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Hints to Prospectors

Hugh Corbet

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English
ETT Imprint
01 March 2025
This book was written during the Great Depression, by the acting head of the West Australian Mint, Major Hugh Corbet, who felt that such a guide might give work and some wealth to those without work. While offering specificis for West ern Australian mining, it works as a general guide Australia-wide, with hints on all styles of Gold prospecting, the use of explosives and setting up a cyaniding treatment plant. Out of print since 1960, now in its 11th edition into Imprint Classics.
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Imprint:   ETT Imprint
Country of Publication:   Australia
ISBN:   9781923205635
ISBN 10:   1923205633
Pages:   80
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Hugh Annan Corbet was born in East Ballarat, Victoria in 1870. He started out as a junior clerk in the Melbourne branch of the Mint and was first employed at Perth Mint in 1898. During WW1, Major Corbet (88 Perth Infantry) worked with the Intelligence Section of the General Staff in Perth. He moved into the residence attached to the Perth Mint in 1926 and held the position of Deputy Master of the Mint from August 1928 until 31 December 1934. Major Corbet wrote a popular booklet Hints to Prospectors and Owners of Treatment Plants in 1932, at a time when the price of gold had risen and many were seeking it.

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