Project Gutenberg 2023-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 347 Spurr, Josiah Edward 1870 1950 Spurr, J. E. (Josiah Edward) 20020017 Political and commercial geology and the world's mineral resources 1st edition, 2nd impression $aUnited States :$bMcGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., $c1920. Charlene Taylor, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Political and Commercial Geology and the World's Mineral Resources" by J.E. Spurr is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work explores the intricate relationships between geology, mineral resources, and national and commercial interests. It emphasizes the political significance of controlling mineral wealth in the context of global competition, particularly as it relates to the United States and other world powers. The opening of the book establishes its intent to analyze the political and commercial dynamics related to mineral resources, highlighting how the competition for these materials drives national policies and international relations. Spurr discusses the historical context of mineral development, touching on the critical need for resources such as petroleum, coal, and iron, which serve as pillars of industrial civilization. The preface indicates that subsequent chapters will provide specialized studies on various minerals, reflecting on their global distribution and the implications of their ownership on political strategies. Spurr sets the stage for a detailed examination of each resource, emphasizing the broader themes of economic necessity, national sovereignty, and international diplomacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/politicalcommerc00spur/page/n7/mode/2up 20210407104108spurr 1920 US Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mines and mineral resources Geology, Economic TN Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Politics Category: Economics 2103119 2025-07-28T07:39:01.115623 text/html 2082749 2023-07-01T13:12:45 text/html 7399530 2025-07-28T07:39:46.317378 application/epub+zip 7407471 2025-07-28T07:39:12.324614 application/epub+zip 743930 2025-07-28T07:39:06.450568 application/epub+zip 8044079 2025-07-28T07:40:04.078358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8023327 2025-07-28T07:39:38.649405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1660553 2025-07-28T07:38:54.438667 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1660324 2023-07-01T13:12:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18709 2025-07-28T07:40:04.336428 application/rdf+xml 12842 2025-07-28T07:39:07.017565 image/jpeg 1894 2025-07-28T07:39:06.708571 image/jpeg 528950 2023-07-01T13:12:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 6593801 2023-07-01T13:12:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 6886225 2025-07-28T07:39:01.350589 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia