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Der erzgebirgische Bergbau, der sich bis ins 12. Jahrhundert zurückverfolgen lässt, erlebt in seiner zweiten Hauptperiode (1450 - 1620) mit der Entdeckung zahlreicher neuer Lagerstätten eine besonde……続きを見る

Digging mineral wealth from the ground dates to prehistoric times, and Europeans pursued mining in the Americas from the earliest colonial days. Prior to the Civil War, little mining was deep enough……続きを見る

When brothers Ethan and Hosea Grosh left Pennsylvania in 1849, they joined throngs of men from all over the world intent on finding a fortune in the California Gold Rush. Their search for wealth too……続きを見る

Nevada’s Comstock Mining District has been the focus of legend since it first burst into international prominence in the late 1850s, and its principal settlement, Virginia City, endures in the popul……続きを見る

The image of Old West saloons as sites of violence and raucous entertainment has been perpetuated by film and legend, but the true story of such establishments is far more complex. In Boomtown Saloo……続きを見る

Al proceso de gestación del drama técnico y humano más espectacular de la historia minera chilena le faltaba un libro como este. Tan enterrados como los 33 mineros habían quedado los hechos pormenor……続きを見る

"The gestation process of the most spectacular technical and human drama in Chilean mining history lacked a book like this. Buried, as the 33 miners, were the detailed events of this amazing saga. A……続きを見る

A number one bestseller, this favourite New Zealand novel captures a real 19th century community.The bleak coal-mining settlement of Denniston, isolated high on a plateau above New Zealand's West Co……続きを見る

Der Einfluss Sachsens auf das russische Montanwesen reicht bis zum Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts zurück, nachdem Peter der Große anlässlich seiner ersten Visite bei August dem Starken im Jahre 1698 um……続きを見る

Georgius Agricola (1494 - 1555) gilt als herausragender europäischer Renaissancegelehrter und Humanist. In aller Welt bekannt wurde vor allem sein Lebenswerk De re metallica libri XII, das als syste……続きを見る

Across America, from big cities to small towns and rural hamlets, there are many stories of challenges, historic events, courageous people, tragedy, and success. Some of the best and most exciting t……続きを見る

In this fully revised, updated and expanded second edition, Michael Coulson gives a masterly overview of the mining sector. He explains both the rewards and the pitfalls of investing in mining share……続きを見る

Coal is currently a major energy source in the United States as well as throughout the world, especially among many developing countries, and will continue to be so for many years. Fossil fuels will……続きを見る

crack•er•jack (ˈkræk ərˌdʒæk) n. a person or thing that shows marked ability or excellence. The Knoxgold mining company has cheated Joe McDonald and his crew out of their hard-earned bonus, and ther……続きを見る

Rifts and passive margins are extremely important for the petroleum industry, as they are areas of high sedimentation and can contain significant oil and gas resources. This book provides a comprehe……続きを見る

This textbook provides an introduction to the field of mineral economics and its use in understanding the behaviour of mineral commodity markets and in assessing both public and corporate policies i……続きを見る

Gambling on Ore examines the development of the western mining industry from the tumultuous and violent Gold Rush to the elevation of large-scale copper mining in the early twentieth century, using ……続きを見る

Riding the High Wire is the first comprehensive history of aerial mine tramways in the American West, describing their place in the evolution of mining after 1870. Robert A. Trennert shows how the m……続きを見る

This comprehensive treatment of the smelting industry of Colorado, originally published in 1979, is now back in print with a new preface by the author. Packed with fascinating statistics and mining ……続きを見る

Mercury and the Making of California, Andrew Johnston’s multidisciplinary examination of the history and cultural landscapes of California’s mercury-mining industry, raises mercury to its rightful p……続きを見る

The Bodie Mining District was established in 1860 after the discovery of gold deposits in the area. Bodie’s largest boom ended ust over twenty years later, but the town survived into the twentieth c……続きを見る

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing to give its proper name, has become part of our lives recently, due to the massive exploitation of America’s shale oil and gas fields. Along the way it has stirred……続きを見る

Focusing on two Arizona towns that had their origins in mining bonanzasーTombstone and Jeromeーhistorian Eric L. Clements offers a rare study dissecting the process of bust itselfーthe reasons and m……続きを見る

Drawing on county records, newspaper microfilm, personal interviews, and on-site investigation, Hall provides the reader with a history of 175 significant sites, rendering a treasury of interesting ……続きを見る

Tungsten is a rare ferrous metal whose ability to form molecular compounds with other elements has made it one of the essential elements in steelmaking, electronics, and various military technologie……続きを見る

Deep in the desolate Mojave Desert in Nevada’s extreme southern tip lies a small mining town called Searchlight. This meticulously researched book by Searchlight’s most distinguished native son reco……続きを見る

The remnants of slate mining and quarrying form as much a part of the Lakeland historic landscape as the stone walls, heathered moorlands and Lakeland farms do. A significant number of local familie……続きを見る

Sensing and Monitoring Technologies for Mines and Hazardous Areas: Monitoring and Prediction Technologies presents the fundamentals of mining related geotechnical risk and how the latest advances in……続きを見る

Isotopes provide important information on many geological processes, with key relevance to the mining and petroleum industries, yet the techniques to obtain, process and interpret the data can be co……続きを見る

An illustrated history of Britain's coal mines and the lives of the miners who worked in them. Coal heated the homes, fuelled the furnaces and powered the engines of the Industrial Revolution. In th……続きを見る