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Benchmarking Red Dog Ores using Modal Analysis and its Correlation with Observed MetallurgyBy David Lin
"Modal data from Red Dog Main Pit ores were collected and analysed on a size-by-size basis. The Main Pit data were compared to data from composite samples of Red Dog Aqqaluk ores. The data revealed th
Jan 1, 2002
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The Production and Sintering of Powdered CobaltBy Honeycombe R. W K, Greenwood J. N
Powder metallurgy has been developed rapidly in the last twenty years by overseas metallurgists. The technique of making the powders and their subsequent pressing and sintering into useful forms has&a
Jan 1, 1942
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The Performance Of Brunswick Mine?s Rockburst Support System During A Severe Seismic EpisodeBy B. Simser
At Brunswick Mine, an increase in the number of seismically-related falls of ground and in particular rockbursts occurred during 1999. This was due to the ever-increasing stress levels in the remaini
Jan 1, 2002
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Comparative Tests Of Hammer Drill BitsBy Carroll Forbes
INTRODUCTION MANY different shapes of drill bits are in use with hammer drills, but little definite information is available whereby to judge which one of these shapes is the best. The following inv
Jan 8, 1917
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Managing Information to Support a Social Licence to OperateBy A Golsby
Although much talked about, social licence to operate (SLTO) is a relatively new concept that has been deemed as one of the four biggest business risks to a mining project over the life-of-mine. There
Jul 16, 2014
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Cost Analysis for the Design and Operation of Sublevel Open StopingBy 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
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Coal - Basic Study of Internal Vertical Stress Distribution in Confined Bulk SolidsBy W. J. Verner, J. R. Lucas
Billions of tons of bulk solid materials are processed through our industrial plants each year, and the tonnage is steadily rising. It has been estimated that for every dollar spent in industry as a w
Jan 1, 1961
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Justifying API Bentonite Rheological Behavior Through Its Forming Size Fractions Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (8673045d-721a-4112-8198-a3a9a24151ef)By A. A. El-Midany, R. M. Farag, A. M. Salem, S. E. El-Mofty
Bentonite represents one of the main players in the stability of the drilling mud. Its particle size and particle size distribution affect the physical properties of the drilling mud especially the rh
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Uses for Blasting Instrumentation - Practical ApplicationsBy Cam Thomas, Steve Bernard
Various types of blasting instrumentation can be used in the field to analyze conditions before, during and after a blast, and to indicate what changes need to be made. When different types of measure
Jan 1, 2012
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OFR-74-75 Economic Engineering Analysis Of U.S. Surface Coal Mines And Effective Land Reclamation ? Executive SummaryFossil fuel consumption in the United States increased markedly over recent years, and future demands expect to be even greater. Coal, this Nation's most plentiful natural fossil fuel, will play
Jan 1, 1975
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A Classic Experiment with Air Overpressure and WindowsBy Charlie Adcock, Rob Farnfield, Andy Wetherelt
The ISEE Blasters Handbook gives guidance on the level of air overpressure likely to cause occasional window breakage (151dB) and general window breakage (171dB). A long-term safe level of 140dB is al
Jan 1, 2006
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High Stress Mining Under Shallow Overburden In Underground U. S. Stone MinesBy Thomas P. Mucho, Dennis R. Dolinar, Anthony T. Iannacchione
The Chestnut Ridge Anticline is a prominent structure in southwestern Pennsylvania, USA. This structure has brought two economically valuable limestone formations to the surface, where they are easil
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Reservoir Engineering – General - Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Porosity, Movable Fluid and Permeability of SandstonesBy A. Timur
Fluid flow properties of porous media have long been of interest in such varied disciplines as geology, geophysics, soil mechanics, and chemical, civil, and mechanical engineering. This interest has r
Jan 1, 1970
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Notes on Mount Read and its Sulphide Ore BodiesMount Read is 'situated in the county of Montagu, on 'the west coast of Tasmania, about 20 miles inland from. Remine in an easterly direction, 15 miles northerly from Mount. Lyell, and 30 mi
Jan 1, 1901
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Experiences with Undermining by Coal in South AfricaBy J. N. Van der Merwe
The paper provides an overview of subsidence research which was done by the Sasol Company in South Africa over a period of more than six years. The magnitudes of subsidence elements in South Africa ar
Jan 1, 1986
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Numerical Investigation of the Effect of a Novel Wet Scrubber on Dust Reduction in an Underground Coal Mine Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (330345b3-631c-4721-bb65-792de9742b60)By Thomas Novak, Sampurna Arya
Controlling dust generation and keeping it below permissible limits to meet federal dust standards at the working face of a roomand-pillar coal mine is a challenge for a mine operator. With the recent
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Modeling The Effects Of Internal Convection On Dendritic Evloution In Stainless Steel AlloysBy Alaina B. Hanlon
Keywords: Undercooling, Convection, Dendrites, Stainless Steel, Levitation Certain Fe-Cr-Ni stainless steel alloys solidify from an undercooled melt by a two-step process in which the metastable fe
Jan 1, 2005
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New bearing application for pinion gear drives on mine hoistsBy R. A. McIvor, R. Levac
"The Stobie No. 7 shaft, 14 ft diameter, double- drum skip hoist, was installed at the INCO Limited Frood Stobie Complex in 1942. Figure 1 shows the hoist layout. The hoist was originally equipped wit
Jan 1, 2001
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Personal Sampler For NO2 - The Objective:To allow routine measuring of the exposure of underground workers to N02 from diesel engines and residual gases from blasting. The Approach: A miniature sampler absorbs NO2 which can be measur
Jan 1, 1975
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Carbon Management in a High Gold Price EnvironmentBy J K. Claflin, S R. La Brooy
A case study from a current Ausenco project is presented to demonstrate the importance of maintaining high carbon activity to illustrate the driving force for plant improvements such as a carbon regen
Jul 15, 2013