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  • SME
    Mitigation and evaluation of the impact of a sandstone channel on a longwall face

    By Daniel W. H. Su

    A nearly 305-m- (1,000-ft-) wide sandstone channel was projected to run through the mid panel area of a 457-m- (1,500-ft-) wide longwall panel in a southwestern Pennsylvania coal mine. This sandstone

    Jun 1, 2013

  • SME
    Evaluation of Post-blast Re-entry Times Based on Gas Monitoring of Return Air Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By L. Yuan, J. H. Rowland, D. Bahrami, R. Thomas

    Blasting is the main method of production in many non-coal underground mining operations and produces multiple toxic gases as a result. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requires mine o

  • SME
    High Capacity Unloading Of Ships

    By John Sasadi

    Several years ago I wrote a comprehensive paper 'entitled, "Future Trend of Bulk Carriers" dealing with the principle dimensions of vessels and how they can be predicted; then with loading and un

    Jan 1, 1972

  • SME
    Growing Mine Rescue Capability Through Development Of University Student Teams

    By P. D?Elia

    Following a study by NIOSH on the availability of teams in the U.S. as well as existing training sites and their capabilities, the Penn State University, leaders of the Pittsburgh Section of SME, prov

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Designing and modeling mesh communications in underground coal mines

    By Michael E. Karmis

    New and developing communication systems en-able underground miners to, not only connect to the surface from an increased communication coverage area, but also to be discovered in the event of an emer

    Jun 1, 2010

  • SME
    Closing the Historic Alaska-Juneau Mine

    By Joseph L. Petrillo

    In July 1997, Kvaerner Environmental signed a unique contract with Echo Bay Alaska called the Transfer Risk and Accelerate Closure (TRAC). The contract called for Kvaerner to assume the responsibilit

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Design of Large and Shallow Caverns of New York Second Avenue Subway

    By Verya Nasri

    The proposed Second Avenue Subway Project in New York City is approximately 8.5 miles long, up to a depth of 120 feet beneath grade and runs the length of the eastern side of the island of Manhattan f

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    3DOPT A Basis For A Mining Engineering System And A Routine To Optimize An Open Pit In Three Dimensions ? Introduction

    The purpose of the 3DOPT Program is to determine, starting from drill hole data, the optimum economic mining limits for an open pit. The economic limits are defined as those which maximize total profi

    Jan 1, 1966

  • SME
    Review And Applicability Of Yielding Support Systems For Bump Prone Coal Mines In The Western United States - Preprint 09-027

    In bump-prone coal mines, roof and rib support is subject to dynamic as well as static loading. Although less frequently encountered, the dynamic loading component can result in violent coal expulsio

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    The Modelling Of Froth Zone Recovery In Batch And Continuously Operated Laboratory Flotation Cells

    By Z. T. Mathe, M. A. Vera, M. C. Harris

    This contribution presents a methodology how to quantify froth zone recovery in a continuously operated laboratory mechanical flotation cell. The methodology consists of relating the overall flotatio

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME
    Zinc Alloys Replace Bronze in Mining Equipment Bushings and Bearings

    By Tony S. Calayag

    Throughout the mining industry today, new bearing materials - ZA* high-performance zinc-aluminum alloys - are reducing costs of maintaining and rebuilding a wide range of equipment. As replacements fo

    Jan 7, 1983

  • SME
    Cost Analysis for the Design and Operation of Sublevel Open Stoping

    By P. K. Chatterjee, G. D. Just

    Sublevel open stoping is a low-cost method that has been successfully employed in many large underground mining operations. Where ore body characteristics are suitable, extensive mechanization and the

    Jan 10, 1981

  • SME
    Fire Size and Response Time Predictions in Underground Coal Mines Using Neural Networks

    By Brian Y. Lattimer, Kray D. Luxbacher, Jonathan L. Hodges, Manuel J. Barros-Daza

    The abstract discusses the importance of predicting fire response time (the time before conditions become untenable for firefighters) in underground coal mines. It introduces a data-driven approach us

    Mar 6, 2022

  • SME
    Safety And Reliability 2012; Minneapolis Hosts Second SME/CIM Joint Meeting

    When it comes to safety in the mining and extractive industries, success is literally a matter of life and death. Anything short of perfection is not acceptable. In recent years, the mining industry i

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SME
    Role of Processing Temperature and Time on the Hydrothermal Alteration of K-Feldspar Rock in Autoclave "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2020)"

    By Marcelo de Oliveira, Antoine Allanore, Dennis P. Chen, Davide Ciceri

    Potassium fertilizers (potash) are mined in a handful of countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Potash is either expensive or unavailable to the farmers of the Southern Hemisphere. Alkaline alteration

    May 22, 2020

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2004 – Calcium Carbonates

    By J. Yuan

    Ground calcium carbonate (GCC) and chemically precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) have become important mineral-based commodities in recent years. GCC manufacturing generally requires high purity and

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Underground Mining: Comparison of Methods

    By Stephen A. Orr

    Underground mining is a dynamic art and science with a diverse set of design, production, and economic criteria that must be considered before selecting an optimal method to extract the ore. While all

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Mine Preplanning

    By Christopher J. Bise

    INTRODUCTION Before a mine is planned in detail, a preliminary analysis is often conducted. This preplanning permits the mining engineer to make a rapid assessment as to whether or not a particula

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Hindsight Is 20/20?Reverse Engineering Tunnel Risk Analyses

    By Lee W. Abramson

    Performing risk analyses on tunnel projects has become common place and on many projects it is required from an owner or regulatory perspective. After the project is planned, designed and constructed,

  • SME
    Piercing The Mountain And Overcoming Difficult Ground And Water Conditions With Two Hybrid Hard Rock TBMS

    By Brian Fulcher, Michael Bell, Shimi Tzobery, Werner Burger, John Bednarski

    The Arrowhead Tunnels Project represents the final portion of a 70 km (44-mile) long water conveyance facility that will bring up to 28 m3/sec (1,000 ft3/sec) of water into Southern California. The 13

    Jan 1, 2007