Data integration for information technology infrastructure in mining

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 1076, 2004, Pages 49-56

  Dessureault, Sean ^a   Porter, Jim ^b   Woodhall, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AST Group

^c GMSI Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Data integration; Information and communication technology (ICT); Information technology infrastructure (ITI); Mining value chain

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DATA STRUCTURES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

DATA INTEGRATION; MINING VALUE CHAIN;

MINING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MINING;

EID: 0742267203     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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