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Modeling Truck-Shovel Systems As Multiple-Chain Closed Queuing Networks (39a088bc-3c9a-4c32-af64-1369ec2cd787)By P. K. Muduli
The number and the type of trucks and shovels are two important factors in determining the optimal design parameters of an open-pit mining system. Characteristics of trucks' arrival and service-t
Jan 1, 1996
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Newmont USA and Derrick Corporation Collaborate on Technological Advancements of Screen Surface Technology in Gold Processing PlantsBy M. Zaske, E. R. Mortensen
"As mine operators continuously look for ways to improve functionality and increase capacity of their facilities, existing process equipment is often pushed to and past its designed limitations. As a
Jan 1, 2015
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Improving Conveyor Transfer Point Performance in Hard Rock MinesBy R. Shields
"Hard rock mines move large volumes of material. But the conveyors essential to this movement suffer lots of problems, including carryback, spillage, dust, and belt wander. Many of these issues are cr
Jan 1, 2017
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Requirement of Airflow Reversal with Respect to the Proposed Nuclear Waste Repository in BasaltBy Daniel J. Brunner
The U. S. Department of Energy (D.O.E.) requires that the prospective nuclear waste repository in Basalt at Hanford, Washington, comply with State of California mine and tunnel safety orders. These re
Jan 1, 1988
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Mining and Hydraulic Transport of Minerals from Deep-Ocean Floor (bf680df2-1f92-458d-8f28-9e08eefa5209)By J. S. Chung
As part of ongoing deep-ocean mining research, hydraulic transport systems as well as status of deep-ocean mining systems are reviewed in the aspects of manganese nodules and crusts from 800-6,000-m d
Jan 1, 1999
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PCBs In Underground Mines: EPA/MSHA Enforcement InitiativeBy C. D. Secrest
Visiting Spring Canyon, a historic coal mining district near Helper, Utah, I was impressed by the great accomplishments that had taken place there. A tour book of the region tells of a period that beg
Jan 1, 1993
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Particle Interactions In High Ionic Strength SolutionsBy J. D. Miller
The recent non-equilibrium electro-phoretic mobility measurements by laser-Doppler electrophoresis coupled with the stability and prevalence of collector colloids in soluble salt flotation systems sug
Jan 1, 1996
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Decreased Carbon Footprint Through Effective Coal DegasificationGrowing concerns of climate change and its potential association with the release of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere have prompted possible legislation which would require minimization of greenhou
Jan 1, 2010
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Evaluation Of Glass Fibre Cable Bolts For Mining ApplicationsBy D. A. Peterson
A research program is currently in progress at the University of British Columbia to determine the potential of composite cable bolt reinforcement in Canadian mines. Several prototypes of glass fibre
Jan 1, 1993
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Long-Term Stability for Two-Seam Mining at OCI's Big Island MineBy J. F. T. Agapito
Two flat-lying trona seams 3-to 3.5-m thick, approximately 10 m apart, and at depths of 250 m are mined by room-and-pillar at OCI's Big Island Mine in Wyoming. Continuous miners and a yielding pi
Jan 1, 1999
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A Computer-Aided Design Package For Column FlotationThe criteria used to design, operate and control flotation columns are significantly different from those used for conventional flotation machines. Therefore, a computer-aided design (CAD) package for
Jan 1, 1990
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CFD Model Validation of Pollutant Transport in Open Pit Mine Under Air InversionBy K. V. Raj
"The development and advancement of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has made it possible to better understand pollutant flow and distribution in deep open pit mines. Open pits located at higher lat
Jan 1, 2016
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Improved Leaching Kinetics Of Chalcopyrite With Simultaneous Grinding And LeachingBy J. R. Cobble
The Bureau of Mines has developed a process to improve the leaching kinetics of diffusion controlled systems. The system features the Bureau-developed turbomill, an attrition grinder which scrubs the
Jan 1, 1991
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The Abc's Of Incentive PlansBy Grant R. Brown
The purpose of this opening paper is to provide an overview of incentives strategies. This overview includes a discussion of the different types of incentives, their advantages and disadvantages and t
Jan 1, 1983
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Peak Particle Velocity Doesn't Cut ItBy G. R. Coonan
A number of famous studies have shown that house damage relates better to peak particle velocity than to acceleration or displacement. The relationship is true but doesn't go far enough. Why, for
Jan 1, 1980
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Chemical Mining - Theoretical And Practical AspectsBy Paul W. Johnson
Chemical mining is the in situ extraction of metals from ores located within the confines of a mine (broken or fractured ore, stope fill, caved material, ores in permeable zones) or in dumps, prepared
Jan 1, 1967
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Emergency Evacuation Guidance System for Underground MinersBy D. Bristow, D. Baker, K. Awuah-Offei, A. ur Rehman
While a body of work exists on intelligent systems for guiding occupants out of buildings during an emergency, the problem of guiding miners out of a mine during an underground emergency has not been
Jan 1, 2019
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A Comparison Of Geochemical Exploration Techniques In The Carolina Slate BeltBy P. Geoffrey Feiss
The Piedmont province of the southern Appalachians is becoming the focus of interest for many exploration geologists. In the past, only those deposits with significant surface exposure have been explo
Jan 1, 1977
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Processing Of Celestite From Sivas-Nasir / Turkey By FlotationBy T. Guler
Turkey has important celestite reserves in Sivas. These reserves have gypsum and/or calcite as gangue minerals. Celestite-calcite ore cannot be concentrated by gravity methods due to the low efficienc
Jan 1, 1999
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Machine Learning Models for Suspension System Performance Prediction in Large Dump TrucksBy S. Frimpong, D. Ali
For achieving bulk economic excavation, large dump trucks are being used in majority of the earth moving operations resulting in high impact shovel loading operations (HISLO) which exposes the operato
Jan 1, 2019