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Thunder In the Mountains

The West Virginia Mine War, 1920–21

de Lon Savage ...

Series series Regional
The West Virginia mine war of 1920-21, a major civil insurrection of unusual brutality on both sides, even by the standards of the coal fields, involved thousands of union and nonunion miners, state and private police, militia, and federal troops. Before it was over, three West Virginia counties were in open rebellion, much of the state was under military rule, and bombers of the U.S. Army Air ... Leer más

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The West Virginia mine war of 1920-21, a major civil insurrection of unusual brutality on both sides, even by the standards of the coal fields, involved thousands of union and nonunion miners, state and private police, militia, and federal troops. Before it was over, three West Virginia counties were in open rebellion, much of the state was under military rule, and bombers of the U.S. Army Air
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Downwind

A People's History of the Nuclear West

de Sarah Alisabeth Fox ...

Downwind is an unflinching tale of the atomic West that reveals the intentional disregard for the inhabitants and the environment in nuclear testing by the federal government and in uranium extraction by mining corporations during and after the Cold War.Sarah Alisabeth Fox interviews residents of the Great Basin region affected by environmental contamination from the uranium industry and nuclear ... Leer más

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Downwind is an unflinching tale of the atomic West that reveals the intentional disregard for the inhabitants and the environment in nuclear testing by the federal government and in uranium extraction by mining corporations during and after the Cold War.Sarah Alisabeth Fox interviews residents of the Great Basin region affected by environmental contamination from the uranium industry and nuclear
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Fire and Brimstone

The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917

de Michael Punke ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Revenant—the basis for the award-winning film starring Leonardo DiCaprio—tells the remarkable story of the worst hard-rock mining disaster in American history.A half-hour before midnight on June 8, 1917, a fire broke out in the North Butte Mining Company's Granite Mountain shaft. Sparked more than two thousand feet below ground, the fire spewed ... Leer más

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Revenant—the basis for the award-winning film starring Leonardo DiCaprio—tells the remarkable story of the worst hard-rock mining disaster in American history.A half-hour before midnight on June 8, 1917, a fire broke out in the North Butte Mining Company's Granite Mountain shaft. Sparked more than two thousand feet below ground, the fire spewed
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Poor Man's Fortune

White Working-Class Conservatism in American Metal Mining, 1850–1950

de Jarod Roll ...

White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, Poor Man’s Fortune tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the ... Leer más

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White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, Poor Man’s Fortune tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the
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Volt Rush

The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green

de Henry Sanderson ...

'A remarkably hopeful and useful book...The climate crisis leaves us no choice but to build a new world and as Sanderson makes clear, we are capable of making it a better one than the dirty and dangerous planet we’ve come to take for granted.' Bill McKibben, Observer book of the weekWe depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to ... Leer más

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'A remarkably hopeful and useful book...The climate crisis leaves us no choice but to build a new world and as Sanderson makes clear, we are capable of making it a better one than the dirty and dangerous planet we’ve come to take for granted.' Bill McKibben, Observer book of the weekWe depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to
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Poor Man's Fortune

White Working-Class Conservatism in American Metal Mining, 1850–1950

de Jarod Roll ...

White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, Poor Man’s Fortune tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the ... Leer más

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White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, Poor Man’s Fortune tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the
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Diamonds, Gold, and War

The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa

de Martin Meredith ...

Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world's richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the land. The result was the costliest, bloodiest, and ... Leer más

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Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world's richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the land. The result was the costliest, bloodiest, and
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Big Data

A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think

de Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth Cukier ...

A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large.Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify the most dangerous New York City manholes before they explode? And how did Google searches predict the spread of the H1N1 flu outbreak?The key to ... Leer más

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A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large.Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify the most dangerous New York City manholes before they explode? And how did Google searches predict the spread of the H1N1 flu outbreak?The key to
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Mining is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical Mining

Why Critical Minerals and Strategic Power Will Define the Next Global Order

de Zamanillo A. Eduardo, Marta A. Rivera ...

Mining Is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical MiningThe age of traditional mining has ended. Critical minerals-copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and more-are no longer just commodities. They are the hidden architecture of global power, deciding who leads in technology, defense, finance, and diplomacy.This book maps how minerals moved from the margins of industry to the center of geopolitics. With ... Leer más

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Mining Is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical MiningThe age of traditional mining has ended. Critical minerals-copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and more-are no longer just commodities. They are the hidden architecture of global power, deciding who leads in technology, defense, finance, and diplomacy.This book maps how minerals moved from the margins of industry to the center of geopolitics. With
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Vivos bajo tierra (Buried Alive)

La historia verdadera de los 33 mineros chilenos (The True Story of the 33 Chilean Miners)

de Manuel Pino Toro ...

Estuvieron 69 días atrapados bajo tierra en pleno desierto de Atacama, Chile. Las primeras semanas sobrevivieron con apenas dos cucharadas de atún cada 48 horas, soportando el calor endemoniado de una mina de cobre y oro que tras un derrumbe de rocas gigantes, los mantuvo soterrados 69 días, a casi 700 metros de profundidad. Pese a la gravedad de la tragedia, los 33 mineros de Atacama, ... Leer más

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Estuvieron 69 días atrapados bajo tierra en pleno desierto de Atacama, Chile. Las primeras semanas sobrevivieron con apenas dos cucharadas de atún cada 48 horas, soportando el calor endemoniado de una mina de cobre y oro que tras un derrumbe de rocas gigantes, los mantuvo soterrados 69 días, a casi 700 metros de profundidad. Pese a la gravedad de la tragedia, los 33 mineros de Atacama,
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The City That Ate Itself

Butte, Montana and Its Expanding Berkeley Pit

de Brian James Leech ...

Series Libro 1 - Mining and Society Series
Winner of the Mining History Association Clark Spence Award for the Best Book in Mining History, 2017-2018Brian James Leech provides a social and environmental history of Butte, Montana’s Berkeley Pit, an open-pit mine which operated from 1955 to 1982. Using oral history interviews and archival finds, The City That Ate Itself explores the lived experience of open-pit copper mining at Butte’s ... Leer más

$21.59 USD

Winner of the Mining History Association Clark Spence Award for the Best Book in Mining History, 2017-2018Brian James Leech provides a social and environmental history of Butte, Montana’s Berkeley Pit, an open-pit mine which operated from 1955 to 1982. Using oral history interviews and archival finds, The City That Ate Itself explores the lived experience of open-pit copper mining at Butte’s
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Mercury and the Making of California

Mining, Landscape, and Race, 1840–1890

de Andrew Scott Johnston ...

Series series Mining the American West
Mercury and the Making of California, Andrew Johnston’s multidisciplinary examination of the history and cultural landscapes of California’s mercury-mining industry, raises mercury to its rightful place alongside gold and silver in the development of the American West.Gold and silver could not be refined without mercury; therefore, its production and use were vital to securing power and wealth in ... Leer más

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Mercury and the Making of California, Andrew Johnston’s multidisciplinary examination of the history and cultural landscapes of California’s mercury-mining industry, raises mercury to its rightful place alongside gold and silver in the development of the American West.Gold and silver could not be refined without mercury; therefore, its production and use were vital to securing power and wealth in
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Mining in World History

de Martin Lynch ...

Series series Globalities
Mining in World History deals with the history of mining and smelting from the Renaissance to the present day, drawing out, in an engaging and fast-paced fashion, the interplay of personalities, politics and technology which have together shaped the metallurgical industries over the last 500 years.Martin Lynch opens with the invention, sometime before the year 1453, of a revolutionary technique ... Leer más

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Mining in World History deals with the history of mining and smelting from the Renaissance to the present day, drawing out, in an engaging and fast-paced fashion, the interplay of personalities, politics and technology which have together shaped the metallurgical industries over the last 500 years.Martin Lynch opens with the invention, sometime before the year 1453, of a revolutionary technique
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To Save the Land and People

A History of Opposition to Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia

de Chad Montrie ...

Surface coal mining has had a dramatic impact on the Appalachian economy and ecology since World War II, exacerbating the region's chronic unemployment and destroying much of its natural environment. Here, Chad Montrie examines the twentieth-century movement to outlaw surface mining in Appalachia, tracing popular opposition to the industry from its inception through the growth of a militant ... Leer más

$28.49 USD

Surface coal mining has had a dramatic impact on the Appalachian economy and ecology since World War II, exacerbating the region's chronic unemployment and destroying much of its natural environment. Here, Chad Montrie examines the twentieth-century movement to outlaw surface mining in Appalachia, tracing popular opposition to the industry from its inception through the growth of a militant
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Gold-Mining Boomtown

People of White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory

de Roberta Key Haldane ...

The town of White Oaks, New Mexico Territory, was born in 1879 when prospectors discovered gold at nearby Baxter Mountain. In Gold-Mining Boomtown, Roberta Key Haldane offers an intimate portrait of the southeastern New Mexico community by profiling more than forty families and individuals who made their homes there during its heyday.Today, fewer than a hundred people live in White Oaks. Its ... Leer más

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The town of White Oaks, New Mexico Territory, was born in 1879 when prospectors discovered gold at nearby Baxter Mountain. In Gold-Mining Boomtown, Roberta Key Haldane offers an intimate portrait of the southeastern New Mexico community by profiling more than forty families and individuals who made their homes there during its heyday.Today, fewer than a hundred people live in White Oaks. Its
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Managing Our World

GIS for Natural Resources

Edición de Geoff Wade, Matt Artz ...

Series Libro 13 - Applying GIS
Discover The Geographic Approach to managing natural resources for efficiency and sustainability.Managing Our World: GIS for Natural Resources explores a collection of real-life stories about agriculture, forestry, mining, energy, pipeline, and renewable energy organizations successfully using GIS to streamline workflows, gain competitive insight, improve sustainability efforts, and more.Learn how ... Leer más

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Discover The Geographic Approach to managing natural resources for efficiency and sustainability.Managing Our World: GIS for Natural Resources explores a collection of real-life stories about agriculture, forestry, mining, energy, pipeline, and renewable energy organizations successfully using GIS to streamline workflows, gain competitive insight, improve sustainability efforts, and more.Learn how
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Two Years in the Klondike and Alaskan Gold Fields 1896-1898

A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Gold Mines and Camps

de William B. Haskell ...

A thrilling narrative of personal experiences and adventures in the wonderful gold regions of Alaska and the Klondike, with observations of travel and exploration along the Yukon. Portraying the dangers, hardships, and privations of a gold-seeker's life; with a faithful description of life and scenes in gold mines and camps. Including full and authentic information of the countries described, ... Leer más

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A thrilling narrative of personal experiences and adventures in the wonderful gold regions of Alaska and the Klondike, with observations of travel and exploration along the Yukon. Portraying the dangers, hardships, and privations of a gold-seeker's life; with a faithful description of life and scenes in gold mines and camps. Including full and authentic information of the countries described,
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Diamond Drilling

de Lajos Kovacsik ...

Welcome to "Unlocking the Depths - The Definitive Guide to Diamond Drilling!" This book is a comprehensive and authoritative resource that delves deep into the fascinating world of diamond drilling, providing invaluable insights, techniques, and best practices for professionals and enthusiasts alike.Diamond drilling, with its ability to penetrate the Earth's crust and extract core samples from ... Leer más

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Welcome to "Unlocking the Depths - The Definitive Guide to Diamond Drilling!" This book is a comprehensive and authoritative resource that delves deep into the fascinating world of diamond drilling, providing invaluable insights, techniques, and best practices for professionals and enthusiasts alike.Diamond drilling, with its ability to penetrate the Earth's crust and extract core samples from
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PolyMet

14 Years Of Bullshit

de Steve Timmer, Aaron Klemz, Jen Tuder, Tony Petrangelo ...

PolyMet: Fourteen Years of Bullshit is the story of ineptitude, inattention, and outright corruption by Minnesota and federal regulators in consideration of permits for copper sulfide mining near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota for PolyMet Mining, a Canadian penny-stock company and its shadowy bad-boy backer, Glencore Plc. It is also the story of the failure of Minnesota’s political leadership to intervene, ... Leer más

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PolyMet: Fourteen Years of Bullshit is the story of ineptitude, inattention, and outright corruption by Minnesota and federal regulators in consideration of permits for copper sulfide mining near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota for PolyMet Mining, a Canadian penny-stock company and its shadowy bad-boy backer, Glencore Plc. It is also the story of the failure of Minnesota’s political leadership to intervene,
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Getting Gold: A Practical Treatise for Prospectors, Miners, and Students

de J. C. F. Johnson ...

This edition features a linked Table of ContentsFrom the Preface...The gold-mining industry has grown considerably since 1891, and it appeared to the writer that the present would be a propitious time to bring out a similar work, but with a considerably enlarged scope. What has been aimed at is to make "Getting Gold" a compendium, in specially concrete form, of useful information respecting the ... Leer más

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This edition features a linked Table of ContentsFrom the Preface...The gold-mining industry has grown considerably since 1891, and it appeared to the writer that the present would be a propitious time to bring out a similar work, but with a considerably enlarged scope. What has been aimed at is to make "Getting Gold" a compendium, in specially concrete form, of useful information respecting the
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Reservoir Geomechanics

de Mark D. Zoback ...

This interdisciplinary book encompasses the fields of rock mechanics, structural geology and petroleum engineering to address a wide range of geomechanical problems that arise during the exploitation of oil and gas reservoirs. It considers key practical issues such as prediction of pore pressure, estimation of hydrocarbon column heights and fault seal potential, determination of optimally stable ... Leer más

$45.99 USD

This interdisciplinary book encompasses the fields of rock mechanics, structural geology and petroleum engineering to address a wide range of geomechanical problems that arise during the exploitation of oil and gas reservoirs. It considers key practical issues such as prediction of pore pressure, estimation of hydrocarbon column heights and fault seal potential, determination of optimally stable
... Leer más
Metaverse for Beginners: An Ideal Guide for Beginners to Understanding and Invest in the Metaverse: NFT Non-Fungible Token, Virtual Land, Real Estate, Defi, Blockchain Gaming and Web 3.0

Metaverse Collection

de Darell Freeman ...

Series series Metaverse Collection
What opportunities exist for making money in the Metaverse? Investing in cryptocurrencies and the Metaverse is a great way to stay on the cutting edge of technology in the modern age. To learn more, please continue reading!If you are looking for a new investment opportunity with minimal risk and great profit potential, if you want to be a part of the economy of the future, and if you want to ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

What opportunities exist for making money in the Metaverse? Investing in cryptocurrencies and the Metaverse is a great way to stay on the cutting edge of technology in the modern age. To learn more, please continue reading!If you are looking for a new investment opportunity with minimal risk and great profit potential, if you want to be a part of the economy of the future, and if you want to
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Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design in Weak Rocks

Edición de Derek Martin, Peter Stacey ...

Weak rocks encountered in open pit mines cover a wide variety of materials, with properties ranging between soil and rock. As such, they can provide a significant challenge for the slope designer. For these materials, the mass strength can be the primary control in the design of the pit slopes, although structures can also play an important role. Because of the typically weak nature of the ... Leer más

$105.89 USD

Weak rocks encountered in open pit mines cover a wide variety of materials, with properties ranging between soil and rock. As such, they can provide a significant challenge for the slope designer. For these materials, the mass strength can be the primary control in the design of the pit slopes, although structures can also play an important role. Because of the typically weak nature of the
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Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys

Bridgend to Treherbert

de John Hodge, Stuart V Davies ...

Series series South Wales Valleys
A comprehensive history of a Welsh railway hub and the coal companies and passengers it has served.The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way in the area. This is followed by a chapter on the position of the Tondu Valleys in the South Wales Coalfield with colliery and colliery company details. ... Leer más

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A comprehensive history of a Welsh railway hub and the coal companies and passengers it has served.The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way in the area. This is followed by a chapter on the position of the Tondu Valleys in the South Wales Coalfield with colliery and colliery company details.
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