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  • AUSIMM
    An Automatic Dust Sampler

    A device is described which is suitable for the automatic sampling of dust in dust laden flue gases. This device, called a Venturi Sampler, consists of two pipes each fitted with a suitably designed v

    Jan 1, 1959

  • SME
    New Insitu Instrumentation Technique For Tunneling & Mining Design: Field Examples

    By Yoshinori Iwasaki, Shosei Serata, Yutaka Mochida

    A new comprehensive insitu instrumentation technique named this RCC Method has been developed for rapid assessment and improvement of the structural stability of underground openings. When applied to

    Jan 1, 1976

  • DFI
    Full-Scale Field Investigations & Numerical Analyses of Innovative Seismic Composite Fiber Reinforced Polymer and Reinforced Grouted Helical Screw Instrumented Piles Under Axial & Lateral Monotonic & Cyclic Loadings

    By M. Hesham El Naggar, Yasser Abdelghany

    "ABSTRACT: The axial and lateral monotonic and cyclic behavior of helical pile foundations was investigated and new innovative helical screw systems suitable for seismic loadings were developed and pa

    Jan 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Long Rockbolt Support at New Broken Hill Consolidated Limited

    Stope back conditions in the cut-and-fill stopes at New Broken Hill Consolidated Limited often deteriorate to such an extent that, because conventional rockbolts are not able to maintain safe working

    Jan 1, 1974

  • AUSIMM
    Morphology and Mineralogy of Shallow Submarine Hydrothermal Vents of the Calypso Geothermal Field, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

    The Calypso geothermal field, mapped by the R V Sonne (cruise SO-135) in 1998, includes four main sites, the Northern Vent Area (centred on 37¦ 36.7'S, 177¦ 06.2'E, area 1.5 km2), Central Ve

    Jan 1, 1999

  • AUSIMM
    Pitfalls in Vezin sampling for finely crushed materials

    By C J. Kruger, E le Roux

    Anglo American Platinum has adopted a strategy of Best Practice Principles (BPP) for sampling, mass measurement, analysis and metal accounting for more than a decade now. When new plants are designed,

    May 9, 2017

  • TMS
    Effect of Normality, Temperature and Time on the Tungsten Losses in the ResidueSeparated from Diluted Scheelite-Slurry-in-NaOH after Digestion

    By Raj P. Singh Gaur

    Due to high concentration of NaOH in the digested slurry after scheelite digestion, it is diluted to about 4N before filtration to separate sodium tungstate solution from the sludge (residue). Howeve

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Regression revisited (again)

    One of the seminal pioneering papers in reserve evaluation was published by Danie Krige in 1951. In that paper he introduced the concept of regression techniques in providing better estimates for stop

    Jan 1, 2015

  • NIOSH
    RI 3254 The National Safety Competition of 1933

    By W. W. Adams

    "The ninth yearly National Safety Competition covering the calendar year 1933, conducted by the United States Bureau of Mines, w participated in by 332 mines and quarries situated in 35 States. Enroll

    Jul 1, 1934

  • CIM
    The Influence Of Plastic Anisotropy And Damage On The Crack Propagation Behaviour Of Zr-2.5nb Pressure Tube Material

    By B. W. Williams

    The crack propagation behaviour of Zr-2.5Nb pressure tube material was studied through comparison of the measured behaviour with the predicted response from finite element analysis. Three-dimensional

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Hydrocopper™ - Economical Treatment For Copper And Gold Concentrates At The Mine Site

    By Mikko Ruonala, Pertti Lamberg, Olli Hyvärinen

    The smelting of copper sulphide concentrate is the dominant route in copper production (Figure 1). Heap leaching of oxidized copper ores with weak sulphuric acid together with copper solvent extractio

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Long-term Stability of Mine Tailings, Macraes Mine, Otago: Comparison to a Geological Analogue

    By D Craw

    Bulk ore tailings from the Macraes gold mine gold extraction process are stored in a large (ca 0.6 km2, 80 m deep) mixed tailings impoundment whose pH is maintained near 8 by natural rock neutralizing

    Jan 1, 2000

  • CIM
    Mineralogical and Metallurgical Results at Peñoles´ Mining Operations - Mexico

    By Luis Magallanes-Hernández

    "Industrias Peñoles, S.A. de C.V. (Peñoles) in Mexico, is a major silver producer. The Peñoles Mining Division has eight Mining Operations and in seven of them, flotation is used to concentrate the me

    Jan 1, 2005

  • ISEE
    Render-Safe Operations in an Urban Environment

    By Robert McClure, Carlton Lehman

    Rendering safe explosives in an urban environment presents a unique challenge due to the safety concerns and disruption to the general public. Potential damage to the surrounding homes, businesses, ut

    Feb 1, 2020

  • NIOSH
    Physical Strength Assessment in Ergonomics - 1. Introduction

    By Sean Gallagher

    Humankind's interest in measurement of human physical strength probably dates to the first humans. At that time, life was truly a struggle in which the fittest survived. To a great extent, fittes

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Design Aspects Of Underground Rescue Chambers

    By A. D. S. Gillies

    The use of refuge chambers for use in handling underground emergencies is an issue of topical relevance within the US mining industry. Chamber design is of importance to meet some new safety requireme

    Jan 1, 2012

  • NIOSH
    RI 2553 Gaseous Content Of Ground Waters As An Aid To The Petroleum And Natural Gas Prospector

    By E. P. Buxton, W. P. Yant, G. W. Jones

    "Introduction. The data obtained in recent research work by the Bureau of Mines show that the analysis of the gases dissolved in underground waters may be used by the prospector or geologist as an add

    Nov 1, 1923

  • NIOSH
    RI 9213 - Fe-Ni-Cr Alloys for Coatings and Electroforms

    By J. E. Allison

    As part of a Bureau of Mines research program to conserve critical and strategic metals, an aqueous electrodeposition method for preparing stainless-steel-type coatings was studied. Chromium powder (a

    Jan 1, 1989

  • AUSIMM
    Using DEM to Model Industrial Banana Screens

    Using DEM to Model Industrial Banana Screens

    Sep 13, 2010

  • SME
    Rare elements in seafloor massive sulfides of the Semyenov hydrothermal cluster, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    By Georgy Cherkashov, Svetlana Babaeva, Tamara Stepanova, Firstova. Anna

    Seafloor massive sulfides (SMS) study in the Russian Exploration Area at the northern equatorial Mid Atlantic Ridge began after signing the contract with International Seabed Authority in 2012. In ord

    Sep 1, 2014