Excerpt from British Manufacturing Industries: Metallic Mining and Colliers; Coal; Building Stones; Explosive Compounds The present period is one of great change, anxiety, and uncertainty in many branches of memllic mining in this country. In addition to the pro-eminence which the productiveness of our western counties, Cornwall and Devon, has from time immemorial enabled us to hold in the supply of tin, Great Britainhas for upwards of a century occupied a most remarkable position as the chief producer in the world of the ...
Read More
Excerpt from British Manufacturing Industries: Metallic Mining and Colliers; Coal; Building Stones; Explosive Compounds The present period is one of great change, anxiety, and uncertainty in many branches of memllic mining in this country. In addition to the pro-eminence which the productiveness of our western counties, Cornwall and Devon, has from time immemorial enabled us to hold in the supply of tin, Great Britainhas for upwards of a century occupied a most remarkable position as the chief producer in the world of the metals copper, lead, and iron. And besides them, fluctuating, although sometimes large and remunerative, quantities of the ores of zinc, manganese, and sulphur (iron pyrites) have been raised, in full and successful competition with foreign supplies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Read Less
Add this copy of British Manufacturing Industries: Metallic Mining and to cart. $21.20, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by FB&C LTD.
Add this copy of British Manufacturing Industries: Metallic Mining and to cart. $35.17, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2018 by Forgotten Books.
