Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 CommitteeC Agency Web Addresses
  • Acronyms