Author: ISSUED BY DIRECTION OF THE HONOURABLE JAMES STOPFORD, M.L.A., SECRETARY FOR MINES; INTRODUCTION BY A.A. STAINES, UNDERSECRETARY FOR MINES
Title: QUEENSLAND MINING GUIDE
Description: Brisbane, Department of Mines/David Whyte, Government Printer, c. 1932, Reprinted 1934.. Soft cover . Trade-sized paperback, appx 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches (just over 13.5 x 21 cm), black titling on dark green canvas-covered stiff card covers (a duplex card stock), xii + 152 pages + fold-out map in color at the rear, VG+. Secure binding, generally very clean inside and out and only minor signs of any wear. Colorful fold-out Prospector's Map of Queensland at the rear without flaws. Table of Contents & General Index at the front. Index to the Mining Laws of Queensland at the rear. Part I - The Prospector: Introduction, Gold (including Occurrence of, How to Detect, Developing Deposits, Gold-saving Appliances) , Main Minerals Other than Gold, Government Assaying, The Safe Use of Explosives. Parts II through VIII include The Mining Investor, Government Mining Publications, Government Financial Assistance, Labour Laws Relating to Mining, The Mining Laws of Queensland. Very Good.

Keywords: Geology Mines Mining Minerals Prospecting Australia