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  • SME
    Heinrich Revisited: a New Data-Driven Examination of the Safety Pyramid "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2020)"

    By Jennifer L. Bell, PATRICK L. YORIO, Emily J. Haas, Susan M. Moore, Lee A. Greenawald

    Although researchers have struggled to replicate Heinrich’s safety triangle findings (Heinrich 1931) for various reasons (e.g., no access to his original database and it is unclear if the database was

    Jul 25, 2020

  • SME
    Bulk Material Handling At Inspiration Copper Smelter ? Introduction

    By Solomon J. Salat

    During the major expansion of the Inspiration smelter, which took place in 1973, the bulk material handling system underwent a matching expansion in order to move the required materials. Inspiratio

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    A review of heat issues in underground metalliferous mines

    By T. Payne

    Underground heat issues are mainly focused on the detrimental effects to a workers health. However, working in hot, humid conditions has other negative effects. Studies have shown that safety, product

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Adaptive Environmental Management Plans and Practices: Managing Environmental Impacts at Mines

    By A. K. Martin

    Adaptive management can be described as a structured, iterative process of robust decision making in the face of uncertainty, with a goal of reducing uncertainty over time through system monitoring.

    Feb 23, 2014

  • SME
    Providing Instrument Maintenance Training - The Vendor's Viewpoint

    By Kurt Wiener

    A major process control system is in some ways like a complex organism. The extremities, (that is, field instruments) are exposed to many hazards and suffer malfunctions of relatively minor and repeti

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME
    Building and executing an effective risk system for the mining industry

    By Ewan Alexander

    "As human beings, we have managed risk since the dawn of the ages and have been adept at doing so. In order to survive, we hunted or gathered. If we did not take enough risk, we died. If we took much

    Oct 1, 2016

  • SME
    Looking For Value In Wastelands: Developing Renewable Energy On Degraded And Polluted Lands

    By R. Rushforth

    The surge of activity in the solar energy market, spurred by government incentives, has created new and more efficient solar technologies, but issues surrounding land- and water-use have backlogged th

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Prediction of Cleaned Coal Yield and Partition Coefficient in Coal Gravity Separation Based on the Modified Hyperbolic Tangent Model

    By Shiwei Wang, Ziwen Li, Chenhu Zhang, Peng Chen, Chengyong Wang

    Accurate prediction of the partition coefficients in coal gravity separation is key to improving the preparation efficiency of coal and promoting its clean utilization. In China, the approximate formu

    Oct 15, 2022

  • SME
    Pit slope monitoring and back analysis of the Berkeley pit

    By W. C. Goldberg, E. M. Frizzell

    Monitoring slope displacement in open-pit mines can help predict collapses and prevent serious damage, injuries, and fatalities. Early detection of movement may indicate the need to modify slope geome

    Jan 1, 1989

  • SME
    Tom O’Neil: An Interview With the 2003 SME President

    The status and outlook for mining, in your view. Minerals remain a major part of the world’s economic foundation. The fortunes of the mining industry rise and fall with general economic trends, but m

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    The 1988 Expansion Of The ASARCO Mission Unit Concentrator

    By C. A. Carroll

    In February of 1989 the Mission Complex of ASARCO Incorporated completed an expansion of its concentrator, raising the base mining rate from 25,900 TPO (28,500 STPD) to 37,200 TPO (41,000 STPD). The e

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    Quantitative Mineralogical Study Of Ore Domains At Bingham Canyon, Utah, USA ? Introduction - Preprint 09-108

    This geometallurgical study examines the gangue mineral variability at the Bingham Canyon porphyry copper mine in Utah. Understanding an orebody?s mineralogy is important for mine and mill planning be

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Optimum Auxiliary Fan Location to Control Air Recirculation (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)

    By Ajit Godbole, Ping Chang, Ramakrishna Morla, Purushotham Tukkaraja, Shivakumar Karekal

    This paper presents the optimum auxiliary fan(s) location to control air recirculation in dead-end workings where dieselpowered vehicles operate. Investigations were conducted with various secondary f

    Oct 18, 2022

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2004 – Talc and Pyrophyllite

    By G. P. Tomaino

    Talc is a layered, hydrous magnesium silicate mineral. It has a soft, soapy feel and typically a smooth texture. Talc is also known for its insulation, heat resistance, chemical stability, oil absorpt

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Back-Analysis Of Stresses Associated With Longwall Face Bursts At The Deer Creek Mine Energy West Mining Company, Utah

    By J. F. T. Agapito

    Experience at Energy West Mines in the Wasatch Plateau Coal Field, Utah, has shown that longwall face bursts occur mostly near the tailgate when extracting the third adjacent longwall in a panel secti

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    Construction Of Geological Controls For Three Dimensional Orebody Modeling

    By F. Daviess

    A requirement for geological controls during orebody modeling results from the recognition of heterogeneous geological characteristics and/or abrupt variations in orebody geometries. While purely stat

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    Newmont’s Ahafo Mine – Gold Mining in West Africa

    By John Mitchell, Mark K. Jorgensen

    Newmont Mining’s Ahafo Mine is located in Ghana approximately 300 km (190 miles) northwest of the capital city of Accra in the Brong-Ahafo region. The nearest city is Sunyani, located 45 km (28 miles)

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Optimum width of longwall faces in highly gassy coal mines ? Part II

    By P. C. Thakur

    In Part I of this paper, it was established that the width of longwall faces in highly gassy mines is primarily limited by the volume of air reaching the tail-end of the face. The ventilation air reac

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    The Importance Of Chemical And Mineralogical Data In Evaluating Apatitic Phosphate Ores

    By L. R. Gremillion

    Chemical and mineralogical data on 25 apatitic phosphate ores of diverse origins from commercial deposits around the world were widely variable. From 14 to 18 chemical constituents of each sample were

    Jan 1, 1978

  • SME
    Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR): An Efficient Personal Protective Device Against Respirable Dust in Underground Mining Operations - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By Ashish Ranjan Kumar, Barbara Arnold, Luis Sanchez Gonzalez

    The health and safety of miners is critical in the industry. Prolonged exposure to dust-laden air results in irreversible ailments like pneumoconiosis that have a severe impact on their lives. Operati

    Feb 1, 2025