Archival Significance
Written by S. Higham, Head of the Mining Department at Bulawayo’s Technical School, this is a practical instructional textbook for training mining personnel, reflecting Southern Rhodesia’s investment in technical education for its mining industry.
Institutional Context
Published by Charles Griffin and Company, London, a publisher associated with technical and scientific textbooks.
Content Summary
Provides an introductory technical account of metalliferous mining methods and practice.
Research Utility
Useful for researchers of technical education and the mining industry’s training infrastructure in mid-twentieth-century Southern Rhodesia.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house.