Excerpt from Steam Shovel Mining: Including a Consideration of Electric Shovels and Other Power Excavators in Open-Pit MiningThe purpose of this volume is to present in a collected and condensed form the general information covering the develop ment and study of such mining problems as may best be solved by the application of open-pit methods involving the use of modern power-excavators. It is assumed that the reader has a general idea of mining practice.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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