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Ancient Mines and Quarries
Oxbow Books 2010; US$ 30.00Fourteen papers explore a range of issues relating to prehistoric extraction sites, including ethnography, geochemical signatures, the application of neutron activation analysis, exploitation of erratics, excavation, survey and conservation. Topics include quernstone extraction, use of hammers, stages of extraction, geographical and social contexts,... more...
Corrosion and Materials in the Oil and Gas Industries
CRC Press 2013; US$ 199.95The advancement of methods and technologies in the oil and gas industries calls for new insight into the corrosion problems these industries face daily. With the application of more precise instruments and laboratory techniques as well as the development of new scientific paradigms, corrosion professionals are also witnessing a new era in the way data... more...
New Forces at Work in Mining
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This work contains the results of a series of discussions with leading representatives of 58 mining and quarrying firms, equipment manufacturers and research institutions. They showed the importance of collaborative technology research and the critical role of mine personnel. more...
Mechanical Alloying And Milling
Taylor & Francis 2004; US$ 239.95This book surveys the broad field of mechanical alloying from a scientific and technological perspective to form a timely and comprehensive resource valuable to both students and researchers. The treatment progresses from the historical background through a description of the process, the different metastable effects produced, and the mechanisms of... more...
Optimising Russian Natural Gas
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 94.00The world?s largest gas producer and exporter, Russia has an enormous energy saving potential. At least 30 billion cubic meters ? a fifth of Russian exports to European OECD countries -- could be saved every year by enhanced technology or energy efficiency. As the era of cheap gas in Russia comes to an end, this potential saving is increasingly important... more...
Mathematical Methods and Modelling in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 129.99Hydrocarbon exploration and production incorporate great technology challenges for the oil and gas industry. In order to meet the world's future demand for oil and gas, further technological advance is needed, which in turn requires research across multiple disciplines, including mathematics, geophysics, geology, petroleum engineering, signal processing,... more...
Giant Metallic Deposits
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 219.99Written by the author of "Empirical Metallogeny" book series and founder of the Data Metallogenica visual knowledge system on mineral deposits of the world. This comprehensive book focuses on the subject that provides facts rather than rapidly changing theories. It provides material for comparative research in metallogeny. more...
Uranium 1999
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2000; US$ 137.00This "Red Book", jointly prepared every two years by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency, is the foremost world reference on uranium. It is based on official information from 49 countries and includes compilations of statistics on resources, exploration, production and demand as of 1 January 1999. It... more...
Historischer Bergbau im Harz
Springer 2010; US$ 39.99Ausführlich schildert der Autor die Geschichte des Bergbaus, das Leben der Bergleute, den Wandel der Harzer Industrielandschaft und die Entwicklung der Bergbautechnik. Er stellt die wichtigsten Harzer Bergbaureviere vor und unterbreitet Vorschläge für eigene Exkursionen. Reichlich illustriert, ergänzt und aktualisiert: alte Grubenreviere, Besucherbergwerke,... more...
Stability of Microstructure in Metallic Systems
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 84.00Second edition of this comprehensive and well-respected text on the stability of microstructure in metallic systems. more...









