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Sustainability in Geology and Mining: Cutting-Edge Methods and Technologies offers the latest thinking on sustainable and responsible mining practices, including environmental impact assessments and ethical mining regulations. Chapters explore a comprehensive range of topics, including geological exploration techniques and innovative prospecting technologies such as satellite imaging and artificial intelligence. Applications such as mineral resource assessment and estimation methods, various mining techniques, and mineral processing and extraction processes are covered. Discussions on environmental and social considerations, regulatory frameworks, and future trends and challenges offer diverse perspectives and in-depth insights.

Readers will find an impressive collection of expert contributing authors who reflect on the industry's growing commitment to ethical and eco-conscious approaches. Practitioners in geology and mining will find a great deal to explore and further consider in this fascinating look at the opportunities for sustainability in mining.

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1. Introduction to 21st Century Geology and Mining: Environmental, Social, Sustainable, and Responsible Challenges
2. Multi-scale, multi-sensor data integration for automated 3-D geological mapping
3. Development history and prospect of remote sensing technology in coal geology of China
4. Bayesian geological and geophysical data fusion for the construction and uncertainty quantification of 3D geological models
5. Introduction to Structural Geology in Exploration in Vietnam
6. Craton and thick lithosphere margins: The sites of giant mineral deposits and mineral provinces
7. Towards an effective exploration information system - New concepts and ideas aimed at improving mineral exploration targeting
8. Geological mapping and mineral prospectivity using remote sensing and GIS in parts of Hamissana, Northeast Sudan
9. Geological Mapping Using Drone-Based Photogrammetry: An Application for Exploration of Vein-Type Cu Mineralization
10. Advanced geochemical exploration knowledge using machine learning: Prediction of unknown elemental concentrations and operational prioritization of Re-analysis campaigns
11. Refined experimental design and response surface methodology workflow using proxy numerical models for probabilistic geothermal resource assessment
12. Mineral Resource Depletion Assessment: Alternatives, Problems, Results
13. Strategic mineral resources: Availability and future estimations for the renewable energy sector
14. Advanced Mining Technologies in Surface Mining
15. Advanced Mining Technologies in Surface Mining
16. Advanced Mining Technologies for Smart Mining
17. Identification of digital technologies and digitalization trends in the mining industry
18. Pre-concentration at crushing sizes for low-grade ores processing - Ore macro texture characterization and liberation assessment
19. Advances in Mineral Processing and Hydrometallurgy
20. Scarce mineral resources: Extraction, consumption and limits of sustainability
21. Social-ecological-technological systems consequences of mining: An analytical framework for more holistic impact assessments
22. Sustainable Open Pit Mining and Technical Systems: Concept, Principles, and Indicators
23. Beyond the social license to operate: Whole system approaches for a socially responsible mining industry
24. Managing operations for circular economy in the mining sector: An analysis of barriers intensity
25. Regulatory regime on coal Mine Safety in China and Australia: Comparative analysis and overall findings
26. Governance in mining: Management, ethics, sustainability and efficiency
27. Innovation in the Mining Industry: Technological Trends and a Case Study of the Challenges of Disruptive Innovation
28. Moving towards deep underground mineral resources: Drivers, challenges and potential solutions
29. Will global cobalt supply meet demand? The geological, mineral processing, production and geographic risk profile of cobalt Conclusion and Recommendations: Summary of Key Points and Recommendations for Future Research and Development