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  • SAIMM
    Optimizing Manganese Ore Sinter Plants: Process Parameters And Design Implications

    By W. Barthel, B. A. Dippenaar, J. Malan

    In its most basic form, the process of sintering is very simple, and has been in use since the turn of the previous century. However, while the basic process is simple, control of

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    How acid rain legislation might change coal use patterns

    By Earl L. Rau

    At the present time, whether an electric utility uses high-sulfur coal is largely determined by geographical location, clean air legislation, and the age of the power plant. Acid rain legislation may

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AIME
    Logging and Log Interpretation - Acoustic Velocity in Porous Media

    By M. Felsenthal

    Engineers are frequently faced with the problem of having to predict oil recovery from a solution gas drive reservoir in the early life of a field. This is often the time when actual laboratory or fie

  • NIOSH
    Technology News - No. 500 - Using In-Place Stone Stoppings To Direct Air in Underground Stone Mines

    To improve the ventilation of large-opening under-ground stone mines by using stoppings made from stone left in place. Background Underground stone mines typically use large room-and-pillar open

    Dec 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    A Fluid Dynamics Simulation Of Chromium Recovery From AOD Slags During Reduction With Ferrosilicon Additions

    By Z. Lin, M. Isac, R. I. L. Guthrie

    The kinetic and thermodynamic efficiencies of chromium recovery from the slag in an AOD process during the slag de-oxidation period with ferrosilicon is a complex process affected by slag basicity, te

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    The Next Challenge in Optimising Mining Operations

    This paper describes the past, normal and advanced practice of optimisation in mining. It then discusses what needs to happen for the mining industry to make full use of what is now available.

    Dec 6, 2010

  • SME-ICGCM
    The Origin and History of U.S. Mine Resin

    By Carl Tom Blevins

    Resin was first introduced to U. S. mines in 1971 and first produced in 1973. The original polyester roof bolt resin was very expensive and limited to a single cartridge size and a single slow gel ti

    Jan 1, 2006

  • NIOSH
    RI 5959 Electrorefining Beryllium - Studies Of Operating Variables ? Introduction And Summary

    By M. M. Wong

    Beryllium possesses attractive properties for use in the nuclear and space fields. Since fused-salt electrorefining can be employed to produce this metal in high-purity form from low-grade or scrap me

    Jan 1, 1962

  • NIOSH
    OFR-102-83 Computer Simulation Of Mining Subsidence Using The Zone Area Method - I. Introduction

    By M. Karmis

    Surface subsidence is an inevitable consequence of many underground mining operations and has been recognized as such since the fifteenth century. Damage resulting from this phenomenon ranges from sim

    Jan 1, 1983

  • SME
    Recovery Of Bitumen By Implementation Of Column Flotation In The Athabasca Oil Sands

    Column flotation has been successfully implemented on a production scale in the Athabasca oil sands. In this application, bitumen is recovered and mineral matter is simultaneously rejected from a midd

    Jan 1, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Control of Manganese Level in an Electrolytic Zinc Plant Circuit by Anodic Deposition of Oxide

    By Bratt G. C

    When zinc is electrowon from concentrates or residues of high manganese content, the zinc sulphate electrolyte may contain high levels of manganese. The manganese level is usually controlled by remova

    Jan 1, 1975

  • SME-ICGCM
    Insitu Performance of One Step Bolts to New Zealand Thick Coal Seam Mining Environments

    By Richard Campbell

    Effective strata control, utilising fully encapsulated resin grouted roof bolts is dependent on the installed quality of the reinforcement elements. Resin based grouts are the main form of rock bolt

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    A Deformed Gold-Arsenopyrite-Pyrite Deposit Hosted in Peralkaline Granite Porphyry at Sams Creek, West Nelson, New Zealand

    By K Faure

    At Sams Creek a gold-bearing, peralkaline granite pophyry dike intrudes Ordovician-Silurian metapelite and quartzite. These metasedimentary rocks have undergone three phases of folding: a first phase

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    GIS Modelling of Mineral Prospectivity: New Technology and Old Data, Reefton Goldfield

    By J B. Taylor

    Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are being increasingly used by the mineral exploration industry in the search for new ore deposits. A mineral exploration GIS links geological and geophysical data

    Jan 1, 1994

  • ABM
    Desenvolvimento De Aços Para Estampagem A Quente (Usibor®1500) Na Arcelormittal Vega

    By Ana Paula Domingos Cardoso

    Este trabalho descreve o desenvolvimento, as características técnicas para a produção do produto Usibor® 1500 pela ArcelorMittal. A viabilidade de produção destes materiais é decorrente do processo de

    Aug 17, 2017

  • SAIMM
    Technical skills?a major strategic issue - Synopsis

    A shortage of technical skills in all areas of the mining industry is being experienced worldwide. This has significant consequences for design, operations, productivity and safety and, therefore, nee

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Use Of And Design Parameters For High Capacity Foundation Elements In Boston Bedrock - Introduction

    By Mark X. Haley

    Foundation design and construction in Boston has changed dramatically during the past 10 years. Prior to 1985, the primary foundation element in Boston, where deep foundations are required, was driven

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SAIMM
    Effect Of Dissolved Precipitating Ions On The Settling Characteristics Of Copper Sulphide ? Synopsis

    By M. Nduna

    Surface properties of metal sulphides have a great significance in various areas of engineering and science, such as acid mine drainage, contaminant sorption, and metal separation. In various attempts

    Jan 1, 2013

  • TMS
    Recovery Of Germanium From Imperial Smelting Process In Shaoguan Smelter

    By Li Chen

    A new process, i.e. Ball milling--Neural leaching--Oxidation calcinations--Chloridizing distillation--Hydrolysis, was designed to recover germanium from the vacuum furnace slag produced in Shaoguan sm

    Jan 1, 2005

  • ABM
    Propriedades Mecânicas De Compósito Abrasivo De Diamante-si Obtido Por Sinterização Cíclica Em Apat

    By Getúlio da Silva Abreu

    O objetivo geral deste trabalho foi produzir e caracterizar as propriedades mecânicas de um compósito abrasivo nanoestruturado no sistema D-Si, via sinterização cíclica de alta pressão e alta temperat

    Aug 16, 2017