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| Organization |
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Global Commodity Outlook - Implications for the Mining Industry |
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1 | (8) |
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Global Trends Impacting on the Mining Industry |
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9 | (8) |
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The Long-Run Availability of Mineral Commodities |
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17 | (12) |
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Minerals Planning Policies and Supply Practices in Europe |
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29 | (12) |
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International Standards for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Reserves - Status, Outlook and Important Issues |
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41 | (10) |
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Rock Engineering for Deep and High Stress Mining: Risks, Research, Implementation and Regulation |
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51 | (14) |
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Sustainable Development of Global Mining Industry - Progress towards Sustainability since New Delhi Declaration |
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65 | (6) |
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Investing in Junior Mining Shares What Risk? What Reward? |
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71 | (6) |
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Intelligent Mine Implementation |
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77 | (14) |
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Environmental Management - from Mineral Exploration to Mine Closure |
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91 | (12) |
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The Future of Coal - A USA Perspective |
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103 | (12) |
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The Role of Coal in Europe |
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115 | (12) |
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Outlook on Chinese Coal Industry Development Strategy |
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127 | (4) |
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Review of the Coal Mining Industry in the UK 2008 |
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131 | (10) |
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Trends and Perspective of the Polish Mining Industry |
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141 | (14) |
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World Coal Sector Restructuring Due to Sustainable Development |
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155 | (10) |
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Increased Demand for Coal - Growing Market for Deposit Evaluations and Mine Design Services in Russia |
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165 | (2) |
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Symptoms of Rock Pressure: In Situ Research |
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167 | (10) |
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Planning of High Performance Plowing Faces Based on Cutting Resistance Measurements |
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177 | (12) |
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Open-Pit to Underground Mining - Where Is the Optimum Transition Depth? |
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189 | (8) |
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Geotechnical Investigation for Designing Underground Natural Stone Mines |
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197 | (10) |
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Current Developments in Coal and Gas Outbursts Research Aimed at Assessment and Limitation of the Hazard in Mines |
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207 | (14) |
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Water Treatment at Mine Closure: The Changing Role of Mining |
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221 | (8) |
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Knowledge Based Creation of Safe Work Environment in the Mining Industry |
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229 | (18) |
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Identity, Culture and Psychological Health of Today's Miners and Their Families |
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247 | (1) |
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Worldwide Construction Raw Materials Statistics |
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247 | (6) |
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Recent Developments in World Mining Production - A New Iron Age? |
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253 | (8) |
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Coalbed Methane and Coal Mine Methane as a Clean Energy Source in Asian Region |
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261 | (12) |
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Mineral Potential of Turkey |
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273 | (10) |
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Open Cast Mining in Kazakhstan Under Market Conditions |
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283 | (8) |
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NIOSH Research for Monitoring and Controlling Methane at U.S. Underground Coal Mining Operations |
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291 | (10) |
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New Trends of Reducing Greenhouse Gases Emissions and Environmental Impact of Coal Mining Industry |
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301 | (10) |
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Current Situation and Challenges Facing the Canadian Metal Mining Industry |
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311 | (12) |
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Deep-Ocean Exploration of Metals Ore Deposits Controlled by the International Seabed Authority: Selected Aspects of the Present State and Possible Mining |
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323 | (6) |
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Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Multivariate Statistical Analysis (MSA) in Evaluating Mining Difficulties in Coal Mines |
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329 | (16) |
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Current Problems and Outlooks for the Underground Mining of Deposits in Serbia |
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345 | (8) |
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Application of the NSCD Method to the Stability Analysis of Jointed Rock Masses |
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353 | (14) |
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Structural Transformation in the Turkish Mining Industry |
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367 | (10) |
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The FAMUR Group - Meeting the Challenges of 21st Century Mining |
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377 | (6) |
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| Author Index |
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