The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Mines Centenary Conference
Industrial History Mining Engineering Earth Sciences Reference Australian Business History Environmental Resource Management Technical Reference Australiana Non-Fiction
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Mines Centenary Conference hardcover (1993, 398 pp.) is the definitive keepsake from the Institute’s hundred-year milestone celebration. Compiled by respected mining historian Ian Duncan, this vintage reference volume distills a century of Australian and Australasian mining innovation—covering gold-rush origins, base-metal booms, coal, iron-ore giants, and the emergence of modern environmental and safety standards. Richly illustrated with period photographs, detailed regional maps, and fold-out geological diagrams, the book lets engineers, geology students, and resource investors trace the technological leaps that turned remote outback prospects into world-class mines.
Collectors prize this edition because it was printed in low numbers for conference delegates and never re-issued in commercial form. Inside you’ll find keynote papers by legendary mine managers, metallurgists, and academics, plus statistical appendices that are still cited in today’s feasibility studies. Hard-rock mining enthusiasts will appreciate the step-by-step flow-sheets for historic flotation circuits and smelters, while sustainability researchers can compare early environmental case studies with current best-practice rehabilitation codes.
The sturdy library-bound hardcover shows only light shelf scuffing and a small edge-tear on the rear board—otherwise the pages are crisp, unmarked, and tightly bound, free of notes, ex-libris plates, or dog-ears. For young adults studying earth sciences, adults building a technical library, or anyone hunting Australiana that blends business history with industrial heritage, this centenary volume offers both authoritative data and the nostalgic charm of a pre-digital reference era.
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