Mineral Exploration

Mineral Exploration: Principles and Applications, second edition, presents an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the full scope of mineral exploration. This includes everything 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, second edition, 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 touching smelting and refining technologies
• Presents case studies - including new global studies - that allow readers to quickly apply exploration concepts to real-world scenarios in the field
• Includes 385 illustrations and photographs to aid the reader in understanding key procedures and applications