Mining Technology & Engineering

Geosequestration involves the deep geological storage of carbon dioxide from major industrial sources, providing a potential solution for reducing ...

The past few decades have witnessed remarkable growth in the application of passive seismic monitoring to address a range of problems in geoscience...

Although most mining companies utilise systems for slope monitoring, experience indicates that mining operations continue to be surprised by the oc...

Emerald-green hiddenite, a gem so valuable that it is said a June bug can carry away $1,000 worth, is only found in one area of North America: Alex...

The miners of the North-East, working in the most dangerous of conditions, supplied the coal which fuelled the engines of the Industrial Revolution...

Before he was thirty, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Thomas Weaver was an accomplished engineer and geologist who was successfully man...

Rudolph Glossop made a unique contribution to the early development of both geotechnical engineering and engineering geology and this volume presen...

Have 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...

As Scottish Correspondent for Earthmovers Magazine, David Wylie has enjoyed privileged access to the mines, quarries, road projects and forestry si...

Isotopes provide important information on many geological processes, with key relevance to the mining and petroleum industries, yet the techniques ...

Author Steve Devereux has completely rewritten and updated this overview of onshore and offshore drilling operations and technology. He takes reade...