Mineral Exploration: Principles and Applications for a Sustainable Future, Edition 3
Swapan Kumar Haldar
Apr 2026 · Elsevier
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Mineral Exploration: Principles and Applications for a Sustainable Future, Third Edition presents the current state of mineral exploration along with the innovations that will power our sustainable journey into the future. This comprehensive text covers a wealth of topics within mineral exploration. To begin, the author looks closely at economic mineral deposits, photogeology, remote sensing, and geographic information system in mineral exploration. This followed by a review of exploration geology, geochemistry, and geophysics. Next, from a more practical perspective, are chapters on sampling methods, mineral resource and ore reserve estimation, and statistical and geostatistical applications. Other topics include exploration modeling, mineral economics, and mineral processing. Looking ahead towards a sustainable future, the author closes with chapters on environmental system management for green energy and machine learning and artificial intelligence in mineral exploration. This leading text offers researchers and engineers the latest knowledge and understanding in mineral exploration with ample resources for sustainable development efforts. - In depth review of strategic and rare earth minerals that power 21st century technology - Inclusion of sub-terrestrial and extra-terrestrial sources of minerals provides an overview of alternative sources of minerals on earth and beyond - Examines sustainable exploration and development in service of global Sustainable Development Goals
About the author
Life Member of Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India, Indian Geological Congress and Indian Society of Earth Sciences. 50 Yrs Professional and Academic Experience in oil and base-noble metal exploration and mining at various capacities at ESSO, Hindustan Copper Ltd, Hindustan Zinc Ltd, Anglo American (P) Ltd, Gold Stream Mining NL/ IMX Resource Ltd, Australia and BIL Infratech Ltd, Guest Faculty Sukhadia University Udaipur. His profession has often required visits and interaction with experts of zinc, lead, gold, tin, chromium, nickel and platinum mines and exploration camps of Australia-Tasmania, Canada, USA, Germany, Portugal, UK, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bangladesh and Nepal. Since 2003, Emeritus Scientist, Post Graduate Applied Geology teaching of Mineral Exploration at Presidency and Calcutta University, Kolkata, and industry related teaching at Indian school of Mines, Dhanbad. Authored 3 books and 40 publications.
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