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Golding, Barry; Golding, Suzanne D. (The University Of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia) - Metals, Energy and Sustainability - 9783319511733 - V9783319511733
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Metals, Energy and Sustainability

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Description for Metals, Energy and Sustainability Hardback. Num Pages: 196 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 68 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; KCN; KNB; PNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 488.
This book explains how and where copper and fossil fuels were formed and the likely future for the extraction of copper and coal. The colourful chronology of our efforts to extract metals from minerals and energy from fossil fuels is presented from earliest times until the present day. The difficult concept of human sustainability is examined in the context of continually decreasing real prices of energy and metals. This book integrates the latest findings on our historic use of technology to continually produce cheaper metals even though ore grades have been decreasing. Furthermore, it shows that the rate of technological ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319511733
SKU
V9783319511733
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3

About Golding, Barry; Golding, Suzanne D. (The University Of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia)
Barry Golding commenced his mining career at Dawson Valley Colliery, a mine that supplied coal for the Mount Morgan Limited copper reverberatory furnace, in 1965.  He accepted a cadetship with Mount Morgan Limited in 1966 and completed his degree in Mining Engineering in 1968. Barry went on to work in metalliferous and coal mining in Australia and gold and chrome ... Read more

Reviews for Metals, Energy and Sustainability
​“Another recent and excellent publication on the topic focuses on the sustainability and historical development of global coal and copper resources, defined by the authors as “critical components in our species development.” (Robert Bowell, Elements, Vol. 13 (5), October, 2017) “A valuable resource for everyone concerned about the future availability of any material that has to be extracted ... Read more

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