Clifford M.J. et al. (eds.) Extracting Innovations: Mining, Energy, and Technological Change in the Digital Age

CRC Press, 2018. – 395 p. – ISBN: 978-1-315-09928-6.This book considers the most contemporary innovations propelling the extractive industries forward while also creating new environmental and social challenges. The socio-ecological fabric of innovation in the extractive industries is considered through an integrative approach that brings together engineers, natural scientists, and social scientists – academics and practitioners – giving an empirically grounded and realistic evaluation of the innovations in this sector.
This book is divided into three sections. Section I of the book provides more contextual depth to the impetus for the (thus far presumed) need for greater integration of technological innovation in the resources sector and the processes and organizational designs that might facilitate this..
Section II of the volume looks at principles, practicalities, and potential of such developments in action, highlighting how the use of technological innovation is beginning to permeate the extractive industries in a myriad of ways.
In the third section of the book, elements of social responsibility and environmental stewardship that intersect with innovation and technological adaptation are introduced.
Understanding the Innovation Ecosystem in Mining and What the Digital Revolution Means for It.
Mining Innovation: Barriers and Imperatives.
How Innovation and Research & Development Happen in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry: Insights from a Global Survey.
Vignette: Technological Innovation in Mexico’s Hydrocarbon Sector.
Vignette: Innovation in Australia’s Extractive Industries – Current Context and Future Requirements.
Vignette: The Need for Innovation in Mining and Potential Areas for Adopting New Technologies.
Digital Mining: Past, Present, and Future.
An Optimized Command System for Full Automation of Digitally Controlled Mine and Gas Train Plants and Sites.
The Case for “n << all”: Why the Big Data Revolution Will Probably Happen Differently in the Mining Sector.
Advancement in Digital Oil Field Technology: Maximizing Production and Improving Operational Efficiency through Data-Driven Technologies.
A Statistical Framework for Data-Driven Assessment of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources.
Application of Advanced Data Analytics to Improve Haul Trucks Energy Efficiency in Surface Mines.
Augmented Reality in Geological Modeling: Development and Use of the Leapfrog Aspect Viewer.
Streamlining and Standardizing Data Use in the Extractive Industries.
Vignette: Innovations in Deep Seabed Mining.
Extracting Off-Earth Resources.
Vignette: Land Access and Social Consensus.
Leveraging Social Investment.
Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion in the Papua New Guinea Resource Regions.
Vignette: Local Level Agreement Making in the Extractive Industries – A Viewpoint on Context, Content, and Continuing Evolution.
Social Incident Investigation in Mining: Thinking Outside the Fence.
Social Media and Community Relations: Five Key Challenges and Opportunities for Future Practice.
Phytomining: Using Plants to Extract Valuable Metals from Mineralized Wastes and Uneconomic Resources.
Vignette: The Eden Project—Innovative Restoration of a Mine Site for Tourism.
The Frugal Rehabilitation Methodology for Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Mongolia: An Innovative Approach to Formalization and Environmental Governance with Potential for International Adaptation through the BEST-ASM Initiative.