Prospecting & Mining

This book, designed with good science and easy teaching in mind, covers these concepts: the Earth has layers, the Earth's crust is made of rock and soil, soil is made when rocks break down and mix with decaying plants, rocks have different properties, rocks are formed in different ways, the surface ... More

This book includes recommendations prepared by members of the French Society for Trenchless Technology (FSTT), based on their recent national multi-year project. Comprehensive guidelines, techniques and theories in the areas of both microtunneling and horizontal drilling are given, encompassing the ... More

This book on the applied aspects of environmental geology encapsulates a geologist's concern that people are selling their future to finance their present. Geology, Environment and Society explores subjects of ecosystem structure; soil and mineral resources and their conservation; hydrogeology and w... More

Although Rock Mechanics addresses many of the rock mechanics issues which arise in underground mining engineering, it is not a text exclusively for mining applications. It consists of five categories of topics on the science and practice of rock engineering: basic engineering principles relevant to ... More

CD-ROM WITH DOWNLOADABLE FORMS AND LETTERS. . EVERY STEP OF THE AIR QUALITY PERMITTING PROCESS SIMPLIFIED, EXPLAINED, AND MADE MANAGEABLE. . Obtaining and maintaining air permits required by the Clean Air Act is a difficult challenge for even the most experienced engineer, manager, or consultant. Th... More

How modern developments in the procedures and methods of basin analysis have enhanced its utility in hydorcarbon exploration is addressed in this study.How modern developments in the procedures and methods of basin analysis have enhanced its utility in hydorcarbon exploration is addressed in this st... More

This text book deals with all phases of the Hydrologic cycle and related topics in a lucid style and in metric system. Large number of hydrological design problems are worked out at the end of each article, to illustrate the principles involved and the design procedure. Problems for assignment are ... More

Applied Mineral Inventory Estimation presents a comprehensive applied approach to the estimation of mineral resources/reserves with particular emphasis on the geological basis of such estimations, the need for and maintenance of a high quality assay data base, the practical use of comprehensive expl... More

A fascinating look at a substance that is a necessity for the body, a treat for the tongue, and a commodity that shaped historyFor the sake of salt, Rome created a system of remuneration (from which we get the word "salary"), nomads domesticated the camel, the Low Countries revolted against their Sp... More

The aim of the book has been to focus on the origin, occurance, migration (of petroleum, exploration, drilling or mining of the hydrocarbons, and their uses, particularly the petrochemicals. Side by side, an attempt has been made to divert the attention of the people on the fact that it take a lot o... More

This is one of the few well documented, well-researched and well-presented book on the history of minning and metallurgy in ancient India based on archaeological, literary and ethnological evidences and on first knowledge of various mining sites. Apart from the introduction and conclusion, this work... More

This glossary is a compilation of over 4256 terms that will help clarify and verify the meaning behind commonly used terminology in an extremely user-friendly language. A must for IT sector professionals and students pursuing course in Information Technology.... More

"Wills' Mineral Processing Technology" provides practising engineers and students of mineral processing, metallurgy and mining with a review of all of the common ore-processing techniques utilized in modern processing installations. Now in its Seventh Edition, this renowned book is a standard refere... More

Most books on general foundation engineering introduce the basic analysis and design of excavation, but are usually not capable of dealing with analysis and design in practice. With continued economic development and increasing urbanization, excavations go deeper and become larger in scale, and are ... More

Written for hydrologists, GIS specialists, and scientists from many disciplines who create computer models of water resources, this book presents an improved standard for creating and using data in hydrologic projects.Written for hydrologists, GIS specialists, and scientists from many disciplines wh... More