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  • SAIMM
    Minerals sands mineralogy and metallurgy—Can they speak the same language?

    By S. K. Gilman, V. E. Hugo

    A common problem encountered in the mineral sands industry is that the mineralogical measurements used in defining the resource are not readily converted to metallurgical recoveries, which are used to

    Jan 1, 2003

  • NIOSH
    OFR-163-83 The Sixth WVU Conference On Coal Mine Electrotechnology - An Evaluation Of Problems Associated With 1000 Vac Longwall Mining Systems

    By Paul M. Hall

    In the last several years, the coal mining industry has made significant changes in the design of longwall mining systems to make them more productive. Some changes, such as increasing the length of t

    Jan 1, 1982

  • NIOSH
    RI 3411 Tests Of A Barrier Using Rock Dust In Paper Bags ? Origin Of Investigation (b2f0b7a1-8053-4967-835e-c488203e033e)

    By H. P. Greenwald

    About mid-December 1936, the safety director of a large coal corporation visited the authors at the Bureau's Experimental coal mine to discuss a rock-dust barrier he had invented primarily for us

    Jan 1, 1938

  • SME
    Utilization of Statistical Analysis to Identify Influential Slope Parameters Associated with Rockfall at Open Pit Mines - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Jorge Armstrong, Sean Warren, JOSEF BOURGEOIS

    The application of statistical analysis software programs has proven useful for the investigation of rockfall runout distance along a designed slope. Rockfall modeling programs are continually being u

    Jun 18, 2023

  • SME
    The TEMPER and free form titanium fabrication titanium initiatives at The Center for Advanced Mineral and Metallurgical Processing, USA

    By P. J. Miranda, C. G. Anderson, L. G. Twidwell

    Titanium is a metal of increasing worldwide strategic importance. The Center for Advanced Mineral and Metallurgical Processing (CAMP) at Montana Tech of the University of Montana is currently directi

    Jan 1, 2005

  • NIOSH
    IC 8719 Projects To Expand Fuel Sources In Western States - Survey Of Planned Or Proposed Coal, Oil Shale, Tar Sand, Uranium, Geothermal Supply Expansion Projects, And Related Infrastructure, In States West Of The Mississippi River (As Of May 1976)

    By John S. Corsentino

    This Bureau of Mines study is a listing of fuels -related projects that are presently under construction, planned, or proposed by various companies and organizations in the Western United States. The

    Jan 1, 1976

  • IIMP
    Modelo de transformación de la cultura de seguridad en Volcan Compañía Minera (bbe45fd5-f1e3-45b8-8671-bb3ffaecd604)

    By Juan Silbino

    En 2012 se realizó un diagnóstico en Volcán Compañía Minera donde se identificó la necesidad de efectuar un cambio en dos frentes: Sistema de Gestión SSO y Líderes. El sistema se basó en cuatro pilare

    Apr 1, 2017

  • SME
    Approach to Selecting Research and Development Investment Projects in Mining - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By Antonio Nieto, Jesus Castillo

    Research and Development (R&D) departments in the mining sector are essential for creating new solutions on productivity, safety, and sustainability. Nevertheless, the selection of R&D projects is com

    Feb 1, 2025

  • CIM
    Oxidative Acid Leaching of a Nickel Sulphide Concentrate: Comparison of Options

    By G. Wren

    As base metal sulphide resources become increasingly challenging to process, producers seek alternative options to treat concentrates. This study considers the mineral, elemental, and leaching charact

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Standard TCP/IP Networks for Mine and Equipment Automation

    By Christoph Mueller

    Broad band mine communication today is characterized mainly by individual solutions, which have in common their long development phases and their high cost for development, operation and service. The

    May 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    Effect of Roughness on the Peak Shear Strength of Clay Infilled Joints under Constant Normal Stiffness

    By A. Haque

    The shear behaviour of infilled joints produced from ordinary gypsum plaster (gyprock) and bentonite was investigated in the laboratory under Constant Normal Stiffness (CNS) conditions. Shear tests we

    Jan 1, 2003

  • NIOSH
    OFR-64-81 Evaluation, Modification & Application Of Roadheaders In Underground Uranium Mines

    By J. P. Connell

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines awarded a contract to Morrison-Knudsen, Inc., to evaluate the use of roadheaders in underground mining operations. Road-headers were found to be widely used in mines as constr

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME
    Discussion - The Flotation Behavior of Digested Asphalt Ridge Tar Sands - Technical Papers, MINING ENGINEERING, Vol. 33, No. 12, December 1981, pp. 1719-1724

    By J. D. Miller, R. J. Smith

    Earl C. Herkenhoff Publication of the article "The Flotation Behavior of Digested Asphalt Ridge Tar Sands" by R.J. Smith and J.D. Miller has confirmed and again spotlighted a most significant and

    Jan 11, 1982

  • TMS
    An Evaluation Method for Material and Energy Conversion Effect with Steel Manufacturing Process Data

    By Zhong Zheng, Xiaoqiang Gao, Zhaojun Xu, Shipeng Huang, Shenglong Jiang

    Steel enterprises in China are trending to improve material and energy conversion effect, because they are facing great challenges including energy saving and emission reduction, quality and efficienc

    Mar 1, 2018

  • ISEE
    The Journal of Explosives Engineering Vol 21 No 3 - Dynamite Daze (5324bd6e-ab26-4a55-9824-a273bcd40423)

    In the office, on the wall to the right of my desk is a large map of the world. Some people stick pins in maps like this to show where they’ve been. If I did that my map would be a mess and look like

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    Agglomeration and Characterization of Nickel Concentrate (MHP) Pellets for Ferronickel Production "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2020)"

    By Ramiro da Conceição do Nascimento, Horst Guenter Feldhagen, Rafael Piumatti de Oliveira

    Mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) is a nickel intermediate product that has economical benefits to downstream leaching of lateritic marginal ores. Usually, this product is subsequently processed and r

    Jul 6, 2020

  • NIOSH
    IC 7898 Sulfur In California And Nevada ? Introduction

    By George C. Branner

    This study was planned to present salient facts of the California and Nevada sulfur industries and to indicate existing opportunities for increased economic utilization of California and Nevada sulfur

    Jan 1, 1959

  • SAIMM
    Valorization potentials of phosphate tailings at Minjingu mines in Northern Tanzania

    By R. L. Machunda, A. M. Rugaika, D. D. Mdachi

    Sedimentary and igneous rocks are the two primary sources of phosphate that are mined and beneficiated to fertilizer. During the beneficiation process, phosphate is lost into the tailings. We investig

    Aug 8, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Strapping of Pillars with Cables to Enhance Pillar Stability

    By J. Arzuúa, U. Castro-Filgueira, L. R. Alejano, F. Malan

    "Pillar design for underground mining is typically done using empirical formulae or numerical modelling. Practical experience and recent literature, nevertheless, illustrate the shortcomings of these

    Jan 1, 2017

  • IIMP
    Huáscar y los "tapados" de oro

    By Jorge Olivari Ortega

    El presente texto señala la función del último gobernante del Imperio Inca, Túpac Cusi Huallpa y su relación con los tesoros escondidos de este, producto de la explotación de yacimientos auríferos

    Jul 1, 2015