Geological Methods in Mineral Exploration and Mining

ISBN-13: 9783642435782 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 238 str.

Roger Marjoribanks

Opis

This practical step-by-step guide describes the key geological field techniques needed by today's exploration geologists involved in the search for metallic mineral deposits. The techniques described are fundamental to the collection, storage and presentation of geological data and their use to locate ore. This book explains the various tasks which an exploration geologist is asked to perform in the sequence in which they might be employed in an actual exploration project. Hints and tips are given and the steps are illustrated with numerous examples drawn from real programmes on which the author has worked. Traditional skills are emphasised to show how they can be combined effectively with modern high-technology approaches. For instance this second edition also reviews new techniques geophysics along with GPS applications in exploration and the application of state-of-the-art software to mapping, 3D modelling and resource estimation. Another important facet is the discussion of harm minimisation, especially during the exploration stage, beginning with landowner and community consultation, through exploration planning, leading to sustainable and environmentally responsible mining practices.

Recenzje

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This book covers most of the skills needed to redress this situation by acting as a practical field manual from the initial stage of mapping a potential resource, through to drilling and core logging and finishing with an overview of GIS and exploration databases. ... the text is aimed mainly at explorationalists in Australia and North America ... ." (Micky Allen, iom3.org, January, 2011)

"Marjoribanks wrote this slim but thoroughly informative volume ... as a 'practical field manual for geologists engaged in mineral exploration.' ... The 10-chapter book begins with a general discussion of exploration and geological mapping in mineral exploration. ... This new edition includes three more chapters than the 1997 edition, an expanded appendix section, and ample references. Summing Up: Recommended. Libraries serving upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in applied earth science." (W. C. Peters, Choice, Vol. 48 (5), January, 2011)

Spis treści

1. Prospecting and the exploration process 2. Geological mapping in exploration 3. Mine mapping 4. Trenching and underground development 5. Drilling - a general discussion 6. Rotary percussion and auger drilling 7. Diamond drilling 8. Satellite imagery 9. Geophysical and geochemical methods 10. Geographical information systems and exploration data bases 4. Trenching and underground development

Blurb

This practical step-by-step guide describes the key geological field techniques needed by today's exploration geologists involved in the search for metallic deposits. The techniques described are fundamental to the collection, storage and presentation of geological data and their use to locate ore. This book explains the various tasks which the exploration geologist is asked to perform in the sequence in which they might be employed in an actual exploration project. Hints and tips are give. The steps are illustrated with numerous examples drawn from real projects on which the author has worked. The book emphasizes traditional skills and shows how they can be combined effectively with modern technological approaches.