Mining technology and engineering Books

Book SynopsisLike so many other lads in North Staffordshire, George Shufflebotham followed his father down the pit, so he knew what to expect when he rolled up for his first day at Berry Hill Colliery. Between 1996 and 2003 he wrote a series of popular articles that were featured in the Sentinel newspaper in the series "the way we were" and "all your yesterday's". This selection of those articles recall the experiences of working underground and reflect on the many human aspects of a working life down the pit.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Preface; 1 Mine of Information; Fear Never Far Away from the Pit of Your Stomach; 3 My Brush with Death in Coal Fire Explosion; 4 Haway the Lads . . . Geordies Teach Us Union Ways; 5 The "Hillbillies" who sorted out old coal faces; 6 Ahead of its time; 7 "Wayn Do it mar wee ternayt!" said Arthur . . .and we did; 8 Lads so proud to be in pit gear; 9 Riding a runaway underground train; 10 I could have gone down the pit at six; 11 Spike, Tummy and Herby . . . last of the funny kind; 12 Pit Life? I would do it all over again . . .; 13 Passage to Florence

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Book SynopsisMine Environmental Engineering & Management.- Mine Safety & Heath.- Mine Operation & Planning.- Automation & Digitalization.- Waste Management.- New Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Mining.

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Book SynopsisThe Coal Industry of the Former USSR presents a two-part study of coal supply systems and development of the industry in the territory of the former USSR. The first part covers the role of coal in the economy, provides an overview of current status and forecast of the eight major coal basins and environmental problems associated with the industry. It concludes with a discussion of the principles and problems related to the development of regional energy problems. The second part covers technological advances and development of coal carbonization, gasification, liquefaction and agglomeration. The book ends with a discussion on how to improve efficiency and information on coal waste utilization.Table of ContentsPart I The Coal Supply System of the Former USSR. Part II The Scientific and Technological Problems Associated with Development of the CIS Coal Industry. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisWeak rocks encountered in open pit mines cover a wide variety of materials, with properties ranging between soil and rock. As such, they can provide a significant challenge for the slope designer. For these materials, the mass strength can be the primary control in the design of the pit slopes, although structures can also play an important role. Because of the typically weak nature of the materials, groundwater and surface water can also have a controlling influence on stability.Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design in Weak Rocks is a companion to Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design, which was published in 2009 and dealt primarily with strong rocks. Both books were commissioned under the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, which is sponsored by major mining companies. These books provide summaries of the current state of practice for the design, implementation and assessment of slopes in open pits, with a view to meeting the requirements of safety, as well as the recTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Field Data Collections Weak Rocks Strength Models The Role of Water in Slope Design for Weak Rocks Slope Design Considerations Cemented Sediments Weak Sedimentary Mudrocks Weak Sedimentary Coal, Chalk and Limestone Saprolite – Residual Soil and Weathered Rock Soft iron ores and other leached rocks Hydrothermally Altered Rock Design Implementation and Operational Considerations ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisHave you ever imagined giving up your day job and heading for the hills in search of gold? Journalist Steve Boggan decided to do just that when the price of the precious metal scaled dizzying heights in the wake of the global financial crisis. Clueless, and with neither equipment nor experience, Boggan flew to California and followed in the footsteps of the '49ers', miners who fuelled the original Gold Rush of 1849. Along the way, terrified of bears, bubonic plague and rattlesnakes, he met a cast of colourful characters, including a former Navy Seal who risked his life every day and a man who once went on the run for five years in the mistaken belief that he was wanted by the law. In charming and witty prose, gold-fevered Boggan recaptures the excitement, the hopes and disappointments of the hunt, going beyond the story of modern prospectors to give a moving insight into the birth of modern America.Trade Review'Entertaining, informative and interesting…Carefully researched, funny and inspiring'. * The Sun *'Among his fellow miners [Boggan] found acceptance, comradeship and a wealth of personal stories, many tragic but most concealing a golden glimmer of hope beneath the sadness'. * Daily Mail *'A really fascinating, and funny, cautionary tale of the unexpected allure of lives spent in search of "the colour"'. * World Travel Guide *‘The expectation of the prospecting, the excitement of the panning, the thrill of the find… conveys powerfully the extent to which gold transformed America… moving’ * Daily Telegraph *‘A lively narrative history… Boggan is a hugely likeable companion… this book is a romp’ * Spectator *‘[Boggan] has a wonderful time, respectful of men prepared to give up everything in return for very little, but roguish enough to drop the wink on their ornery, old-fashioned optimism’ * Saga *'A perfect mixture of travelogue, history and down and dirty experience, leavened by rich veins of humour and pathos. A gem, or should I say a nugget.' -- Mick Conefrey – author of Everest 1953'Terrific. Pack your bag, grab your pick, and set out with master storyteller, Steve Boggan, for a trip in this highly original travelogue.' -- Daniel Klein – Sunday Times bestselling author of Travels with Epicurus‘Gold Fever is a wonderful mix of history, journalism and good old-fashioned adventure. It is this last aspect that really lends the book a unique appeal; Boggan is not afraid to get his hands dirty, and he shares his experiences and findings with great depth, humour and charisma.' -- Leon McCarron, author of The Road Headed West: A Cycling Journey Through North America‘A well-crafted story with heady fast-forward momentum. A dogged investigator’s obsessive quest for Californian gold, and the backstory of the gold fields.' -- Iain Sinclair, author of London Orbital‘Boggan does a good job relating this story’ * Independent *"Steve Boggan takes the reader on an exciting adventure and proves that prospecting is as much about digging for humor and hope as it is finding gold." * Jennifer Pharr Davis, author of Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail *

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Book SynopsisAs society becomes more aware of the significance of the environment, such issues become increasingly important. The book exemplifies the vital role of environmental geology and geological processes in understanding the physical environment and the influence and fundamental importance of engineering geology in our modern world, particularly the infrastructure, whether it be foundations, routeways or reservoirs. The influence of geohazards, the significance of soil and water resources, and the impact of mining, waste disposal and pollution/contamination on the environment are all examined in this book. The various aspects of construction that are involved in the development of the infrastructure are also discussed - land evaluation and geological construction materials are therefore taken account of in this context. The book provides a wealth of practical examples and a comprehensive suggested reading list is provided for each chapter.Trade Review'...I would recommend this book... ...as a useful refernce for many different problems that we encounter in our professional lives.' Environmental & Engineering Geoscience '...is a strong comprehensive textbook that deals with the basic principles of environmental and engineering geology and physical geography. It is a practical oriented book and demonstrates extensive experience of the author... ...the book forms a famous source of material for practitioners, advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in geology, physical geography, geomorphology and planning and may also be used as quick reference of geologic and environmental basics.' Zeitschrift fur GeomorphologieTable of ContentsBasic geology; Geology and planning; Natural geohazards; Water resources; Soil and the environment; Mining and the environment; Waste, contamination and the environment; Land evaluation and site assessment; Engineering aspects of soils and rocks; Geology and construction materials; Geology and construction

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Eyes of the World is a groundbreaking, brilliantly written book about Congo’s place in the global economy. Smith places artisanal miners of coltan at the center of his study. Contrary to most popular views of the Congolese as victims of global corporations and brutal state authorities, miners recognize their value as experienced workers who often can protect their interests. . . . Smith deftly weaves insights drawn from an array of anthropological theory with gripping, moving case studies of individual miners and mining sites. . . . Strikingly, Smith shows how Western efforts to crack down on 'blood diamonds' end up, in actuality, to be a tool to weaken the leverage of artisanal miners and allow wily state authorities to cash in on their ability to selectively enforce their will on Congolese workers. This book should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand the Democratic Republic of Congo today." * Choice *"Chock-full of fascinating details on the people and communities that have lived off mining in the chaos of the wars in Congo." * Foreign Affairs *"Beautiful and evocative. . . . Smith produces one of the richest and most thought-provoking ethnographies I have read in a very long time. The Eyes of the World is likely to become an anthropological classic." * Reviews in Anthropology *“Blood minerals: a global cause ‘intended to do one thing, but under the surface, invisible to many, . . . doing something else.’ Smith offers a whirlwind of research on the varied actors who extract coltan—often in the ruins of colonial concessions—making it available to international markets. The Eyes of the World skillfully cuts through metropolitan stereotypes, drawing readers instead into the astounding vortex of the mines.” * Anna Tsing, coeditor of Feral Atlas: The More-than-Human Anthropocene *“A riveting, wonderful potpourri of story, theory, and history. The Eyes of the World hugs closely to people’s lives, words, and theories, vividly unpacking multiple dimensions of movement in the mining of those digital minerals that end up in global devices. One of the most brilliant, important, and utterly teachable ethnographies to appear on Congo in a long time.” * Nancy Rose Hunt, author of A Nervous State: Violence, Reveries, and Remedies in Colonial Congo *“Smith gives us a rare glimpse into the complex dynamics of otherwise largely invisible local worlds that do nonetheless matter on a global scale. A great observer and talented narrator, he convincingly argues how, in the vortex of these Congolese mining worlds, destructive forms of extra-statecraft undid existing socio-cultural assemblages while generating the basis for new transformative orders.” * Filip De Boeck, author of Suturing the City: Living Together in Congo’s Urban Worlds *"Smith’s book is bound to become a classic in the anthropology of mining and the conflict minerals literature. . . . This book is an absolute joy to read and sets the bar very high for future researchers working on the issue of conflict minerals. This is mining anthropology at its very best." * The Journal of Development Studies *Table of ContentsPart One: Orientations Prologue: An Introduction to the Personal, Methodological, and Spatiotemporal Scales of the Project 1. The Eyes of the World: Themes of Movement, Visualization, and (Dis)embodiment in Congolese Digital Minerals Extraction (an Introduction) Part Two: Mining Worlds 2. War Stories: Seeing the World through War 3. The Magic Chain: Interdimensional Movement in the Supply Chain for the “Black Minerals” 4. Mining Futures in the Ruins Part Three: The Eyes of the World on Bisie and the Game of Tags 5. Bisie during the Time of Movement 6. Insects of the Forest 7. The Battle of Bisie 8. Closure 9. Game of Tags: Supply Chain Auditing as Purification Project Conclusion: Chains, Holes, and Wormholes Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This excellent book joins a raft of ethnographic publications from the cohort of contemporaries who all did their first fieldwork from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s in the mining areas of Papua New Guinea, returning frequently up to the present. Perhaps not since the 1960s has there been such a surge of reflection, from different angles, on connected topics in Papua New Guinea." * Pacific Affairs *"[A] truly modern, and highly participatory, ethnography." * Pacific Affairs *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This excellent book joins a raft of ethnographic publications from the cohort of contemporaries who all did their first fieldwork from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s in the mining areas of Papua New Guinea, returning frequently up to the present. Perhaps not since the 1960s has there been such a surge of reflection, from different angles, on connected topics in Papua New Guinea." * Pacific Affairs *"[A] truly modern, and highly participatory, ethnography." * Pacific Affairs *

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Book SynopsisThis book is on oil and natural gas well logging, and is based on the author's lectures at the University of Southern California. The first seven chapters discuss logging techniques and devices: spontaneous potential, gamma rays, resistivity, density, neutron logs, and acoustic logs.Table of ContentsSome Reasons for Logging Wells. The Spontaneous Potential. The Gamma Ray Log. Resistivity Measurements. The Density Log. The Neutron Log. The Acoustic Log. Introduction to Crossplots. A Look at Formation Factor and Saturation Theory. Development of a Dual-Water Logic. Clay Types and Mineral Distributions. Characteristics of Invasion and Resistivity Profiles. Organic Matter in Source Rocks. Saturations, and Thin Beds. A Method for Calculating Pore Pressures from Well Logs. Secondary Porosity. Pulsed-Neutron Capture Cross-Section Logs. Temperature Surveys. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis graduate text, and Cooper's companion introductory text ('Introduction to the Technology of Explosives'), serve the same markets as the explosives reference by Meyer, now in its 4th edition.Table of ContentsI. Chemistry of Explosives: Organic Chemical Nomenclature/ Oxidation/ Pure Explosives/ Estimating Properties of Explosives/ Decomposition II. Energetics of Explosives: Basic Terms of Thermodynamics/ Thermophysics/Thermochemistry/ Group Addivity/ Reaction Temperature/ Closed Vessel Calculations/ Estimating Detonation Processes III. Shock Waves: Qualitative Description of a Shock Wave/ The Bead Model/ Rankine-Hugoniot Jump Equations/ Interactions of Shock Waves IV. Detonations: Detonations, General Observations/ Real Effects in Explosives V. Theories of Initiation: Nonelectric Initiators/ Hot Wire Initiators/ Exploding Bridgewire Detonations VI. Engineering Applications: Theories of Scaling/ Acceleration, Formation, and Flight of Fragments/ Blast Effects in Air, Water, and on the Human Body/ Scaling Craters/ Jetting, Shaped Charges and Explosive Welding/ Explosive Welding.

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Book SynopsisProvides a description of the thermodynamic model, data treatment procedures and the thermodynamic constants for hydrous ferric oxide. Includes detailed coverage of the model and the parameter extraction procedure.Table of ContentsThe Generalized Two-Layer Model. Experimental Data. Data Compilation and Treatment Methods. Properties of Hydrous Ferric Oxide, Cation Sorption on HydrousFerric Oxide. Anion Sorption on Hydrous Ferric Oxide. Use of the Model and Data Base. The Coulombic Effect. Coherence and Extrapolation of Results. References. Appendices. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the Stansky Prize, North American Conference on British Studies""Honorable Mention for the Ecocriticism Book Award, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year""This is a major book that will invite scholars of the period to think in new ways about “extractivism,” while also showing how vital historical interpretation is to the environmental and energy humanities, fields that have predominantly focused on contemporary culture."---Benjamin Morgan, Critical Inquiry"[A] well-research work. . . . Miller’s groundbreaking study of 'extractive fictions' sets the stage for more research on how literature reflects the perils and short-sightedness of an age." * Choice Reviews *"A rich and moving contribution. . . . [Miller’s] book will become essential reading for scholars of the very long nineteenth century and an invaluable resource for those seeking new ways to teach that literature to students whose lives are taking shape in the inescapable context of accelerating climate change."---Iain Crawford, Dickens Quarterly"“Brilliantly thought out, wonderfully well written, and extremely well executed. . . . Extraction Ecologies is a much-needed panoramic tour of the long nineteenth century’s large-scale industrial extraction that digs into the historical roots of our current ecological calamities. It should be a major reference for students and scholars in Victorian studies, energy humanities, and ecocriticism in years to come.” —Sebastian Egholm Lund, Victorian Review """Important and illuminating. . . . Extraction Ecologies contributes a compelling new framework for understanding how the environmental crises we grapple with today cannot adequately be understood without attending to their Victorian origins.” –Jayne Hildebrand, Nineteenth-Century Literature ""“Miller argues that the extractive industries of metal, mineral and coal mining altered literary genre and form and vice versa, showing ‘how culture, language, and discourse mediate environmental history’ . . . She works through literary and scientific texts to build an image of a shift in understanding of the British Empire, one which increasingly relied on and feared the limits of extractive industry.”—Indigo Gray, Green Letters ""“Miller shows how the idea of extraction came to structure certain genres of the nineteenth century, and how those forms have made it easier for us to accept the world’s continued inertia regarding the extractive and environmental crises of today.”—Kent Linthicum, ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment ""“The Victorians may have set us firmly on the path toward fossil fuel dependence, but they also bequeathed us alternative futures, paths not taken or scarcely followed. Their realist and speculative fictions were discursive realms where they explored these tensions. Miller has provided the definitive account of this literary landscape in a rich work that illuminates both nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century fiction and our current ecological condition.” —Chris Otter, Victorian Studies "

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the Stansky Prize, North American Conference on British Studies""Honorable Mention for the Ecocriticism Book Award, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year""This is a major book that will invite scholars of the period to think in new ways about “extractivism,” while also showing how vital historical interpretation is to the environmental and energy humanities, fields that have predominantly focused on contemporary culture."---Benjamin Morgan, Critical Inquiry"[A] well-research work. . . . Miller’s groundbreaking study of 'extractive fictions' sets the stage for more research on how literature reflects the perils and short-sightedness of an age." * Choice Reviews *"A rich and moving contribution. . . . [Miller’s] book will become essential reading for scholars of the very long nineteenth century and an invaluable resource for those seeking new ways to teach that literature to students whose lives are taking shape in the inescapable context of accelerating climate change."---Iain Crawford, Dickens Quarterly"“Brilliantly thought out, wonderfully well written, and extremely well executed. . . . Extraction Ecologies is a much-needed panoramic tour of the long nineteenth century’s large-scale industrial extraction that digs into the historical roots of our current ecological calamities. It should be a major reference for students and scholars in Victorian studies, energy humanities, and ecocriticism in years to come.” —Sebastian Egholm Lund, Victorian Review """Important and illuminating. . . . Extraction Ecologies contributes a compelling new framework for understanding how the environmental crises we grapple with today cannot adequately be understood without attending to their Victorian origins.” –Jayne Hildebrand, Nineteenth-Century Literature ""“Miller argues that the extractive industries of metal, mineral and coal mining altered literary genre and form and vice versa, showing ‘how culture, language, and discourse mediate environmental history’ . . . She works through literary and scientific texts to build an image of a shift in understanding of the British Empire, one which increasingly relied on and feared the limits of extractive industry.”—Indigo Gray, Green Letters ""“Miller shows how the idea of extraction came to structure certain genres of the nineteenth century, and how those forms have made it easier for us to accept the world’s continued inertia regarding the extractive and environmental crises of today.”—Kent Linthicum, ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment ""“The Victorians may have set us firmly on the path toward fossil fuel dependence, but they also bequeathed us alternative futures, paths not taken or scarcely followed. Their realist and speculative fictions were discursive realms where they explored these tensions. Miller has provided the definitive account of this literary landscape in a rich work that illuminates both nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century fiction and our current ecological condition.” —Chris Otter, Victorian Studies "

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Book SynopsisThe first scholarly history of the Ladysmith miners, the Great Strike of 1912-1914, and the coalmining industry on Vancouver Island.Trade ReviewJohn R. Hinde has written an engaged, subtle, and provocative account of coal miners on Vancouver Island. His study focuses on the 1898-1913 and on the mines in the vicinity of Ladysmith, but it includes context that illuminates the history of the industry throughout the island. -- Alan McCullough * Western Historical Quarterly, Summer 2005 *John R. Hinde’s rather understated title seems to imply that his book is simply as study of Vancouver Island’s coal industry as viewed through one community: Ladysmith. But his book is much more, for Hinde has a number of points to make about such topics as class-consciousness, radicalism, and militancy. In fact, this book is meant to be corrective. Throughout the text, he challenges interpretations other historians have developed while studying the area’s coal mines. Canadian labour historians will find the book interesting reading. -- David A. Wolff, Black Hills State University * Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Spring 2005 *Hinde’s community study is well researched and well grounded in Canadian working-class historiography. -- Sean T. Cadigan * Canadian Literature 184, Spring 2005 *The author provides a thorough and sensitive post-mortem of Ladysmith’s most troubled days. Well-researched, lucid, and supplemented with almost two dozen photographs, When Coal was King will appeal to a variety of readers. -- Chris Morier, University of Victoria * Scientia Canadensis, Vol. 28, 2005 *This history of coal-mining in and around Ladysmith on Vancouver Island from the 1850s to the First World War is scholarly and well research, sympathetic to the coal miners and their families and aware of the context and the times of their rough lives. -- Patricia Marchak * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol. 75, no. 1, Winter 2006 *Table of ContentsIllustrationsIntroduction1 A Selfish Millionaire2 A Town of Merry Hearts3 Down in the Dark and Gloomy Dungeons4 Death’s Cold Hand5 From Pillar to Post6 The Great Strike7 No Ordinary RiotConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisSponsored by the Ocean and Offshore Engineering Committee of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE. Spar Platforms: Technology and Analysis Methodsexamines the design, analysis, and use of spar platforms for offshore oil production. Since the first spar platform, the Oryx Neptune, was installed in the Gulf of Mexico in 1996, spars have evolved into a proven, reliable technology for oil drilling and production in deep and remote areas. Three spar concepts are in use today: the classic spar, the truss spar, and the cell spar. Although the technology and analysis methods are considered mature, technical challenges remain, including understanding and suppressing vortex-induced motion and improving survivability in category 4 and 5 hurricanes. This volume surveys the history of spar development and presents detailed design modeling aspects of spar hull, mooring, and anchoring systems. Two methodologiesthe diffraction method and the Morrison formulathat can be used to

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Book SynopsisDistils the body of knowledge that characterizes mining engineering as a disciplinary field and has subsequently helped to inspire and inform generations of mining professionals. Virtually all of the information is original content, representing the latest information from more than 250 internationally recognised mining industry experts.Trade ReviewThis comprehensive reference work distills the entire body of knowledge that characterizes mining engineering as a disciplinary field. While it may serve as a textbook for advanced students, its primary function is to provide professional practitioners with an authoritative reference and design source. The book also serves mining nonprofessionals who seek technical knowledge of the industry. The handbook devotes attention to all branches of mining- metal, coal, and nonmetal- and to all locates of mining- surface, underground, and hybrid. Although the main emphasis is US mining, numerous references are made to international practice.""- Publisher Comments;""Practical rather than theoretical, international in approach and examples, expansive in scope yet not encyclopedic- this reference continues the legacy of its predecessors as the handbook of choice among mining engineers. The original reference was published in 1918, by John Wiley & Sons, which, after a couple of editions, ceded publication to the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. First and second editions were published by SME in 1973 and 1992. This third edition occupies two volumes and covers market economics, exploration, deposit assessment, mining method selection, ground mechanics, surface extraction, underground development, and health and safety, among other topics; concluding chapters cover (for the first time) social and environmental issues, including how to mitigate and manage negative impact. UK-based editor Peter Darling has had a 30-year career first as a mining engineer and then as a technical writer specializing in mining issues.""- Book News Inc. Portland, OR

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Book SynopsisProvides an overview of sampling for environmental purposes and monitoring of environmentally relevant variables at mining sites. The book focuses on environmental sampling and monitoring of surface water, and also considers groundwater, process water streams, rock, soil, and other media including air and biological organisms.

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Book SynopsisIt is important for coal preparation engineers and practitioners to be aware of advances in technology to improve plant efficiency and productivity in cost-effective ways. This book provides both a domestic and international perspective on these new technologies and includes papers from industry leaders in the US, Australia and South Africa.

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Book SynopsisThe modern public mining royalty and streaming industry began in 1986 and has since grown to approximately $66 billion in market capitalization. This entertaining book shows readers what the founders were thinking about the industry at the time of their corporate formation and the innovative methods that kept the market active.Table of Contents Overview of the Industry Franco-Nevada Corporation Royal Gold Wheaton Precious Metals Altius Minerals Corporation International Royalty Corporation Sandstorm Gold Osisko Gold Royalties Metalla Royalty & Streaming Gold Royalty Corporation Maverix Metals Triple Flag Precious Metals Junior and Mid-Tier Companies

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Book SynopsisIdeal for non-engineer industry professionals and freshmen-level petroleum engineering students. Devereux introduces the reader to both onshore and offshore drilling operations and technology by covering the entire drilling process from basic geology to managing drilling operations.

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Book SynopsisMysterious supercharge effects, encountered in formation testing pressure transient analysis, and reservoir invasion, mudcake growth, dynamic filtration, stuck-pipe remediation, and so on, are often discussed in contrasting petrophysical versus drilling contexts. However, these effects are physically coupled and intricately related. The authors focus on a comprehensive formulation, provide solutions for different specialized limits, and develop applications that illustrate how the central ideas can be used in seemingly unrelated disciplines. This approach contributes to a firm understanding of logging and drilling principles. Fortran source code, furnished where applicable, is listed together with recently developed software applications and conveniently summarized throughout the book. In addition, common (incorrect) methods used in the industry are re-analyzed and replaced with more accurate models, which are then used to address challenging field objectives. Sophisticated mathematTable of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgements xvii 1 Pressure Transient Analysis and Sampling in Formation Testing 1 Pressure transient analysis challenges 1 Background development 3 1.1 Conventional Formation Testing Concepts 5 1.2 Prototypes, Tools and Systems 6 1.2.1 Enhanced Formation Dynamic Tester (EFDT®) 9 1.2.2 Basic Reservoir Characteristic Tester (BASIC-RCT™) 13 1.2.3 Enhancing and enabling technologies 15 Stuck tool alleviation 16 Field facilities 17 1.3 Recent Formation Testing Developments 17 1.4 References 20 2. Spherical Source Models for Forward and Inverse Formulations 21 2.1 Basic Approaches, Interpretation Issues and Modeling Hierarchies 23 Early steady flow model 23 Simple drawdown-buildup models 23 Analytical drawdown-buildup solution 25 Phase delay analysis 26 Modeling hierarchies 28 2.2 Basic Single-Phase Flow Forward and Inverse Algorithms 36 2.2.1 Module FT-00 36 2.2.2 Module FT-01 37 2.2.3 Module FT-03 38 2.2.4 Forward model application, Module FT-00 39 2.2.5 Inverse model application, Module FT-01 41 2.2.6 Effects of dip angle 43 2.2.7 Inverse “pulse interaction” approach using FT-00 46 2.2.8 FT-03 model overcomes source-sink limitations 49 2.2.9 Module FT-04, phase delay analysis, introductory for now 52 2.2.10 Drawdown-buildup, Module FT-PTA-DDBU 55 2.2.11 Real pumping, Module FT-06 59 2.3 Advanced Forward and Inverse Algorithms 61 2.3.1 Advanced drawdown and buildup methods Basic steady model 61 Validating our method 63 2.3.2 Calibration results and transient pressure curves 65 2.3.3 Mobility and pore pressure using first drawdown data 67 2.3.3.1 Run No. 1. Flowline volume 200 cc 68 2.3.3.2 Run No. 2. Flowline volume 500 cc 69 2.3.3.3 Run No. 3. Flowline volume 1,000 cc 71 2.3.3.4 Run No. 4. Flowline volume 2,000 cc 73 2.3.4 Mobility and pore pressure from last buildup data 74 2.3.4.1 Run No. 5. Flowline volume 200 cc 74 2.3.4.2 Run No. 6. Flowline volume 500 cc 76 2.3.4.3 Run No. 7. Flowline volume 1,000 cc 77 2.3.4.4 Run No. 8. Flowline volume 2,000 cc 78 2.3.4.5 Run No. 9. Time-varying flowline volume inputs from FT-07 79 2.3.5 Phase delay and amplitude attenuation, anisotropic media with dip – detailed theory, model and numerical results 81 2.3.5.1 Basic mathematical results 82 Isotropic model 82 Anisotropic extensions 82 Vertical well limit 83 Horizontal well limit 83 Formulas for vertical and horizontal wells 83 Deviated well equations 84 Deviated well interpretation for both kh and kv 85 Two-observation-probe models 86 2.3.5.2 Numerical examples and typical results 88 Example 1. Parameter estimates 89 Example 2. Surface plots 90 Example 3. Sinusoidal excitation 91 Example 4. Rectangular wave excitation 94 Example 5. Permeability prediction at general dip angles 96 Example 6. Solution for a random input 98 2.3.5.3 Layered model formulation 99 2.3.5.4 Phase delay software interface 100 2.3.5.5 Detailed phase delay results in layered anisotropic media 103 2.3.6 Supercharging and formation invasion introduction, with review of analytical forward and inverse models 110 2.3.6.1 Development perspectives 111 2.3.6.2 Review of forward and inverse models 113 FT-00 model 113 FT-01 model 117 FT-02 model 118 FT-06 and FT-07 models 119 FT–PTA–DDBU model 122 Classic inversion model 123 Supercharge forward and inverse models 123 Multiple drawdown and buildup inverse models 129 Multiphase invasion, clean-up and contamination 133 System integration and closing remarks 138 2.3.6.3 Supercharging summaries – advanced forward and inverse models explored 139 Supercharge math model development 139 Conventional zero supercharge model 141 Supercharge extension 142 2.3.6.4 Drawdown only applications 144 Example DD-1. High overbalance 144 Example DD-2. High overbalance 150 Example DD-3. High overbalance 154 Example DD-4. Qualitative pressure trends 158 Example DD-5. Qualitative pressure trends 161 Example DD-6. “Drawdown-only” data with multiple inverse scenarios for 1 md/cp application 163 Example DD-7. “Drawdown-only” data with multiple inverse scenarios for 0.1 md/cp application 168 2.3.6.5 Drawdown – buildup applications 173 Example DDBU-1. Drawdown-buildup, high overbalance 173 Example DDBU-2. Drawdown-buildup, high overbalance 177 Example DDBU-3. Drawdown-buildup, high overbalance 180 Example DDBU-4. Drawdown-buildup, 1 md/cp calculations 184 Example DDBU-5. Drawdown-buildup, 0.1md/cp calculations 188 2.3.7 Advanced multiple drawdown – buildup (or, “MDDBU”) forward and inverse models 193 2.3.7.1 Software description 193 2.3.7.2 Validation of PTA-App-11 inverse model 200 2.3.8 Multiphase flow with inertial effects –Applications to borehole invasion, supercharging, clean-up and contamination analysis 217 2.3.8.1 Mudcake dynamics 217 2.3.8.2 Multiphase modeling in boreholes 220 2.3.8.3 Pressure and concentration displays 222 Example 1. Single probe, infinite anisotropic media 223 Example 2. Single probe, three layer medium 228 Example 3. Dual probe pumping, three layer medium 230 Example 4. Straddle packer pumping 231 Example 5. Formation fluid viscosity imaging 233 Example 6. Contamination modeling 234 Example 7. Multi-rate pumping simulation 234 2.4 References 236 3 Practical Applications Examples 237 3.1 Non-constant Flow Rate Effects 238 3.1.1 Constant flow rate, idealized pumping, inverse method 239 3.1.2 Slow ramp up/down flow rate 245 3.1.3 Impulsive start/stop flow rate 250 Closing remarks 255 3.2 Supercharging – Effects of Nonuniform Initial Pressure 256 Conventional zero supercharge model 256 Supercharge “Fast Forward” solver 258 3.3 Dual Probe Anisotropy Inverse Analysis 264 3.4 Multiprobe “DOI,” Inverse and Barrier Analysis 273 3.5 Rapid Batch Analysis for History Matching 281 3.6 Supercharge, Contamination Depth and Mudcake Growth in “Large Boreholes” – Lineal Flow 289 Mudcake growth and filtrate invasion 289 Time-dependent pressure distributions 292 3.7 Supercharge, Contamination Depth and Mudcake Growth in Slimholes or “Clogged Wells” – Radial Flow 292 3.8 References 294 4 Supercharge, Pressure Change, Fluid Invasion and Mudcake Growth 295 Conventional zero supercharge model 295 Supercharge model 296 Relevance to formation tester job planning 298 Refined models for supercharge invasion 299 4.1 Governing equations and moving interface modeling 300 Single-phase flow pressure equations 300 Problem formulation 303 Eulerian versus Lagrangian description 303 Constant density versus compressible flow 304 Steady versus unsteady flow 305 Incorrect use of Darcy’s law 305 Moving fronts and interfaces 306 Use of effective properties 308 4.2 Static and dynamic filtration 310 4.2.1 Simple flows without mudcake 310 Homogeneous liquid in a uniform linear core 311 Homogeneous liquid in a uniform radial flow 313 Homogeneous liquid in uniform spherical domain 314 Gas flow in a uniform linear core 315 Flow from a plane fracture 317 4.2.2 Flows with moving boundaries 318 Lineal mudcake buildup on filter paper 318 Plug flow of two liquids in linear core without cake 321 4.3 Coupled Dynamical Problems: Mudcake and Formation Interaction 323 Simultaneous mudcake buildup and filtrate invasion in a linear core (liquid flows) 323 Simultaneous mudcake buildup and filtrate invasion in a radial geometry (liquid flows) 327 Hole plugging and stuck pipe 330 Fluid compressibility 331 Formation invasion at equilibrium mudcake thickness 335 4.4 Inverse Models in Time Lapse Logging 336 Experimental model validation 336 Static filtration test procedure 337 Dynamic filtration testing 337 Measurement of mudcake properties 338 Formation evaluation from invasion data 338 Field applications 339 Characterizing mudcake properties 340 Simple extrapolation of mudcake properties 341 Radial mudcake growth on cylindrical filter paper 342 4.5 Porosity, Permeability, Oil Viscosity and Pore Pressure Determination 345 Simple porosity determination 345 Radial invasion without mudcake 346 Problem 1 348 Problem 2 350 Time lapse analysis using general muds 351 Problem 1 352 Problem 2 353 4.6 Examples of Time Lapse Analysis 354 Formation permeability and hydrocarbon viscosity 355 Pore pressure, rock permeability and fluid viscosity 357 4.7 References 360 5 Numerical Supercharge, Pressure, Displacement and Multiphase Flow Models 363 5.1 Finite Difference Solutions 364 Basic formulas 364 Model constant density flow analysis 366 Transient compressible flow modeling 369 Numerical stability 371 Convergence 371 Multiple physical time and space scales 372 Example 5-1. Lineal liquid displacement without mudcake 373 Example 5-2. Cylindrical radial liquid displacement without cake 380 Example 5-3. Spherical radial liquid displacement without cake 383 Example 5-4. Lineal liquid displacement without mudcake, including compressible flow transients 385 Example 5-5. Von Neumann stability of implicit time schemes 388 Example 5-6. Gas displacement by liquid in lineal core without mudcake, including compressible flow transients 390 Incompressible problem 391 Transient, compressible problem 392 Example 5-7. Simultaneous mudcake buildup and displacement front motion for incompressible liquid flows 396 Matching conditions at displacement front 399 Matching conditions at the cake-to-rock interface 399 Coding modifications 400 Modeling formation heterogeneities 403 Mudcake compaction and compressibility 404 Modeling borehole activity 405 5.2 Forward and Inverse Multiphase Flow Modeling 405 Problem hierarchies 406 5.2.1 Immiscible Buckley-Leverett lineal flows without capillary pressure 407 Example boundary value problems 409 General initial value problem 410 General boundary value problem for infinite core 411 Variable q(t) 411 Mudcake-dominated invasion 412 Shock velocity 412 Pressure solution 414 5.2.2 Molecular diffusion in fluid flows 415 Exact lineal flow solutions 416 Numerical analysis 417 Diffusion in cake-dominated flows 419 Resistivity migration 419 Lineal diffusion and “un-diffusion” examples 420 Radial diffusion and “un-diffusion” examples 423 5.2.3 Immiscible radial flows with capillary pressure and prescribed mudcake growth 425 Governing saturation equation 426 Numerical analysis 427 Fortran implementation 429 Typical calculations 429 Mudcake dominated flows 435 “Un-shocking” a saturation discontinuity 438 5.2.4 Immiscible flows with capillary pressure and dynamically coupled mudcake growth 441 Flows without mudcakes 441 Modeling mudcake coupling 450 Unchanging mudcake thickness 451 Transient mudcake growth 453 General immiscible flow model 457 5.3 Closing Remarks 458 5.4 References 464 Cumulative References 467 Index 481 About the Authors 498

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Book SynopsisHANDBOOK OF PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE This reference brings together the latest industrial updates and research advances in regional tectonics and geomechanics. Each chapter is based upon an in-depth case study from a particular region, highlighting core concepts and themes as well as regional variations. Key topics discussed in the book are: Drilling solutions from the Kutch offshore basin Geophysical studies from a gas field in Bangladesh Exploring Himalayan terrain in India Tectonics and exploration of the Persian Gulf basin Unconventional gas reservoirs in the Bohemian Massif This book is an invaluable industry resource for professionals and academics working in and studying the fields of petroleum geoscience and tectonics.Table of ContentsList of Contributors xvii Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction to "Handbook of Petroleum Geoscience: Exploration, Characterization, and Exploitation of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs" 1Soumyajit Mukherjee, Swagato Dasgupta, Chandan Majumdar, Subhadip Mandal, and Troyee Dasgupta 1 Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for Petroleum Reservoir Characterization 6Soumi Chaki, Aurobinda Routray, and William K. Mohanty 2 Petrophysical Predictions Using Regression and Advanced Machine Learning Algorithm 21Shubham Singh and Abhijeet Bhardwaj 3 A Modified Guided Filter to Denoise Seismic Attributes 50Soumi Chaki, S.L. Happy, Aurobinda Routray, and William K. Mohanty 4 Geomechanics: A Basic Requirement for Wells at Every Operational Stage 66Chandreyi Chatterjee, Chandan Majumdar, Lenin Mora Guerrero, and Juan Carlos Rabanal Chavez 5 In Situ Stresses from Log Measurements 89Kuppili Meenakshi Sundaram 6 3D Inversion of Ultra-Deep Azimuthal Electromagnetic Logging-While-Drilling Data 101Nigel Clegg and Karol Riofrio Rodriguez 7 Solving the Puzzle: Seven Effective Habits of Geosteering Team Members 115Bronwyn Djefel 8 Driving Technology for Geosteering Decisions: Halliburton Geosteering 123Bronwyn Djefel and Nigel Clegg 9 Rock Strength Estimation from Petrophysical Logs Through Core Data Calibration in Low Porosity and Low Permeability Carbonate Rocks 137Sankhajit Saha and Vikram Vishal 10 Review on Organic Porosity in Shale Reservoirs 151Deependra Pratap Singh, Bodhisatwa Hazra, Vivek Singh, and Pradeep K. Singh 11 Experimental Understanding of Pore Structure and Wettability of the Unconventional Reservoir 172Md Golam Kibria and Qinhong Hu 12 Analysis of Pore Characteristics of Select Indian Shale Samples and Assessment of Pore Connectivity by Conformance Correction of Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry Results 198Tuli Bakshi, Venkata Yasaswy Turlapati, Vikram Vishal, B.K Prusty, and Khanindra Pathak 13 Geochemical Modeling of Diagenetic Reactions in the Eocene Sediment-Gravity-Flow Deposit Reservoirs Influenced by Salt Tectonics: The Espírito Santo Basin, Brazil 212Marcos Antonio Klunk, Sudipta Dasgupta, Mohuli Das, Renzo D’souza, Soyane Juceli Siqueira Xavier, and Paulo Roberto Wander 14 Stratigraphic Boundary Detection Using UDWT and Edge-Detection on Well Log Data 219Somali Roy, Biplab Kumar Mukherjee, and Sudipta Dasgupta 15 Source Rock Geochemistry for Shale Characterization 233Devleena Mani, Nihar Ranjan Kar, and M.S. Kalpana 16 A GIS-Based Approach to Explore the Possibility of N--S Gondwana Rift in the South-Eastern Part of India 254Subhobroto Mazumder, Ravi Prakash, and D.S. Mitra 17 The Upper Assam Basin, Its Evolution, and Modification: A Review 280Devojit Bezbaruah, Tapos Kumar Goswami, and Ranjan Kumar Sarmah 18 Basement Tectonics in the Assam Shelf and Its Implications in Hydrocarbon Exploration -- A Remote-Sensing and GIS-Based Perspective 300Subhobroto Mazumder, Blecy Tep, D.S. Mitra, and K.K.S. Pangtey 19 Taphonomy, Petrophysics, and the Relationship of Dense Shell-Accumulation with Reservoir Quality 341Rodrigo Scalise Horodyski, Guilherme Furlan Chinelatto, Hugo Schmidt-Neto, Eduardo Guareschi, and Sudipta Dasgupta 20 Tectonic Evolution of Jaisalmer Basin (Rajasthan, India) 374Rajesh Pandey 21 Improving Insights Into Petrophysics using Geophysical Data for the Habiganj Structure, Surma Basin, Bangladesh 394Kamruzzaman, Delwar Hossain, Mizanur Rahman Sarker, Mahmuda Khatun, and Md. Upal Shahriar 22 Assessment of Efficacy of "b" Value as a Seismic Precursor for Select Major Seismic Events 413Deepali Gadkari and Soumyajit Mukherjee Acknowledgments 428 References 428 Web References 434

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Book SynopsisCommit to Safe and Efficient Operations is a road-map (recipe) for transforming your organization, division or team's safety culture. After reading this book, you should not only believe that transforming your culture is possible, but you will be armed with the practical knowledge to do so.It's time to trade Safety vs Performance attitudes for a Safety AND Performance mindset. Both are operational objectives. Safety and Efficiency must become one as we continue to deliver operations that are safe for our workforce and deliver outstanding operational performance that maximize a return to our shareholders.A popular Operations Vice President was addressing his crews when he revealed this truth about the oil field culture. ""Most of you in this room know me or have heard of me. When I was coming up through the organization, I got promoted because I took risks and got the job done. In fact, I did it so well they made me a Vice President. The only way I still have my job today is that I had to change. I would be fired today for the same behaviors that got me promoted five years ago.""Features and Benefits Philosophy Management Commitment Core Management Systems Implementing Change

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Book SynopsisAluminum: Technology, Industry, and Applications provides an overview of the processes, practices, and trends associated with the use of aluminum as an engineering material.This resourceful and practical book includes chapters on mining and smelting, ingot and continuous casting, shape casting, hot and cold rolling, extrusion and drawing, forging, and secondary operations. It discusses the factors involved in the selection of product forms, alloy compositions, and temper designations with emphasis on manufacturability, component performance, sustainability, and cost.The book also describes the role of aluminum in aerospace, automotive, trucking, rail, marine, packaging, appliance, and building and infrastructure applications, noting major advancements as well as challenges. It also includes content that traces the development of the aluminum industry from its beginnings to its current state, from the perspective of the individuals and organizations who shaped it.It is for anyone working in or serving the aluminum industry and those who have interest in its past, present, and exciting future.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction—Aluminum as an Industrial Material Discovery of Aluminum The Washington Monument Origins of the Industry Evolution of the Aluminum Industry Chapter 2: Mining, Refining, Smelting, and Recycling Where Does Aluminum Come From? Refining—The Bayer Process Smelting Primary Aluminum Scrap and Recycling A Visit to the Aluminum Recycling Center Chapter 3: Strengthening and Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Designation Systems Strengthening of Aluminum Crystal Structure and Ductility of Aluminum Alfred Wilm (1869—1973) Temper Designations Microstructure Changes during Annealing Chapter 4: Direct Chill Ingot and Continuous Casting Processes Melting and Alloying Recycling Molten Metal Treatment Control of Inclusions Ingot Grain Refining Direct Chill Casting Direct Chill Ingot Microstructure Continuous Casting Methods Continuous Casters: The Holy Grail for Sheet Production? Chapter 5: Aluminum Shape Casting What Is a Casting? Aluminum Shape-Casting Processes Sand-Mold Casting High-Pressure Die Casting Casting Alloys Al-Si Alloys Casting Quality and Performance Premium Castings Heat Treatment of Cast Products Chapter 6: Production of Aluminum Rolled Products Ingot Preparation Ingot Preheating and/or Homogenization Hot Rolling Aluminum Rolling Mills Plate Production Cold Rolling of Sheet and Foil Finishing Operations Lithographic Sheet Thick Heat-Treated Plate Chapter 7: Production of Aluminum Extrusion and Wire Drawing Extrusion Process Extrusion Alloys and Process Hollows and Tubes Cold-Finished Rod and Bar Free-Machining Alloys and Products Weldable 6xxx and 7xxx High Strength Structural Alloys Secondary Operations Production of Wire Products Chapter 8: Aluminum Forging What Is Forging? Types of Forging Processes Forging Equipment Forging Process Forging Alloys Forged Products Chapter 9: Product, Alloy, and Temper Selection Introduction to Alloy and Product Selection Important Physical Properties Mechanical Properties Aluminum Corrosion Water Staining of Aluminum Chapter 10: Customer Manufacturing Processes Formability Surface Treatments Room Temperature Joining Elevated Temperature Joining Machining Chapter 11: Aluminum in Aircraft and Space Applications Commercial Aircraft Modern Aircraft Manufacturing Aerospace Alloys Military Aircraft Aluminum in Space Chapter 12: Aluminum in Light Vehicles Aluminum Shaped Castings The Story of the Vega Aluminum Engine Automotive Aluminum Rolled Products Ford F150 Automotive Aluminum Extruded Products Chapter 13: Aluminum in Ground Transportation Early Uses of Aluminum in Ground Transportation Trucks UPS Truck Tour with Driver Buses—School, City, and Long Distance Railroad Freight Applications Subways and Light Rail Passenger High-Speed Railroad Applications Aluminum in Military Vehicles Chapter 14: Aluminum in Marine Transportation Small Boats Alloys for Shipbuilding Aluminum Ships SS United States Chapter 15: Aluminum Packaging Products Foil Packaging Products Coffee Capsules, Pouches, and Packets Semirigid Containers Beverage and Food Cans Brief History of the Aluminum Can Can Metallurgy What Can Go Wrong in Can Making? Impact Extruded Containers Aluminum Closures Chapter 16: Aluminum Building Products Early Use and Development Extruded Products Rolled Products Cast Products Chapter 17: Aluminum in Household Goods and Appliances Cookware Surface Finishes on Aluminum Consumer Electronics and TVs Apple and Aluminum Home Interiors Ladders and Other Tools Luggage and Briefcases Outdoor Furniture Aluminum in Art Art and Architecture Chapter 18: Aluminum in Infrastructure Electrical Conductors Roads and Bridges Saguenay River Bridge at Arvida Highway Signs, Traffic Signals, and License Plates Railroad and Highway Crossings Solar Energy Generation Agriculture and Industrial Applications Chapter 19: Aluminum in Sports and Recreation Water Sports Baseball Easton Sports Hockey, Tennis, and Racquet Sports Cricket Track and Field Snowmobiles, Jet Skis, and Golf Carts Bicycles Sports Wheelchairs Motorcycles Travel Trailers and Recreational Vehicles Camping Equipment Chapter 20: Aluminum and Its Importance for Sustainability Prospects for the Future Primary Production Current State of Recycling Decarbonizing Aluminum Production What's Next for Recycling? Appendix 1 Wrought Aluminum Alloys Appendix 2 Aluminum Casting Alloys Appendix 3 Aluminum Alloy Heat-Treatable Alloy Temper Designations and Product Forms

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Book SynopsisMining in North America has long been criticized for its impact on the natural environment. Mica Jorgenson's The Weight of Gold explores the history of Ontario, Canada's rise to prominence in the gold mining industry, while detailing a series of environmental crises related to extraction activities. In Ontario in 1909, the discovery of exceptionally rich hard rock gold deposits in the Abitibi region in the north precipitated industrial development modeled on precedents in Australia, South Africa, and the United States. By the late 1920s, Ontario's mines had reached their maturity, and in 1928, Minister of Mines Charles McRae called Canada "the mineral treasure house to [the] world."Mining companies increasingly depended upon their ability to redistribute the burdens of mining onto surrounding communities—a strategy they continue to use today—both at home and abroad. Jorgenson connects Canadian gold mining to its international context, revealing that Ontario's gold mines informed extractive knowledge which would go on to shape Canada's mining industry over the next century.Trade ReviewThe Weight of Gold makes a substantial contribution to the neglected history of mining in Canada through a detailed study of one of Canada's leading hard-rock mining camps, the Porcupine. The book will be read with interest by scholars in environmental history and Canadian history." —Jeremy Mouat, professor emeritus of history, University of Alberta, author of Metal Mining in Canada, 1840-1950"This book makes a substantial contribution to the history of mining through a detailed study of one of Canada's leading hard-rock mining camps, the Porcupine. More than just a profile of a single mine or camp, this study situates the Porcupine within global trends, networks, and developments in early twentieth-century mining, while also illustrating how the Porcupine cemented Canada's place as a leading mining nation." —Arn Keeling, professor of geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, coeditor of Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, Politics and MemoryTable of Contents Cover Page Mining and Society Series Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface: Mining Stories Acknowledgments Introduction: The Mining Environment at Porcupine Lake Chapter One: "Promise of Reward to the Prospector": Making Mines Out of Muskeg in Northern Ontario Chapter Two: The Great Fire: Clearing the Way for Economies of Scale After 1911 Chapter Three: No Energy for Industry: Powering the Porcupine into the 1920s Chapter Four: Mine Waste: Environmental Disaster Above- and UndergroundChapter Five: World of Dust: The Rise of Canadian Silicosis Science Conclusion: Industrial Dreams, Industrial Nightmares Epilogue: Living Well with Mined Land Bibliography Notes Index About the Author

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