Today at about 1520 - completed first read-through of:
Mineral Processing Technology
An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery
8th Edition - September 1, 2015
Authors: Barry A. Wills, James Finch
A significant one might be
No. of pages: 512
It's been quite a mission!
My chronology:
As is the general case:
read-through to completion in one sequential progression is
infeasible;
"skim-read" to completion so know overall what is in the book and what
its objectives are - then read again, and if necessary to achieve
satisfactory comprehension make a third or more re-read
is efficient.
On the second and if necessary further read, the purpose served by
each fine point and example calculations is known. In your mind you
have "signposts", giving context to the task.
The first "cover-to-cover" on a new unfamiliar topic is tough on the person; well my experience has me comment that.
One comment in the book is that most mined/quarried ores these days
have a lower assay (proportion of what you seek) than the assay of
that mineral in the mine "tailings" (waste) of historic mining.
Those first "rich" (comparatively) ores of history are long-since
mined-out.
Then the counterpart to this, as a comment here in Cornwall:
more copper is produced per month in the World now that was ever mined
in Cornwall in-total...
Run-together, the progress in developing the technology of mineral processing is inspiring.
(R. Smith, 09Apr2024)