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1 online resource (373 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Mining Engineering: An Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Mineral Industry and Mining Enterprises -- 1.3 Mineral-rich Countries and Industry -- 1.4 History of Mining -- 1.4.1 Mining in Ancient Times -- 1.4.2 Tools and Techniques of old Mining -- 1.4.3 Mining's Contribution to Civilization -- 1.5 Global Scenario -- 1.5.1 Changing Trends -- 1.5.2 Technological Advances in Mining |
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1.6 Mining and Mineral Industry at a Glance with Ancillary Industries and Stakeholders -- 1.7 National and International Organizations related to the Mining Industry -- 1.8 Rudiments of Mining -- 1.8.1 Mining as a Business -- 1.8.2 Mining Stages -- 1.9 The basic Methods -- 1.10 Unit Operations of Mining -- 1.10.1 Economics and Mineral-getting Operation -- 1.10.2 Reclamation/Restoration/Revegetation of the mines and Degraded Mining areas -- 1.11 Life Cycle of the Mine -- 1.12 Mining Consequences (Impacts of Mining) -- 1.12.1 'GO' and 'NO-GO' Areas for Mining -- 1.13 Introduction |
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1.14 Examination of Mineral Properties -- 1.14.1 Risk and Uncertainties -- 1.15 Mineral Economics/Mining Economics -- 1.15.1 Welfare Economics -- 1.16 Mine Cost Engineering -- 1.16.1 Some cost Engineering Terms -- 1.16.2 Expenditure and Cost Accounting in Mining -- 1.16.3 Depreciation and Amortization -- 1.16.4 Mining cost Estimation and Production/Productivity Linkages -- 1.17 Mine Valuation -- 1.17.1 Mining Companies, Valuation, and Corporate Considerations -- 1.18 Mining Taxation -- 1.18.1 NMET Fund -- 1.18.2 District Mineral Foundation (DMF) -- 1.18.3 Green Fiscal Regime |
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1.18.4 Multiplicity of Mining Taxes -- 1.19 Investment Decision -- 1.19.1 Methodology for Evaluating Investment Proposals -- 1.19.2 Calculation details for the Techno-financial Investment -- 1.19.3 Mining Valuation vis-à-vis Mining Investment -- 1.20 Mineral Policy -- 1.21 Organizational Policy -- 1.22 Industry-institution Interaction -- 1.22.1 Role of Industry -- 1.22.2 Role of Academia -- 1.23 Mineral Inventory (MI) -- Note -- References -- Annexure 1.1 -- Annexure 1.2: United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC) for Reserves and Resources |
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Annexure 1.3: Detailed cost Estimation by an Example -- 2 Production and Productivity in Mines -- 2.1 Production and Productivity -- 2.2 Measures to Improve Productivity in Mines -- 2.2.1 Management and Supervision -- 2.2.2 Operational Factors -- 2.3 Ways and Means of Reducing per ton cost of Mineral Extraction and Productivity Enhancement -- 2.4 Target Capacity Determination -- An Assessment -- 2.4.1 Targeted mine Production and Timing (an Influencing Factor) -- 2.4.2 Statutes, Government Policies, and the Mine size Considerations |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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2.4.3 Planning the Organization's Workforce and Production Design |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Muthreja, Ishwardas L
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Yerpude, Rajendra R
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| ISBN |
9781000983418 |
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1000983412 |
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