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- Serves as a one-stop solution for graduate students as it provides comprehensive geological knowledge
- Is written in a simple and easy style to follow
- Covers the earth’s internal dynamics and external geological agents
Part of the book series: Springer Geology (SPRINGERGEOL)
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This book focuses on understanding Earth’s geology, its mineral resources, their exploration, and management of the environment. There are 3 parts and 12 chapters, and they provide an insight to the students of earth sciences. Part I, consisting of initial four chapters, provides snapshots on the Universe, the Earth, and its internal dynamics, and external geological processes. The mineral resources are covered in Part II with 5 chapters, featuring Earth’s elements, metals, minerals, rocks, and the mineral resources. As they are non-renewable, the importance of their scientific exploration, evaluation, mining, beneficiation, optimum utilization, and adverse impact, safety management, and environment are covered in the last 3 chapters in Part III.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Universe, Planet Earth, and Its Systems
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Front Matter
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Mineral Resources
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Front Matter
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Mineral Exploration and Resource Management
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. RK Upadhyay received his M.Sc. Tech. degree in mineral exploration from Vikram University, India in 1986 and Ph.D. from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India, in 2010. He is an expert in the fields of remote sensing, geological exploration, quality assurance, and resource planning. In India, he worked for MPCST, Bhopal; Tata Steel, Jamshedpur; and Bengal Energy, Kolkata, at various key executive positions for 26 years. Later, he remained as the CEO of GRM Resources, Indonesia, for 3 years and managing director of CBM Ltd., Zimbabwe, for 8 years. He has sixteen technical papers and several geological reports to his credit as a competent person from AusIMM, Australia. He has widely travelled across the globe with 37 years of field experience. He is currently a consulting geologist to various mining organizations.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geology and Mineral Resources
Authors: R. K. Upadhyay
Series Title: Springer Geology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0598-9
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-96-0597-2Published: 11 January 2025
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-96-0600-9Due: 25 January 2026
eBook ISBN: 978-981-96-0598-9Published: 10 January 2025
Series ISSN: 2197-9545
Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 858
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 176 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geology, Mineralogy, Natural Resource and Energy Economics