Geologia Economica de Mexico (Second Edition)
2010; Volume: 105; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1171
ISSN1554-0774
Autores Tópico(s)Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
ResumoKenneth F. Clark, Guillermo A. Salas-Piza, and Rodolfo Cubillas-Estrada, Editors. Pp. 953. Asociacion de Ingenieros de Minas, Metalurgistas y Geologos de Mexico, A.C., Servicio Geologico Mexicano. 2009. Hardcover (in Spanish). This volume, the second of a series entitled Geologia Economica de Mexico , includes a total of 110 short descriptions of a broad range of commodities in Mexico. Nonmetallic and energy-related resources occupy the first one-third of the book and cover just about everything from the more common and important fluorite, barite, gypsum, halite, and celestite deposits to more unusual materials such as wollastonite, clays, amber, diatomite, pumice, graphite, rutile, and gems. Energy-related resources such as geothermal, coal, coal methane, oil, and uranium, are covered briefly. The second part of the volume covers mostly nonferrous metalliferous deposits, as well as iron deposits that are discussed extensively. Precious metal- and base metal-bearing deposits, which are the main interest of most exploration geologists, occupy about one-half of the volume. Although the descriptions are short and …
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