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BABU, M.L.
Les Mines d'or de l'Australie (Province de Victoria) et le Gite d'argent de Broken Hill (Nouvelles-Galles du Sud)….
Paris, Vve. Ch. Dunod et P. Vicq, 1896.
Octavo, pp. 86, illustrations and four large folding plans; some foxing and embrowning throughout, and the paper somewhat brittle, but good in original pink printed wrappers.
A very scarce detailed study of Victorian gold and New South Wales silver deposits, not recorded by Ferguson.
Babu was a prominent mining engineer, who published several works, including a study of mining in Saint-Étienne, and an account of French Guiana. Little surprise that the development of mining in Australia caught his attention, and this work begins with a useful history of the discovery of gold. Similarly, Babu is especially good on conditions in Broken Hill, with notes on the creation of BHP and its first decade of operations. Reflecting his technical expertise, the work includes many detailed geological discussions.
This is a separate off-print from the Annales des Mines for March 1896. The large plates are numbered 8 to 11 reflecting their place in the full periodical. Although not noted by Ferguson, it is now known to be held in the National Library, and the State Libraries of New South Wales and Victoria.
Not in Ferguson.
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