Author: Ellis, H. A.
Title: Some Economic Aspects of the Principal Tantalum-Bearing Deposits of the Pilbara Goldfield, North-Western Division [Etc] [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, No. 104].
Description: Perth Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA), 1950. Paperback small octavo, good condition, thick card covers (tan cloth spine), tables, glossy paper, figures, large foldout colour maps at rear, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, library marks (texta marks, pocket, labels, rubber stamps), covers toned, written title on spine, corners covers & few pages bumped, some edgewear. 93 pp. This detailed report was mainly written in 1944 in support of the wartime needs for tantalum concentrates from an American company. The Pilbara was the prewar supplier of 90% of the world production of this strategic metal. (Contains 8 large colour foldout maps at the rear.).

Keywords: earth sciences, geology, ore deposits, mining, tantalum, military, world war 2 (ww2), western australia, pilbara


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