- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition edition (16 Dec 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1405113170
- ISBN-13: 978-1405113175
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 18.8 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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“A very competent overview of the process of exploration and no other book does it better. I would recommend this book enthusiastically to my students.”
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This new, up dated edition of Introduction to Mineral Exploration provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of mineral exploration.
- Covers not only the nature of mineral exploration but also considers other factors essential to successful exploration, from target evaluation to feasibility studies for extraction and production.
- Includes six detailed case studies, selected for the range of different problems and considerations they present to the mineral explorationist.
- Features new chapters on handling mineral exploration data and a new case study on the exploration for diamonds.
- Essential reading for upper level undergraduates studying ore geology, mineral exploration, mining geology, coal exploration, and industrial minerals, as well as professional geologists.
Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at www.blackwellpublishing.com/moon.
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A large economic mineral deposit, e.g. 200 Mt underlying an area of 2 km2, is minute in comparison with the Earth's crust and in most countries the easily found deposits cropping out at the surface have nearly all been found. Read the first page
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This is a good general overview of the Mineral Exploration process and has some useful discussions and case studies. Topics include valuations and Risk as well as grass roots exploration techniques.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
An Excellent Overview of Exploration Techniques, Primarily for Metals
1 Mar 2008
Format:Paperback
This anthology begins with deskwork analysis of geologic maps and other information. From there, there are chapters on prefeasibility studies, remote sensing, geophysical methods, drilling programs, exploration geochemistry, etc. A series of chapters discuss case histories of exploration.
Financing is discussed, and a variety of technical information is presented. There is a glossary of common abbreviations, and illustrations on the use of statistics, as in the construction of borehole grids. There is also a helpful table of atypical colors that characterize many metallic compounds seen in outcrop (p. 80).
In evaluating different exploration techniques, John Milsom comments: "Geophysical interpretations are notoriously ambiguous but the gravity method does provide, at least in theory, a unique and unambiguous answer to one exploration question. If an anomaly is fully defined over the ground surface, the total gravitational flux it represents is proportional to the total excess mass of the source body." (pp. 134-135)
Very little attention is paid to the rare earth elements, considering their importance in recent years. However, there is data on the use of lanthanum as a tracer for geochemical exploration (p. 158), and cost-effective methods of analyzing REEs at background levels in geologic samples (p. 161).
Financing is discussed, and a variety of technical information is presented. There is a glossary of common abbreviations, and illustrations on the use of statistics, as in the construction of borehole grids. There is also a helpful table of atypical colors that characterize many metallic compounds seen in outcrop (p. 80).
In evaluating different exploration techniques, John Milsom comments: "Geophysical interpretations are notoriously ambiguous but the gravity method does provide, at least in theory, a unique and unambiguous answer to one exploration question. If an anomaly is fully defined over the ground surface, the total gravitational flux it represents is proportional to the total excess mass of the source body." (pp. 134-135)
Very little attention is paid to the rare earth elements, considering their importance in recent years. However, there is data on the use of lanthanum as a tracer for geochemical exploration (p. 158), and cost-effective methods of analyzing REEs at background levels in geologic samples (p. 161).
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
good update of previous books
21 May 2008
Format:Paperback
This book makes good use of real case studies over a variety of commodities.I found it valuable as a graduate geologist and I believe it would be for undergraduates too.As with all multi author books ,some chapters are better written than others.The information on data and software does needs enlarging,to be really helpful -and the figures in this particular chapter would be much more valuable if they were in colour. Otherwise a good introductory text.
Great text book for exploration geologists.
3 Feb 2012
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This book will take you through all major aspects of mineral exploration industry.
Every geologist will find new and useful information from the reading.
Every geologist will find new and useful information from the reading.
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