Surface Mining / Edition 2

by B.A. Kennedy, B. A. Kennedy

Overview

This SME classic is both a reference book for the working engineer and a textbook for the mining student. This hardcover edition gives a brief history of surface mining and a general overview of the state of surface mining today—topics range from production and productivity to technological developments and trends in equipment.

This extremely useful text takes the approach that exploration and mining geologists must be expert in a number of fields, including basic finance and economics, logistics, and pragmatic prospecting. Readers will find material on all these topics and more.

The book’s nine chapters include: Introduction, Exploration and Geology Techniques, Ore Reserve Estimation, Feasibility Studies and Project Financing, Planning and Design of Surface Mines, Mine Operations, Mine Capital and Operating Costs, Management and Organization, and Case Studies.

The book is fully indexed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873351027
Publisher:	Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
Publication date:	01/28/1990
Edition description:	2nd edition
Pages:	1206
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 2.30(h) x 2.40(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
Exploration and Geology Techniques
Ore Reserve Estimation
Feasibility Studies and Project Financing
Planning and Design of Surface Mines
Mine Operations
Mine Capital and Operating Costs
Management and Organization and
Case Studies.