Evolutionary and revolutionary technologies for mining / Committee on Technologies for the Mining Industries, National Materials Advisory Board, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Committee on Earth Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Technologies for the Mining Industries.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mining engineering--Technological innovations--United States.

Mining engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) of the U. S. Department of Energy commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to undertake a study on required technologies for the Mining Industries of the Future Program to complement information provided to the program by the National Mining Association. Subsequently, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health also became a sponsor of this study, and the Statement of Task was expanded to include health and safety. The overall objectives of this study are: (a) to review available information on the U.S. mining industry; (b) to identify critical research and development needs related to the exploration, mining, and processing of coal, minerals, and metals; and (c) to examine the federal contribution to research and development in mining processes.

Contents:

""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Figures, Tables, and Sidebars""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Overview of Technology and Mining""; ""3 Technologies in Exploration, Mining, and Processing""; ""4 Health and Safety Risks and Benefits""; ""5 Research Opportunities in Environmental Technologies""; ""6 Current Activities in Federal Agencies""; ""7 Government-Sponsored Research and Development in Mining Technology""; ""8 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Biographies of Committee Members""

""B Presentations to the Committee""""C Agency Web Addresses""; ""Acronyms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610184811

9780309169837

0309169836

9781280184819

1280184817

9780309513388

0309513383

OCLC:

923284115