Description

Origin of Elements ? Genesis of Ore Deposits – A New Approach ? Isotope Geology ? Beryllium ? Niobium-Tantalum ? Rare-Earths ? Placer Mineral Deposits: Their Nuclear and Industrial Applications ? Miscellaneous Minor Metal Occurences ? Alkali Metals and its Role in Energy Sector ? Helium ? Transuranium Elements ? Exploration Techniques in Search of Rare Metals and Minerals ? Ore Reserve Estimation ? Development of Mineral Based Projects for the Production of Ore and Metal ? Resource Conservation: Scope and Opportunities ? Challenges and Prospects of Mineral Industry in the New Millennium

The Book highlights the economic aspects of rare and strategic mineral deposits and their applications in the critical areas of defence, atomic energy, space-technology, electronics, telecommunications and innovative technology.

The book provides a new insight into some of the highly complex and intriguing problems of earth-science related to the origin of elements, formation of mineral deposits, isotope geology, placer mineral concentrations including radioactive mineral occurrences, ore-reserve estimations, mineral conservation, development of mineral based projects for production of ore and metal concentrates outlining the challenges and prospects of mineral based industry in the new millennium.

The book caters to the basic needs of earth-science students and faculties, professional geoscientists engaged in mineral exploration programme of work and to the entrepreneurs involved in the development of mineral based industries.