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Beus, A. A. and Grigorian, S. V. / GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION METHODS FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS, Wilmette, 1975, cl, 287 pages, - 3 -, $ 99

Bhappu, R. B. and Harden, R. J., Ed. / GOLD FORUM ON TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICES ‘WORLD GOLD ‘89', Littleton, 1989, cl, 390 pages, - 2 -, $ 49 [Contains 4 chapters on exploration techniques, 3 chapters on mining processes, and 4 chapters on extractive metallurgy]

Brooks, R. R. / GEOBOTANY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY IN MINERAL EXPLORATION (Harper's geoscience series), New York, 1972, cl, 290 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Butt, C. R. M. and Wilding, I. G. P., Ed. / GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION 1976, Developments in Economic Geology SP # 6, Amsterdam, 1977, cl, 494 pages, - 5 -, $ 45 [Contents from the 6th International Geochemical Exploration Symposium held in Sydney, Australia, August, 1976; Contains 29 papers covering topics of soil analysis; Exploration in arid conditions; uranium isotopes; Volcanogenenic sulphide deposits; Lead isotopes; Copper mineralization; Case history of the Lady Loretta Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit in Northwest Queensland, more...]


Corriveau, L. and Mumin, H. / EXPLORING FOR IRON OXIDE COPPER-GOLD DEPOSITS: CANADA AND GLOBAL ANALOGUES, Geological Association of Canada Short Course Notes 20, St. Johns, 2012, pb, 185 pages, - 1 -, $ 72

Cronan, D. S. / UNDERWATER MINERALS, London, 1980, cl, 362 pages, - 5 -, $ 20

David, M. / GEOSTATISTICAL ORE RESERVE ESTIMATION, Developments in Geomathematics 2, Amsterdam, 1977, cl, 364 pages, - 2 -, $ 25; also - 5 -, $ 20

Dean, W. E., Ed. / PROCEEDINGS OF THE DENVER BASIN EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM - ORGANICS AND ORE DEPOSITS, Wheat Ridge, 1985, pb, 218 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Erickson, A. J., Jr., Metz, R. A., and Ranta, D. E., Ed. / APPLIED MINING GEOLOGY: GENERAL STUDIES, PROBLEMS OF SAMPLING AND GRADE CONTROL, AND ORE RESERVE ESTIMATION, Littleton, 1992, pb, 202 pages, - 3 -, $ 65

Ernst, W. G., Ed. / FRONTIERS IN GEOCHEMISTRY: ORGANIC, SOLUTION, AND ORE DEPOSIT GEOCHEMISTRY, International Book Series, Volume 6, Columbia, 2002, pb, 265 pages, - 1 -, $ 35 [Content: Chromium transformations in natural environments, chromium (VI) reduction; Sorption of trace elements on mineral surfaces (longest chapter in book); energetics of hydrothermal ore deposition; magma chambers, cupolas, and porphyry copper deposits]

Evans, A. M., Ed. / INTRODUCTION TO MINERAL EXPLORATION, Oxford, 1995, pb, 396 pages, - 1 -, $ 59

Dobrin, M. B. and Savit, C. H. / INTRODUCTION TO GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING, 4th Edition, New York, 1988, cl, 865 pages, - 2 -, $ 65

Eggert, R. G. / METALLIC MINERAL EXPLORATION, An Economic Analysis, Washington, D. C., 1987, pb, 90 pages, - 2 -, $ 18

Fink, J. C., et.al., Ed. / INDUCED POLARIZATION: APPLICATIONS AND CASE HISTORIES, Society of Exploration Geophysics Investigation in Geophysics Volume 4, Tulsa, 1990, cl, 414 pages, - 5 -, $ 99

Fitch, A. A., Ed. / DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATIONS METHODS - 2, London, 1981, cl, 234 pages, - 2 -, $ 60

Force, E. R., et.al., Ed. / SEDIMENTARY AND DIAGENETIC MINERAL DEPOSITS: A Basin Analysis Approach to Exploration, Reviews in Economic Geology - Volume 5, El Paso, 1991, pb, 216 pages, - 2 -, $ 55

Gasparrini, C. / GOLD AND OTHER PRECIOUS METALS FROM ORE TO MARKET, Berlin, 1993, cl 336 pages, 17 tables, 66 figs. (most in color), - 3 -, $ 249

Ginzburg, I. I. / PRINCIPLES OF GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING: Techniques of Prospecting for non-ferrous ores and rare metals, translated from Russian by V. P. Sokoloff, International Series of Monographs on Earth Science Volume 3, London, 1960, cl, 311 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Goovaerts, P. / GEOSTATISTICS FOR NATURAL RESOURCES EVALUATION, 1997, cl, New York, 483 pages, - 1 -, $ 35


Govett, G. J. S. / HANDBOOK OF EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTRY, VOLUME 1: ANALYTICAL METHODS IN GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING, Amsterdam, 1981, cl, 255 pages, - 2 -, <and> Govett, G. J. S. / HANDBOOK OF EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTRY, VOLUME 2: STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS IN GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING, Amsterdam, 1983, cl, 437 pages, - 2 -, <and> Govett, G. J. S. / HANDBOOK OF EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTRY, VOLUME 3: ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY IN MINERAL EXPLORATION, Amsterdam, 1983, cl, 461 pages, - 2 -, complete 3 volume set, $ 575

Gubins, A. G. / GEOPHYSICS AND GEOCHEMISTRY AT THE MILLENIUM, Proceedings of the Fourth Decennial International Conference on Mineral Exploration, Toronto, 1977, cl, 1068 pages, - 1 -, $ 75 [Contents: Integrated Exploration information management; Exploration Geochemistry: Seismic Methods of Mineral Exploration; Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods; Mine Site Exploration and Ore Declination; Radiometric Methods and Remote Sensing, more...]

Harris, D. P. / MINERAL EXPLORATION DECISIONS, A Guide to Economic Analysis and Modeling, New York, 1990, cl, 136 pages, - 1 -, $ 28

Harris, D. P. / MINERAL RESOURCE APPRAISAL: APPRAISAL, MINERAL ENDOWMENT, RESOURCES, AND POTENTIAL SUPPLY: CONCEPTS, METHODS, AND CASES, Oxford, 1984, cl, 445 pages, - 3 -, $ 90

Heinrich, E. Wm. / MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY OF RADIOACTIVE RAW MATERIALS, New York, 1958, cl, 654 pages, - 5 -, $ 40


Hood, P. J., Ed. / GEOPHYSICS AND GEOCHEMISTRY IN THE SEARCH FOR METALLIC ORES, Geological Survey of Canada Economic Geology Report 31, Proceedings and an International Symposium in Ottawa, 1977, 1979, cl, 811 pages, - 1 -, $ 35

Ivosevic, S. W. / GOLD AND SILVER HANDBOOK ON GEOLOGY, EXPLORATION, PRODUCTION, ECONOMICS OF LARGE TONNAGE, LOW GRADE DEPOSITS, Denver, 1984, pb, 217 pages, - 5 -, $ 45

Keays, R. R., et.al.. Ed. / DYNAMIC PROCESSES IN MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO MINERAL EXPLORATION, Geological Association of Canada, Short Course Notes No. 13, St. Johns, 1999, spiral bound, 477 pages, - 1 -, $ 111 [Contents: Evaluation of the role of fluids in Ni-Cu-PGE bearing, mafic-ultramafic systems; fractionation of Ni, Cu and the noble metals in silicate and sulphide liquids; fundamentals of heat and particle transport in silicate melts; Mass balance and mixing in magmatic sulphide systems; geology of the Pechenga ore deposits - a review with comments, much more....]

King, P. L., Ramsey, M. S. and Swayze, G. A., Ed. /  INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY IN GEOCHEMISTRY, EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTRY, AND REMOTE SENSING, Mineralogical Association of Canada Short Course Volume 33, London, 2004, pb, 284 pages, - 2 -, $ 48

Lentz, D. R., Ed. / ALTERATION AND ALTERATION PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH ORE-FORMING SYSTEMS, GAC Short Course Notes Volume 11, St. Johns, 1994, spiral bound, 467 pages, -1 -, $ 111 [Contents: Graphic view of hydrothermal mineral stability relations; vector diagrams for the composiiton of alteration minerals; Oxidation and Sulphidation Reactions; Alteration factors affecting ore deposition; Lithogeochemical exploration for hydrothermal ore deposits using Pearce Element ratio analysis, much more...]

Levinson, A. A. / INTRODUCTION TO EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTRY, 2nd Edition, Wilmette, 1980, cl, 924 pages, - 2 -, $ 45

Lowe, C., Thomas, M. D., and Morris, W. A. / GEOPHYSICS IN MINERAL EXPLORATION, FUNDAMENTALS AND CASE HISTORIES, GAC Short Course Notes No. 14, St. Johns, 1999, spiral bound, 175 pages, - 1 -, $ 111 [Contents: Borehole geophysics in subsurface mapping; Ni-Cu Sulphide Deposits....; Volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits; Gravity and Magnetic methods in Mineral Exploration; Basic principles of seismic relection methods in Mineral Exploration]

Marjoribanks, R. / GEOLOGICAL METHODS IN MINERAL EXPLORATION AND MINING, 2nd Edition, Perth, 2010, cl, 238 pages, - 1 -, $ 159

McCulloch, R., Lewis, B., Keill, D., and Shumaker, M. / APPLIED GOLD PLACER EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES, Butte, 2003, spiral bound, 267 pages, - 1 -, $ 45


Metz, R. A., Ed., / APPLIED MINING GEOLOGY: PROBLEMS OF SAMPLING AND GRADE CONTROL, American Institute of Mining Engineers, New York, 1985, pb, 165 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Moon, C. J., Whateley, M. K. G., and /Evans, A. M., Ed., / INTRODUCTION TO MINERAL EXPLORATION, 2nd Edition, Malden, 2010, pb, 481 pages, 282 pages, 67 tables, - 2 -, $ 100

Nelson, H. R. / NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS, Houston, 1983, cl, - 2 -, $ 75

Peters, W. C. / EXPLORATION AND MINING GEOLOGY, 1st Edition, New York, 1978, cl, 696 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Ranta, D. E. / APPLIED MINING GEOLOGY: ORE RESERVE ESTIMATION, Society of Mining Engineers, Littleton, 1986, pb, 202 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

Reedman, J. H. / TECHNIQUES IN MINERAL EXPLORATION, London, 1979, cl, 533 pages, - 1 -, $ 28

Rencz, A. N., Ed. / REMOTE SENSING FOR THE EARTH SCIENCES, Manual of Remote Sensing, 3rd Edition, Volume 3, New York, 1999, cl, 707 pages, - 3 -, $ 100

Rive, M., et.al., Ed. / THE NORTHWEST QUEBEC POLYMETALLIC BELT: A SUMMARY OF 60 YEARS OF MINING EXPLORATION, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Special Volume 43, Montreal, 1990, cl, 423 pages, - 3 -, $ 35

Robinson, E. S. and Coruh, C. / BASIC EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS, New York, 1988, cl, 562 pages, - 5 -, $ 20

Romberger, S. B. and Fletcher, D. I., Ed. / INTEGRATED METHODS IN EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY, Conference and Program and extended abstracts, Denver, 1993, spiral bound, 134 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Rose, A. W., Hawkes, H. E., and Webb, J. S. / GEOCHEMISTRY IN MINERAL EXPLORATION, 2nd Edition, State College, 1979, pb <or> cl, 657 pages, - 2 -, $ 90

Sittig, M., Ed. / GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES FOR EXPLORATION OF HYDROCARBONS AND MINERALS, Energy Technology Review No. 52, Park Ridge, 1980, cl, 374 pages, - 5 -, $ 50

Stanley, C. J., et.al. / MINERAL DEPOSITS: PROCESSES TO PROCESSING, Proceedings of 5th Biennial SGA Meeting and the 10th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium held in London in August, 1999, Rotterdam, 1999, cl, Volume 1 - 802 pages, Volume 2 - pages 803 - 1468, several page numbers highlighted in table of contents, otherwise mint, - 3 -, $ 395

Straight, J. / ADVANCED PROSPECTING AND DETECTING FOR HARDROCK GOLD with APPENDIX A - MORE ON METEORITES, Rialto, 2010, spiral bound, 117 pages, - 1 -, $ 40

Sylvester, P., Ed. / LASER - ABLATION - ICPMS IN THE EARTH SCIENCES, Mineralogical Association of Canada Short Course Series, Volume 29, St. Johns, 2001, pb, 243 pages, - 3 -, $ 28

Vallée, M., et.al. / GUIDE TO THE EVALUATION OF GOLD DEPOSITS, Montreal, 1996, spiral bound, 299 pages, - 2 -, $ 59 [This book was owned by and signed by a major author of many SME mining publications]

Watterson, J. R. and Theobald, P. K. / GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION 1978: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION SYMPOSIUM, Golden, 1979, pb, - 3 -, $ 75 [Major sections of the symposium: Uranium Geochemistry; Regional soil/sediment Geochemistry; Lithogeochemistry; Parital Dissolution Chemistry and Techniques; Heavy Mineral Separates; Biogeochemistry and Gas Techniques; Geostatisitcs; Hydrogeochemistry and Electrogeochemistry and Geochemical Exploration in Glacial Terrain – multiple papers were presented in each of these areas]

Wellmer, F. W. / STATISTICAL EVALUATIONS IN EXPLORATION FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS, Berlin, 1998, cl, 379 pages, - 1 -, $ 125


Wellmer, F. W. / ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS IN EXPLORATION, 1998, pb, 163 pages, - 1 -, $ 69

Wellmer, F. W. / ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS IN EXPLORATIONS, Berlin, 1989, pb, 163 pages, 33 figs., 10 diagrams, - 3 -, $ 40

Wellmer, F. W. / ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS IN EXPLORATION, 2nd Ed., 2008, cl, 250 pages, - 1 -, $ 139

Woodti, R., Ed. / METHODS OF PROSPECTION FOR CHROMITE, Paris, 1964, pb, 244 pages, - 3 -, $ 40


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