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Tailings Dam Engineering An Overview of its Evolution, Current Practice and New Challenges Topic Area ? Metal Mining, EnvironmentBy Robert C. Lo
As tailings dams grow in physical size, their impact on public safety and the environment also increases in severity. Over the last three decades, tailings dam engineering has evolved from largely "tr
May 1, 2001
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Press Formability of Cross-Rolled Magnesium Alloy SheetBy Y. Chino
Cross-rolling, in which the roll axis is tilted by 7.5 degrees against the transverse direction, was carried out on a commercial magnesium alloy. The (0002) texture intensity of the cross-rolled speci
Jan 1, 2006
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Structural transformations of magnesium alloys during ThixomoldingBy F. Czerwinski
Mechanically fragmented chips of an AZ91D magnesium alloy were transformed into a semisolid slurry within the Thixomolding® system. Microstructural analysis of a material at various processing stages
Jan 1, 2004
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Optimum Design of Open-Pit MinesBy Helmut Lerchs
An open-pit mining operation can be viewed as a process by which the open surface of a mine is continuously deformed. The planning of a mining program involves the design of the final shape of this op
Jan 1, 1965
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Expert Control System of a Hybrid Pilot Rougher Flotation Circuit Including Predictive ModelsBy Luis Bergh, Juan Olivares, Juan Durán, Juan Yianatos
"In the last decades heuristic approaches based on logic rules have been one favored tool to control flotation units and plants on top of distributed control systems. Fundamental knowledge on flotatio
Jan 1, 2016
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Water treatmentBy P. M. Shibley
"IntroductionMine drainage, surface. drainage and process liquors are the principal mine and mill effluents. The quantity and quality of these flows varies according to mineralogy, type and scale of m
Jan 1, 1989
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Creep Response of the AE44 Alloy at 125 and 150°CBy S. Spigarelli
The creep response of the AE44 magnesium alloy was studied by means of constant load creep tests carried out at 125 and 150°C, obtaining that at the latter temperature the minimum creep rate observed
Jan 1, 2006
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Results Obtained by the Helicopter-Borne MagnetometerBy Hans Lundberg
The magnetometer which was developed during the war for detecting submarines has proven exceedingly valuable in outlining deep-seated structures in oil exploration, and will be useful also to geologis
Jan 1, 1947
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Discrete Element Modeling of Transversely Isotropic Rock Applied to Foundation and Borehole ProblemsBy Ki-Bok Min, Bona Park
"In spite of the applications of DEM models to emulate the elastic modulus, Poisson’s ratio and strengths of isotropic rock in laboratory scale, extensions to anisotropic rock and larger engineering s
Jan 1, 2015
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Experimental study of the Anisotropic Behaviour of Jointed Rock Masses Under Uniaxial CompressionThe influence of joint orientation and joint persistence, on the mechanical behaviour of jointed rock masses under uniaxial compression, has been studied systematically. The joint inclination angle ß
Jan 1, 2015
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Cassiar Asbestos Mine, Cassiar, British ColumbiaBy Fred G. Hewett
Cassiar Mine in northern British Columbia began development in 1952. The deposir is found on rhe west limb of rhe McDame Synclinorium in a Mississippian serpentinite body. The serpenltntte, one of the
Jan 1, 1984
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Hardening and Softening in Mg-Al-SR and Mg-Al-Ca Alloys at Elevated TemperaturesBy Z. Trojanová
The deformation behaviour of ternary magnesium alloys AJ (Mg-Al-Sr) and AX (Mg-Al-Ca) were investigated in tension as well as compression tests. The samples were deformed at temperatures between 20 an
Jan 1, 2007
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Conventional Versus Non-Conventional Aging Heat Treatments of 319-Type Alloys in Relation to their Mechanical PropertiesBy F. H. Samuel, J. E. Gruzleski, S. Valtierra, H. W. Doty, F. J. Tavitas-Medrano
319-type cast Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloys are commercially important due to their popular use in automotive applications. Artificial aging heat treatments are commonly performed in these alloys to achieve prec
Jan 1, 2006
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The Du Pont Sequential Blasting SystemBy D. O. Tansey
This paper will describe the mechanisms involved in delay blasting and how they are applied with the use of D.S.B. It will examine the control of potential damage resulting from detonations, and show
Jan 1, 1979
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Forecasting Sag Mill Energy Consumption Using Gated Recurrent UnitsBy S. Avalos, J. M. Ortiz, W. Kracht
Semi-autogenous grinding mills are intensive energy consumers. Current models base their energy consumption inference on operational variables and feeding ore characterization. While they provide adeq
Jan 1, 2019
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Molybdenite Behaviour in the Flotation Process of Assarel ConcentratorBy N. Kolev, M. Poibrenski, I. Nishkov
"The following paper examines the flotation of copper porphyry ores in Assarel concentrator with focus on the reasons for low molybdenum recovery in the final copper concentrate. The copper-porphyry o
Jan 1, 2016
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Transitioning from Open Pit to Underground Mass Mining: Meeting the Rock Engineering Challenges of Going DeeperBy K. Woo
"With ever-increasing global demand for mineral resources, mining companies are considering developing deeper, more complex and lower grade ore bodies. Recent years have seen the transition from surfa
Jan 1, 2015
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Improvements in Leaching of Gold and Silver from Sulphide Ore from Mexico with the CELPBy Y. Thibault, G. Deschênes
An open-pit mine, located in Mexico, processes an ore a rate of 4000 tpd, using conventional cyanidation and AYR. A laboratory study was conducted to increase silver extraction and to reduce the conce
Jan 1, 2011
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Notes on Coal Mine Fires (d5a7749c-a5dd-4bbb-b5f3-1f33d5b993bf)By H. C. M. Gordon
MR. A. D. BADOUX: I have listened to Mr. Gordon's excellent paper with great interest, as I personally have gone through some of the experiences he has so clearly depicted. In particular, there
Jan 1, 1938
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Longwall Mining at Sydney MinesBy J. J. McDougall
Until quite recently, the coal in the Cape Breton field was won from comparatively thick seams with light cover, and from submarine areas, and the system of mining naturally followed was pillar-and-st
Jan 1, 1928