Mechanisation of beach placer mining above water table - Some preliminary considerations

Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 64-71

  Ghosh, Achyuta Krishna ^a   Reddy, K R G ^a   Prasad, Chandrani D ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH PLACER MINING; GARNET MINING; WATER TABLE;

COASTAL ZONES; GARNETS; GEOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINING EQUIPMENT; NUCLEAR ENERGY;

MINING;

EID: 33845468678     PISSN: 00222755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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