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This comprehensive reference work distills the entire body of
knowledge that characterizes mining engineering as a disciplinary
field. While it may serve as a textbook for advanced students, its
primary function is to provide professional practitioners with an
authoritative reference and design source. The book also serves
mining nonprofessionals who seek technical knowledge of the
industry. The handbook devotes attention to all branches of mining-
metal, coal, and nonmetal- and to all locates of mining- surface,
underground, and hybrid. Although the main emphasis is US mining,
numerous references are made to international practice.""-
Publisher Comments;
""Practical rather than theoretical, international in approach and
examples, expansive in scope yet not encyclopedic- this reference
continues the legacy of its predecessors as the handbook of choice
among mining engineers. The original reference was published in
1918, by John Wiley & Sons, which, after a couple of editions,
ceded publication to the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and
Exploration. First and second editions were published by SME in
1973 and 1992. This third edition occupies two volumes and covers
market economics, exploration, deposit assessment, mining method
selection, ground mechanics, surface extraction, underground
development, and health and safety, among other topics; concluding
chapters cover (for the first time) social and environmental
issues, including how to mitigate and manage negative impact.
UK-based editor Peter Darling has had a 30-year career first as a
mining engineer and then as a technical writer specializing in
mining issues.""- Book News Inc. Portland, OR
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