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Linda Musser
Title: Distinguished Librarian and Head Earth and Mineral Sciences Library



Earth and Mineral Sciences Library
105 Deike Building
University Park, PA
814-865-9517

Articles and Databases

COMPENDEX COMPENDEX - more information. External resource, opens new window

  • contains references to articles, conference papers, and other engineering resources, primarily in English, from 1884 to date

OneMine =”OneMine - more information. External resource, opens new window

  • An index and digital library of papers from mining engineering organizations

NTIS (Technical Reports) =”NTIS - more information. External resource, opens new window

  • An index to technical reports primarily from U.S. government agencies

NIOSHTIC-2 =”NIOSHTIC-2 - more information. External resource, opens new window

  • Index to publications on health and safety in the mining industry

Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management =”Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management - more information. External resource, opens new window

  • Index to environmental publications, including works related to impacts of mining and mine remediation

IMMAGE

  • CDROM-based index to the mining literature, 1996-2004

USBM Publications

  • Index to reports by the United States Bureau of Mines

 

For works on the mining industry, consult-

Business Source Premier =”Business Source Premier - more information. External resource, opens new window

  • Database of business articles

LexisNexis Academic =”LexisNexis Academic - more information. External resource, opens new window

  • Database of business and trade articles

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage =”Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage - more information. External resource, opens new window

  • Company and industry data

Plunkett Research Online =”Plunkett Research Online - more information. External resource, opens new window

  • Market research and statistics for energy and other industries

See the Business Research Guide for more sources

Books and More

Books and Encyclopedias

For works on the mining of specific minerals, try the search formula:

[mineral type] mines and mining (example: coal mines and mining)

SME Mining Engineering Handbook. This two-volume handbook provides basic data and information for mining engineers.

Background information about mineral resources can be found in books and encyclopedias such as:

 

Journals

Search Ulrich's Web for a list of currently published mining journals

Journal Citation Reports provides impact factors for major mining journals

Transactions of the AIME. (See the CAT record) The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers is an umbrella organization for several societies including the Society of Mining Engineers, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and others. The contents and contributions to the transactions series has changed over the years. For many years, even volumes contained papers from the Society of Mining Engineers; odd volumes held Society of Petroleum Engineers papers. Each volume contains selected papers from SME/SPE journals or conference proceedings. One confusing aspect of the Transactions is that the pagination was retained from the original place these articles appeared, leading to cases of duplicate page numbers. Without the table of contents, a user is lost. Use OneMine to locate specific papers.

Other

Code of Federal Regulations (U.S.)

-Title 10, Energy

-Title 30, Mineral Resources

-Title 40, Protection of Environment

Statistics

  • Minerals Information (U.S. Geological Survey)
    • The USGS collects production and other data for non-energy minerals worldwide. Data is available by commodity or by location and is compiled annually or more frequently.
    • Commodity Statistics and Information (1994 to date)
    • Minerals Yearbook (for commodity data 1932-1993)
    • Previous years data (1882-1931) are available in Mineral Resources of the United States (Find this book!)
  • Mining Fact Sheets are produced by NIOSH with statistics for various types of mining.
  • The U.S. Economic Censuses also contains production and other data for mining.
  • Minerals and Mining Statistics Division, Natural Resources Canada
  • Commodity Yearbook 2003 – published by the United Nations, this contains multi-year information on quantity and value of 10 minerals - aluminum, copper, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, phosphate, sulphur, tin, and zinc.

Prices and Economics

Specific Commodities

Aggregate | Aluminum | Antimony | Bismuth | Cadmium | Chlorine | Clays | Cobalt | Copper | Gold | Gypsum | Iron and Steel | Lead | Magnesium | Mercury | Molybdenum | Nickel | Phosphate | Salt | Selenium | Silver | Tin | Titanium | Tungsten | Zinc

Consult the Energy Engineering and Resources research guide for data on minerals such as coal, oil, and uranium.


Aggregate


Aluminum


Antimony


Bismuth


Cadmium


Chlorine


Clays


Cobalt


Copper


Gold


Gypsum


Iron and Steel


Lead


Magnesium


Mercury


Molybdenum

Nickel


Phosphate


Salt


Selenium


Silver


Tin


Titanium


Tungsten


Zinc

Specific Regions

General Resources

International Minerals Statistics and Information

The U.S. Geological Survey maintains this site which has annual mineral information by country, region, and U.S. states. Basic maps are included.