Mining geology

Mining geology is an applied science which combines the principles of economic geology and mining engineering to the development of a defined mineral resource. Mining geologists and engineers work to develop an identified ore deposit to economically extract the ore.

## See also

* Ore genesis
* Prospecting
* Mineral exploration
* Exploration geophysics
* Geochemistry
* Remote sensing
* Mining
* Industrial mineral

## References

* Lacy, Willard C., ed (1983). Mining geology. Stroudsburg, Pa.: Hutchinson Ross Pub. Co.. ISBN 9780879334260.
* Peters, William C. (1987). Exploration and mining geology (2nd ed.). New York: J. Wiley. ISBN 0471838640.

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Geology

Overviews|

* Outline of geology
* Index of geology articles

History of geology|

* Geochronology
* Geological history of Earth
* Timeline of geology

Сomposition and structure|

* Geochemistry
* Crystallography
* Mineralogy
* Petrology
* Sedimentology

Historical geology|

* Stratigraphy
* Paleontology
* Paleoclimatology
* Palaeogeography

Motion|

* Structural geology
* Geodynamics
* Plate tectonics
* Geomorphology
* Volcanology

Water|

* Glaciology
* Hydrogeology
* Marine geology

Geophysics|

* Geodesy
* Geomagnetism
* Geophysical survey
* Seismology
* Tectonophysics

Applications|

* Economic geology
* Engineering geology
* Environmental geology
* Planetary geology
* Geobiology
* Geologic modelling
* Forensic Geology
* Forensic geophysics

Occupations|

* Geologist
* Petroleum geologist
* Volcanologist

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* Earth sciences
* Geology

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