Mineral Exploration: Principles and Applications

Mineral Exploration: Principles and Applications, Second Edition, presents an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the full scope of mineral exploration: from grass root discovery, objective base sequential exploration, mining, beneficiation, and extraction, to economic evaluation, Policies and Acts, rules and regulations, sustainability, and environmental impacts. Each topic is presented first using theoretical approaches, followed by specific applications that can be used in the field. The new edition features updated references, changes to rules and regulations associated with Policies and Acts, as well as new sections on oil and gas exploration and classification, air-core drilling, and smelting and refining techniques. Mineral Exploration: Principles and Applications, 2e, is a key resource for both academics and professionals, offering both practical and applied knowledge in mineral exploration.

Offers important updates to the previous edition, including sections on the cyclical nature of mineral industry, exploration for oil and gas, CHIM-electro-geochemical survey, air-core drilling, classification of oil and gas resources, and smelting and refining technologiesPresents case studies - including new global studies - that allow readers to quickly apply exploration concepts to real-world scenarios in the fieldIncludes more than 150 illustrations and full-color photographs to aid the reader in understanding key procedures and applications

1. Mineral Exploration 2. Economic Mineral Deposits and Host Rocks 3. Photo-geology, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System in mineral exploration 4. Exploration Geology 5. Exploration Geochemistry 6. Exploration Geophysics 7. Sampling Methods 8. Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimation 9. Statistical and Geostatistical applications in Geology 10. Exploration Modeling 11. Mineral Economics 12. Elements of Mining 13. Mineral Processing 14. Environmental System Management of Mineral Resources and Sustainable Development 15. Mineral Exploration - Case histories