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THIS is the latest of a series of books issued from the Rhodesia Museum. They are presumably intended to interest and instruct the settlers in the country, and to promote the prosperity of the industries of Rhodesia. Looked at in this light it may be that the book under review was well worth producing, and will be useful to its readers, but it is of little interest except to a prospector who has had no scientific training. It contains chapters of an elementary character on geology, mineralogy, ore deposits, prospecting, &c., and a quantity of miscellaneous information as to the present condition of the mining industry in Rhodesia. This is divided into sections, under the heads of precious metals, base metals, precious stones, and coal. The relative importance of the industries is indicated by the fact that in 1907 the gold represented nearly 94 per cent, of the total mineral production, and amounted in value to 148l 15s. per head of the white population, as compared, for example, with about lool. per head in the Transvaal, and 26l. per head in Western Australia.
The Rhodesian Miner's Handbook.
By F. P. Mennell. Second edition. Illustrated. Pp. 167. (Buluwayo: Ellis Allen, 1909.) Price 5s.
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The Rhodesian Miner's Handbook . Nature 82, 66 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082066c0
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