Covers new information on landscape, regional planning, wetlands protections, and subsidence mitigation. · introduction to mining · mining and its consequences · stages of mining: prospecting and exploration · stages of mining: development and exploitation · unit operations of mining · surface mine development · surface mining: mechanical extraction methods · surface mining: aqueous extraction methods · underground mine development · underground mining: unsupported methods · underground mining: supported methods · underground mining: caving methods · novel methods and technology · summary of mining methods and their selection. 
 
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