Transactions AIME, Vol. 32, Mexico Meeting, 1902. Large octavo, pp. clxxxv, 703, numerous folded maps, plates text figures.
The volume is complete and in the original calf over cloth boards with gilt spine titles. The binding is tight and clean with minor shelf scuffing. The text and all plates and maps are clean and bright. In very good+ condition.
This volume is noted for its comprehensive coverage of the mining industry in Mexico at the start of the 20th century. The papers range from a over view of the geology, stratigraphy, structural geology and ores of Mexico, a paper by George F. Kunz on the gems and precious stones of Mexico, papers on the precious metal deposits, mining districts and descriptions of specific mines and methods for processing ores.
