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Ore deposits and mining of particular metals

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  • Mass Destructionby Timothy LeCain

    Rutgers University Press 2009; US$ 26.95

    Mass Destruction is the compelling story of Daniel Jackling and the development of open-pit hard rock mining, its role in the wiring of an electrified America, and its devastating environmental effects. This new method of mining, complimenting the mass production and mass consumption that came to define the "American way of life"in the... more...

  • Insider Stories of the Comstock Lode and Nevada's Mining Frontier, 1859-1909by Lawrence Berkove

    The Edwin Mellen Press 2007; US$ 239.95

    This two-volume work includes the “Bye-the-Bye” columns that were published in The Nevada Mining News in the years 1908-1909. This featured column was devoted to a series of historical memoirs primarily about the Comstock Lode of the 1860s to 1880s. The columns provide a fascinating glimpse into this era during which the first major mining... more...

  • Speciality Chemicals in Mineral Processingby David R. Skuse

    Royal Society of Chemistry 2002; US$ 136.00

    This timely publication will be welcomed by those needing access to the latest research in the profitable field of industrial mineral process chemistry. It is an up-to-date account of the performance gains achievable in the use of speciality chemicals in industrial mineral processing and products, with each chapter presenting the new and potentially... more...

  • Handbook of Lithium and Natural Calcium Chlorideby Donald E. Garrett

    Elsevier Science 2004; US$ 330.00

    This book is concerned with two major industrial minerals: Lithium and Calcium Chloride. The geology of their deposits is first reviewed, along with discussions of most of the major deposits and theories of their origin. The commercial mining and processing plants are next described, followed by a review of the rather extensive literature on other... more...