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  • SME-ICGCM
    Reflections on the Application of Geophysics to Ground Control

    By Peter Hatherly

    As a discipline, geophysics covers an enormous range of scales and applications - from planetary geophysics through to the monitoring of acoustic emissions of rock samples. Although it is not a core d

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    The Effect Of Drilling Fluid On Axial Capacity, Cape Fear River, NC

    By Dan Brown

    Two drilled shaft foundations were subjected to axial load tests in order to measure the influence of drilling fluid on performance. Other than the differing drilling fluids, the shafts were construct

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Stabilisation of Pit Slopes, Waikaka Alluvial Gold Mine

    Wet mining of auriferous gravels at L & MÆs Waikaka operation in Southland creates spoil dumps derived from stripping of a clay rich overburden, tailings from past dredging and the processing of aurif

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Technical Note - Subsidence and time

    By C. D. Elifrits, N. B. Aughenbaugh

    Introduction Federal and state laws enacted to regulate coal mining and the accompanying public concern about the adverse effects that mining might have on land use have focused much attention on t

    Jan 8, 1986

  • AIME
    PART I – Papers - Irradiation-Induced Densification of Pyrolytic Carbon

    By J. C. Bokros, A. S. Schwartz

    The irradiation-induced densification of pyrolytic carbon has been shown to take place by a simple first-order rate process. The values of the densification constant, kd, for isotropic carbons are 1.0

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AUSIMM
    A New Approach to Stope Scale Orebody Mapping

    By I Mason, A Wellington, J Hargreaves

    Many people are familiar with the use of marine echo sounders which are used by fishermen to monitor water depth and locate schools of fish. Similar technology has recently been used in some West Aust

    Jan 1, 2000

  • DFI
    Load Testing Of Steel Sheet Piling Driven With A Vibratory Hammer

    By Drew Floyd

    Five full-scale pile load tests were performed on pairs of PZ-22 sheet piles installed with a vibratory pile driving hammer. The sheet piling was installed in several locations in soil generally consi

    Jan 1, 1989

  • ISEE
    Strategic Public Relations for Underground Conservatory at Tennessee Governor’s Residence

    By Jake Hutchison, Wade Hutchison

    The opposition to the project has risen as a result of some political pressures and from public perceptions about the project’s necessity and its impact on the neighborhood. As a result of this contro

    Jan 1, 2009

  • IIMP
    Tratamiento metalúrgico de pirrotitas que contienen oro

    By Hernán Parra

    El presente trabajo señala la fase de tratamiento metalúrgico de pirrotitas que contienen oro, donde en la concentración por flotación se encontró un esquema adecuado para tratar pirrotitas auríferas

    Sep 9, 2007

  • CIM
    Restauration Du Site Minier Poirier (Joutel) - Expériences Acquises Et Suivi Des Travaux

    By Richard Maurice

    RÉSUMÉ La restauration du site minier Poirier, à Joutel s?est déroulée entre 1998 et 2001. Le principal élément des travaux a été la restauration du parc à résidus et des zones d?épanchement qui tot

    Nov 1, 2002

  • NIOSH
    RI 7635 Identification And Analyses Of Copper-Base Alloys By Fluorescent X-Ray Spectrography

    By William J. Campbell

    Three types of X-ray analytical instrumentation were compared for applications in the secondary brass and bronze industry. The instruments were a conventional X-ray spectrograph, a portable X-ray spec

    Jan 1, 1972

  • AUSIMM
    A novel sink-hole fluidisation method for dry separation of iron ore fines

    By S M. Iveson, K P. Galvin, D Kumar

    Dry separation of iron ore fines and other heavy minerals has previously been achieved using one of two main approaches. The first is an inclined table with an upward airflow via small holes to help f

    Jul 24, 2017

  • SME
    Foreign coal is a threat, but US producers are finding ways to compete

    By Steve Kral

    Competition from foreign coal producers could displace as much as 9 Mt/a (10 million stpy) of US coal bound for power plants located near waterways. But, according to a Maryland-based coal consultant,

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Assessment Of Potential Groundwater Flow Within Sub-Permafrost Groundwater At Red Dog Mine, Alaska

    By J. Kulas, J. Weaver, K. Hagley

    An assessment of potential groundwater movement beneath the tailing impoundment at the Red Dog Mine was performed, and has indicated a unique aquifer situation within sub-permafrost groundwater at the

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Installation And Performance Characteristics Of High Capacity Helical Piles In Cohesive Soils

    By Mohammed Sakr

    This paper presents the results of a full-scale axial compression and tension (uplift) testing program executed on large-capacity helical piles installed in very stiff to very hard clay till soils (i.

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Solid State Diffusion Of Carbon In The Co-5% Fe-C System At High Pressure: Metallography And Phase Equilibrium

    By M. Sibanda

    The diffusion of carbon in Co-5% Fe alloy was studied in a belt-type pressure system at temperatures of up to 1330°C and press loads or nominal pressures of 7 020 tons or 42±3 kbar. Under these condi

    Jan 1, 2005

  • DFI
    Reanalysis Of Piles Under Static And Dynamic Lateral Loads

    The process of pile driving disturbs the soil around the pile. The nature and magnitude of disturbance depends upon 1) the pile size, and 2) the nature of soil. Therefore, the prediction of a single p

    Jan 1, 1989

  • CIM
    Successful Treatment of Complex Feeds through the Isasmelt™ and Albion Process™

    By S. Nikolic, G. M. Stieper, D. P. Mallah, B. J. Hogg, P. B. Voigt

    Copper feed materials processing is becoming more challenging, due to an incremental increase in the mineralogical and compositional complexity of these feeds. These complex and polymetallic feeds are

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    Hydraulic Impact Pile Hammers ? Background

    By Patrick Bermingham

    The advancement of hydraulic impact hammers has followed the general advancement of hydraulics. The construction industry has been revolutionized by the application of hydraulics in excavators, cranes

    Jan 1, 1987

  • DFI
    New Focus: Environmental Impact Reduction of Proper Slurry Waste Management

    By Zachary Q. Maassen

    The purpose of this paper is to highlight the environmental benefits of properly managing slurry waste as it is generated on site. The following projects will be used to illustrate the importance of p

    Jan 1, 2018