Extractive industries Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Industrial Explosives and their Applications for
Book SynopsisIndustrial Explosives and their Applications for Rock Excavation focuses on applications of industrial explosives in civil and mining engineering works. Explosives and their actions are explained in terms of basics, principles, and related chemistry. Explosives and initiation devices are described, including their characteristics, geometry, and timing aspects of the blast design. Designing blasts for rock excavation works is explained, including devices for obtaining large-sized blocks, construction of yards, and excavation of big foundations. Finally, criteria for the mitigation of the associated seismic disturbances are summarized.The book: provides an updated vision of industrial explosives, including the best technical advice for rock excavation; contains harmonized preliminary modules aimed at introducing basic concepts of chemistry and physics applied to the drilling and blasting technique; defines balanced mix of theory capable
£73.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd Mineral Processing Technology
Book SynopsisMineral processing technology is a branch of applied science that deals with the principles and practice of separating useful minerals from primary solid ore mineral resources. This book introduces the science and technology of processing solid minerals to concentrates of grades suitable for industrial extraction of metal values and other non-metallic products. It also includes case studies, typical process flowsheets, aspects of the processing of tailings arising from mineral processing plants and worked examples.Features: Includes science and technology of processing solid minerals to concentrates of grades, suitable for industrial extraction of metal values and other non-metallic products. Provides a logical progression from basic to advanced concepts in mineral processing. Designed to stimulate students to think as mineral processing engineers in training. Explores sustainable mineral processing and circular economy in mineral proceTable of Contents1. General Introduction. 2. Ore Handling. 3. Ore Crushing. 4. Ore Grinding. 5. Theory of Comminution. 6. Particle Size Analysis. 7. Ore Mineralogy and Chemical Analyses. 8. Ore Screening. 9. Ore Classification. 10. Metallurgical Accounting Analyses. 11. Mineral Processing Methods. 12. Dense Medium Separation. 13. Froth Flotation. 14. Magnetic Separation. 15. Ore Sorting. 16. Dewatering and Tailings Disposal. 17. Automatic Control in Mineral Processing Plants. 18. Introduction to Flowsheets Design. 19. Assessment of Metallurgical Efficiency of Mineral Processing Operations. 20. Sustainable Mineral Processing. 21. Processing of Rare Earth Minerals. 22. Applications of Leaching and Microorganisms in Mineral Processing. 23. Tailings Re-Treatment. 24. Mineral Processing of Beach Sand Minerals. 25. Processing of Battery Minerals. 26. Processing of Refractory Ores. 27. Processing of Non-Metallic Ores. 28. The Operation of a Quarry.
£105.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Mining and Development in Sierra Leone
Book SynopsisMining and Development in Sierra Leone examines how different actors in Sierra Leone use the effects of large-scale mining to navigate and transform the challenging conditions of life.The book offers an in-depth analysis of the processes of development and change that mark resource extraction environments globally. Across the world, resource extraction is assigned an important role in development agendas. Yet a key question is how development opportunities are given shape and accessed, and how extraction's negative impacts are dealt with in actual politics and practices. Set in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone during a global mining boom, this book shows how mining-cum-development's multifaceted effects materialize. By taking the micro-politics of large-scale mining as its principle focus, the book analyzes a range of the most perplexing phenomena of life in Sierra Leone, and scrutinizes the intricate and contentious processes of change unfolding in mining environments.
£128.25
CRC Press Fatigue Life of Riveted Steel Bridges
Book SynopsisMany old riveted railway bridges are replaced too soon due to a general lack of knowledge about the expected life span. This indicates the need for more information on fatigue and brittle fracture of riveted bridges. This book unveils extensive research and literature results on riveted bridges'' fatigue life and shows how to take fatigue properly into account when deciding about the future service life of a riveted railway bridge. It deals with the expected fatigue life, level of stress ranges by traffic, effect of temperature and aging, loading histories, crack detection, loose rivets, other defects, repair and strengthening, providing proper instructions and more. Intended for structural, bridge and steel construction engineers.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Previous Work - A Literature Survey; 3. Riveted Connections; 4. Fatigue of Riveted Railway Bridges; 5. Field Studies; 6. Full-Scale Fatigue Tests of RivetedGirders; 7. Summary and Conclusions; 8. Modern Research.
£58.89
Taylor & Francis Ltd Natural Stone and World Heritage
Book SynopsisHeritage stones are those stones that have been used for many years, even centuries, to build the historic buildings and monuments of places around the world. Some of these stones are still being used for construction, but others are no longer used, either because quarries were exhausted or closed or because architects and constructors do not know about their particularities and importance. Several scientific papers discuss many of these stones, and a number of papers are currently being prepared, but this book is the first to emphasize the importance and significance of natural stone in the construction of a city, Salamanca, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1988. In light of this recognition, Salamanca has a duty to preserve all historic buildings that make up the city by restoring those that are starting to deteriorate centuries after their construction. This book describes the buildings, the stones (all quarried centuries ago in the surrounding area), and the sTable of ContentsIntroduction. World Heritage Sites. Salamanca: a World Heritage Site. The buildings in Salamanca. The Stones of Salamanca. Stone Testing. Sedimentary stones. Metamorphic stones. Igneous stones. The Quarries. Heritage Stones. Heritage Stones in Salamanca. Conclusions: The importance of stones in the preservation of cultural heritage. Glossary. References.
£65.54
Cambridge University Press The Indigenous Right to SelfDetermination in Extractivist Economies
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£17.00
MIT Press Ltd Extraction Empire Sourcing the Scales Systems and
Book SynopsisHow Canada became an empire in its own right and how Canadian life came to be mediated through mineral extraction.Extraction is the process and practice that defines Canada, at home and abroad. Of the nearly 20,000 mining projects in the world from Africa to Latin America, more than half are Canadian operated. Not only does the mining economy employ close to 400,000 people in Canada, it contributed $57 billion CAD to Canada's GDP in 2014 alone. Globally, more than 75 percent of the world's mining firms are based in Canada. The scale of these statistics naturally extends the logic of Canada's historical legacy as state, nation, and now as global resource empire. Canada, once a far-flung northern outpost of the British Empire, has become an empire in its own right. This book examines both the historic and contemporary Canadian culture of extraction, with essays, interviews, archival material, and multimedia visualizations. The essayists and interviewees—who include
£42.50
John Wiley & Sons Leaded The Poisoning of Idahos Silver Valley
Book SynopsisOffers a timely and deeply researched account of one of the largest environmental disasters in western US history. It examines the origin, evolution, and causes of the harmful environmental and human health effects caused by mining operations in Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Mining District - the “Silver Valley” - from 1885 to 1981.
£999.99
Reaktion Books Rocks Ice and Dirty Stones Diamond Histories
Book SynopsisThis probing, entertaining and richly illustrated book examines the history of the diamond trade through the centuries from India and Brazil to South Africa and Europe.
£999.99
Reaktion Books Blood, Sweat and Earth: The Struggle for Control
Book SynopsisBlood, Sweat and Earth is a hard-hitting historical expose of the diamond industry, focusing on the exploitation of workers and the environment, and the monopolization of uncut diamonds, and how little this has changed over time. It describes the use of forced labour and political oppression by Indian sultans, the Portuguese in Brazil, and South African industrialists, as well as the hoarding of diamonds to maintain high prices, from the English East India Company to De Beers. While recent discoveries of diamond deposits in Siberia, Canada and Australia have brought an end to monopolization, the book shows that advances in the production of synthetic diamonds have not yet been able to eradicate the exploitation caused by the world's unquenchable thirst for sparkle.
£999.99
