Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment
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Written for students and professionals, this revised textbook surveys the mineral industry from geological, environmental and economic perspectives. Thoroughly updated, the text includes a new chapter on technology industry metals as well as separate chapters on mineral economics and environmental geochemistry. Carefully designed figures simplify difficult concepts and show the location of important deposits and trade patterns, emphasising the true global nature of mineral resources. Featuring boxes highlighting special interest topics, the text equips students with the skills they need…
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- Written for students and professionals, this revised textbook surveys the mineral industry from a geological, environmental and economic perspective
- A new chapter on metals used in the technology industry is included as well as separate chapters on mineral economics and environmental geochemistry
- Topics of special interest are highlighted in boxes, technical terms are highlighted when first used, and references are included to allow students to delve more deeply into areas of interest
- Difficult concepts are simplified by carefully designed figures, which also emphasise the true global nature of mineral resources by showing the location of important deposits and trade patterns
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139871426
- Subjects Applied Geoscience, Petroleum and Mining Geoscience,Earth and Environmental Sciences,Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 13 January 2016
- ISBN: 9781107074910
- Dimensions (mm): 276 x 219 mm
- Weight: 1.5kg
- Contains: 255 b/w illus. 51 colour illus. 51 tables
- Page extent: 446 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9781139871426
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