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Mining Engineering

Department: Department of Mining Engineering
Library: Engineering & Science Library
Faculty Representative: Stephen McKinnon
sm@mine.queensu.ca
36553
Liaison Librarian: Wenyan Wu

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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