Regarding making microfiche or CD copies of back numbers of
MJ, as a former employee of Mining Journal Ltd (1979-1996) I
would hazard a guess that the company would not be in a
position to undertake such an enterprise itself or even contribute
to the cost, but might well co-operate fully if someone else were
to finance it.
Of those listed in the masthead on current issues of Mining
Journal, I would suggest contact be made with Dr Chris Hinde,
Editorial Director. The company's address is 60, Worship
Street, London, EC2A 2HD; tel: 020 7216 6060; e-mail:
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As a commecial enterprise, and as indicated in the editorial of
the 150th anniversary issue (August 30, 1985) the whole attention
of the production team (and this applies particularly to all costs)
is focussed on future issues. The title of that editorial was "Next
is Always First", and the opening paragraph includes the phrase
"As our editorial team finalises the 7828th edition, its main
preoccupation is with the 7829th". The firm's survival, it pointed
out, depends on the next issue.
Tony Brewis
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