Download or read book Mineral Resources Economics and the Environment written by Stephen E. Kesler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Natural resources mineral review written by Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mineral Resources a World Review written by John A. Wolfe and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume discusses the mineral resources upon which modern civiliza tion is built. Take away these minerals and humanity will rapidly return to the stone age, with its greatest concern the depletion of flint (also a mineral). It would, of course, result in about a 99% reduction in population. In other words, approximately 99% of the worlds' population is dependent on minerals for its existence. That is a pretty strong statement, but how many have even seen a travois? Without minerals, pack animals, rafts, rowboats, sail boats, sledges, and the backs of man would be the only forms of transport. Sufficient food could not be transported, nor could it be grown on our tired soils without tractors and fertilizer. Even in the more fertile tropics where nearly half of the population is now suffering from malnutrition, crops are dependent on "miracle" grains that require mechanization and mineral fertilizers. Modern buildings cannot operate without electricity and, without mineral fuels, few people in the northern latitudes would survive the first winter.
Download or read book Minerals written by Julie Kerr Casper and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minerals, metals, and elements are critical to society. This volume examines how minerals form and why they occur where they do. It focuses on civilization's fascination with these valuable commodities, and looks at mining and its development, as well as mineral resources found deep in the oceans.
Download or read book Economic Geology written by Walter L. Pohl and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanity’s ever-increasing hunger for mineral raw materials, caused by a growing global population and ever increasing standards of living, has resulted in economic geology becoming a subject of urgent importance. This book provides a broad panorama of mineral deposits, covering their origin and geological characteristics, the principles of the search for ores and minerals, and the investigation of newly found deposits. Practical and environmental issues that arise during the life cycle of a mine and after its closure are addressed, with an emphasis on sustainable and "green" mining. The central scientific theme of the book is to place the extraordinary variability of mineral deposits in the frame of fundamental geological processes. The book is written for earth science students and practicing geologists worldwide. Professionals in administration, resource development, mining, mine reclamation, metallurgy, and mineral economics will also find the text valuable. Economic Geology is a fully revised translation of the the fifth edition of the German language text Mineralische und Energie-Rohstoffe. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/pohl/geology. The author's website can be found at: http://www.walter-pohl.com.
Download or read book 6th Annual Review of Activities of the Department of Natural Resources Mineral Resources Division written by New Brunswick. Mineral Resources Division and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minerals Critical Minerals and the U S Economy written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minerals are part of virtually every product we use. Common examples include copper used in electrical wiring and titanium used to make airplane frames and paint pigments. The Information Age has ushered in a number of new mineral uses in a number of products including cell phones (e.g., tantalum) and liquid crystal displays (e.g., indium). For some minerals, such as the platinum group metals used to make cataytic converters in cars, there is no substitute. If the supply of any given mineral were to become restricted, consumers and sectors of the U.S. economy could be significantly affected. Risks to minerals supplies can include a sudden increase in demand or the possibility that natural ores can be exhausted or become too difficult to extract. Minerals are more vulnerable to supply restrictions if they come from a limited number of mines, mining companies, or nations. Baseline information on minerals is currently collected at the federal level, but no established methodology has existed to identify potentially critical minerals. This book develops such a methodology and suggests an enhanced federal initiative to collect and analyze the additional data needed to support this type of tool.
Download or read book The World of Fluorescent Minerals written by Stuart L. Schneider and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping survey of the fluorescent minerals of the world shown both in daylight and under the ultraviolet light. Written for the collector and the merely curious, this pictorial reference will capture your attention with its 825 color photos and informative text. It is an essential source for enjoying and identifying fluorescent minerals.
Download or read book A Review of Industrial Minerals and Rocks in New South Wales written by G. G. Holmes and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minerals Yearbook written by Geological Survey and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, covering metals and minerals, contains chapters on approximately 90 commodities. In addition, this volume has chapters on mining and quarrying trends and on statistical surveying methods used by Minerals Information, plus a statistical summary.
Download or read book The Mineral Resources of the Sea written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1965-01-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mineral Resources of the Sea
Download or read book Minerals Yearbook written by Mines Bureau and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Minerals Yearbook is an annual publication that reviews the mineral and material industries of the United States and foreign countries. The Yearbook contains statistical data on materials and minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends and development. The Minerals Yearbook includes chapters on approximately 90 commodities and over 175 countries. This volume of the Minerals Yearbook provides an annual review of mineral production and trade and of mineral-related government and industry developments in more than 175 foreign countries. Each report includes sections on government policies and programs, environmental issues, trade and production data, industry structure and ownership, commodity sector developments, infrastructure, and a summary outlook.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Session of the Committee on Natural Resources written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Committee on Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1950* with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mining Law Reform Act of 1991 and the Minerals Policy Review Commission Act of 1991 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and Production and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minerals Yearbook written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why Do We Need Rocks and Minerals written by Kelley MacAulay and published by Natural Resources Close-Up. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocks and minerals make up the foundation of our world. Relatable examples and accessible text combine to introduce young readers to these vital resources and explain how their actions can help preserve them.
Download or read book Natural Resources and Environment written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In reviewing the executive branch input into establishing a national wilderness preservation system, GAO studied the Forest Service's Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE II) report. GAO found that, in the Forest Service's apparent rush to compute numerical mineral ratings, fundamental coding errors slipped into the RARE II report, misleading the reader into thinking that many study areas had no mineral potential when the potential was not actually known. Congress closely followed RARE II recommendations in its wilderness designation for four States, but may have been misled on the quality and quantity of data on which the Forest Service based its mineral ratings. Since wilderness legislation is currently pending and other State wilderness acts are expected to be introduced in the near future, GAO believes that it is important that Congress be aware of the inadequacy of mineral ratings in the RARE II report. Other questions that GAO believes need to be addressed to assure the most orderly establishment and administration of the wilderness preservation system include: (1) the merits of recurring mineral assessments in established wilderness areas without a stated policy and procedure for the possible reversal of wilderness decisions or other likely uses of the assessments; (2) possible solutions to the apparent failure to realize the congressional intent of continued industry exploration in potential wilderness areas until 1984; and (3) how best, and in what format, to provide Congress with the type of mineral information it needs to make wilderness determinations.
