Global Information on Asbestos as of 1959: A Materials Survey by the United States Government.

Global surveys seem to always include forgotten information. As an example, did anyone reading this blog know or remember that Crocidolite Asbestos was mined in Bolivia? I did not, and yet Circular 7880 titled Asbestos-A Minerals Survey by Oliver Bowles for the United States Bureau of Mines in 1959 states as follows:

This publication is an excellent historical reference and you can access and download it in full at https://theasbestosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1959-Bowles-Asbestos.pdf. The Index for your review begins as follows:

The rest of the 3 page index can be easily accessed from the full copy that you may access at the link provided. My hope is that you will learn something new that will stimulate your interest in the history of asbestos and how that history related to the present.

Let me know what you think by leaving a comment or sending an email to TheAsbestosBlog@gmail.com. Thanks. Marty