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The engineer in South Africa : a review of the industrial situation in South Africa after the war and a forecast of the possibilities of the country

Noted in Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 5348. "Primarily of interest: Ch 16, 239-64, "Diamond mining in Kimberley," presenting a good summary of methods & equipment, with a few remarks on history and establishment of the De Beers organization. Several photo plates depict mines & mining [...]. Ch 6, on labor, includes some remarks on the compound system employed at the diamond mines."--Gemology by J. Sinkankas, entry no. 5347 (Archibald Constable edition).

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