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Heap Leaching in Ontario - An ExampleBy W. J. Witte, M. K. Witte
"The purpose of this report is to present a generalized preliminary design and cost estimates for a typical heap leach operation such as might be undertaken in Northern Ontario. This report should be
Jan 1, 1985
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The Economics of Individually Motorized Rail Cars in Block Caving OperationsBy Scott A. Stebbins
Cost evaluation models constructed specifically to evaluate the economic potential of an individually motorized railcar system of ore and waste transport demonstrate that the approach may be considera
Nov 1, 2011
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Discount rates and risk assessment in mineral project evaluationsBy Lawrence Devon Smith
"The concept of risk is well established in the mining industry. It is acknowledged when estimates of reserves are expressed as proven or probable, when mining and metallurgical recoveries are applied
Jan 1, 2003
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Operation of La Mine Doyon"At a current mining rate of 3,750 tons per day, La Mine Doyon is currently the largest gold mine in Canada. La Mine Doyon is an open pit gold mine located in the Abitibi area of Northwestern Quebec.
Jan 1, 1984
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Setting the Record Straight (1e43186a-ec2a-4801-b2d8-fe8de2f5f8ed)By Don Thompson
Canada’s oil sands are a controversial topic and virtually every newsmaker and layperson seems to have an opinion about this 179 billion barrel resource. The oil sands represent 97 per cent of Canada’
Jan 1, 2010
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Overview of maintenance practices at Louvicourt mineBy R. Hamilton
"Louvicourt mine began operation in 1994. It is located in northwestern Quebec, 20 km east of Val d’Or. The mine is owned by Aur Resources (30%), which operates the mine, Teck/Cominco (25%) and Novico
Jan 1, 2003
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Activated Carbon’s Use in Gold Adsorption and Recovery (Presented with Consideration to the Operator’s Point-of-View) Scotia International of Nevada, IncBy Michael Drozd
"The operation of an activated charcoal system has five separate unit operations. These unit operations have common points for CIP, CIL and CIS system, which vary widely in application.The unit operat
Jan 1, 2008
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A Techno-Economic Assessment of the Coal Gold Agglomeration Gold Recovery ProcessBy I. G. Townsend, S. A. Buckley, C. I. House
"SummaryBritish Petroleum plc is developing a new gold recovery process known as coal gold agglomeration (CGA) for the recovery of gold from its ores. Liberated gold grains are recovered with high eff
Jan 1, 1989
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The Development of a Small-scale Test to Determine Work Index for High Pressure Grinding RollsBy Dave Bulled, Khiratt Husain
"The use of High Pressure Grinding Rolls is gaining significant interest as a replacement for SAG milling in the comminution of hard rock ores because of the potential for reduced costs in terms of en
Jan 1, 2008
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Acidic Effluents, Their Production and CharacteristicsBy C. C. Walden, A. Bruynesteyn
"Chemical and biological aspects of the formation of acidic effluents from sulfide waste materials are discussed. Test procedures to determine the acid producing potential of waste materials, as well
Jan 1, 1980
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Potash Processing, an Overview with Particular Reference to the Cominco PlantBy A. F. Banks
"Potash processing has much in common in terms of unit operations and plant operating strategy with other mineral processing plants. As it is a rather large topic the processes will be broad brushed t
Jan 1, 1976
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LNG Fuelling for Mine TrucksBy Brad E. Melanson
Because mine haul trucks consume considerable quantities of fuel, they are ideal candidates for the adoption of cleaner and cheaper fuels like natural gas. Impressive fuel cost savings will be realize
May 1, 2006
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CIP - Who Needs It? A combination circuit of Gravity, Flotation and Intensive Leach may provide the Optimal Environmental and Cost Outcome for Gold Plants.By Garry Johansen, Andrew McCallum, Sandy Gray, Gary Patrick, Jennifer Abols
"The authors challenge the traditional thinking that whole ore cyanidation followed by Carbon in Pulp (CIP) or Carbon in Leach (CIL) should be applied as a standard process in the majority of gold pro
Jan 1, 2003
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Mill Tailing Disposal at HollingerBy The Mill Staff
Introduction The Hollinger cyanidation mill commenced operating in June, 1912, and 49,779,978 tons of solids had been discarded by the end of 1950. The present tailing disposal plant has been in oper
Jan 1, 1951
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Improvement of Valuable Mineral Transport and Gangue Drainage in Froth FlotationBy G. Bartolacci, G. Couture, Levasseur. B., A. Lockhart, D. Nathan
"Pulp and froth zone characterization in a flotation circuit to improve transport of valuable minerals remains a challenge. Even though some significant breakthroughs have been made in the development
Jan 1, 2017
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Metallurgical developments at Deloro, Ontario: 1868-1919By Roy T. Bowles
This paper focusses on technological developments which occurred in the village of Deloro, Ontario between 1868 and 1919. These developments illustrate the manner in which improved metallurgical proce
Jan 1, 1999
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Successful Design of the NICO Grinding Circuit for Unusually Hard OreBy Mike Samuels, John Starkey
"This paper examines test results and grinding mill design for the recent Fortune Minerals’ NICO Project, located in the Northwest Territories. SAG milling and rod milling options are compared. Rod mi
Jan 1, 2010
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Effect of ball size change on the performance of grinding and flotation circuits of the Sarcheshmeh copper mineBy S. Banisi, M. Poorkani, M. Farzaneh, M. Askari
"At the Sarcheshmeh copper mine 40,000 t of ore per day with an average grade of 0.9 % Cu is ground to 70% passing 75 microns. Grinding is effected in 8 parallel lines of 8 x 5 m ball mills in a close
Jan 1, 2002
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Constant Factors for the Calculation of the Calorific Value of Cape Breton Coals From Proximate Analysis DataBy J. L. Bowlby
The heats of combustion of fuels are determined in the laboratory by means of a calorimeter, usually of the oxygen bomb type. A known weight of the fuel is burned in an atmosphere of oxygen under appr
Jan 1, 1929
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Trends In Mineral Economics ResearchBy C. George Miller
"As the influence of governments has become more widely felt, the use of research techniques to analyze policy has increased. Mineral economics, as one of the foundations of mineral policy research, h
Jan 1, 1976