, 1st Edition, New York, 1934, cl, 405 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

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

Engineering and Mining Journal / PORTFOLIO OF SUCCESSFUL MINING AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES, pb, 128 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

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

French, T. E. and Vierck, C. J. / ENGINEERING DRAWING, 8^th Edition, New York, 1953, 715 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

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....]

Hankin, E. K. / MERRIMAN’S STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, 8^th Edition, New York, 1948, cl, 148 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Harrison, A. R., et.al. / SYMPOSIUM ON DIAMOND DRILLNG, In: Journal of the Chemical Metallurgical and Mining Society of South Africa, Johannesburg, 1952, pb, volume 52, # 10, part 2, pages 215 - 515, - 3 -, $ 20

Hassenzahl, W. V., Ed. / MECHANICAL, THERMAL, AND CHEMICAL STORAGE OF ENERGY, Stroudsburg, 1981, cl, 379 pages, - 1 -, $ 45

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]

International Labour Office / THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF DUST IN MINING, TUNNELLING AND QUARRYING, 3rd International Report, 1958-1962, Geneva, 1967, pb, 531 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

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

Jones, J. T., et.al. / MINE-TESTED MINING AND PREPARATION METHODS, New York, pb, 128 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Judd, W. R., et.al. / ROCK-MECHANICS RESEARCH, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, Washington, D. C., 1966, pb, 82 pages, - 5 -, $ 24 [Book discusses types of rock-mechanics research under way at the academic, industrial, and Federal levels; has 10 appendices covering theses pertaining to rock-mechanics, publications on rock-mechanics and more...]

Ketchum, M. S. / DESIGN OF MINE STRUCTURES, 1^st Edition, New York, 1912, cl, 459 pages, - 3 -, $ 125 price reduced for a limited time, $75

Ketchum, M. S. / THE DESIGN OF STEEL MILL BUILDINGS AND THE CALCULATION OF STRESSES IN FRAMED STRUCTURES, New York, 1911, cl, 464 pages, 16 pages of tables, slight wear to ends of the spine, tiny wrinkles in suface of front board, ovg, - 3 -, $ 45

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

Kovats, A. / DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF CENTRIFUGAL AND AXIAL FLOW PUMPS AND COMPRESSES, New York, 1964, cl, 468 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

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

Leet, K. / REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN, New York, 1982, cl, 544 pages, - 2 -, $ 40

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

Long, E. CAGE SAFETIES, 1948, 16 pages, - 3 -, appears to be a white on black copy with good detailed illustrations of cages, $ 4

Loo, C. and Loo, V. / CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SURFACE PIT SLOPE CAVING MINING SYSTEM, Prepared for the United States Bureau of Mines, Final Report, Washington, D.C., 1977, pb, 620 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

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

Merriman, M. / MECHANICS OF MATERIALS, 10th Edition, Rewritten and Enlarged, New York, 1912, cl, 507 pages, - 3 -, $ 24

Mills, A. P., Hayward, H. W. and Rader, L. F. / MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION: Their Manufacture and Properties, 5^th Edition, New York, 1947, cl, 564 pages, - 3 -, $ 35 [covers all types of construction materials]

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 -, $ 100

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

Paige, S. / APPLICATION OF GEOLOGY TO ENGINEERING PRACTICE, Berkley Volume, New York, 1962, cl, 327 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 [Includes papers on the construction of dams, tunnels, and highways, also beach engineering, discovery of mineral deposits and more]

Parker, H. / SIMPLIFIED DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE, New York, 1943, cl, 249 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Parker, H. / SIMPLIFIED DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL STEEL, 3rd Edition, New York, 1965, cl, 307 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Parker, H. / SIMPLIFIED DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL TIMBER, New York, 1948, cl, 218 pages, 45 tables, slight damage to cover, ovg, - 3 -, $ 40

Peele, R. / COMPRESSED AIR PLANT FOR MINES: The Production, Transmission and Use of Compressed Air, with special reference to Mine Service, New York, 1908, cl, 35 pages, - 3 -, $ 24

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

Power: A McGraw-Hill Publication / THE ENGINEER’S REFERENCE LIBRARY, New York, pb, 188 pages, - 3 -, slight damage to bottom left corner of cover, ovg, $ 35 [covers air conditioning, lubricants, compressors, corrosion, fans, piping, pumps, refrigeration, with detailed illustrations]

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]

Proctor, R. V. And White, T. L. / ROCK TUNNELING WITH STEEL SUPPORTS, with an introduction to Tunnel Geology, Youngstown, 1946, cl, 292 pages, - 3 -, $ 50

Peurifoy, R. L. / CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, EQUIPMENT, AND METHODS, New York, 1956, cl, 534 pages, - 3 -, several ink marks in text, ovg, $ 18 [Book includes topics of drilling, blasting, tunneling, piles and pile driving, more...]

Raymond, W. G., Riggs, H. E., and Sadler, W. C. / THE ELEMENTS OF RAILROAD ENGINEERING, 5th Edition, New York, 1946, cl, 406 pages, - 3 -, $ 32

Richardson, H. W. and Mayo, R. S. / PRACTICAL TUNNEL DRIVING, New York, 1941, cl, 436 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

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

Sanders, W. E., MacDonald, B., Parlee, N. W., et.al. / MINE TIMBERING, New York, 1907, cl, 179 pages, - 3 -, $ 90

Sandström, G. E. / TUNNELS, New York, 1963, cl, 427 pages, spotting on boards, contents fine, - 3 -, $ 40 [History of tunnel construction, examples, surveyings, machinery, more...]

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

Seely, F. B. / RESISTANCE OF MATERIALS, 3^rd Edition, New York, 1947, cl, 486 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Sika Chemical Corporation / SIKA-ENGINEERED PRODUCTS FOR TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION, Passaic, 3-ring binder full of brochures and documents related to tunnel construction, - 2 -, $ 65

Singleton, J. / MANUAL OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN, 3rd Edition, Topeka, 1947, cl, 336 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

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

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

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

US Department of Labor / REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO METAL AND NON-METAL MINING AND MILLING OPERATIONS, 30 CFR Parts 40, 41, 43, 44, 48, 50, 55, 56, and 57, Washington, D.C., 1980, pb, 168 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

Vallance, A. and Doughtie, V. L. / DESIGN OF MACHINE MEMBERS, 2nd Edition, New York, 1943, cl, 559 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

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

Wang, C-H., APPLIED ELASTICITY, New York, 1953, cl, 357 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 -, $ 45 [describes bolts used, bolting practice, theory of bolting, costs, gives combinations of bolts and rock types where bolting is likely to fail]

Wilson, F. W. / WILSON ENGINEERING CORPORATION STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING COURSE, 48 lessons in a four volume set, Cambridge, 1930, cl, - 3 -, $ 35

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

Woodworth, R. B. / MINE TIMBERING IN STEEL & THE TIMBERING OF MINES, PARTICULARLY WITH STEEL, Carnegie Steel Company, 1909 and 1911, 30 and 32 pages respectively, afb, - 3 -, $ 65

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...]

The following theses were written at the Minnesota School of Mines, Minneapolis, during the years 1894 to 1912 with the following mining construction topics of :


DESIGN OF A SHAFT HOUSE AND ORE POCKET, cl, 10 pages, 2 plates (in pocket), $ 10
EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF WORKING FOR A GIVEN ORE BODY AND A GIVEN OUTPUT, afb, 18 pages, 1 plate, $ 15