Metals, Energy and Sustainability

Another recent and excellent publication on the topic focuses on the sustainability and historical development of global coal and copper resources, defined by the authors as critical components in our species development. (Robert Bowell, Elements, Vol. 13 (5), October, 2017)

A valuable resource for everyone concerned about the future availability of any material that has to be extracted from the earth. Certainly, this book should be prescribed reading for anyone who dares to pontificate on issues of sustainability. The text is illuminated by 80 figures: graphs that effectively present in visual form the sometimes complex analyses and photographs that bring the accounts to life. (Keith Sweatman, Bulletin Magazine, August, 2017)

This book principally traces the development of copper metal as a major commodity through the ages; an element that has played, and continues to play, a major role in the technological developments that have supported civilisations over the millennia. This is an entertaining and informative read for those interested in the technological developments that have enabled civilisations to use this important metal, and in the future supply and use of the world s natural resources. (Peter Hayes, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, Vol. 126 (3), 2017)