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Gold mining : formation and resource estimation, economics and environmental impact /

"Gold, a chemical element with the symbol Au, is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history. The metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks, in veins and in alluvial deposits. Gold mini...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Corral, Melanie D., Earle, Jared L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2009.
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  • GOLD MINING: FORMATION AND RESOURCE ESTIMATION, ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; UNDERSTANDING FORMATION MECHANISMS OF GOLD DEPOSITS BY MEANS OF COMPUTATIONAL GEOSCIENCE METHODOLOGY; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CONTROLLING PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH ORE BODY FORMATION AND MINERALIZATION WITHIN THE UPPER CRUST OF THE EARTH; 3. UNDERSTANDING SOME TYPICAL KINDS OF DYNAMIC MECHANISMS OF ORE BODY FORMATION AND MINERALIZATION USING THE COMPUTATIONAL GEOSCIENCE METHODOLOGY.
  • 3.1. General Patterns of Ore Body Formation and Mineralization Associated with Convective Pore-fluid Flow within Hydrothermal Systems3.2. General Patterns of Gold Mineralization Associated with Convective Pore-fluid Flow within Layered Hydrothermal Systems; 3.3. General Patterns of Ore Body Formation and Mineralization Associated with Focusing and Mixing of Pore-fluids within Two-dimensional Geological Fault Zones; 4. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; AN OUTLOOK OF GIS APPLICATIONS IN MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATION; ABSTRACT; NTRODUCTION; A CASE STUDY OF GIS APPLICATION IN GOLD MINING.
  • Data CollectionGeology of Nome Area; Glaciations; Economic Geology; Geodatabase Development; Nome Offshore Gold Resource Analysis; Information Query; Data Visualization; Sediment Data Analysis; Gold Distribution with Sediment Type; Spatial Gold Distribution; Resource Estimation; Geostatistical Analysis; Data Characterization; Outliers; Interpolation Approaches; Interpolations Assessment; Comparison of Ore Tonnage; Web-Based GIS; Software; Web Server; Clients Viewers; ArcIMS Manager; Website of Nome Offshore Mineral Resource Management and Utilization; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES.
  • Articles in JournalsBooks; Edited Books; Reports and Theses; Conference Symposiums; Electronic Media; THE INFLUENCE OF GOLD MINING INDUSTRY ON THE POLLUTION OF ROŞIA MONTANĂ DISTRICT; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION; Topography; Climate; Geology; Hydrogeology and Hydrology; HISTORY OF MINING IN ROSIA MONTANA AREA; RESULTS AND DISCUSION; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF GOLD MINING PROJECTS: FROM STATIC DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW TO REAL OPTIONS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Conventional Evaluation Techniques; Real Options Valuation; VALUING A GOLD MINING PROJECT.
  • FINANCIAL ANALYSIS USING THE STATIC NPV TECHNIQUEFINANCIAL ANALYSIS USING ROV; ANALYSIS OF RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; GOLD MINING IN GHANA; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; FORMS OF GOLD OCCURRENCE; MINING AND PROCESSING METHODS; GEOLOGICAL SETTING OF AURIFEROUS AREAS; THE BIRIMIAN; THE TARKWAIAN; ARTISANAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES OF MINING IN GHANA; LAND DEGRADATION; DEPLETION OF WATER BODIES; POLLUTION OF WATER BODIES; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; TRACE METAL POLLUTION; CONTAMINATION FROM CHEMICAL AGENTS USED IN GOLD RECOVERY; CYANIDE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.