These books distill the body of knowledge from many of the world's most distinguished mining professionals, bringing clarity to these multi-faceted engineering disciplines. By presenting the leading edge of the industries expertise, these landmark publications will inspire and inform both current and future generations of mining professionals.The ......
Every two years, industry leaders and practitioners from around the world gather at the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC), the authoritative program for the tunneling profession, to learn about the most recent advances and breakthroughs in this unique field. The 2023 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference Proceedings includes the ......
This landmark publication distills the collective knowledge of the surface mining industry's most astute and discerning professionals. There are an extraordinary number of sectors that must be harnessed and understood before any surface operation can become a viable and profi table enterprise. Most of the world's natural resources are mined from ......
The SME Underground Mining Handbook distills the body of knowledge from many of the world's most distinguished mining professionals, bringing clarity to this multi-faceted engineering discipline. By presenting the leading edge of the industry's expertise, this landmark publication will inspire and inform both current and future generations of ......
In the Aggregates is an accessible and informative volume that discusses the importance of the aggregates industry to the economy and to modern society. It describes exploration techniques, real estate acquisition, permitting, mining and production methodology, management philosophy, and sustainability. The author, an expert in this field, adds ......
Developments in Ground Control summarizes the objectives, methodology used, and major conclusions reached from papers presented and published in the International Conference on Ground Control in Mining (ICGCM) proceedings from 1981 to 2020. Because the subject areas of the papers published in the proceedings are so broad, ranging from accident ......
The North American Tunneling Conference is the premier biennial tunneling event for North America, bringing together the brightest, most resourceful, and innovative minds in the tunneling industry. It underscores the important role that the industry plans in the development of underground spaces, transportation and conveyance systems, and other ......
The Wilderness Act and the Fight to Protect Miners Ridge and the PublicInterest
Situated among the North Cascade Mountains of Washington State, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area, Miners Ridge contains vast quantities of copper. Kennecott Copper Corporation's plan to develop an open-pit mine there was, when announced in 1966, the first test of the mining provision of the Wilderness Act passed by Congress in 1964. The battle ......
As long as we have mining and mineral processing, tailings and the responsible management thereof will remain at the forefront, with a company's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance in part a reflection of how well tailings risks are being managed. The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) was published in ......
