Mining category: 116 books
A New Method
from heavy to light crude oil
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
This book is about to accomplish the implementation and development of a method for the production and modification of the molecular structure of heavy crude oil and extra heavy crude oil in the same oil field.
I hope to show that under a clearly defined system of optimization, production and...
The Gold Mines of Blackhawk Canyon
San Bernadino - Big Bear
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
Walter Del Mar’s memories of the Blackhawk mines go beyond just historical events – they encompass the personal experiences of him and his family as they lived and grew up amidst the beauty and excitement of Blackhawk Canyon.
by S.I. Fishgal
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
In 1979, S.I. Fishgal made his rock crusher inventions for, but did not assign to Joy Manufacturing Co. (Pittsburgh, PA). The crushers were transmission, fluid-driven and impact ones as follows:
Double-Acting Single and Dual Eccentric
Cam Cone...
Uranium and Nuclear Energy: 1981
Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium Held by the Uranium Institute, London, 2 – 4 September, 1981
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Uranium and Nuclear Energy: 1981 is a collection of 27 papers presented at the Sixth International Symposium on Uranium and Nuclear Energy, held by The Uranium Institute, London on September 2-4, 1981. This six-part volume represents a true cross-section of world opinion on nuclear matters.
After...
by Janet Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
the way to make money in victorian england was to open a pit, so that's what squire robert marsh eckersley wilkinson dodsley did in 1873. despite sinking considerable sums of money into the project, sutton in ashfield, some 20 miles north of nottingham, and on the edge of the derbyshire peak...
by Kimball Webster
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
In April, 1849, a little over six months before he was twenty-one, Kimball Webster caught the gold fever. Characteristic of his methodical ways, he kept a journal of his journey across the country and of his experiences as a miner in California and land surveyor in Oregon. His experiences in the Land...
Black Avalanche
The Knockshinnoch Pit Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009
Never has there been a pit disaster to compare in terms of human courage and human error with that which overwhelmed Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery, in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, in the wet September of 1950. Black Avalanche is written by the famous husband and wife team, Arthur and Mary Sellwood, who...
The Gold Crusades
A Social History of Gold Rushes, 1849-1929
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1997
Among the hordes of starry-eyed 'argonauts' who flocked to the California gold rush of 1849 was an Australian named Edward Hargraves. He left America empty-handed, only to find gold in his own backyard. The result was the great Australian rush of the 1850s, which also attracted participants from around...
by Allan Edgar
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
This historic romantic novel set in NSW and South Wales coalfields shows how personal ambition jeopardises family relationships. It is the story of Idris Evans from the Swansea Valley in Wales, who decides at seven years of age to become a mine manager. He achieves his goal in Australia in 1929 but...
Vivos bajo tierra (Buried Alive)
La historia verdadera de los 33 mineros chilenos (The True Story of the 33 Chile an Miners)
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Estuvieron 69 días atrapados bajo tierra en pleno desierto de Atacama, Chile. Las primeras semanas sobrevivieron con apenas dos cucharadas de atún cada 48 horas, soportando el calor endemoniado de una mina de cobre y oro que tras un derrumbe de rocas gigantes, los mantuvo soterrados 69 días, a...
Yacimiento Avanzado
Recuperación Adicional
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 16, 2017
Durante el desarrollo del curso se exponen los conceptos que conforman la base de los conceptos avanzados de yacimientos en la forma más clara, precisa y objetiva. Con ello se espera lograr el poder seleccionar los mejores objetivos que permitan conocer, entender aplicar y saber sobre todo el ámbito...
Ingenieria de Yacimiento
Yacimiento Básico
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 10, 2017
Los principales objetivos de un estudio de yacimiento se pueden resumir en:
- Estimación de la cantidad de hidrocarburos originalmente en sitio (POES y GOES).
- Cálculo del volumen de hidrocarburos a recuperarse (Factor de Recobro).
- Pronóstico del comportamiento...
by Álvaro José Henao Mera, Andrés Gómez-Rey, Camilo Alexander Rincón Escobar
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Esta obra expone las tensiones jurídicas originadas entre el ejercicio de una actividad lícita (la minería) y la necesidad de proteger los ecosistemas de páramo, los humedales y las reservas forestales a través del examen de la normativa ambiental relacionada. El libro expone los requisitos que...
Modelo de gestión social para proyectos extractivos
La inclusión del Otro como estrategia de sostenibilidad
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 9, 2017
Esta obra, ' Modelo de Gestión Social para Proyectos Extractivos, La inclusión del Otro como estrategia de sostenibilidad', de Miguel Castañeda Loayza, es un aporte para reducir la brecha que existe entre el conocimiento necesario para desarrollar la gestión social en las empresas extractivas...