An Introduction to Economic Geology and Its Environmental Impact pdf

Senior Lecturer in charge of the MSc Course in Mining Geology and Mineral Exploration and the BSc Course in Applied Geology at Leicester University. A graduate of Liverpool University in Physics and Geology he obtained a PhD at Queen’s University, Ontario and worked in Canada for the Ontario Department of Mines spending much time investigating uranium and other mineral-isation. In Europe he has carried out research on many aspects of mineralisation and industrial mineralogy and is the editor and author of a number of books and papers in these fields.For anumber of years he was Vice-President of the International Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits.

An Introduction to Economic Geology and Its Environmental Impact pdf by Anthony Evans

As it has grown in length and level through successive edtions, the same author's Introduction to Ore Geology (now Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals) has left behind its original audience: first- and second -ear students. This new textbook, designed to fill that niche , was written specifically for introductory courses. Introduction to Economic Geology and Its Environmental Impact covers oil, coal, water and nuclear fuels, as well as economically important ores and bulk minerals. In keeping with current concerns and constraints, particular attention is paid to the impact of mining and drilling on the environment