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  • Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design in Weak Rocks

    Edited by Derek Martin, Peter Stacey ...
    Weak rocks encountered in open pit mines cover a wide variety of materials, with properties ranging between soil and rock. As such, they can provide a significant challenge for the slope designer. For these materials, the mass strength can be the primary control in the design of the pit slopes, although structures can also play an important role. Because of the typically weak nature of the ... Read more

    R2 147,27

  • Material World

    A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future

    by Ed Conway ...
    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*An Economist, Financial Times, Times and New Statesman Book of the Year***Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award and the British Academy Book Prize, Longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Writing Prize'Compelling'** TIM MARSHALL'Lively, rich and exciting' PETER FRANKOPAN'Vitally impor... ... Read more

    R202,62

  • The Miner's Daughter

    The second dramatic and powerful saga in the beloved Families of Fairley Terrace series

    by Jennie Felton ...
    Series Book 2 - The Families of Fairley Terrace
    The enthralling second book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly praised!**'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped... if you enjoy reading books in the style of Catherine ... Read more

    R217,22

  • Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability

    Edited by John Read, Geoff Beale ...
    Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability is a comprehensive account of the hydrogeological procedures that should be followed when performing open pit slope stability design studies. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international research and technology transfer project on the stability of rock slopes in open pit mines, this book expands on the ... Read more

    R2 834,05

  • The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH CONFERENCE ON THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SALT (SALTMECH X), UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, 06-08 JULY 2022

    Edited by J.H.P. de Bresser, M.R. Drury, P. A. Fokker, M. Gazzani, S.J.T. Hangx, A.R. Niemeijer, C.J. Spiers ...
    Rock salt formations have long been recognized as a valuable resource - not only for salt mining but for construction of oil and gas storage caverns and for isolation of radioactive and other hazardous wastes. Current interest is fast expanding towards construction and re-use of solution-mined caverns for storage of renewable energy in the form of hydrogen, compressed air and other gases. ... Read more

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  • The Girl Below Stairs

    The third emotionally gripping saga in the beloved Families of Fairley Terrace series

    by Jennie Felton ...
    Series Book 3 - The Families of Fairley Terrace
    'Believable characters, a vivid sense of time and place, thoroughly enjoyable' Rosie GoodwinThe emotionally gripping third book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly praised!**'Jennie Felton knows how to tell ... ... Read more

    R201,70

  • Mine Design, Planning and Sustainable Exploitation in the Digital Age

    by A.J.S. (Sam) Spearing, Liqiang Ma, Cong-An Ma ...
    Mine Design, Planning and Sustainable Exploitation in the Digital Age covers mine planning, design and exploitation taking cognizance of new developments, especially those associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the positive influence that it has, and will have, on the mining industry. It refers to latest best practices with emphasis on the social license to operate and sustainable ... Read more

    R3 490,37

  • The Denniston Rose

    by Jenny Pattrick ...
    A number one bestseller, this favourite New Zealand novel captures a real 19th century community.The bleak coal-mining settlement of Denniston, isolated high on a plateau above New Zealand's West Coast, is a place that makes or breaks those who live there. At the time of this novel - the1880s - the only way to reach the makeshift collection of huts, tents and saloons is to climb aboard an empty ... Read more

    R186,17

  • Mining Impact on Soil and Water Resources

    Edited by Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, T.N. Singh, Abhay Kumar Singh ...
    The subject matter of this book is divided into two sections detailing Soil (focussing on geochemistry, contamination, and remediation) and Water (focussing on hydrogeochemistry, crisis, desertification, and modelling) including case studies, review studies, and essential soil remediation and water. It also explores management practices to explain soil–water interaction, acid mine drainage ... Read more

    R1 395,90

  • Mine Waste Utilization

    by Ram Chandar Karra, Gayana B C, Shubhananda Rao P ...
    This book is a comprehensive work on utilization of overburden waste, ash, tailings, and other processed waste produced by mining industry. It details various laboratory tests to identify the suitability of mine waste. It explains varied usage of different types of mine waste as in concrete pavements, bricks and to enhance fertile characteristics of waste lands. Various physico-mechanical ... Read more

    R1 196,45

  • SQL Mastermind

    Unleashing the Power of Advanced Database Programming

    by Ryan Campbell ...
    Are you ready to transform from an SQL enthusiast to a true database mastermind? Dive into the world of advanced database programming with "SQL Mastermind," your ultimate guide to harnessing the true potential of Structured Query Language.Ryan Campbell, a seasoned database expert, takes you on an exhilarating journey through the intricate landscapes of database manipulation and insight creation. ... Read more

    R18,08

  • Sächsisches Montanwesen in Russland

    Ein Transfer von Wissen und Technologien

    by Friedrich Naumann ...
    Der Einfluss Sachsens auf das russische Montanwesen reicht bis zum Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts zurück, nachdem Peter der Große anlässlich seiner ersten Visite bei August dem Starken im Jahre 1698 um Hilfe ersucht hatte. Russland brauchte dringend Fachleute des Berg- und Hüttenwesens, um die zahlreichen Rohstoffquellen zu erschließen und lockte mit guten Arbeits- und Lebensbedingungen. Zahlreiche ... Read more

    R37,56

  • Mineração e Projeto de Assentamento

    Conflitos no avanço da mineração industrial sobre o território da reforma agrária no sul e sudeste do Pará

    by Lucilei Martins de Oliveira ...
    Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar os conflitos socioambientais em decorrência da implantação da mineração industrial no sul e sudeste do Pará e a (re)organização territorial da população camponesa nesse processo. Essa região teve uma ocupação tardia em relação à capital do estado e foi marcada pela disputa por terra de forma extremamente violenta. A resistência e a organização dos ... Read more

    R239,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • History's Most Dangerous Jobs: Miners

    by Anthony Burton ...
    Series series History's Most Dangerous Jobs
    Mining is Britain's oldest industry, and this book follows the men and, in the past, women who spent their lives working underground. Since the New Stone Age various minerals have been wrested from British soil – copper, tin, gold, lead – but in later periods the key commodity was coal. Those who worked in the mines were constantly battling on two fronts: there was the continual danger of flood ... Read more

    R135,23 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Understanding FIDIC

    The Rainbow Suite

    by Kelvin Hughes ...
    Series series Understanding Construction
    Understanding FIDIC explains in simple and practical terms what is often seen as a very complex range of international engineering and construction contracts.Covering the FIDIC 2017 Red, Yellow and Silver Books (referred to as "The Rainbow Suite"), the book gives an overview of all three contracts, including coverage of changes between the 1999 contracts and the present 2017 suite. FIDIC contracts ... Read more

    R1 271,24

  • Production of Iron Ore Pellets

    by vitaliy khmil ...
    This book presents the basic provisions and principles of production of iron ore pellets from magnetite concentrates. The main stages of the technological process are considered, starting from the preparation of raw materials and ending with the production of commercial pellets. The basics of rating raw materials are reflected. The factors of pelletizing processing that affect the production of ... Read more

    R794,14 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sustainable and Economic Waste Management

    Resource Recovery Techniques

    Edited by Hossain Md Anawar, Vladimir Strezov, Abhilash ...
    This book compiles research findings directly related to sustainable and economic waste management and resource recovery. Mining wastes and municipal, urban, domestic, industrial and agricultural wastes and effluents—which contain persistent organic contaminants, nanoparticle organic chemicals, nutrients, energy, organic materials, heavy metal, rare earth elements, iron, steel, bauxite, coal and ... Read more

    R1 271,24

  • Environmental Scenario in Indian Mining Industry - an Overview

    by Ram Pratap Singh ...
    Environmental management plan is made an integral part of the Mine plan. For the sake of cost consideration many mine management do not bother much for its implementation in true spirit. The need of hour is to implement it to the maximum possible extent taking help, even financial, from the government and NGOs. Various component of mining affecting environmental balance and environmental measures ... Read more

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  • Rock Indentation

    Experiments and Analyses

    by Chivukula Murthy ...
    This book focusses on rock indentation and importance of specific drilling/cutting energy as a performance indicator for drilling/rock cutting. It aids in designing of drill bits and cutting picks, through performance evaluation for a given geometry. It further covers stress distribution along three axes in rock during load application, correlation of specific energy with properties of rocks and ... Read more

    R1 296,17

  • Rockbursts in Coal Mines and Their Prevention

    by Gerhard Braeuner ...
    The preventive methods described have proved highly effective. They comprise laying out the workings in such a way as to minimize dangerous concentrations of ground stresses, and early elimination by means of blasting, drilling, or water infusion. An account of these methods as applied in German coal mines, the deepest in the world. Contents: Rockbursts & similar phenomena; Conditions of ... Read more

    R4 986,24

  • A Concise History of Mining

    by Cedric.E. Gregory ...
    A history of mining. This revised edition in a way describes the history of civilization and the early development of nations. Where minerals and mining existed, they provided ingredients for weapons, wealth and world power. The text should be useful in today's period of developing countries. ... Read more

    R4 736,93

  • Electric Cars and the Resource Challenge

    by Theo Henckens ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
    This book is the first to fully explore the short- and long-term impact of the global electric car rollout on the supply of raw materials.The world has gone from zero to almost 1.5 billion fossil fuel cars in circulation today, contributing significantly to the global climate crisis and necessitating a total transition to electric vehicles in the coming decades. This book responds to key questions ... Read more

    R598,10

  • The Great American Turquoise Rush, 1890-1910

    by Philip Chambless, Mike Ryan ...
    The Great American Turquoise Rush was the period of the largest concerted effort to mine, process and market turquoise in the history of the United States. It started when traditional markets for the clear sky blue Persian turquoise closed and the east coast jewelers, who controlled the jewelry trade in the United States, were forced from necessity to reappraise the quality of turquoise from the ... Read more

    R292,09

  • Mining and Sustainable Development

    Current Issues

    Edited by Sumit. K. Lodhia ...
    Series series Routledge Studies of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development
    Mining is a transformative activity which has numerous economic, social and environmental impacts. These impacts can be both positive and adverse, enhancing as well as disrupting economies, ecosystems and communities. The extractive industries have been criticised heavily for their adverse impacts and involvement in significant social and environmental scandals. More recently, these industries ... Read more

    R1 121,66