Release Date: 4/20/2020
SME Subsurface Extraction Publication Hits the Shelves
Analysis of Current In Situ Metal Recovery & Remediation Technologies
As the leading international resource for technical information about mining and related industries, the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) is pleased to announce its newest publication In Situ Recovery & Remediation of Metals.
Written by Dr. Drummond Earley III, a mining professional with more than 30 years of public research and private consulting experience, this book provides a state-of-the-art synopsis of in situ metal recovery and remediation technologies based on both research and commercial projects. Current trends in mining are driving the demand for subsurface extraction technologies with low surface impacts that protect surface and ground water. In situ mining or recovery has been successfully applied to several commodities, including uranium, sulfur, evaporites, and copper, which have favorable chemical properties and deposit types for in situ recovery.
Contents include:
- Background
- Ore Formation by Aqueous Solutions
- Flow and Reactive Transport in Geologic Media
- Geochemistry and Hydrometallurgy
- Drilling and Well-Field Technology
- Advanced Rock Mass and Ore Characterization
- In Situ Copper Sulfide Recovery Project
- Economics and Permitting
- Remediation
- Future Directions
This must-have reference will strengthen every expert’s library and can be ordered from the SME Bookstore.
$69 Member/$109 Nonmember/$49 Student Member
Print or eBook available | Print and eBook bundle special
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) is a professional society (nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation) whose more than 15,000 membership represents all professionals serving the minerals industry in more than 100 countries. SME members include engineers, geologists, metallurgists, educators, students and researchers. SME advances the worldwide mining and underground construction community through information exchange and professional development. SME's staff is located in Englewood, Colorado.
For more information contact Jackie Dorr, Communications Manager, at (303) 948-4244 or dorr@smenet.org.
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