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TransAlta's prestripping system selectionBy P. R. Clark, M. D. Gleghorn
"IntroductionAt TransAlta Utilities Corporation's Highvale Mine, located west of Edmonton, Alberta (Fig. I and 2), dragline stripping has proved to be a practical and economical method of overbur
Jan 1, 1987
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The Oren Ada Zone 4 Deposit: Deformed Vein-Type Gold Mineralization within the Cadillac Tectonic Zone, Se of Val D'orBy François Robert, Rex Brommecker, Don S. Bubar
"The Orenada Zone 4 deposit is a small vein-type gold deposit occurring directly within the Cadillac Break southeast of Val d' Or in southeastern Abitibi Sub province. Mineralization is hosted by the
Jan 1, 1990
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Mechanical Responses of Columnar Jointed Basalt during Unloading Tunneling: In Situ Investigation and Numerical AnalysisBy Xiang-dong and Zhu, Xia-jie Hao, Yi-lin Fan, Quan Jiang, Lian-xing Hu, Xia-Ting Feng, Shao-jun Li
"Columnar jointed basalt (CJB), which typically originates from lava flows, is characterized by a special geological structure. The joint network inside the CJB is self-organized into a rough hexagona
Jan 1, 2015
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Bituminous Sands of Northern AlbertaBy S. C. Ellis
THE bituminous sand of northern Alberta has already an extensive literature, and most of the reports dealing with the subject are still available (see Selected Bibliography at end of paper). A phenome
Jan 1, 1937
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Data reconciliation in hydrometallurgy: applications to leaching of clay and copper solvent extractionBy K. El-Ouassiti, M. Zouadi, C. Bazin, D. Hodouin
Data reconciliation techniques are used to attenuate the effect of measurement errors and estimate unmeasured variables. This paper illustrates the application of data reconciliation to hydrometallurg
Jan 1, 2005
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Recovery of Zinc from Effluent Stream Using Solvent ExtractionBy B. Grinbaum, A. Mazuelos, F. Carranza, N. Iglesias, M. Avila, J. L. Lozano, G. Perez, R. Romero, M. \/aliente
Following a failure of a tailings pond darn at a mine in Andalusia, Spain, a huge effluent stream, that contained about 1 g/1 Zn and significant amounts of ferrous, ferric, calcium, copper, aluminium
Jan 1, 2008
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Metallurgical Characterization of the Collective and Selective Flotation Plants at Minera Los PelambresBy F. Henríquez, V. Iriarte, L. Vinnett, J. Yianatos, F. Díaz
Metallurgical characterizations of the collective (Cu/Mo) and selective flotation plants were carried out in Minera Los Pelambres, Chile. The selective plant allows the valuable minerals of Cu and Mo
Jan 1, 2015
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Effect of using Different Grinding Media on the Flotation of a Base Metal Sulphide and Ug2 Ore Containing Platinum Group MineralsBy K. C. Corin, Z. G. Song, J. G. Wiese
In the present investigation flotation was used as a diagnostic to understand the effects of changes to the media during the grinding stage. The observations from flotation for different media are dis
Jan 1, 2016
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Mathematical Models for Optimum Design of Grinding CircuitsBy A. L. Mular
Some specific cases of the collection of data from industrial grinding and classifying operations, and the development of models from the data so obtained, will be described. The problems encountered,
Jan 1, 1971
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Looking to the FutureBy Chris Twigge-Molecey
Demand for metals will continue to grow as global population numbers and prosperity levels steadily increase. Consequently, there will continue to be a need to design and construct new metallurgical p
Jan 1, 2015
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Corrosion Behaviour of A1-B4c Metal Matrix Composites in H3BO3, K25O4 And NaCl SolutionsBy Ham. Y. M.
The corrosion behaviour of Al-B4C metal matrix composites immersed in 2500 ppm boron-containing H3B03, 0.5 M K2SO4, and 3.5% NaC1 solutions was investigated. Effects of B4C particle volume fraction on
Jan 1, 2011
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Pillar Design in Underground MiningPillars are used in various forms in underground mining. For several decades pillar design has been an issue in both soft and hard rock underground mining. The major use of pillars is in room-and-pill
Aug 1, 2013
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Comparison of Resin-In-Pulp and Direct Precipitation for Recovery of Uranium in Alkaline Leach CircuitsBy D. Van Tonder
ABSTRACT The comparative economics of ion exchange and direct precipitation have been analyzed by developing indicative CAPEX/OPEX models for typical alkaline leach uranium circuits. An agitated tank
Jan 1, 2012
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Energy Saving Options for Continuous Transport Systems used in Mines, An ExplorationBy G. Lodewijks
This paper explores the savings that can be achieved in the energy consumption of belt conveyors used in mines by changing the conveyor components, the operational parameters of the system or the belt
Aug 1, 2013
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Significance of Exposed Grain Surface Area in Coarse Particle Flotation of Low-Grade Gold Ore with the Hydrofloat TM TechnologyBy Y. Wang, J. D. Miller, C. L. Lin, Virginia Tech
Conventional flotation machines are typically limited to a particle topsize of 150-200 microns due to inherent constraints created by the pulp and froth phases. To overcome these limitations, a novel
Jan 1, 2016
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Application of a dynamic material balance program to an industrial flotation circuitBy A. R. Trusiak, C. Bazin, D. Hodouin
"The On-Stream Analyzer has proven, and is still proving to be, an extremely valuable tool for the control of flotation circuits. This paper examines the possibility of going further in the utilizatio
Jan 1, 1995
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Design and Commissioning of Commercial Coal Preheating PlantsBy R. H. Chambers, L. Alderman
"The paper is introduced by an examination of the factors which have led to the present world-wide interest in charging preheated coal to coke ovens. Various possible methods of preheating and chargin
Jan 1, 1972
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Comparison of Model Based Energy Estimation for an HPGR ApplicationBy Zorigtkhuu Davaanyam, Fisher Wang, Bern Klein, Amit Kumar
"The High Pressure Grinding Roll (HPGR) is an increasingly popular energy efficient solution for comminution of competent ore deposits that primarily competes with conventional crushers and tumbling m
Jan 1, 2016
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Roasting Kinetics of Molybdenite ConcentratesRoasting of molybdenite concentrate is an important stage in the production of commercial molybdenum trioxide. The oxidation kinetic and mechanism of molybdenum sulfide concentrates from two plants we
Jan 1, 2007
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Dual Phase Steel for Line Pipe ApplicationsBy M. J. Merwin
Heat treated seamless tubular products are processed in a fashion that can be easily modified to produce dual phase microstructures, through the implementation of intercritical soaking prior to quench
Jan 1, 2005