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Economic Geology
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Economic Geology
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Metals and Society
This book is a comprehensive overview of economic geology for the general geologist and anyone else interested in the minerals industry and the global supply of raw materials. It includes some thought-provoking statements and questions for discussion on globalisation and current practices in the minerals industry. In the second edition, all chapters have been extensively revised, and a new author has been added to increase coverage of some mineral deposits and topics. The economic issues surrounding the exploitation of mineral resources is discussed in three of the six chapters of the book. It deals with issues that are commonly addressed in current science reporting - the rate of exploitati...
Economic Geology
Humanity’s ever-increasing hunger for mineral raw materials, caused by a growing global population and ever increasing standards of living, has resulted in economic geology becoming a subject of urgent importance. This book provides a broad panorama of mineral deposits, covering their origin and geological characteristics, the principles of the search for ores and minerals, and the investigation of newly found deposits. Practical and environmental issues that arise during the life cycle of a mine and after its closure are addressed, with an emphasis on sustainable and "green" mining. The central scientific theme of the book is to place the extraordinary variability of mineral deposits in t...
The Principles of Economic Geology
Introduction and classification of mineral deposits. Deposist formed at moderate and shallow depths by cold meteoric solutions. Superficial alteration and enrichment of ore deposits. Openings in rocks and certain features of epigenetic deposits. Metasomatic processes. Association of metalliferous lodes and igneous rocks. Gold and silver. Zinc and lead. Miscellaneous metals. Deposits of the nonmetals.
Ores and Minerals
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