Economic Geology of the Bingham Mining District, Utah

Book Description

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905 First edition. Quarto. 413 [7]pp. 49 photographic plates, 10 maps (some folding), including 3 folding maps in rear pocket. Rebound in gilt-lettered brown cloth. Wormhole to center of last 10 leaves, folding maps in pocket also show 1-inch wormhole, else a nice copy. This work covers articles on areal geology of the district by Arthur Keith (topography, geology, etc.) and economic geology by Boutwell. Boutwell's contribution (most of the book) includes history of the Bingham mining district, mining and reduction processes, character, occurrence and genesis of ores, detailed descriptions of the numerous mines, a history of the development of placer mining in Bingham, etc., etc..

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