Writing a book is a team effort. My team has been small but effective. Pride of place must go to Mrs Patricia Stewart who typed the entire first version of the manuscript with great patience, although sometimes reduced to muttering in her native Erse at the fiddly mathematical expressions. My reviewers worked nearly as hard, correcting, advising and…
The third edition of Economics of the mineral Industries is a completely new volume. The genesis of this volume was a feeling by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers that world events since the second edition justified a new and broader approach to the issues addressed. Specifically, during the 1960's and continui…
The handbook will be published over the next few years in a series of individual volumes. In addition ti this book the following volumes are being prepared : Statistics and Data Analysis in Geochemical Prospecting, rock geochemistry in mineral exploration, Drainage Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration, Soil Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration, and Vo…
The discipline of reservior characterization is complex, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and exciting. It promise to incrase in usage over time as it becomes necessary to extract more hydrocarbons from existing reservoirs. It also promise many careers for young people entering the petroleum industry, and for more experienced individuals seeking to…
The book is necessarily an introduction rather than a treatise. The subject is too new and too unformed to justify a more comprehensive treatment. We have tried to draw its main outlines for the use of those who wish to understand its general bearings, and we hope that our statement may even be of some service to those who wish to make its acquainta…
Introducing the essentials of modern geochemistry for student across the Earht and environmental sciences, this new edition emphasizes the general principles of this central discipline.Focusing on inorganic chemistry, Francis Albarade's refresing approach is brought to topics that range from measuring geological time to the understanding of climate …
The sustainable development of minerals, which are non-renewable resources, is a major challenge in today's world. in this regard the true definition of 'sustainability' is a debating point in itself; can such a concept exist with respect to non-renewable resources? Perhaps the ideal sustainability model is one that minimizes negative environmental …