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  • SME-ICGCM
    Crinum Mine 15 Longwalls in Weak Roof What Did We Learn about Supporting the Ground?

    By Dan Payne

    The Crinum mine has recently completed workings in the southern area of the mine. Over the 10 years of longwall production 40 million tonnes have been extracted and the mine has experienced over 40 lo

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Leaching Practices At Smoky Valley Mine

    By C. Arthur Lefler

    The hydrometallurgical processes for recovery of gold and silver in use at Round Mountain, Nevada and the practical aspects of the operation are discussed. Included are heap leaching by cyanidation, u

    Jan 1, 1981

  • AUSIMM
    Application of X-ray Diffraction to Iron Ores - Potential Implications for Grade Control and Downstream Processing

    The steps for the beneficiation of iron ores differ from ore to ore, depending on the mineralogical phases of the particular iron ore and the nature of the association of the gangue minerals with iron

    Aug 12, 2013

  • NIOSH
    IC 6400 Work of the Safety Division of the US Bureau of Mines Fiscal Year 1930

    By D. Harrington

    "One of the underlying reasons for the establishment of the United States Bureau of Mines was the desire to promote greater safety in the mining and allied industries. Safety continues to be an import

    Nov 1, 1930

  • DFI
    Case Study: Innovative Soil Nail Stabilization Of A 100 Foot High Urban Slope

    By Mike Fabius

    The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority is responsible for slopes along the Kaministiquia River, one of the largest tributaries to Lake Superior in Canada. After arresting toe erosion for a mile o

    Jan 1, 2006

  • NIOSH
    RI 5721 Preparation Characteristics Of Coal From Preston County, W. Va. ? Summary

    By T. E. Gray

    This report describes the preparation characteristics of the signifi¬cant coalbeds in Preston County, W. Va. It is one in a series of reports planned to determine coals suitable for the production of

    Jan 1, 1961

  • CIM
    Spiral Surface Property Investigation

    By X. Louw

    "This paper examines the change in surface properties of the Polyurea used on spirals at different operational times: unused spiral, 28 months in operation and 58 months in operation. This is being do

    Jan 1, 2017

  • CIM
    Trends and Practices in Diamond Drilling

    By J. G. A. Stevenson

    "IntroductionDURING the past quarter of a century diamond drilling, in all its phases, has increased in Canada to a very impressive total of more than 10,000,000 feet annually. Since the art of diamon

    Jan 1, 1955

  • SME
    Organic Substrate Selection Criteria For Sulfate Reduction Treatment Of Mining Influenced Waters ? Introduction

    By P. A. Hagerty

    Biological treatment of metals-impacted water using sulfate reduction is a viable means of treatment that has been applied in pilot and full scale at numerous projects. One of the fundamental challen

    Jan 1, 2011

  • NIOSH
    Extreme Multiple Seam Mining In The Central Appalachian Coalfields

    Coal has been mined in the central Appalachian coalfields of southern West Virginia, western Virginia, and eastern Kentucky for more than a century. The dwindling reserve base consists in large part

  • AIME
    Iron and Steel Division - Cr2O3 as a Foaming Agent in CaO-SiO2 Slags

    By J. H. Swisher

    An experimental study has been made of the possible mechanisms for foam stability in the system CaO-SiO2-Cr2O3, where Cr2O3is the foaming agent. The degree of lowering of surface tension by Cr2O3 was

    Jan 1, 1964

  • SME-ICGCM
    Towards a Real Time Response to Changing Strata Conditions on a Longwall

    By P. Trueman

    A project is underway to convert a validated methodology to a system that will permit the near real time interpretation of loading data from longwall powered supports, allowing rapid adaptation of min

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Development And Application Of Ceramic Media Disk Filter Technology At Phelps Dodge Morenci, Inc. (SME Convention February 1994 Albuquerque, New Mexico )

    By Christopher B. Kapes

    To reduce concentrate dewatering and drying costs, the Concentrator Division at Phelps Dodge Morenci, Inc. investigated available filtration technologies. Numerous methods were explored, including: dr

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    Long-Term Mine Planning at the Largest Phosphate Mine in Brazil

    Tapira Mine (Tapira, MG, Brazil) is the largest phosphate ore and concentrate producer in Brazil. The mine is an open pit, which until recently operated with a large equipment fleet and now uses a sma

    May 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Bored Piles With Base Preloading By Grouting - The Polish Experience

    By Bolestaw A. Ktosihski

    Preloading of bored pile bases by grouting is an effective way of reducing foundation costs. The bearing performance of a pile may be considerably improved. Various techniques and devices are used. Pr

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Theoretical Analysis of the Countercurrent Gas-Solid Heat Transfer During the Drying of Brown Coal Briquettes with Circulating Gas

    By Sharpin P. C

    The countercurrent gas-solid heat transfer during the drying of brown coal briquettes in the pilot carbonization plant at Morwell has been analysed and theoretical gas and solid temperature distributi

    Jan 1, 1966

  • NIOSH
    RI 4215 Belle-Eldridge Lead-Zinc Deposits, Lawrence Co., S. Dak.

    By Vernon C. Davis

    "INTRODUCTION This report describes the work done and presents the data obtained from limited diamond drilling at the lead-zinc deposits cf the Belle Eldridge Gold Mines, Inc., in Lawrence County, S.

    Mar 1, 1948

  • AIME
    Institute of Metals Division - The Relation Between Flow Stress and Dislocation Structure During Recovery of High-Purity Aluminum

    By J. L. Lytton

    The flow-stress recovery of high-purity aluminurn following a 10 pct tensile prestrain was studied in terms of a fractional flow-stress recovery parameter fr. The flow-stress recovery behavior was rel

    Jan 1, 1965

  • NIOSH
    IC 8809 Copper Availability-Domestic - A Minerals Availability System Appraisal

    By Rodney D. Rosenkranz

    The Bureau of Mines evaluated the potential supply of primary copper from domestic mines and deposits and found that increases in copper price will be required in order for many domestic deposits to c

    Jan 1, 1979

  • AUSIMM
    FLSmidth Flotation Developments - Dorr Oliver Machines

    By S Vianna, K Caldwell, R Silva, T Olson, D Bell

    Studies to enhance the FLSmidth forced air machine through changes in the design, showed important improvements through changes in the number of Rotor blades, stator designs, rotor air distribution an

    Jul 15, 2013