Practical Placer Mining is based on a session of the same name. This volume contains eight papers, an edited version of the discussion from the floor, a selected bibliography of placer mining, and a complete index.
Chapters include:
The History of Gold Dredging;
Placer Sampling;
Samples, Bulk vs. Drill;
Small Scale Placer Mining;
Bucket Ladder Dredges;
Alternative Dredging Methods;
Placer Processing; and
The Gold Placer Industry, Present and Future.
