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Ore deposits and mining of particular metals

  • Advances in Gold Ore Processingby M.D. Adams

    Elsevier Science 2005; US$ 315.00

    The gold processing industry is experiencing change. As free-milling and oxide ores become depleted, more complex polymetallic and refractory ores are being processed, coupled with increasing pressure for stricter environmental compliance. Recent years have also seen a steady reduction in mineral processing and metallurgy graduates and a gradual loss... more...

  • Extractive Metallurgy of Activated Mineralsby P. Balá?

    Elsevier Science 2000; US$ 210.00

    Mechanical activation of solids is a part of mechanochemistry, the science with a sound theoretical foundation exhibiting a wide range of potential application. Mechanical activation itself is an innovative procedure where an improvement in technological processes can be attained via a combination of new surface area and defects formation in minerals.... 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...

  • Handbook of Flotation Reagentsby Srdjan M. Bulatovic

    Elsevier Science 2007; US$ 250.00

    Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice is a condensed form of the fundamental knowledge of chemical reagents commonly used in flotation and is addressed to the researchers and plant metallurgists who employ these reagents. Consisting of three distinct parts: 1) provides detailed description of the chemistry used in mineral... more...

  • Handbook of Flotation Reagentsby Srdjan M. Bulatovic

    Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 325.00

    Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice is a condensed form of the fundamental knowledge of chemical reagents commonly used in flotation and is addressed to the researchers and plant metallurgists who employ these reagents. This book consists of three distinct parts: part 1 provides detailed description of the chemistry used... more...

  • Copper Empireby Dr Larry Butler

    Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 135.00

    This is a study of the evolving relationship between the British colonial state and the copper mining industry in Northern Rhodesia, from the early stages of development to decolonization, encompassing depression, wartime mobilization and fundamental changes in the nature and context of colonial rule. more...

  • The Riches Beneath our Feetby Geoff Coyle

    OUP Oxford 2010; US$ 34.99

    Britain's mining and quarrying industries date back to the Stone Age flint mines of 2500 BC and still exist. In that period of more than 4,000 years the country's miners have produced colossal amounts of copper, tin, lead, zinc, iron, a lot of silver and some gold, and smaller amounts of just about every other metal from arsenic to uranium.... more...

  • Principles of Mineral Processingby Maurice C. Fuerstenau; Kenneth N. Han

    SME 2003; US$ 124.00

    This comprehensive reference examines all aspects of mineral processing, from the handling of raw materials to separation strategies to the remediation of waste products. The book incorporates state-of-the-art developments in the fields of engineering, chemistry, computer science, and environmental science and explains how these disciplines contribute... more...

  • Froth Flotationby Maurice Fuerstenau; Graeme Jameson; Roe-Hoan Yoon

    SME 2007; US$ 189.00

    Froth Flotation: A Century of Innovation comprehensively describes the state-of-the-art research and practice in mineral froth flotation as known and practiced a century after its introduction. Recognized experts from around the world provide in-depth coverage on the historical aspects of flotation; flotation fundamentals; flotation chemistry; flotation... 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...