Mining
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Web Resources
Patents Subject Guide by the UA Library
Selected links to information on U.S. and International Patents.
MINING AND ECONOMIC MINERALS RESOURCES
SELECTED WEB RESOURCES
Here is a list of Web pages dealing with these subjects. Entering on the name of the site will connect you to that home page.
Arizona
- Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources
- Arizona Mining
- Arizona Mining and Labor History
- Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
- Arizona Mining Association
- Arizona Mining Organizations
- Arizona Prospectors Association
- Arizona State Mine Inspector
- ASARCO in Arizona
- ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center
- Books about Arizona Mines
- Books about Arizona
- Copper Mining and Bisbee: A History
- Copper Mining in Arizona
- EDake Arizona Mining Links
- Mining in Ajo
- University of Arizona, Department of Mining & Geological Engineering
- University of Arizona Mineral Museum
Associations, Societies, and Other Organizations
- American Geophysical Union
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME)
- Arizona Mining Association
- Australian Mineral Foundation
- Eastern Oregon Mining Association
- Idaho Mining Association
- Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
- International Society of Explosives Engineers
- Kentucky Mining Institute
- Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
- The Mining and Metallurgical Society of America (MMSA)
- National Mining Association
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
- Nevada Mining Association
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc (SME)
- Utah Mining Association
- Women in Mining
Bibliographies
Books
Classrooms, Courses & Teaching
Coal & Petroleum
- American Coal Foundation
- Books about Coal
- Books about Petroleum
- Coal Education
- Go-OilandGas
- Hydrocarbon Online Home Page
Colleges & Universities
- Camborne School of Mines - Cornwall
- Colorado School of Mines
- Freiberg University of Mining & Technology
- LIT School of Mining
- New Mexico Tech, Mineral Engineering Department
- Pennsylvania State University, Mining Engineering
- University of Alaska, Fairbanks, School of Mineral Engineering
- University of Arizona, Center for Mineral Resources
- University of Arizona, Department of Mining & Geological Engineering
- University of Missouri, Rolla, Mining Engineering
- University of Nevada, Reno, The Mackay School of Mines
- University of Queensland, Department of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering
- Virginia Tech, The Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering
Companies & Industry
- American Metals & Coal International
- AOL.com: Mining & Driliing Industries
- ASARCO
- BHP
- CSIRO Exploration & Mining, Nedlands
- DRC Resources Corporation
- Glamis Gold Ltd.
- Homestake Mining
- Joy Mining Machinery
- MBendi -- Africa: Mining
- Mincom Mining Technology
- MineLine
- Mining/Metals News
- Mining USA
- Mining Technology
- Miningweb
- Modular Mining Systems
- Newmont Mining Corporation
- Pacific Rim Mining Corp.
- Phelps Dodge Corporation
- Phoenix Gold Mine, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Raven Ridge Resources
- Resources on the Mining Industry
- The Rock & Mineral Web Page List: Mining Companies
- Sunshine Mining and Refining Company
- TunnelingOnline.com
- Whelan's Gold Mining and Exploration, Inc.
- Yahoo!: Mining/Metals News
Copper
- Copper Mining in Arizona
- Copper News
- The Copper Page
- MBendi: World: Mining - Copper Mining
- Renewed Interest in Copper Mining
- A Short History of Copper Mining
- Technology Changes Forge the Future of Copper Mining
Directories & Lists of Web Links
- The Geotechnical, Rock & Water (GROW) Digital Library
- Goldsheet Mining Directory
- IGC: Mining Resources on the Web
- Info-Mine
- MineNet
- Mines and Mining Information
- Mining Automation Resources
- Mining Engineering
- Mining Pathfinder
- Mining Related Links
- Mining Related Links (UW)
- Rafal's Mining Directory and Geo Search Engine
- Resources for Mining Activists
- Yahoo: Mining
Employment and Careers
- Jobs and Career Opportunities - from Construction WebLinks
- Mining Employment Page -- Mining USA
- Mining Employment Services
Foreign Governments Agencies
- Department of Minerals and Energy - Western Australia
- Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland, Australia
- Mineral Resources Department of Fiji (MRD)
- Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines - Mines and Minerals
General Information
Gold
- Big Ten Gold Maps
- The Gold Institute
- Gold Mining Method Proposed for the Kasperske Hory Deposit
- Gold Mining Outlook
- Gold Prospecting
- World Gold Council
History
- Cornish Mines and Mining History
- Gold Placer Mining in Murray, Idaho
- Mining History Information Pages
- Mining History Network
- The National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum
Journals
- Engineering & Mining Journal
- Mining Business Digest
- Mining Journal
- The Mining Record
- The Northern Miner
Mailing Lists, Listservs, & Newsgroups
Mineral Resources
Museums
- Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
- ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center
- California State Mining and Mineral Museum
- Coppertown USA - Copper Mining Museum in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Upper Michigan
- The National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum
- University of Arizona Mineral Museum
- Western Museum of Mining and Industry
Silver
- Goldsheet Mining Directory: Silver Mining Resources
- Handbook of Texas Online: Silver Mining
- MBendi: World: Mining - Silver Mining
- The Silver Institute
- Silver Mining in England and Wales, 1066-1500
- Silver Mining: The Potosi Mine
- USGS: Silver Statistics and Information
State Agencies
- Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources
- California Division of Mines and Geology
- Illinois Office of Mines and Minerals
- Mining Claim Procedures For Nevada Prospectors and Miners
- Nevada State Division of Minerals
- The New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources
U. S. Government Agencies
- Bureau of Land Management, Solid Minerals Group
- Juneau Mineral Information Center (BLM)
- Mine Drainage Interest Group (USGS)
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
- Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
- Mining Claims and Sites on Federal Lands
- NIOSH: Mining Safety & Health Research
- Office of Surface Mining (OSM)