Mining, Mineral & Petroleum Engineering

In the last decades coal production capacity has increased rapidly and its quality, power and the reliability of equipment has steadily improved. Moreover, stability of production processes can be controlled better. In connection with that, unification of scientific schools focusing on "Mining of de..

Presenting new technologies in underground coal extraction, with special attention to mine galleries support and maintenance, load mechanism of "massif-support system-safety system" systems, analysis of face equipment for thin coal seams mining and substantiation of rational stoping parameters. Adva..

This excellent collection of articles on developments in rock blasting and explosives engineering is drawn from proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting held in Granada Spain in September, 2009. It contains contributions on rock fracture and movement, explos..

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This comprehensive text explores the technologies and developments in excavations for any type of surface or underground excavation. Chapters cover various unit operations as well as excavation techniques. Different aspects of design, planning, and analysis as well as the construction of excavations..

The proceedings in this work present 60 papers on mine and mill tailings and mine waste, as well as current and future issues facing the mining and environmental communities. This includes matters dealing with technical capabilities and developments, regulations, and environmental concerns...

Tailings and Mine Waste ’10 includes over 40 papers which present the state-of-the-art on mine and mill tailings and mine waste, as well as current and future issues facing the mining and environmental communities, including technical capabilities and developments, regulations, and environmental con..

The Chemistry and Technology of Coal, Third Edition covers the relationship of coal industry processes with environmental regulations, as well as the effects of combustion products on the atmosphere. It introduces the science of coal, beginning with its formation in the ground, leading to the produc..

Examining the positive and negative socio-economic impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries, this text covers a wide range of issues and case studies of interest to those in the field...

Shaft sinking for underground transportation purposes is a very complex technological process in mining and geotechnology which requires specific and specially designed technological equipment. This technological process is dealt with for a long time, since mining is one of the oldest industries in ..