Mettle and Mines: The Life and Times of Colonial Geologist Edward Heydelbach Davis (1845-71)

Mettle and Mines: The Life and Times of Colonial Geologist Edward Heydelbach Davis (1845-71)

Softback as new condition.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nikau Press (January 1, 2007)
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0958224285

"English geologist Edward H. Davis came to New Zealand in 1870. Young but already well-travelled, he ventured into some far corners of the colony to explore and assess its mining potential - Thames-Coromandel, Taranaki, Nelson, Golden Bay and the Grey Valley. The search for gold, copper, coal and ironsand all drew on Davis's previous experience in Portugal, Columbia and a family background in the iron trade of northern England. Following his appointment to the New Zealand Geological Survey, he became a member of the small, but influential scientific community in the colony. Author Mike Johnston has dug deep and wide to bring together this first account of a far-flung and eventful life, so tragically cut short on a West Coast beach."--Back cover.