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Mine production scheduling optimization at Newmont?s Twin Creeks Mine (7465774a-78ae-4d2d-b25a-11e1b6274c11)By P. Kawahata
Newmont?s Twin Creeks Mine, located in northern Nevada, is producing gold ore from surface mining operations. The ore is currently processed at three different on-site facilities depending on ore type
Jun 1, 2013
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Mining companies must learn to adapt to changing financial conditionsBy William Gleason
The world has seen unprecedented economic changes in recent years, starting with the stock market collapse of 2008 and the great recession that followed. With these changes, the mining industry, like
Jul 1, 2013
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Potential Applications of Biogenic H2S in the Treatment of Metagcontaining Process Waters and Mine EffluentsBy W. M. Haffner, S. L. Borek, H. M. Edenborn, R. W. Hammack, D. H. Dvorak
The conceptual designs of three new applications for the biogenic &S treatment of metal- containing waters are presented. These include: 1. the treatment of a circumneutral-pH ground water containing
Jan 1, 1995
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Interaction Of Amine With Borate Species In Boron Flotation PulpsBy Y. Akin, M. Hancer, M. S. Celik, J. D. Miller
Flotation pulps with boron minerals such as colemanite and borax using primary amine collectors, e.g. dodecylamine, exhibit collector precipitation above a critical pH depending on the amine concentra
Jan 1, 2000
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Weighted ensembles of artificial neural networks based on Gaussian mixture modeling for truck productivity prediction at openpit minesBy Wei Victor Liu, Na Zhang, Chengkai Fan, Bei Jiang
This study used artificial neural networks (ANNs) coupled with Gaussian mixture modeling (GMM) to analyze truck haulage data from openpit mines. The proposed weighted ensemble models performed better
Jun 1, 2023
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Robotics Technology in Mine Disaster Reconnaissance, Rescue and RecoveryBy M. A. Trevits, G. W. Luxbacher, L. D. Patts
"It is almost a given that post-disaster mine conditions will have compromised the mine ventilation system, resulting in a hazardous atmosphere in portions of the mine, and often complicated travel th
Jan 1, 2018
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Reduction Of Iron Ore With Coal By Microwave HeatingBy R. L. Bleifuss, S. Zhong, H. E. Geotzman
Microwave heating of iron ore was investigated as an alternative to conventional reduction processes to solve the problem of slow heat transfer. Microwave heating and reduction tests were run on compo
Jan 1, 1997
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Evaluation of Functionalized Chitosan Polymers for Pyrite’s Depression in Pb‐Cu Sulfide Flotation Using Response Surface MethodologyBy Lana Alagha, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake
The abstract discusses the synthesis and investigation of polyacrylamide functionalized chitosan polymers (CS-PAMs) as selective depressants for pyrite in the flotation of galena and chalcopyrite from
Apr 9, 2022
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Performance evaluation of indicator kriging in a gold depositBy Y. C. Kim, I. S. Roditis, P. K. Medhi
The strongly skewed grade distributions and the need to estimate the local recoverable reserves in a selective mining environment are the two problems that ordinary kriging (OK) cannot easily handle.
Jan 1, 1988
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Stability of Arsenate Compounds From Oxidation of Gold Refactory MineralBy T. Carageorgos
The removal of arsenic from process streams as ferric arsenate compounds is being practised by mining industries. Therefore, the solubility and stability of these solids is of considerable importance
Jan 1, 1998
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Performing Zero-Base Staffing & Budget Analysis to Create Value at a MineBy A. P. Schissler
2013 has seen metals, industrial minerals, and coal all reduce in price due to market and geo-political factors. Many companies are taking write-downs to recalibrate their reserves and have enacted fo
Feb 23, 2014
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Emulsion FlotationBy D. W. McGlashan
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Jan 1, 1968
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Gravity Separation Development At Boddington Gold MineBy Steven Hart, Graeme Hill
Boddington Gold Mine is situated 130km South-east of Perth, WA. The operation is managed by Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd. The Direct Leach plant was commissioned in mid 1986 at a rate of 3 million tonnes p
Jan 1, 1995
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Eminent Domain Mineral Property Valuations: When Self-Proclaimed “Latitude” Falls Somewhere South of Competence and Ethical ObligationsBy J. M. Beck
Mineral property appraisers engaged in eminent domain actions on properties for which mining is the highest and best use must be fully competent in all phases of mineral resource estimation, mine proj
Jan 1, 2019
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Development of a Comprehensive Pillar and Roof Monitoring System at a Steeply Dipping Underground Limestone MineBy D. McElhinney, J. Winfield, G. Buchan, B. Slaker, A. Iannacchione, T. Minoski, G. Rashed, M. Van Dyke, M. Murphy
"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has previously established pillar design guidelines for the underground stone mining industry. These guidelines were created from an
Jan 1, 2018
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Increasing Effectiveness of Mine Safety Training Using Inexpensive Camera and Rendering TechnologyBy M. A. Trevits, G. Frampton
"Mine safety training materials have long included pictures of mine conditions, equipment, hazards, etc. These images are invaluable to both the trainee and the trainer to convey many important concep
Jan 1, 2018
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Cat Longwall Plow System Helps Set New Low-Seam Coal Production RecordA coal mine located in southern West Virginia recently set a world record for daily low-seam coal production using a Cat automated longwall plow system. In a 24-hour period on April 10 and 11, 2014, t
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Review Of Richmond Hill Copper Elution Operations - SME Annual Meeting 2022By S. Dixon
The use of warm (40-50°C) solution for the selective elution (pre-strip) of copper cyanide from gold and silver cyanides adsorbed on activated carbon was found to elute +90% of the adsorbed copper com
Mar 2, 2022
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Silver Review And OutlookBy J. M. Christian
Silver has been a much maligned metal in recent years. In the last three and a half years the price has fallen from around US$7.00 -$7.80 to as low as $3.50 this spring. It has consistently under-perf
Jan 1, 1992
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Iron Ore Flotation with Biosurfactant: an ESG-Friendly Option to Boost Performance - SME Annual Meeting 2025By Ronney Rodrigues Silva, Renata Mendonca, Gabi Knesel, Cathrine Monyake
Locus Mining is working side-by-side with a prestigious iron ore company to evaluate the addition of Locus ESG-friendly green flotation reagents with the primary goal of improving recovery and grade.
Feb 1, 2025