Mineral Resources

Author : Manuel Bustillo Revuelta
Publisher : Springer
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319587608

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Mineral Resources by Manuel Bustillo Revuelta Pdf

This comprehensive textbook covers all major topics related to the utilization of mineral resources for human activities. It begins with general concepts like definitions of mineral resources, mineral resources and humans, recycling mineral resources, distribution of minerals resources across Earth, and international standards in mining, among others. Then it turns to a classification of mineral resources, covering the main types from a geological standpoint. The exploration of mineral resources is also treated, including geophysical methods of exploration, borehole geophysical logging, geochemical methods, drilling methods, and mineral deposit models in exploration. Further, the book addresses the evaluation of mineral resources, from sampling techniques to the economic evaluation of mining projects (i.e. types and density of sampling, mean grade definition and calculation, Sichel’s estimator, evaluation methods – classical and geostatistical, economic evaluation – NPV, IRR, and PP, estimation of risk, and software for evaluating mineral resources). It subsequently describes key mineral resource exploitation methods (open pit and underground mining) and the mineral processing required to obtain saleable products (crushing, grinding, sizing, ore separation, and concentrate dewatering, also with some text devoted to tailings dams). Lastly, the book discusses the environmental impact of mining, covering all the aspects of this very important topic, from the description of diverse impacts to the environmental impact assessment (EIA), which is essential in modern mining projects.

Author : Mario E. Rossi,Clayton V. Deutsch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402057175

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Mineral Resource Estimation by Mario E. Rossi,Clayton V. Deutsch Pdf

Mineral resource estimation has changed considerably in the past 25 years: geostatistical techniques have become commonplace and continue to evolve; computational horsepower has revolutionized all facets of numerical modeling; mining and processing operations are often larger; and uncertainty quantification is becoming standard practice. Recent books focus on historical methods or details of geostatistical theory. So there is a growing need to collect and synthesize the practice of modern mineral resource estimation into a book for undergraduate students, beginning graduate students, and young geologists and engineers. It is especially fruitful that this book is written by authors with years of relevant experience performing mineral resource estimation and with years of relevant teaching experience. This comprehensive textbook and reference fills this need.

Author : Michel Jébrak,Eric Marcoux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Geology
ISBN : 1897095732

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Geology of Mineral Resources by Michel Jébrak,Eric Marcoux Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1965-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080870376

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The Mineral Resources of the Sea by Anonim Pdf

The Mineral Resources of the Sea

Author : Stephen E. Kesler,Adam C. Simon,Adam F. Simon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107074910

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Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment by Stephen E. Kesler,Adam C. Simon,Adam F. Simon Pdf

Written for students and professionals, this revised textbook surveys the mineral industry from geological, environmental and economic perspectives. Thoroughly updated, the text includes a new chapter on technology industry metals as well as separate chapters on mineral economics and environmental geochemistry. Carefully designed figures simplify difficult concepts and show the location of important deposits and trade patterns, emphasising the true global nature of mineral resources. Featuring boxes highlighting special interest topics, the text equips students with the skills they need to contribute to the energy and mineral questions currently facing society, including issues regarding oil pipelines, nuclear power plants, water availability and new mining locations. Technical terms are highlighted when first used, and references are included to allow students to delve more deeply into areas of interest. Multiple choice and short answer questions are provided for instructors online at www.cambridge.org/kesler to complete the teaching package.

Author : Theo Henckens
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128242032

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Governance of The World’s Mineral Resources by Theo Henckens Pdf

Governance of the World’s Mineral Resources: Beyond the Foreseeable Future provides in-depth information on the geological scarcity of mineral resources. The book demonstrates the urgent need to implement sustainable utilization of mineral resources, in order to ensure that these resources will be sufficiently available for future generations too. The availability of resources, especially for modern technologies, is an increasingly important issue. Some key mineral resources are so geologically scarce that their availability for future generations may not only become substantially less, but also much less affordable than for the current generation unless timely measures are taken. This book provides detailed data and calculations of the availability of mineral resources. The book elaborates on whether and how it is possible to keep providing sufficient mineral resources to a growing world population, and for how long. The book details also how and for how much time it will be possible for all countries, worldwide, to achieve and maintain service delivery of raw materials to their population at levels equivalent to those in developed countries in 2020. Governance of the World’s Mineral Resources: Beyond the Foreseeable Future is therefore an important source of knowledge for postgraduates, academics and researchers in the fields of environmental science, sustainability, and geology, as well as anyone in the field of mining and economics who need to account for sustainable provision of mineral resources. Provides a thorough overview of all considerations related to a sustainable production rate of mineral resources Comprehensively details scarce mineral resources and describes their applications, worldwide in-use stock increases, and sustainable production rates Covers all aspects of a sustainable production rate of mineral resources, detailing the current challenges and possible global solutions, both technically and from a policy point of view Includes detailed studies of thirteen different scarce mineral resources and extensive quantitative data from recent studies and in-depth research

Author : K. J. Schulz
Publisher : Geological Survey
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Industrial minerals
ISBN : 1411339916

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Critical Mineral Resources of the United States by K. J. Schulz Pdf

As the importance and dependence of specific mineral commodities increase, so does concern about their supply. The United States is currently 100 percent reliant on foreign sources for 20 mineral commodities and imports the majority of its supply of more than 50 mineral commodities. Mineral commodities that have important uses and face potential supply disruption are critical to American economic and national security. However, a mineral commodity's importance and the nature of its supply chain can change with time; a mineral commodity that may not have been considered critical 25 years ago may be critical today, and one considered critical today may not be so in the future. The U.S. Geological Survey has produced this volume to describe a select group of mineral commodities currently critical to our economy and security. For each mineral commodity covered, the authors provide a comprehensive look at (1) the commodity's use; (2) the geology and global distribution of the mineral deposit types that account for the present and possible future supply of the commodity; (3) the current status of production, reserves, and resources in the United States and globally; and (4) environmental considerations related to the commodity's production from different types of mineral deposits. The volume describes U.S. critical mineral resources in a global context, for no country can be self-sufficient for all its mineral commodity needs, and the United States will always rely on global mineral commodity supply chains. This volume provides the scientific understanding of critical mineral resources required for informed decisionmaking by those responsible for ensuring that the United States has a secure and sustainable supply of mineral commodities.

Author : U. Aswathanarayana
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781135292058

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Mineral Resources Management and the Environment by U. Aswathanarayana Pdf

Through an exploration of the links between geologic setting, mining and process technologies, economics, environment and stakeholder communities, this text addresses ways in which the mineral industry can be made safe, efficient and ecologically sustainable, focusing in particular upon the following key themes: a review of the current status of t

Author : Olivier Vidal
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780081023822

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Mineral Resources and Energy by Olivier Vidal Pdf

Increasing the world's population to 9 billion by 2050 will lead to an increase in the need for raw materials that support basic human activities, as well as all developments in new technologies, mobility, energy. If current trends continue, projections indicate that to meet global needs by 2050, we will have to extract more metals from the subsoil than mankind has extracted since the inception. It is against this backdrop of strong demand for metals that energy and the transition to decarbonized energy production arise. The stakes associated with energy and mineral raw materials are indissociable because metals are necessary to build the infrastructures of production of energy, its storage and its distribution, but also because the energy is necessary to produce the raw materials. The offshoring of production weighs on the adaptive capacities of Western non-producing countries, which are currently confronted with the economic, political and technological emergence of producer countries such as China. Industries in developed non-producing countries are thus placed in a situation of great dependence on imports of fossil energy, but also mineral resources. In this highly competitive context, the stakes in raw materials and energy are considerable. Mineral Resources and Energy addresses these topics from the point-of-view of needs, notably to ensure the energy transition and primary production, recycling, technological innovation, economic and social issues. A chapter is devoted to modeling in order to understand and integrate these couplings in a global model. Increasing the world's population to 9 billion by 2050 will lead to an increase in the need for raw materials that support basic human activities. In this highly competitive context, the stakes in raw materials and energy are considerable. This book addresses these needs in order to ensure energy transition, primary production, recycling and technological innovation. Approaches the issues of commodities and energy in terms of needs, technological innovation and economic and social issues Emphasizes the couplings between these different aspects Helps readers understand and integrate these couplings through global modeling

Author : Vladimir Litvinenko
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780429663703

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Innovation-Based Development of the Mineral Resources Sector: Challenges and Prospects by Vladimir Litvinenko Pdf

Innovation-Based Development of the Mineral Resources Sector: Challenges and Prospects contains the contributions presented at the XI Russian-German Raw Materials Conference (Potsdam, Germany, 7-8 November 2018). The Russian-German Raw Materials Conference is held within the framework of the “Permanent Russian-German Forum on the Issues of the Use of Raw Materials”, which has as goals to develop new approaches to effectively use energy, mineral and renewable natural resources and to initiate cooperation in the field of sustainability and environmental protection. The contributions cover current trends in the development of raw materials markets and the world economy, the state of the environment and new technologies applied in the sector, effectively responding to modern challenges. The 63 accepted papers are grouped into four main sections: • Mineral exploration and mining • Mining services • Processing of raw materials • Other Innovation-Based Development of the Mineral Resources Sector: Challenges and Prospects will be of interest to academics and researchers involved in the mineral resources sector, but also to professionals in the public, foreign trade and education fields, and representatives of major corporations and professional associations.

Author : Ontario. Royal Commission on the Mineral Resources and Measures for their Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Mines and mineral resources
ISBN : UCAL:$B79700

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Report of the Royal Commission on the Mineral Resources of Ontario, and Measures for Their Development by Ontario. Royal Commission on the Mineral Resources and Measures for their Development Pdf

Author : Juan P. Camus
Publisher : SME
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0873352165

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Management of Mineral Resources by Juan P. Camus Pdf

This book is concerned with the analysis of some of the internal, controllable factors that influence mining production effectiveness. It combines the best thinking in mining and management so that practitioners can devise a concrete strategy for generating maximum shareholder value.

Author : Sergey V. Krivovichev
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783038978244

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Arctic Mineral Resources by Sergey V. Krivovichev Pdf

The Arctic zone of the Earth is a major source of mineral and other natural resources for the future development of science and technology. It contains a large supply of strategic mineral deposits, including rare earths, copper, phosphorus, niobium, platinum-group elements, and other critical metals. The continued melting of the sea ice due to climate change makes these resources more accessible than ever before. However, the mineral exploration in the Arctic has always been a challenge due to the climatic restrictions, remote location, and vulnerability of Arctic ecosystems. This book covers a broad range of topics related to the problem of Arctic mineral resources, including geological, geochemical, and mineralogical aspects of their occurrence and formation; chemical technologies; and environmental and economic problems related to mineral exploration. The contributions can be tentatively classified into four major types: geodynamics and metallogeny, mineralogy and petrology, mineralogy and crystallography, and mining and chemical technologies associated with the exploration of mineral deposits and the use of raw materials for manufacturing new products. The book can be of interest for all those interested in Arctic issues and especially in Arctic mineral resources and associated problems of mineralogy, geology, geochemistry, and technology.

Author : Kathleen Krafft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Geology
ISBN : OSU:32435062556915

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USGS Research on Mineral Resources--1985 by Kathleen Krafft Pdf

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.),Donald I. Bleiwas,Robert G. Christiansen,Servicio Geológico de Bolivia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Geochemistry
ISBN : UFL:31262045833810

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Geology and Mineral Resources of the Altiplano and Cordillera Occidental, Bolivia by Geological Survey (U.S.),Donald I. Bleiwas,Robert G. Christiansen,Servicio Geológico de Bolivia Pdf