Contents: 1. Mining Geology Minerals, Rocks and Rock Structures. 2. Coal and Coalfields of India. 3. Boring. 4. Shaft Shinking. 5. Opencast Mining. 6. Access to Mineral Deposits and Pit Bottom, Pit-Top Layouts. 7. Drivage of Roads in Coal and Stone. 8. Explosives, Accessories and Blasting Practice. 9. Rock Mechanics and Roof Supports. 10. Stowing Pracice. 11. Bord and Pillar Method of Working Coal Development. 12. Pillar Extraction in Bord and Pillar. 13. Longwall and other methods of working. 14. Thick Seam Working.

The Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) of the U. S. Department of Energy commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to undertake a study on required technologies for the Mining Industries of the Future Program to complement information provided to the program by the National Mining Association. Subsequently, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health also became a sponsor of this study, and the Statement of Task was expanded to include health and safety. The overall objectives of this study are: (a) to review available information on the U.S. mining industry; (b) to identify critical research and development needs related to the exploration, mining, and processing of coal, minerals, and metals; and (c) to examine the federal contribution to research and development in mining processes.

Contents: 1. Mine Gases and their Detection. 2. Underground environment and mine ventilation. 3. Distribution of air and its control. 4. Mine fires and spontaneous heating. 5. Explosions in mines. 6. Rescue apparatus and rescue operations. 7. Recovery apparatus and rescue operations. 8. Mines lighting. 9. Miners diseases and dust hazards. 10. Numerical examples in ventilation. 11. Inudation in mines. 12. Development of an underground metal mine. 13. Methods of stopping metalliferous deposits. 14. Lead-zinc mining in India (Underground Mining Methods). 15. Copper Mining in India (Underground Mining Methods). 16. Jaduguda Uranium Mine. 17. Ore preparation (or beneficiation), Glossary, Index, Mineral map of India.