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NIOSH Extramural Research Funding: Fulfilling the Mandate of the MINER ActBy J. F. Burr, D. P. Snyder, G. W. Luxbacher
"The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (MINER Act) of 2006 (PL 109-236, 2006) established the Office of Mine Safety and Health, functioning as the Office of Mine Safety and Health Resear
Jan 10, 2018
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The Technological Characteristics Of Blended Nkalaha And Nsu Clays.By N. E. Idenyi
The effects of compositions and firing temperatures on the physico-mechanical properties of blended Nsu fireclay and Nkalaha redbrick clay have been investigated. The clay samples were compounded acco
Jan 1, 2006
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High Performance Recycling of Agricultural Wastes: Rice Husk Silica Used as Reinforcements of Magnesium Sintered MaterialsBy Katsuyoshi Kondoh
The utilization of silica particles originated in rice husks as reinforcements of magnesium composites was discussed. By using the solid state reaction of rice husk silica particles with magnesium pow
Jan 1, 2009
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Coal-Mine Accidents In The United States 1939 - IntroductionBy W. W. Adams
Coal mining in the United States established a good safety record in 1939. The death and injury rates per man-hour of exposure to risk were favorable compared with most previous years, and the number
Jan 1, 1942
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Comparison Of Oleate Adsorption At Calcite And Fluorite Surfaces: An In-Situ FT-NIR/IRS And MLRS StudyBy C. A. Young
In-situ Fourier transform infrared/internal reflection spectroscopy (FT ?IR/IRS) has been extended to study oleate adsorption at a calcite surface. The birefringent and transmission limitations of cal
Jan 1, 1993
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Ground Improvement for the Distressed Earth Bund Using Stone Column - A Case StudyBy M. Kumaran, A. Vetriselvan, A. Purantharan
"This paper presents a case history of evaluating the stability of a distressed earth bund and rectification measures carried out. A 5.45 km long, 7m high earth bund for drinking water storage was con
Jan 1, 2017
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Implementation Of The HydroFloat Technology At The South Fort Meade Mine (b0ff9df4-18a3-4533-954f-95c4d4f285a2)Several industrial-scale HydroFloat separators have recently been installed at Mosaic?s South Fort Meade beneficiation plant for the purpose of improving phosphate recovery and throughput capacity. Th
Jan 1, 2007
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IC 6122 Graphite - Part II -Domestic And Foreign Deposits ? ForewordBy Paul M. Tyler
Graphite occurs in many places in the United States, but previous to 1914 the domestic production amounted to only 15 to 20 per cent of the natural graphite consumed in this country. Including artific
Jan 1, 1929
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Trends and Practices in Diamond DrillingBy 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
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Travelling in TurkeyBy F. Habashi
The peninsula that lies between the Black and Mediterranean seas, called Asia Minor by the Romans and Anatolia by the Greeks, was one of the crossroads of ancient civilizations. The fall of Constantin
Feb 23, 2014
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Recovering Metals from Acid Mine Drainage Through Electrolysis: A Pilot StudyBy Elaine R. Goetz
The eastern and southeastern regions of Ohio are part of Appalachian coal country, with a documented 1,300 miles of streams impacted by acid mine drainage. Since 1995, partnerships of local watershed
Aug 1, 2013
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An Introduction to Discrete Fracture Network Modelling and its Geotechnical ApplicationsBy F M. Weir, M Fowler
A discrete fracture network (DFN) approach involves numerical modelling that explicitly represents how defects may be spatially distributed through a rock mass. A DFN is a 3D realisation of the ‘small
Nov 5, 2014
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Medium-Temperature Pressure Leaching Of Copper Concentrates - Part IV: Application At Morenci, ArizonaBy J. O. Marsden
Parts I and II in this series of papers presented the chemistry of medium-temperature pressure leaching of copper sulfide concentrates and reviewed the metallurgical development of a process to effect
Jan 1, 2007
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Geology and Oxide Mineralization of the Pipestone Lake Anorthosite Complex, ManitobaBy D. C. Peck, H. D. M. Cameron, N. M. Halden, L. S. Jobin-Bevans
Abstract-The late Archean Pipestone Lake anorthosite complex (PLAC) is a 0.9 x 17 km sill-like layered intrusion that is part of a suite of coeval megacrystic anorthosite bodies in the Cross Lake regi
Jan 1, 1997
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Recovery of Copper from Reverberatory Copper Slag and Production of a Leach Residue used as a Portland Cement AdditiveBy T. A. Muhlare
"Large quantities of slag are produced every year and dumped on slag heaps around the world, posing a potential environmental threat due to contained heavy metals content. Slags are waste minerals pro
Jan 1, 2015
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On the early use of iron in the ArcticBy Michael L. Wayman
Archaeological and ethnographic work during the last century has shown clearly that metals have played a small but important role in prehistoric Arctic cultures. For at least the past several millenia
Jan 1, 1999
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Mineral Commodity Summaries 1980 - An Up-To-Date Summary Of 91 Mineral Commodities ? Aluminum1. Domestic Production and Use: In 1979, 12 companies operated 32 primary aluminum reduction plants, with 3 firms accounting for 64% of production. Washington, Oregon and Montana accounted for 32% of
Jan 1, 1980
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Stabilisation et Solidification de Résidus Miniers Sulfo-Arséniés Dans des Remblais Cimentés en PâteBy Mostafa Benzaazoua
Les remblais en pâte cimentés sont de plus en plus utilisés dans les exploitations minières souterraines. Une autre alternative d?utilisation du remblai en pâte consiste à le pomper et à le stocker da
Nov 1, 2002
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Sustainability and public engagement in mining: The role of engineersBy Christopher Tucker, Marcello Veiga
Social issues are increasingly recognized as significant inhibitors to mineral development projects. Increasingly social risk is being recognized as a key factor determining the success of a mineral i
Jan 1, 2014
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Engineering Work Leading To A Rock Tunnel PlanBy Forrest C. Neil, Clint J. Keifer
The pollution of our water supply, Lake Michigan, is a continuing threat so long as our overflows from combined sewers exist. The problems have become even more acute during recent years, due to the i
Jan 1, 1997