Circular 41 — The Making of a Mine

By: J. E. Allen, 1956, 7 pages.

The prospector and the investing public may not always be fully aware of the complex steps usually found necessary in transforming a mineral discovery into a prof i table mine. Whole libraries of books and articles in periodicals are available on all aspects of mineral discovery and development , but i t was thought that a brief statement of the various steps and the possible costs involved might have some value for the layman who is interested in getting into the mining business.