Problems in the metal-mining industry (lead, zinc, and other metals)

Hearings before the Select Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, first session, pursuant to H. res. 22, a resolution creating a Select Committee to Conduct a Study and Investigation of the Problems of Small Business.

by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Small Business.

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Published 1953 by U.S. Govt. Print. Off. in Washington .
Written in English

Places:

• United States.
Subjects:

• Lead industry and trade -- United States.,
• Zinc industry and trade -- United States.,
• Mineral industries -- United States.

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Classifications
LC Classifications	HD9539.L42 U515
The Physical Object
Pagination	ix, 520 p.
Number of Pages	520
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL6148659M
LC Control Number	53061600
OCLC/WorldCa	2693712

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