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  • SME
    Risk Assessment of Coal Dust Explosions in Coal Mines Using a Combined Fuzzy Risk Matrix and Pareto Analysis Approach - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Nilufer Kursunoglu

    Despite being crucial for meeting the world’s energy demands, coal mining operations present considerable health risks, especially when it comes to exposure to coal dust. Longwall coal mining, an adva

    Nov 16, 2023

  • SME
    Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Malaysian Monazite Concentrate Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Corby G. Anderson, Sheikh Abdul Rezan Sheikh Abdul Hamid, Sanjith Udayakumar, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Noor, Teuku Andika Rama Putra

    Chemical and mineralogical characterization of Malaysian monazite, a phosphate mineral, bearing rare earth elements separated from the tin tailings originated from Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, was performed

  • SME
    The Designers’ Perspective on Autonomous Mining Systems and Sociotechnology - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2024)

    By Joel Lööw, Jan Johansson, Erik Lund

    Digitalization and automation technology offer new possibilities to increase productivity and obtain higher levels of autonomy in mining operations. Introducing autonomous systems into mining is not o

    Mar 26, 2024

  • SME
    Accelerated Leaching of Mine Spoils as Means of Reducing Specific Conductivity

    By S. Hamm

    Elevated total dissolved solids (TDS) content in waters downstream from surface coal mines in Central Appalachia is an increasing concern, as unnaturally high TDS and/or associated specific conductivi

    Feb 23, 2014

  • SME
    Biopharmaceuticals To Cat Litter Innovation In The Diatomite And Perlite Industries - SME Annual Meeting 2022

    By S. K. Palm

    The commercial life of a mineral product can be long, but like hitech electronic and software products that soar in sales one day to become obsolete and forgotten a few months or years, mineral produc

    Mar 2, 2022

  • SME
    Pebble Crushing in a SAG Mill Circuit

    By D. E. Healy

    In 1989, an autogenous grinding task force was formed to study potential autogenous grinding circuits to replace the existing semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) at the National Steel Pellet Plant in Keewa

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    A Discussion Of The Economic Impacts Of Regulations Governing The Stabilization And Decommissioning Of Uranium Milling Facilities

    By William J. Almas

    Operating uranium mill tailings containment and mill decommissioning activities are regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through numerous

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SME
    Near‑Technical Limit Gold Recovery from a Double Refractory Carlin‑Type Ore After Pre‑treatment by High‑Temperature Pressure Oxidation

    By DEVY DYSON, Brian Hart, JOHN LANGHANS, Stamen Dimov, STEVE YOPPS

    A recent Nevada Gold Mines research program focused on pressure oxidation pre-treatment of a Carlin-type double refractory ore from the Turquoise Ridge Mine. The research team found that both arsenian

    Jun 21, 2022

  • SME
    Experimental and analytical validation of plain and reinforced concrete mine seal designs - SME Transactions 2013

    By T. J. Batchler, K. M. Mohamed, D. F. Gearhart, R. K. Zipf

    Seals are explosion-resistant structures built in underground coal mines to isolate abandoned mining areas from the active workings. An equivalent single degree of freedom (SDOF) method such as the si

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SME
    World Trade In Metal Raw Materials

    By John Drew Ridge

    Tables showing world trade in metallic mineral raw materials during the years 1953 through 1957 have been prepared for the following twenty-one commodities: alumina, aluminum, bauxite, chromite, coppe

    Jan 1, 1960

  • SME
    A Numerical Modeling Approach for Assessment of Seepage Characteristics and Performance of Protective Water Barrier Pillars in Underground Coal Mines

    By S. K. Sharma, ANKUSH GALAV, G. S. P. Singh

    Providing a suitable protective water barrier pillar (PWBP) is common to reduce inundation hazards in underground coal mines. The imperative factors influencing its performance include the water head

    Aug 18, 2022

  • SME
    Tunnel Boring Machine to be Used on Australian Decline Tunnel

    On Dec. 20, 2013, an 8-m (26.2-ft) diameter Robbins hybrid single shield/earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine (EPB TBM) was launched to bore the Grosvenor decline tunnel for Australia?s Anglo

  • SME
    Regional And International Changes - Industrial Clays - Preprint 09-060

    By H. H. Murray

    Significant changes in ownership and production of industrial clays have occurred since 2000. Clays covered in this presentation are kaolins, ball clays, smectites, (bentonite), and palygorskite (att

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Western Coal Use In Industrial Boilers

    By Kenneth L. Maloney

    Ten small and intermediate-sized [11 GJ/hr to 264 GJ/hr (10,000 lb/hr steam to 250,000 lb/hr steam)] coal-fired boilers in the upper Midwest have each been tested on both a bituminous eastern coal and

    Jan 1, 1977

  • SME
    Spalling Hazard Occurrence in Longwall Excavation: a Case Study - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Sunny Murmu, Gnananandh Budi

    One of the most significant concerns in longwall ground control is the instability and failure mechanism of the coal wall. The current research uses FLAC3D to simulate panel 1 of the Adriyala Longwall

    Aug 8, 2023

  • SME
    Recovery of Valuable Elements from Chinese Coal Byproducts

    By Yuemin Zhao, Wenxuan Liu, Maoming Fan, Zhanyuan Long

    "Coal is mainly composed of energy-producing elements carbon and hydrogen. In addition to these elements, coal usually contains many other valuable elements, including iron, aluminum, silicon, rare ea

    Jan 3, 2018

  • SME
    Robotic Mining and Micro Tunneling Using Hypersonic Projectile Impact Technology: Field Trial Results, Technical Evaluation and Economic Valuation - RETC2021

    By Mark C. Russell, Charles T. Russell, Brooke Colburn, Parker Bailey, Desiree Bernhard, Kaito Durkee, Tristen Cutshall, Rob P. H. Urselmann

    Hypersonic tunnel boring (HTB) uses directed, high velocity projectile impacts to remove rock. HTB is highly independent of rock strength and targets hard, abrasive rock and variable rock environments

    Jun 13, 2021

  • SME
    Use Of The New Mexico Mines Database And Arcmap In Uranium Reclamation Studies

    By V. T. McLemore

    NMBGMR has been collecting data on uranium mining districts, mines and mills since it was created in 1927 and has converted years of historical data into a relational database that can be imported in

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Uncertainty Estimation in Blast Vibration Attenuation Model Using Bayesian Probabilistic Approach - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)

    By S. Rukhaiyar, M. Ramulu, G. Pradeep, P. K. Singh, P. B. Choudhury

    The drill and blast method is the most prominent rock excavation method used in mining and civil engineering projects. The ground vibration is the most undesirable effect of the blasting and needs to

    Sep 27, 2021

  • SME
    Crossrail C310 Thames Tunnel—Mixshield TBM Tunneling in Alternating Ground Conditions With Low Overburden

    By Chris Ashton, Andreas Rädle, Taner Aydogmus

    "The Contract C310 is part of the current biggest infrastructure project of Europe “Crossrail” which is a major new cross-London rail link project and comprises the construction of the North Woolwich

    Jan 1, 2016