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Mining Engineering
Jerry Kowalyk
INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE
Mining involves the recovery of solid, liquid, or gas mineral substances from the Earth for direct
use or conversion into a useable product. Recovery of energy minerals in the form of natural gas and
petroleum has developed into a separate industry with its own technology. That aspect of mining
engineering is discussed in Chapter 19, Petroleum Engineering and Rening, in this book.
This guide points to information resources available in either print or online for mining engineering.
Where available, URLs have been provided to readers for further exploration of the pertinent Internet