John Henderson’s major work on the geology and mineral resources of the Reefton district in 1917 came under the authority of New Zealand’s Department of Mines. As a government exercise in identifying the nation’s natural resources, this book still finds an important place for scholars and researchers – packed with maps, tables and detailed information on the quartz and alluvial fields around Reefton. Sixteen large folded maps included.
John Henderson served as director of the Reefton School of Mines from 1903 to 1911, when he joined the New Zealand Geological Survey as a mining geologist. He succeeded Percy Morgan as director of the Geological Survey in 1928. Henderson retired in 1945
278 pages, A4 format,