0 the use of scientific study and methods in activities related to the earth, rocks, and soil, especially to the earth's mineral resources such as oil and metals: --
The website has information for students considering a career in geotechnology.
Environmental geotechnology is an interdisciplinary science which covers soil and rock and their interaction with various environmental cycles, including the atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere.
This book on applied geotechnology begins with a look at rock excavation by blasting.
Geotechnology is important in road building as well as mineral extraction.
David Borns, manager of geotechnology and engineering at Sandia National Laboratories, says that in general "where you have a good pipeline infrastructure, the costs will be less".