Introductory mining engineering /
Howard L. Hartman & Jan M. Mutmansky.
- 2nd edition.
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2002.
- xii, 570 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
CONTENTS
1 Introduction to mining
1.1 Mining's Contribution to Civilization 1.2 Mining terminology 1.3 Advancement in mining technology etc
2 Mining and its consequences
2.1 Introduction 2.2 Government regulations applied to mining 2.3 Health and safety issues etc
3 Stages of mining : Prospecting and exploration
3.1 Precursors to mining 3.2 Prospecting: general 3.3 Prospecting: Geologic etc
4 Stages of mining: Development and exploitation
4.1 Introduction 4.2 Development: General logic 4.3 Development: Land acquisition etc
5 Unit Operations Mining
5.1 Fundamentals of unit operations and Cycles 5.2 Drilling and other Rock Penetration Methods 5.3 Blasting and Rock fragmentation etc
6 Surface mine development
6.1 The nature of surface mining 6.2 Pit Planning and design 6.3 Equipment and system selection etc
7 Surface Mining: Mechanical extraction methods
7.1 Classification Methods 7.2 Open Pit mining 7.3 Quarrying etc