Exploration and Mining Geology - William C. Peters 

A Great Text from William C. Peters.  Professor at the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering The University of Arizona

Contents:

Perspective
Mineral Deposits in the Subsurface Environment
Mineral Deposits in the Zone of Weathering
Metallogenic Processes and Provinces
Some Elements of Geotechnics
Approaches to Mining
Mines and Mineral Economics
Ore Value and the Concept of and Orebody
Preliminary Studies: Obtaining and Evaluating Existing Data
Reconnaissance
Mapping Surface Geology
Geologic Mapping in Underground Mines
Exploration Geophysics
Exploration Geochemistry and Geobotany
Drilling for Geologic Information
Sampling Orebodies and Estimating Reserves
Communication
Exploration Programs
The Examination and Evaluation of Prospects and Mines
Mining Operations: Mining Geology