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  • NIOSH
    Health Perception In Workers Exposed To Hand-Arm Vibration: Prerequisite For Putting In Place An Effective Preventive Program In The Workplace - Introduction

    By Alice Turcot

    Knowledge of risks from exposure to hand-arm vibrations is usually presented by clinicians and researchers from a medical and engineering point of view. There is a strong need to develop innovative h

    Jan 6, 2006

  • NIOSH
    IC 6678 Metal-Mine Fires And Ventilation

    By D. Harrington

    Metal-mine fires in the United States are not of frequent occurrence and relatively for of those that do occur result in loss of life, although many cause heavy property loss or are costly to extingui

    Jan 1, 1933

  • NIOSH
    IC 7345 Mining And Marketing Of Barite ? Introduction

    By Charles L. Harness

    The barite industry has made notable progress since the days when barite was used only as an adulterant in white-lead paints and the only method of mining it was with pick and shovel. The following ch

    Jan 1, 1946

  • SME
    Strength of Laboratory-Sized Coal Specimens vs. Underground Coal Pillars

    By Syd S. Peng

    Is the laboratory sized coal specimen much stronger than underground coal pillars? The answer to this question has a profound implication to many coal operators. It will decide how much of the coal re

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    Demonstration of Solid-Liquid Separations Using Recycled Supernatant that Contains Temperature-Responsive Polymer

    Demonstration of Solid-Liquid Separations Using Recycled Supernatant that Contains Temperature-Responsive Polymer The effective use of recycled supernatant that contains temperature-responsive floccu

    Sep 13, 2010

  • SME
    Cross-Borehole Geophysical Probing For Site Characterization

    By R. J. Lytle

    INTRODUCTION Prior to excavation in soil and rock, it is useful to know the subsurface structure. This is important information both for safety and for equipment scheduling reasons. It is useful to

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SAIMM
    Investigation of stress in an earthmover bucket using finite element analysis: a generic model for draglines

    By N. Demirel, O. Gölbasi

    Draglines are massive machines extensively utilized in opencast mines for overburden stripping. The demanding working environment induces fractures, wear and tear, and fatigue failures in dragline com

    Jan 1, 2015

  • NIOSH
    RI 3777 Wartime Application of Air-Gas Injection and Oil-Well Reconditioning in the Appalachian Region

    By Sam S. Taylor

    "INTRODUCTION This report deals with a comparatively simple application of some of the engineering principles involved in the evaluation, installation, and operation of air- or gas-injection projects

    Sep 1, 1944

  • AUSIMM
    An Aeromagnetic Survey Over an Extinct Geothermal System, Onemana, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

    In March 1990, Heritage Mining conducted a 2000 line km high resolution aeromagnetic survey of all its prospects in the Coromandel Peninsula. One of the areas covered was the Onemana Peninsula, situat

    Jan 1, 1991

  • NIOSH
    Acceleration And GPS Data Monitor Truck-Haulage Jolts

    By J. Walden, J. Rhoades, R. E. Miller, R. Gibbs, P. Boman

    Accelerometers and pressure transducers, mounted in suspension components, can be used to monitor the ride of haulage trucks. Presently, it is difficult to tell what caused a jolt to the truck using e

  • ISEE
    Stemming Enhancement Tests

    A series of stemming confinement tests were conducted at a test site near Vernal, Utah. The purpose of the study was to determine the relative performance of various stemming enhancement “plugs”, stem

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    Preliminary Seismic Design Considerations for a Highway Tunnel in Coronado, California

    By David Young

    This paper presents tunnel design considerations for the SR75/282 Transportation Corridor Project in Coronado, California. The project is managed by the City of Coronado in cooperation with Caltrans a

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    A New Model For Effects Of Impersistent Joint Sets On Rock Slope Stability

    By W. Pariseau, S. Puri, S. Schmelter

    Introduction Joints often have profound effects on elastic properties and strength of rock masses and therefore on rock slope stability. In surface mine slopes, joints are usually too numerous to be t

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Cable Shovel Dynamic Modeling For Determining Component Cycle Stress - Preprint 09-121

    This paper presents a virtual prototype for the stress analysis of cable shovel components based on combination of flexible and rigid body approach. The general mechanical system of the cable shovel i

    Jan 1, 2009

  • NIOSH
    IC 6688 Cut-And-Fill Stoping ? Introduction And Acknowledgments

    By C. H. Johnson

    This paper on the out-and-fill method of mining is one of a series on mining methods published by the United States Bureau of Mines. It has been compiled chiefly from recent publications of the bureau

    Jan 1, 1933

  • AUSIMM
    Case Study - The Mogiana Quarry Reclamation

    This article presents a proposal for the rehabilitation of the mined area of the Mogiana quarry. The Mogiana quarry produces material used in civil construction and is situated in the Brazilian State

    Dec 6, 2010

  • NIOSH
    OFR-29(2)-74 Effects Of Alteration And Joint Fillings On The Mechanical Behavior Of Rocks

    By Howard J. Pincus

    The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of fracture fillings and associated alteration on the mechanical behavior of rocks. Experimental results are presented for 98 specimens from the

    Jan 1, 1974

  • AUSIMM
    Gold Mineralisation at the Porgera Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea, in Response to Fluid Mixing

    By C A. Heinrich, J L. Walshe, V J. Wall

    The Porgera Gold Mine, located in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, has produced over 5 million ounces of Au, since its opening in late 1990. The deposit is located within Upper Cretaceous Papuan Pla

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SAIMM
    Mining Method Selection By Multiple Criteria Decision Making Tools

    By M. R. Bitarafan

    Mining method selection is the first and most important problem in mine design. In this selection some of the parameters such as geological and geotechnical properties, economic parameters and geograp

    Jan 1, 2004

  • NIOSH
    OFR-137-83 A Simulation Model For Predicting The Performance Of Vibrating Screens

    By Kevin Hennings

    Screening efficiency models developed to date rely almost exclusively on empirical formulas based upon large amounts of acquired operating data. A screening model was developed using a combination of

    Jan 1, 1982