Hints to Prospectors
$31.35
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2025
Summary
This book was written during the Great Depression, by the acting head of the West Australian Mint, Major Hugh Corbet, who felt that such a guide might give work and some wealth to those without work. While offering specifics for Western Australian mining, it works as a general guide Australia-wide, with hints on all styles of gold prospecting, the use of explosives, and setting up a cyaniding treatment plant. Out of print since 1960, now in its 11th edition into Imprint Classics.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923205635 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1923205633 |
| Author: | Hugh Corbet |
| Publisher: | ETT Imprint |
| Imprint: | ETT Imprint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 174g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 234mm x 83mm |
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About The Author
Hugh Corbet
Hugh Annan Corbet was born in East Ballarat, Victoria in 1870. He started out as a junior clerk in the Melbourne branch of the Mint and was first employed at Perth Mint in 1898. During WW1, Major Corbet (88 Perth Infantry) worked with the Intelligence Section of the General Staff in Perth. He moved into the residence attached to the Perth Mint in 1926 and held the position of Deputy Master of the Mint from August 1928 until 31 December 1934. Major Corbet wrote a popular booklet Hints to Prospectors and Owners of Treatment Plants in 1932, at a time when the price of gold had risen and many were seeking it.
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