The author is a well-known writer in the field of mining engineering. The treatise on this subject is exceptionally well written and should be especially interesting to people who have not been trained as scientists and engineers.The development and uses of the commercial minerals, important chemical elements, metals, and their alloys as applied by mankind is presented by the author in an interesting, clear, accurate, and concise manner.There are statistics, but not enough to bore the reader, and the general philosophy, economy, and comparisons remind one, to some extent, of the book Creative Chemistry by the late Dr. E. E.
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