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Production of Anhydrite From Limestone with Smelter Gases in a Three-Stages Fluidised Bed ReactorBy I Wilkomirsky
The neutralization of S02 from copper smelter gases to produce calcium sulphate (anhydrite) is considered an attractive alternative to sulphuric acid production. To develop the required technology for
Jan 1, 2007
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Influence of Zinc on Imtermetallic Phase Selection in Al-Mg Compound CastingsBy B. J. McKay, K. Schneider, H. B. Nadendla
"A series of experiments were conducted to assess the impact of zinc additions on the morphology and soundness of the interface of Al-Mg compound castings. It was found that high amounts of zinc (>15w
Jan 1, 2018
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Calibration of a Dynamic Model for an Industrial Comminution CircuitBy Eric Poulin, Anthony Clapperton, Jocelyn Bouchard, Jaime Cristobal Rojas-Montes, Benjamin Legare
"Several grinding mill dynamic simulators have been developed in the last half-century. However, complete circuit simulations are mainly limited to academic investigations, and on-site applications fo
Jan 1, 2016
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AG Milling with and Without Pebbles Recycle - Effect on Multi-Component Ore Deportment and ThroughputPalabora Mining Company (PMC) processes a multi-component ore body using a circuit consisting of two AG mills in parallel, closed with vibrating double deck screens and hydrocyclones. The bottom scree
Jan 1, 2012
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Experiences with the Application of Large Variable Frequency Drives to Slurry PumpingBy Kent Zehr
Suncor Energy Inc. is an integrated producer and refiner of oil and gas headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The bulk of revenue comes from the Oil Sands Group (OSG) operating in the McMurray formation
May 1, 2003
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Automatic Dumping Cage at the Coniaurum MineBy L. G. Morrell
Introduction A Self-Dumping cage which combines the features of a small skip and a cage has been used in a vertical winze between the 2,000 and 2,500 levels at the Coniaurum mine for the past three y
Jan 1, 1933
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Modifying the Design of Drying Chamber Flights of the Gol-E-Gohar Pelletizing Plant Ball MillBy S. Banisi, A. R. Hasankhoei, Gh. Parsapour, A. R. Ghasemi
At the Gol-E-Gohar mining and industrial Company, a pelletizing plant, which includes two parallel dry closed grinding circuits and a pellet production circuit, produces 600 t/h. Each grinding circuit
Jan 1, 2016
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Highvale MineBy John Taylor
"The Highvale Mine in Alberta is owned by TransAlta Utilities Corpora/ion and operated by Mana/fa Coal Lid. It is the largest coal mine in Canada and in 1982 supplied 8.6 million 1onnes of sub-bitumin
Jan 1, 1985
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Electromagnetic testing of wire ropes --- new developmentsBy Lorant B. Geller
Sixteen miners died tragically at the Paymaster gold mine at Timmins, Ontario in February, 1945, when a badly corroded hoist rope broke. The investigation of the Royal Commission that followed arrived
May 1, 2003
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Mine Closure ?The Perspective of Engineering FirmsBy Peter Lighthall
What is an engineering firm?s role? ? The ideal situation is a life of mine service alliance with the owner ? Engineering firms are long term custodians of information ? Maintain consistency with e
May 1, 2006
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Hazards associated with the mining of diamondiferous pipes"With the globalization of the mining industry, many companies are now seeking to invest in underground diamond mines, with the purchase of small diamond pipes being seen as particularly attractive. H
Jan 1, 2000
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Method of Assessing Pillar Conditions in Salt MinesBy H. Blaha, H. Wagner
"Room and pillar workings in salt mines are preferred sites for underground waste disposal. A critical issue in selecting waste disposal sites is long-term behaviour of such workings. The long-term be
Jan 1, 2015
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Laboratory Flotation of Voisey's Bay Ovoid Zone Massive SulphideBy P. Lostritto, G. E. Agar, G. Labonte, M. Cherevaty
"A locked cycle flotation test was done on a sample from the ovoid portion of the Voisey 's Bay copper-nickel sulphide ore. The chemical conditions for this test were generated by prior independent te
Jan 1, 1998
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Control of secondary emissions in pyrometallurgical smeltersBy J. C. Taylor, J. A. Davis
"Existing environmental, health and safety regulations have forced pyrometallurgical facilities worldwide to drastically change some of their traditional methods of operation. In extreme cases, a numb
Jan 1, 1994
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Accurate Live Measurments for Shaft Aligment during Sinking or Shaft RemediationBy G. Bonin, A. Jamal, G. Preciado, S. Gillis
"Accurate, easy to obtain, and reliable methods of measurement are the cornerstone of shaft and tunnel developments - during their sinking, operation and maintenance, or in some cases, remediation. Th
Jan 1, 2019
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Advances In Furnace Monitoring: InstrumentationBy R. MacRosty
The demand to increase production levels in smelting furnaces has driven the increase in the power levels. Consequently, greater cooling capacity of the furnace shell has been necessary, resulting in
Jan 1, 2007
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Modeling of Processes Accompanying Underground Coal GasificationBy M. Cala
Underground coal gasification is technology which enables energy to be extracted from coal beds where mining by means of classical methods is either impossible or uneconomical. The process of coal gas
Aug 1, 2013
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Numerical Simulation of Rock Cone Pullout and the Influence of Discrete Fracture Network Statistics on Foundation Anchor CapacityBy B. Panton, J. Carvalho, E. T. Brown
"A major consideration in the design of high capacity tiedown anchors for dam, bridge and tower foundations is the tensile resistance of the rock mass to pullout, typically as a result of overturning
Jan 1, 2015
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Alimak narrow vein mining at the Dome MineBy J. T. Vehkala, S. S. Kerr, D. E. Robertson
"Since the late 1970s, extensive work has been carried out at Placer Dome Inc. 's Dome Mine to develop new mining methods and equipment to improve the productivity of narrow vein mining (Mining M
Jan 1, 1990
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Health Diagnosis and Damage Evaluation of Ecological Environment of Coal Mining Area in Northern Shaanxi, ChinaBy Xiaoguang Zhao
The coal mining area in Northern Shaanxi, China, has been taken as the study area, and the damage mechanism of the ecological environment is discussed on the basis of analyzing the characteristics of
Aug 1, 2013