Four Vintage Titles on GOLD MINING on the WITWATERSRAND and VAAL RIVER

1.) GOLD OF THE RAND - a great national industry

Second edition published by Transvaal Chamber of Mines, 1927.

Publisher's pictorial card binding with cloth spine. 160pp.

'A brief account of the Witwatersrand Mining Industry, its achievements and objects; how the mines are operated, and what they mean to the country.'

Second edition, brought up to date since the first edition four years earlier (1923).

'This booklet sets forth in plain and simple language, and with the employment of a minimum of technical terms, the romantic story of the development of the Witwatersrand Gold Field. It describes very briefly the methods adopted for working the deposits and the essential features relating to Capital, Labour, Expenditure, Taxation and Dividends, and it shows how very largely the Union is dependent upon the satisfactory and economic working of these mines, which have up to date produced gold to the value of approximately £915,000,000.'

2.) GOLD MINING OF THE WITWATERSRAND by J. P. Upcott 

First edition, Central News Agency, Johannesburg, 1941.

An Elementary Guide to the Geology, Mining and Valuation of the Gold-Bearing Reefs of the Witwatersrand.

'The notes contained in this booklet have been compiled with the object of providing a brief and readily understandable picture of the origin and nature of the gold-bearing reefs and operations involved in mining them.'

Publisher's wraps. 25pp. Illustrated with figures.

3.) GOLD METALLURGY ON THE WITWATERSRAND by A. King

First edition, Transvaal Chamber of Mines, 1949.

458pp. Many graphs, diagrams and illustrations.

Detailed volume on on South African gold mining practices. Includes sections on sorting and crushing, tube-milling and ball-milling, slime treatment and many other processes.

4.) THE VAAL RIVER GOLD MINES by Paul Klempner

First edition, 1950-51.

Publisher's card covers. 30pp + additional separate supplement leaves.

Contains short descriptions of the various mining operations in and around the Vaal River area, including information on the history, property, capital structure, development, ore reserves and production of the mines. Includes the supplement leaves which contain information on a few more mines.