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041 _aEnglish
082 _a622.102
_bREE
100 _aReedman, J.H.
245 _aTechniques in Mineral Exploration /
260 _aLondon :
_bApplied Science Publishers,
_c©1979.
300 _a xi, 533 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm.
505 _tMINERAL RESOURCES AND EXPLORATION: Growth in mineral production Metal prices Patterns of production and consumption The nature of mineral exploration Mining and the environment GEOLOGICAL MAPPING AND PROSPECTING: The importance of geological mapping and prospecting Traditional prospecting methods PHOTOGEOLOGY AND REMOTE SENSING: Photogeology Side-looking airborne radar (slar) Satellite photographs and imagery Thermal imagery Other remote detection methods Air sampling methods GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING: Distribution of elements Primary dispersion Secondary dispersion Soil types Statistical treatment of data Drainage surveys Soil surveys Vegetation and water surveys Analytical methods DEEP SAMPLING METHODS: Pitting and trenching Auger drilling Hand-held percussion drills Wagon drilling Banka drilling GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING: Gravity surveying Magnetic surveying Resistivity surveys Induced polarization (ip) surveys Electromagnetic (em) surveying Self-potential (sp) surveys Equipotential (ep) surveys Magneto-telluric (mt) surveys Seismic methods Radiometric surveying Geothermal methods Well-logging techniques DRILLING METHODS: Percussion drilling Churn drilling Diamond drilling Rotary drilling SURVEYING: Chaining Compass and tape surveys Determination of elevation Plane table surveying Surveying calculations Measurements with a theodolite Measurement of distance Astronomical surveying ORE RESERVE CALCULATIONS: Ore and ore reserves Plan methods Cross-sectional methods Steeply dipping ore bodies Ore bodies of variable dip Use of ore blocks Cut-off grades Tonnage factor Sampling for grade determination EVALUATION OF PROSPECTS: Mineral dressing Smelting and refining of ores Mining methods Economic feasibility studies Examination of properties
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