Climatic Geomorphology constitutes a new look at a fairly old subject that has been largely ignored in other more recent trends in the field, particularly in much process geomorphology. But now Mateo Guti6rrez, well-known Professor of Geomorphology at the University of Zaragoza in northeast Spain, has presented us with this new volume, translated into English by ten of his colleagues.

Cost indexes provide a mechanism for adjusting outdated cost information and for tracking cost inflation in the mining industry. Table 1 lists a variety of indexes for specific mining cost centers and provides some guidance for their use. Table 2 lists current and historical values for the indexes. Table 3 lists U.S. Producer Price Indexes and Consumer Price Indexes. These are generally recognized as reliable measures of general inflation in the U.S. economy, and they serve as a comparison to the inflation experienced by the mining industry <...>

This book arises from a two day international conference held at the Geological Society of London in November 1998. The meeting was organized with the purpose of bringing together sedimentologists, geomorphologists, archaeologists, environmental scientists and environmental managers to discuss recent research and topical issues relating to the interactions between natural processes, morphology and human activities in coastal and estuarine environments. More than 200 delegates, from 16 countries, attended the meeting over the course of the two days, stimulating lively discussion both about basic scientific issues and management implications. The meeting was sponsored by the British Sedimentological Research Group, the British Geomorphological Research Group, and English Heritage, and was also supported by the Environmental Sedimentology Committee of the International Association of Sedimentologists. The editors would like to thank these organizations, together with staff at the Geological Society and numerous daily helpers, especially postgraduate students and others from the University of Reading, for their generous assistance in making the meeting a great success

The main role of the Mining Commission for the Qualification of Competencies in Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, created under Law No. 20.235, is to create and manage the Public Registry of Qualified Competent Persons on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves. The Commission is comprised by five institutions: The Institute of Mining Engineers of Chile, the Association of Geologists, the Association of Engineers, the Mining Council and the Mining National Society. Each institution has a representative on the Board of the Commission.

The Commission, using the exclusive functions granted to it under Law No. 20.235, adopted the Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, prepared by the Institute of Mining Engineers of Chile, (2003) as the official document for reporting on the estimation, classification and assessment of mineral resources and mineral reserves. <...>