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  • SME
    Energy Partitioning Following Tensile Failure in Three-Point Loading Tests of Nugget Sandstone Specimens "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2020)"

    By J. M. Wempen, R. D. WEYHER, M. K. McCarter

    Beam theory is a proxy for the behavior of intact, deforming roof strata above underground openings. Strong, stiff, intact strata have the ability to store significant strain energy when underground o

    Jul 1, 2020

  • SME
    An Integrated Mine Plan: Connecting Long-, Medium- And Short-Term Planning`

    By Vivas

    Goldcorp is one of the largest gold producers in the world with projects in South, Central and North America. Goldcorp?s flagship operation is Peñasquito, a world class, polymetallic deposit that star

  • SME
    Oil Shale Mining (d211f72f-9d52-4207-8bc5-a8eeaeee8d20)

    By Jerry M. Whiting

    Greater awareness of the increasing need to develop supplementary energy sources is accelerating us towards many basic decisions regarding future utilization of mined energy materials -- uranium, coal

    Jan 1, 1974

  • SME
    Cautious optimism for the future of mining; Resolution Copper eyes next steps

    By William Gleason

    "The times they are a changing, and, for the mining industry, the optimism is high. On Nov. 8, Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States, and the Republican Party won a major

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SME
    1991 Jackling Lecture - Practical Rock Mechanics Applied To Underground Mines

    By James J. Scott

    I am indeed honored to be the 1991 recipient of the Daniel C. Jackling Award. To be voted this honor by my peers in the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration and AIME means more to me than I

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    Evaluation Of Geologic Conditions And Mining Practices Lime And Cement Plant Siting Rio Grande Do Sul - Brazil

    By G. V. Henderson

    Limestone and Dolomite quarries located near Salto-De-Pirapora, Arroia Grande Gaucho, Conde Francisco and Candioita probably represent the closest, major sources of high quality lime and cement grade

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME
    Stress evolution and failure characteristics of overburden during multistope mining for a gently inclined thin orebody

    By Yueyue Ding, Yuanhui Li, Zhengrong Li, Pengfei Yu, Kunmeng Li, Zhipeng Xiong

    The overburden responses in gently inclined orebody mining are different from those in horizontal orebody affected by the orebody dip angle. In particular, the mining-induced stress presents asymmetri

    Jun 1, 2023

  • SME
    Top-coal movement law of dynamic group caving method in LTCC with an inclined seam

    By Weijie Wei, Jinwang Zhang, Shengli Yang

    In longwall top-coal caving (LTCC) mining with an inclined seam, the recovery rate is low and equipment stability is poor due to the unbalanced top-coal drawing process. To address these problems, thi

  • SME
    Exploration Methodology Using Morphology and Alloy Composition of Alluvial Gold: A Case Study from Quaternary Deposits of the Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"

    By Liaqat Ali, Robert Chapman, Asghar Ali, Mohammad Tahir Shah, Seema AnjumKhattak, Mohammad Farhan

    Alluvial gold is abundant in the Quaternary deposits of the Kabul and Indus rivers in District Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Understanding the provenance of alluvial gold using morphology an

    Oct 6, 2020

  • SME
    "Low Cost" Energy Conservation Measures For Rotary Kiln Systems

    By Jr. Goller

    You and I can visit cement plants, inspect the various rotary kiln systems and find some equipment or some burning techniques that waste energy--fuel and power. After we have made such a visit and s

    Jan 1, 1977

  • SME
    Transport Of Ca, Mg, Na, Sulfate And Other Components Of Pellet Production At The Kiirunavaara Iron Mine By Process Water And Magnetite Surfaces: A Quantification

    By M. Westerstrand

    It is known that the water chemistry of the process water during ore refinement can affect product quality, such as iron pellet strength. The main objective of this study was to quantify the amounts o

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    San Francisco to host ITA World Tunnel Congress 2016

    By Harvey Parker

    "The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) is a nonprofit organization that represents all aspects of the tunneling and underground space industry worldwide. Next year, the

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Stability mechanism and control technology for fully mechanized caving mining of steeply inclined, extra-thick seams with variable angles

    By Hongwei Wang, PEIPEI CAO, Yongping Wu, JIANQIANG JIAO

    In the fully mechanized top caving mining of steeply inclined, extra-thick seams with variable angles, the mechanisms of roof rock movement, failure, caving and filling are highly complex. This is due

  • SME
    Using Slope Design Fundamentals and Technology for Slope Steeping on a Final Wall at the Goldstrike Openpit

    By Jeff Mattern

    "Slope performance monitoring, dependable operational practices and ongoing collection of geologic data in openpit slopes all provide valuable information for quantifying potential steepening of subse

    Dec 1, 2018

  • SME
    Refuge alternatives relief valve testing and design

    By P. T. Bissert, T. J. Lutz, J. A. Yonkey, G. T. Homce

    "The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been researching refuge alternatives (RAs) since 2007. RAs typically have built-in pressure relief valves (PRVs) to prevent

    Oct 1, 2016

  • SME
    Calibration Of Low-cost Particulate Matter Sensors For Coal Dust Monitoring - SME Annual Meeting 2022

    By Y. Wang, G. Xu, N. A. Amoah, A. Kumar

    Mining-induced coal dust causes various respiratory diseases to mine workers, such as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP). Current available underground monitors are expensive, heavy and only measure m

    Mar 2, 2022

  • SME
    An Improved Environment Through Intelligent Mined-Land Reclamation ? Introduction

    By Thomas A. Gwynn

    "A beautiful America will require the effort of government at every level, of business, and of private groups. Above all it will require the concern and action of individual citizens, alert to danger,

    Jan 1, 1969

  • SME
    Duluth

    By Duluth Engineers' Club, Engineers' Club of Northern Minnesota

    "The history of Duluth commences with Daniel de Greysolon du Lhut, one of the explorers of the Upper Mississippi who came to the head of the lakes in the summer of 1679. Radisson and Groseillier, and

    Jan 1, 1920

  • SME
    An Investigation into the Extraction Behavior of Copper from Sulfate Leach Liquor Using Acorga M5640 Extractant: Mechanism, Equilibrium, and Thermodynamics "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2020)"

    By Isa Nozari, Asghar Azizi

    The extraction of copper from sulfate leaching liquor was investigated using Acorga M5640 commercial extractant in kerosene diluent. The effects of important factors such as the extractant concentrati

    Jul 31, 2020

  • SME
    Valuation Of A Mineral Deposit

    By A. L. Slaughter

    A mineral deposit has been discovered and explored sufficiently to establish the presence of ore in ?commercially marketable quantities," This is the point at which exploration ends and development be

    Jan 1, 1958