This book is intended to give a historical background to mining and metallurgy by presenting about 900 enlarged reproductions of coloured stamps from different countries. Explanations are given in simple language to bring these topics to young people, philatelists, and educators. 320 pages. ISBN 2-980-3247-4-4. Published June 1999. Price $250 + postage.
Fathi Habashi, Professor of Extractive Metallurgy at Laval University, Québec.
David G. Hendricker, Professor of Chemistry at Ohio University, Athens, USA.
Claude Gignac, Chemist, Ministry of the Environment of Québec.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Mineral Resources
- Mines, Miners, and Mining
- Mineral Processing
- Industrial Minerals
- Metals, Merallurgy, and Metallurgists
- Epilogue
- Listing of Stamps
Appendix
Index
