Mining Engineering
| Department: | Department of Mining Engineering |
| Library: | Engineering & Science Library |
| Faculty Representative: | Stephen McKinnon sm@mine.queensu.ca 36553 |
Liaison Librarian: | Wenyan Wu |
Recommend a New Collection Acquisition
Collection Policy Outline
General Purpose:
- To serve undergraduate and graduate teaching and research programs to the Ph.D. level in Mining Engineering.
Languages:
- English is preferred, but most European languages are collected.
Geographical Areas:
- No restriction.
Type of Material Collected:
- Books: monographs; bibliographies; conference proceedings; etc.
- Serial publications: series; periodicals
- Technical reports
- Government documents (very selective)
- Preprints
- Standards
- Indexing and abstracting services Note: any of the above may be in print, microform, or electronic format
Subjects and Collecting Levels:
(Explanation of Collection Policy Levels)
Areas to be collected at level B:
- administration and operations analysis
- mineral processing:
- crushing and grinding
- applied surface chemistry
- flotation separations
- gold extraction
- hydro- and pyro-metallurgical methods
- automatic control and optimization of mineral processes
- mathematical models of mineral processes
- environmental impact
- mining:
- drilling and blasting
- shock and stress waves
- environmental mining engineering
- mine ventilation
- explosive technology
- open pit mine design
- operations research
- ore estimation and grade control
- rock mechanics
- geotechnical engineering
- seismology (mining, crustal)
- valuation and administration
- mine backfill
- occupational health and safety
Areas to be collected at level C:
- extractive processes for minerals and metals
- mineral process and plant design
- operations:
- bin theory and bulk handling systems
- tunnelling and shaft sinking
- economics of the mineral industry
Areas to be collected at level D:
- industrial engineering
- linear programming for engineers
- mining equipment
- underground design
Policy last revised: February 2008