Excerpt from The Ore Deposits of South Africa, Vol. 1: With a Chapter on Hints to Prospectors, Base MetalsIt is also intended as a guide to the prospector. Only an elementary knowledge Of geology and some mining experience are necessary in order to understand it. With these qualifica tions, it will materially assist him in his search for metallifcr ous mineral occurrences and, so far as simple ores are con cerned, should enable him to form some idea Of the possibili ties Of any he may find. Regarding complex ores he will, of course, need metallurgical advice in addition.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.