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Mining and metallurgy

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Some of the papers on historical mining and metallurgy which can be purchased on the Internet from our on-line archive:

VolumeVol. Years TitleAuthor

291953-55Some Metallurgical Processes of the Early Sixteenth Century (1530)Taylor, F S
601988-89Stora Kopparberget: The Great Copper MountainRydberg, S

11920-21The Rise and Fall of the Sussex Iron IndustryJenkins, R
71926-27Notes on Lead Mining and Smelting in West YorkshireRaistrick, A
71926-27Notes on Copper Smelting, 1567-1616Graves, H G
81927-28Early History of Coal Mining in DudleyJenkins, W J
91928-29Statistical History of the Iron Trade of England and Wales, 1717-1750Hulme, E W
111930-31Cornish Mining: Notes from the Account Books of R Trevithick, SeniorTitley, A
111930-31The South Staffordshire and North Worcestershire Mining District and its Relics of Mining AppliancesLones, T E
111930-31Francis Thompson's Visit to the Cardiganshire Mines, 1788Jenkins, R
121931-32Roman Mining in Britain,Whittick, G C
141933-34Early History of BronzeDesch, C H
14 1933-34 The London Lead Company Raistrick, A
151934-35Dud Dudley and the Early Coal-Iron IndustryMott, R A
171936-37Ancient Sussex Iron Blooms - A Metallographical ExaminationSmythe, J A
181937-38Prehistoric and Primitive Iron Smelting, Part 1: From Meteoric Iron to 1000 BCHulme, E W
181937-38The Society for the Mines Royal, and the German Colony in the Lake DistrictJenkins, R
191938-39The South Yorkshire Iron Industry, 1698-1756Raistrick, A
201939-40A Précis of "Metallum Martis", and an Analysis of Dud Dudley's Alleged InventionsLones, T E
201939-40Prehistoric Copper and some Experiments in SmeltingCoghlan, H H
211940-41Prehistoric and Primitive Iron Smelting, Part 2: The Crucible Processes of the EastHulme, E W
231942-43Early Engineering and Iron Founding in CornwallJenkins, R
231942-43Prices of Iron and Steel in 1578Morgan, F C
241943-45Notes on the Black Country Iron TradeGale, W K V
241943-45A Study of Galvanised and Corrugated Sheet MetalDickinson, H W
241943-45Copper Smelting in England: Revival at the End of the l7th centuryJenkins, R
251945-47Early Iron Industry in North WalesDavies, A S
261947-49La Mission de Gabriel Jars dans les Mines et les Usines Britanniques en 1764Chevalier, J
261947-49The Malham Moor Mines, Yorks. 1790-1830Raistrick, A
271949-51Metallurgical Aids to Archaeology (Presidential Address)De sch, CH
281951-53Early refining of Pig Iron in EnglandSchubert, H R
291953-55Some Metallurgical Processes of the Early Sixteenth Century (1530)Taylor, F S

291953-55The Mechanisation of the Grassington Moor Mines, YorkshireRaistrick, A
301955-57The Development of Iron and Steel Technology in China (2nd Biennial Dickinson Memorial Lecture - Precis only.Needham, J
311957-59Abraham Darby (I and II) and the Coal-Iron IndustryMott, R A
331960-61The Draining of the Alport Lead Mines, DerbyshireKirkham, N
361963-64Wrought Iron - A Valediction. (Presidential Address)Gale, W K V
381965-66Steam Engines in Derbyshire Lead MinesKirkham, N
421969-70Development of Coal Mine Ventilation in Great Britain up to the End of the 19th CenturyHinsley, F B
471974-76The Costers: Copper Smelters and ManufacturersDay, J
471974-76The History and Development of the Coining PressCooper, D R
481976-77Cast Iron Edge Rails at Walker CollierySkempton, A W & Andrews, A
511979-80The Cumbrian Bloomery Forge in the 17th century and Forge Equipment in the Charcoal Iron IndustryAwty, B G & Phillips, C B
551983-84SOME ASPECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE: Metallurgical Developments between 1900 and 1939Darling, A S
601988-89Stora Kopparberget: The Great Copper MountainRydberg, S
611989-90Swedish Iron and Sheffield SteelBarraclough, K C
671995-96The development of coinage dies from bronze to steelCooper, D R
701998-99The invention of the miners' safety lamp: a reappraisalWatson, W F
73:1 2001-02Sir Clement Clerke and the Adoption of Coal in MetallurgyKing, P W
76:12004-05Towards Safer Working: The Hazards and Risks of Introducing Electrical Equipment in British Coal Mines up to about 1930Jones, A V

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