Publisher's navy blue cloth bindings with silver titles on front panel and spine.
Volume I: xiii + 546pp. Illustrated with numerous plates, figures, text illustrations and black & white photographs.
Volume II: vii + 483pp. Illustrated with numerous plates, figures, text illustrations and black & white photographs.
Bindings sound with mild age-associated markings. Internally clean.
A comprehensive, technical symposium record detailing the rapid development of South Africa's post-World War II uranium extraction industry. The work contains thirty specialised papers and discussions covering a previously secret national effort.
Contents include:
Historical background: The political, strategic, and industrial events leading to the establishment of the domestic uranium sector.
Extraction Metallurgy: The internationally acclaimed scientific techniques used to recover uranium oxide directly from gold ore residues and slimes.
Chemistry and Engineering: Detailed chemical processes, plant designs, mechanical equipment, and operational hurdles faced during the first decade of production.
Geology and Mineralogy: The geological setting and occurrence of uranium ores within South African mining regions.
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 4to.
- Sold By: Rare Paper
- Contact Person: Armandt Marais
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 0741235861
- Preferred Payment Methods: EFT, Bank Deposit. For International Customers: Paypal with 6% surcharge, International Transfer
- Trade Associations: A. A. Approved
