mineral industries

Sir James Manson, chairman/managing director of Manson Consolidated Mining Company Ltd., comes up with an elaborate plan to topple the government of the small African republic of Zangaro in an effort to secure the mining rights to a mountain containing billions of dollars worth of platinum.

Mining and deforestation help people obtain resources such as coal, gems, and wood, but these practices also contribute to environmental problems. Over time, these practices can affect the lives of humans, plants, animals, and other organisms. Readers are introduced to these negative environmental factors and are encouraged to think critically about sustainable living solutions to prevent further damage to the natural world.

"Mining and deforestation help people obtain resources such as coal, gems, and wood, but these practices also contribute to environmental problems. Over time, these practices can affect the lives of humans, plants, animals, and other organisms. Readers are introduced to these negative environmental factors and are encouraged to think critically about sustainable living solutions to prevent further damage to the natural world"--Publisher.

An introduction to mining robots and how they are used.

Mining can be a dirty and dangerous business. Some mines are difficult, if not impossible, for humans to reach. Bring on the robots! They help clean up mining disasters, drill into the ocean floor for copper and gold, and much more.

"Starting in his own backyard in the old mining town of Bisbee, Arizona -- where he discovers that the dirt in his garden contains double the acceptable level of arsenic -- Bill Carter follows the story of copper to the controversial Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia; to the 'ring' at the London Metal Exchange, where a select group of traders buy and sell enormous amounts of the metal; and to an Alaskan salmon run threated by mining. Boom, Bust, Boom is a highly readable account -- part social history, part mining-town exploration, and part environmental investigation. Carter blends the personal and the international in a narrative that helps us understand the paradoxical relationship we have with a substance whose necessity to civilization costs the environment and the people who mine it dearly." -- Rear jacket flap.

Readers will find out what strip mines are and how they are used, and discover some of the pros and cons about the operation of these mines.

Explores mineral resources and mining in terms of science, technology, society, and environmental impact.

Recounts the story of asbestos poisoning in Libby, Montana. Residents of the small town share their personal stories in which family members became sick or died from asbestos. Explores how industry and government ignored and hid the danger and how an EPA investigator battled the corporations and his bosses to expose the problem nationally.