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New forces at work in mining : industry views of critical technologies / D.J. Peterson, Tom LaTourrette, James T. Bartis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Peterson, D. J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mining engineering--Technological innovations--United States.
- Mining engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (108 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, Science and Technology Policy Institute, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work contains the results of a series of discussions with leading representatives of 58 mining and quarrying firms, equipment manufacturers and research institutions. They showed the importance of collaborative technology research and the critical role of mine personnel.
- Contents:
- Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Glossary; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Drivers of and Impediments to Technology Change; Chapter Three: Critical Technologies for Unit Operations; Chapter Four: Critical Technologies for Process Optimization and Control; Chapter Five: Critical Technologies for Operations and Maintenance; Chapter Six: Critical Technologies for Organization and Management; Chapter Seven: Concluding Remarks; Appendix A: List of Study Participants; Appendix B: Discussion Protocol
- Notes:
- "The research ... was conducted by RAND's Science and Technology Policy Institute, under contract ENG-9812731"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-8330-4380-3
- 1-59875-190-5
- OCLC:
- 475935536
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