Publications Search Help

Mining publications and reference sources

Publications Search Help

• Search by author
• Search by title
• Search by keyword
• Too many results?
• Too few results?
• Link to a paper is not working
• How do I open a PDF file?
• Submit a reference link

Search by author

You can search by the author of a paper by typing the author's last name into the search box and choosing Author from the drop-down menu.

Search by title

You can search by the title of a paper by typing part of the title into the search box and choosing Title Words from the drop-down menu. It is not necessary to type the complete title or the beginning of the title, usually one or two words of a title suffice.

Search by keyword

You can search by typing one or more keywords into the search box and choosing Keyword from the drop-down menu.

Too many results?

When your search turns up a long list of titles, try to narrow the results down by doing the following:

1. Type in two or more search terms
2. Use descriptive search terms ("mining" will generate a long list, "open pit" is more descriptive and the results will be more focused)
3. Choose a shorter publication date range

Too few results?

When your search has no or too few results, try the following:

1. Enter fewer search terms
2. Choose Keyword from the drop-down menu

Link to a paper is not working

We try to keep the links up-to-date, but if you notice that clicking on a paper's title opens to a "page not found" error, please .

If you have problems opening a pdf-document, refer below.

How do I open a PDF file?

In the majority of cases, the technical papers are in Adobe pdf-format which requires the freely available Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. For download information, please click here.

Submit a reference link

We welcome additions to the database. If you know of a paper that you feel is relevant, please and we will include it in our database. We are also able to host your papers on InfoMine: details are available on the add a publication page.

If you need specific help or encounter a problem, please . We welcome all feedback.