Geological Methods in Mineral Exploration and Mining

• Main Author: Marjoribanks, Roger. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geology, economic.; Mines and mineral resources.; Environmental management.; Earth Sciences.; Economic Geology.; Mineral Resources.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Environmental Management.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74375-0

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.