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1) Never never
Author
Series
Detective Harriet Blue volume 1
Language
English
Description
Detective Harriet Blue of the Sydney Police Department prides herself on an uncanny ability to catch the most deviant of criminals. So when her brother is charged with a brutal string of murders, it rocks her world. Shocked, in denial, and facing uncomfortable questions about how much she knew, Harry is transferred to Perth to avoid the media circus. Investigating the disappearance of a worker in an isolated mine deep inside the desolate Australian...
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Language
English
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Description
"Summoned back to Philadelphia from the social whirl in London, Violet Mitchell never expected to find her brothers living on the edge of financial ruin while their father seeks new wealth in Montana's gold fields. With the family's home and social standing at risk, Violet makes a drastic decision. Morgan Callahan rode away from his family's cattle ranch to make his own fortune. Now as he finishes exploiting a mother lode of silver, a young woman...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Phoebe Von Bergen is excited to accompany her father when he travels from Germany to purchase sapphires in Montana. Little does she know that her father's plans--for the gemstones and his daughter--are not what they seem. Ian Harper, a lapidary working in Helena, finds the young woman staying at the Broadwater Hotel more than a little intriguing. Yet the more he gets to know her, the more he realizes that her family story is based on a lie--a lie...
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Series
Publisher
Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
ix, 290 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"At first, people gazed in wonder at the radiant tear in the sky. A year later, the celestial marvel became a planetary crisis when Earth spun through the comet's debris field and the sky rained fire. The town of Northfall, Minnesota, will never be the same. Meteors cratered hardwood forests and annihilated homes, and among the wreckage a new metal was discovered. This 'omnimetal' has properties that make it world-changing as an energy source...and...
6) Red metal
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A desperate Kremlin takes advantage of a military crisis in Asia to simultaneously strike into Western Europe and invade east Africa in a bid to occupy three Rare Earth mineral mines that will give Russia unprecedented control for generations over the world's hi-tech sector. Pitted against the Russians are a Marine lieutenant colonel pulled out of a cushy job at the Pentagon and thrown into the fray in Africa, a French Special Forces captain and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Three brothers in search of fortune are led by the counsel of a dying Indian straight to the base of Thunder Mountain. After they stumble upon a slab of white quartz veined with gold, their fortune only brings them more backstabbing, corruption,, and treachery than they ever could have imagined.
8) Indigo dying
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
National best-selling author and resident of Texas, Susan Wittig Albert pens a quirky, but chilling mystery. When Casey Ford threatens to sell his property to a strip mining company, the townsfolk fear that Indigo will be lost forever. Protecting the town is important-so important that someone is willing to kill Casey to keep their home from being ruined. Now, in addition to running the town's cultural crusade, China Bayles must find Casey's murderer....
9) Mining town
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to what life is like in a mining town, such as common forms of recreation, chores and responsibilities, transportation, and community fun.
Author
Series
Trailsman volume 388
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
163 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Trailsman rides straight into trouble when he goes up against a robber baron's agent who is setting explosives to re-route the Rio Grande in an attempt to get his hands on valuable mining land.
11) Nyxia unleashed
Author
Series
Nyxia triad volume 2
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 650L
Physical Desc
392 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Emmett Atwater and the other Genesis spaceship survivors are caught between Babel and the indigenous Adamite population when they are sent to extract nyxia, the most valuable material in the universe.
14) The silent war
Author
Series
Asteroid wars volume 3
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
380 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
15) Invisible enemy
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (111 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
The mining city of Talos on the planet Hephaestus has been attacked by an invisible enemy, and Bug Team Alpha with DNA-enhanced bug-like capabilities is sent by the Colonial Coalition to help protect the planet--but they find a more complicated situation then they anticipated, for the mining is injuring the crystal entity that lives in the planet's rocks.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (121 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
When Belle Song accidentally discovers a rare and valuable mineral deposit near Mount Olympus on Mars, a huge mining company moves in to claim rights. But to mine the land, they put Mars' water supply at risk. Soon, protesters and company officials clash, and Belle and her friends learn about the complexities of protecting the environment.
Author
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
When Sebby Daniels escapes his dysfunctional family by seeking refuge in a glen in the middle of a devastated mining area, he experiences a series of very unusual events. In an attempt to determine the cause, he and his sister discover that the tunnels and caverns in the glen lead to the secret facilities of an astrophysicist who has been buying up all the land behind his family's home.
Author
Series
Mighty Muskrats mystery volume 1
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
146 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sam, Otter, Atim, and Chickadee are four inseparable cousins growing up on the Windy Lake First Nation. Nicknamed the Mighty Muskrats for their habit of laughing, fighting, and exploring together, the cousins find that each new adventure adds to their reputation. When a visiting archaeologist goes missing, the cousins decide to solve the mystery of his disappearance. In the midst of community conflict, family concerns, and environmental protests,...
Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Searching for her buried friend after the mines collapse, twelve-year-old Pakistani mica miner Nura finds herself at the Sijj Palace, a luxury hotel for the dangerous and deceitful jinn, where she must discover the truth beneath the glitter or be trapped forever.
Author
Publisher
Lawrence Hill Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (232 pages) : color illustrations, map
Language
English
Description
Much of the war-torn country has largely become lawless, overrun by warlords who exploit and murder the population for their own gain. Delving into the history of the former Belgian colony, this book exposes the horror of day-to-day life in the Congo, largely precipitated by colonial exploitation and internal strife after gaining independence. It offers not only a view into the dire situation but also examines how the Western world, a part of the...