New forces at work in mining [[electronic resource] ] : industry views of critical technologies / / D.J. Peterson, Tom LaTourrette, James T. Bartis

• Autore: Peterson D. J
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, Science and Technology Policy Institute, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (108 p.)
• Disciplina: 622
• Soggetto topico: Mining engineering - Technological innovations - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LaTourretteTom <1963-> BartisJames T. <1945->
• Note generali: "The research ... was conducted by RAND's Science and Technology Policy Institute, under contract ENG-9812731"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Glossary; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Drivers of and Impediments to Technology Change; Chapter Three: Critical Technologies for Unit Operations; Chapter Four: Critical Technologies for Process Optimization and Control; Chapter Five: Critical Technologies for Operations and Maintenance; Chapter Six: Critical Technologies for Organization and Management; Chapter Seven: Concluding Remarks; Appendix A: List of Study Participants; Appendix B: Discussion Protocol
• Sommario/riassunto: This work contains the results of a series of discussions with leading representatives of 58 mining and quarrying firms, equipment manufacturers and research institutions. They showed the importance of collaborative technology research and the critical role of mine personnel.
• Titolo autorizzato: New forces at work in mining
• ISBN: 0-8330-4380-3; 1-59875-190-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910449666303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II