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Mine Wastes
Bernd G. Lottermoser
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Description for Mine Wastes
Hardback. This thorough, up-to-date overview of wastes accumulating at mine sites deals comprehensively with sulfidic mine wastes, mine water, tailings, cyanidation wastes of gold-silver ores, radioactive wastes of uranium ores, and wastes of phosphate and potash ores. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNH; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 764.
This book is not designed to be an exhaustive work on mine wastes. It aims to serve undergraduate students who wish to gain an overview and an understanding of wastes produced in the mineral industry. An introductory textbook addressing the science of such wastes is not available to students despite the importance of the mineral industry as a resource, wealth and job provider. Also, the growing imp- tance of the topics mine wastes, mine site pollution and mine site rehabilitation in universities, research organizations and industry requires a textbook suitable for undergraduate students. Until recently, undergraduate earth science courses tended ... Read more
This book is not designed to be an exhaustive work on mine wastes. It aims to serve undergraduate students who wish to gain an overview and an understanding of wastes produced in the mineral industry. An introductory textbook addressing the science of such wastes is not available to students despite the importance of the mineral industry as a resource, wealth and job provider. Also, the growing imp- tance of the topics mine wastes, mine site pollution and mine site rehabilitation in universities, research organizations and industry requires a textbook suitable for undergraduate students. Until recently, undergraduate earth science courses tended ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642124181
SKU
V9783642124181
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Mine Wastes
From the reviews of the second edition: "This thorough and authoritative reference work on the characterization, prediction, monitoring, treatment, and disposal of mine wastes relates so well to the important environmental impact of energy and mineral resource development … . This well-illustrated second edition (1st ed., 2003) with … abundant references, lists of resource material, lists of ... Read more