Mining geology
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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.
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- {{cite book|editor-last=Lacy|editor-first=Willard C. |title=Mining geology |date=1983 |publisher=Hutchinson Ross Pub. Co. |location=Stroudsburg, Pa. |isbn=9780879334260}}
- {{cite book |last=Peters |first=William C. |date=1987 |title=Exploration and mining geology |edition=2nd |publisher=J. Wiley |location=New York |isbn=0471838640}}
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