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  • SME
    Industrial Minerals review 2017

    By Jack Bedder, Nils Backeberg

    "Native antimony metal is rare and antimony generally occurs together with gold, lead, copper and silver. There are more than 100 antimony minerals, although the sulfide mineral stibnite is the main e

    Jan 7, 2018

  • AIME
    Profits in the Copper Wire and Brass Industry

    By Arthur Notman

    THE raw material men in all industries, and copper is no exception, are accustomed to think of them- selves as the whole show, and not without justice, for if there were no copper mines the world woul

    Jan 1, 1926

  • IOM3
    Spotlight on Midlands Mining Limited

    By NA NA

    In the third of its features on the new owners of the British coal mining industry, Mining Technology reports on the newest company in the field, Midlands Mining.

    Jan 2, 1997

  • CIM
    A Precise, Reliable, and Fully Automatic Real Time Monitoring System for Steep Embankments

    By Rick Wilkins

    The stability of steep embankments is a major safety issue in open pit mining, highway passes, and earth filled dams. A failure in any one of these situations could mean a loss of very expensive equip

    May 1, 2002

  • NIOSH
    IC 7208 Coal-Mine Explosions And Coal- And Metal-Mine Fires In The United States During The Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1941 ? Introduction

    By D. Harrington

    The record of fatalities from mine explosions during the past 2 fiscal years has been anything but encouraging; more men were killed by explosions (379) than were killed from the ante cause during to

    Jan 1, 1942

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals Review 2013

    By R. L. Virta

    Four companies ? H.C. Spinks Clay Co., Inc., Imerys, Old Hickory Clay Co., and Unimin Corp. ? mined ball clay in four states in 2013. On the basis of preliminary data, production was 1 Mt (1.1 million

  • AUSIMM
    Notes on Lake Margaret Hydro-Electric Power Scheme.

    LAKE MARGARET is situate high up on the West Coast Range of Tasmania, and lies in a roughly triangular valley formed by the ridge of Mount Sedgwick on the south, the ridge formed by Mounts Geikie and

    Jan 1, 1915

  • AUSIMM
    Intensive Boring on the Wonthaggi Coal-Field, Victoria

    THE Wonthaggi coal-field lies south easterly from Melbourne at a distance by rail of 86 miles, on the flats of the Powlett River, immediately to the south of the deep-cut valleys and steep intervening

    Jan 1, 1918

  • AIME
    Mining - Basic Considerations for Long-Distance Solids Pipelines in the Mineral Industries (MINING ENGINEERING. 1961, vol. 13. No. 8. p. 976)

    By R. Costantini

    The author discusses the promising future of the use of pipelines for transportation of ore slurries over long distances, citing existing installations. Various criteria and factors affecting the use

    Jan 1, 1961

  • IOM3
    Effect of ladle additions on chemical composition of metallurgical-grade silicon

    By R. M. Cooper, H. K. Herbert, D. N. Phillips

    A study was carried out to determine the effects of adding CaCO3, Fe, Al and CaSi2 to the ladle, rather than to the raw materials, in order to increase the concentration of Ca, Fe and Al in the final

    Jun 19, 1905

  • SME
    Development of Slurry Wall Technique and Equipment and CSM Cutter Soil Mixing for Open Cut Tunnels

    By W. G. Brunner

    The slurry wall technique has undergone an evolution from its invention to its today’s status. In the early stages slurry walls were built with cable grab, later on with much stronger hydraulic grab a

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Ground Freezing Under the Most Adverse Conditions: Moving Groundwater

    By Paul C. Schmall, Lucian P. Spiteri, Arthur B. Corwin

    Moving groundwater is generally recognized as the most adversarial condition for ground freezing. Moving groundwater can occur due to natural or man-induced groundwater flow, but either way may result

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AIME
    Papers - Cleaning - Cleaning Bituminous Coal (With Discussion)

    By J. R. Campbell

    The need for standardizing methods of arriving at definite conclusions regarding the cleanability of a given coal, and for measuring the performance of coal-cleaning equipment, is constantly increasin

    Jan 1, 1930

  • NIOSH
    Bulletin 108 Melting Aluminum Chips

    By H. W. Gillett, G. M. JAMES

    In its work on mineral wastes the Bureau of Mines is studying losses in the melting of nonferrous metals and alloys. The greatest of these losses is that of zinc through volatilization in brass meltin

    Jan 1, 1916

  • NIOSH
    OFR-32-80 Dewatering Systems For Surface Coal Mines

    By J. E. Rourke, O&apos

    This report incorporates a review of available dewatering technology and an evaluation of its relevance to surface coal mines in the Interior Province of the United States. Guidelines for the selectio

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    Coal Beneficiation via the Tapered Fluidized Bed Using Magnetite with a Wide Size Range Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (57dbcb5f-d720-4602-989e-b44427f0ae7a)

    By Xuchen Fan, Chenyang Zhou, Yuemin Zhao, Liang Dong, Chenlong Duan

    A gas–solid fluidized bed using magnetite particles is an effective methodology for coal beneficiation in the field of dry coal cleaning. Broadening the size range of magnetite used in the bed decreas

  • AUSIMM
    Filtration of coal washery slurries using a horizontal belt filter

    By Slechta J. J

    An evaluation of a pilot scale Delkor horizontal belt filter at Bellambi's South Bulli Colliery showed high productivities and low moisture contents for a range of feed slurries. When treating fl

    Jan 1, 1986

  • AUSIMM
    Tungsten Carbide in Mining

    By Gunderson C. T

    The use of carbide tipped integral drill steels and detachable bits is discussed in relation to the means of drilling or cutting employed. It is stressed that only by correct use can the full value of

    Jan 1, 1958

  • SME-ICGCM
    Weightings And Water Inflows During Longwall Working

    By I. W. Farmer

    Weightings and water inflows into longwall workings often occur together, giving rise to discussions on their relative genesis. Case histories are introduced which indicate that most water inflows are

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SAIMM
    The Relationship Between The Client, Clients Project Team And The EPCM Project Team

    By C. A. F. Sweet

    The inter-relationship between these parties and the effect on the outcome of the project is often grossly underestimated. There are numerous success stories where the parties have worked as com

    Jan 1, 2005