Show NEW BOOKS RECEIVED elements of mining second edition by george J young western editor engineering and mining journal press february 1923 first edition was issued in 1916 mc graw hill book co ino inc ath ave new york price for sale by the salt lake mining review the first edition of this work by mr young proved very popular with the mining and mining engineering fraternity because it offered a practical starting point in the fundamentals of mining all of strong features of the first edition are retained in the new book and many of the subjects and mining problems treated upon have been rewritten revised stripped of deadwood and otherwise edited so that the work as a whole has been brought right up to the minute As the author states in his preface rock drilling appliances have been fundamentally improved metallurgical progress has been substantial the disturbances of the war which followed follone A the close of the interesting inte interesting b 01 period in which the elements of mining was first written have resulted in the quickening of thought along technical economic and sociological lines fundamental da changes in mining practice may be expected to follow upon the present period in which standards are being questioned and many mining cr companies are adjusting their operations to accord to a new economic order because of these conditions and because thousands of new men me n are entering the field of mining industry this new volume of elements of mining b will fill a st stressing 9 need |