Jayanta Bhattacharya
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This book “Surface Mining: Methods, Technologies and Systems “in two volumes has been prepared by the world famous experts on different aspects of surface mining. Twenty three large chapters are divided into five divisions namely: geomechanics, drilling and blasting, safety, equipment and excavation, and systems. The book provides up-to-date account of the developments that have been taking place in the arena of methods, technologies and systems. Most ...
Ever since the book, “ Principles of Mine Planning” came in the year 2002 and the subsequent enlarged edition in 2007, there have been continuous worldwide appreciations for both the versions of the book largely because the book has been accepted as a companion book of the mining professionals. Along came the requests for additions that culminated in this latest version of the book, “ Principles of Mine Planning, Vol.2, Enterprise ...
Bulk material handling comprises of 50-70% of the work in many industrial processes. Yet, there is, arguably not a single book that discusses the different aspects of such engineering in an integrated fashion, useful for designers ,selectors and users. Put simply, this is probably the first book in so many years to discuss the recent developments and new research in the fields of bulk material handling comprehensively in dedicated chapters. The clues to ...
Coal quality has an important influence on the ignition and flame-stability performance of pulverized coals. Flame-stability is more of a problem with lignites, particularly if the moisture content is high. Authored by an eminent expert in his field—this book attempts to capture the state of the art of coal combustion quality at the mine, and power, steel and cement plants. It discusses in a unified manner the requirements of different plants producing and ...
Minerals Industry that include minerals and oil and gas, in its value added in upstream as well as in Infrastructure and constructions contribute to the range of 10-16 % of any country’s annual Gross Domestic Products (GDP). The sector has been under increased focus due to heavy investment possibilities and resulting employment generation that are quite resilient to downturns, industrial cycles and recession. At the same time this industry, in its huge ...
The word "Environmentalism" overlaps in the multitude of perspectives on the aspects of the environment that are currently in vogue "greening", "management", "waste minimisation", ethics and justice", "policies and protocols", and "sustainability", just to name a few. The obvious question is "Does the emergence of this new environmental philosophy represent a transformative shift in the basic ...
The minerals industry, which includes minerals, metals, oil and gas, in its value added in upstreams as well as in infrastructure and construction, contributes to the range of 10-16% of any country’s annual Gross Domestic Products (GDP). The sector has been under increased focus due to heavy investment possibilities and resulting employment generation that are quite resilient to downturns, industrial cycles and recession. At the same time this industry, in ...