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  • SME
    Fundamental Aspects of Fine Coal Filtration

    By J. A. Mejia

    The combination of high-resolution X-ray microtomography (HRXMT) image analysis and Lattice-Boltzmann Method (LBM) simulations has demonstrated the ability to describe real multiphase flow problems in

    Feb 23, 2014

  • SME
    Latest Developments of High Capacity Cable Bolts for Australian Longwall Mines

    By Matthew Holden, Jason Emery, Matthew Benjamin, Peter Craig

    Over the last 25 years, through adversity and a growing level of risk mitigation, Australian Longwall mines have been using higher and higher capacity cable bolts for secondary support. A recent surve

    Jun 25, 2024

  • SME
    Investigations Into Methane Accumulation In Coal Storage Silos

    By R. J. Kolada

    The ventilation systems of coal storage silos are normally capable of rapidly dispersing any accumulations of methane in the atmosphere above the coal pile surface. However, the results of an investig

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SME
    Winsford Works Supplies Salt For a Variety of Applications

    In west-central England, 183 m (600 ft) below the Cheshire Plain, lie the evaporate remains of an ancient sea. Stratified into nine beds of salt separated by marl bands, the deposit stretches roughly

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    Issues Impacting Coal Ash Utilization

    By L. Larrimore

    Electric utilities depend heavily on coal as a major fuel source for power generation, annually producing more than 85 million ton'> of ash, boiler slag and FGD (flue gas desulfurization -"scrubb

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    Application of Predictive Maintenance Techniques for Large Electric Mining Shovels

    By Michael Lenz

    Predictive maintenance technologies including vibration analysis, tribology, infrared thermography, ultrasonic detection, and electrical measurements have been applied to large electric mining shovels

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    Quartz Analysis In Coal Mine Samples: Comparison Of XRD And P-7 Methods (d1611012-d28b-400a-91d3-d525f5b1f440)

    By Jianmin Qin, Raja V. Ramani, Wilson Miola

    The number of underground work entities operating under reduced dust standards in U.S. coal mines has been increasing since the start of the decade of the 80s and is currently approaching 10,000. The

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SME
    A Process That Uses Sulfur From A Copper Concentrate To Reduce Leached Copper

    By R. H. Bartlett

    Hydrometallurgical processes for copper flotation concentrates avoid the S02 emission problems associated with smelting, but they require oxidation of copper to obtain solubilization during leaching.

    Jan 1, 1978

  • SME
    Adsorption On Copper, Nickel And Sphalerite Powders From Mixed Equimolar Solutions Of Xanthate And Alkyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide

    By A. Pomianowski

    A spectrophotometric study of xanthate solutions alone and their mixtures with equimolar amounts of alkyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CnTAB) has established the additivity of ultraviolet spectra (190

    Jan 1, 1963

  • SME
    The Adaptability Of Illinois Coal For Use In Iron And Steel Production - Introduction

    By Hubert E. Risser

    At the outset of a discussion on the adaptability of Illinois coals for use in iron and steel production, it is perhaps well to define terms. ?Adaptability? as used in this context, means that a coal

    Jan 1, 1961

  • SME
    Coal Mine Subsidence Prediction Using A Boundary-Element Program

    By Keith A. Heasley

    Historically, the surface subsidence over underground coal mines has been predicted using empirical profile or influence functions which have little or no connection to the actual mechanics of the sub

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Continuous Mining Machines

    By C. W. Fitzgerald

    INTRODUCTION Continuous mining machines are used in regular flat ore beds having uniform thickness. Since coal is the most common type of material occurring in such beds, most continuous miners are

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    A Forecasting Methodology For Aluminum Prices

    By Paul H. Earl

    This paper discusses the evolution of a modeling methodology for explaining price behavior in the aluminum industry. Three generations are described, each utilizing as a foundation a microeconomic sta

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    Henderson No. 2 Shaft -The Sinking And Equipping Of A Large Diameter Concrete Shaft

    By Allan G. Provost

    Shaft construction is assuming ever increasing importance when new mining enterprises are considered. The reasons for this increased emphasis is the much greater depths at which many new ore-bodies ar

    Jan 1, 1972

  • SME
    Economics Of Fluorine Raw Materials

    By J. K. Brooke

    Fluorine is a lively element in both its chemical and economic behavior. It was not isolated as an element until 1886 by Moissan. However, its principal source to this day, fluorspar, was known and it

    Jan 1, 1964

  • SME
    Potential For Improved Longwall Dust Control By Surface Borehole Water Infusion

    By A. A. Compoli

    Injecting water under pressure to wet the coalbed in advance of mining reduces mining-generated respirable dust. Owing to economic and geological barriers, water infusion for longwall dust control in

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    Safety And Reliability; First Joint Conference Attracts More Than 180 People

    The mining and minerals extraction industries have often been demonized by the public as industries that put profits and production before people. It is true that the inherent danger of the work has l

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Sillimanite Group - Andalusite

    By A. P. Grobbelaar

    Andalusite is a member of the sillimanite group of minerals consisting of andalusite, kyanite, and sillimanite. These minerals are the structural polymorphs of Al,Si05 (the anhydrous silicate of alumi

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SME
    Appendix

    Table A. Conversion of English to SI Units Table B. Strength Properties of Rocks Table C. Engineering Properties of Rock Table D. Properties of Common Minerals Table E. Material Properties and Cha

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Robust Showfloor Reflects Optimistic Mood at 2017 Annual Conference and Expo

    "In addition to outstanding technical sessions and networking opportunities, the SME Annual Conference and Expo offers attendees a chance to see the latest and greatest technology that the industry ha

    Jan 5, 2017