{"product_id":"how-mining-works-9780873355223","title":"How Mining Works","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Second Edition . v\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the First Edition. vii\u003cbr\u003e1 The Where, What, and How. 1\u003cbr\u003eThe Structure of Planet Earth. 1\u003cbr\u003eDefinitions. 3\u003cbr\u003eConcentrations of Metals. 13\u003cbr\u003eOre-Forming Processes. 15\u003cbr\u003eMine Exploration. 26\u003cbr\u003e2 Mining Methods. 37\u003cbr\u003eSurface Mining. 37\u003cbr\u003eUnderground Mining. 43\u003cbr\u003eMining Operations and Equipment. 53\u003cbr\u003eSome Big Ideas. 65\u003cbr\u003e3 Mineral Processing and Metal Refining. 67\u003cbr\u003eComminution. 67\u003cbr\u003eSmelting and Refining. 84\u003cbr\u003eHydrometallurgy . 89\u003cbr\u003ePhysical Separation Methods. 106\u003cbr\u003e4 Nonmetallic Minerals. 113\u003cbr\u003eCoal. 113\u003cbr\u003eDiamonds . 119\u003cbr\u003eAggregates . 123\u003cbr\u003e5 Mine Waste Management. 129\u003cbr\u003eTailings. 130\u003cbr\u003eWaste Rock . 139\u003cbr\u003eWastewater . 141\u003cbr\u003eAcid Rock Drainage. 141\u003cbr\u003eMine Waste Treatment and Disposal Methods. 144 \u003cp\u003e6 Mining, Society, and the Environment . 151\u003cbr\u003eHuman Resources . 151\u003cbr\u003eSafety. 153\u003cbr\u003eHealth . 156\u003cbr\u003eMining and Society . 158\u003cbr\u003eMining and the Environment. 164\u003cbr\u003eMining and Sustainability. 167\u003cbr\u003eSummary. 172\u003cbr\u003e7 Mining and Money. 179\u003cbr\u003eThe Metal Supply System . 180\u003cbr\u003eMetal Prices. 184\u003cbr\u003eResources and Reserves . 190\u003cbr\u003eReporting of Resources and Reserves. 196\u003cbr\u003eEconomic Analysis. 198\u003cbr\u003e8 A Future of Mining. 203\u003cbr\u003eDrivers of Innovation in Mining. 203\u003cbr\u003ePaths for Innovation. 207\u003cbr\u003eBiotechnology to the Rescue?. 210\u003cbr\u003eAdvanced Machines and Systems. 215\u003cbr\u003eIn Extremis: A Virtual Metal Supply Company. 218\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: All the Chemistry You Need to Know . 223\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Grade Distributions and Grade–Tonnage Curves . 229\u003cbr\u003eIndex. 233\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MP-SMM Society for Mining","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49973394833751,"sku":"9780873355223","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780873355223.jpg?v=1739269418","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-mining-works-9780873355223","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}