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  • AUSIMM
    The spray conversion of nickel flash-furnace matte

    By Kobayashi M, Kametani H

    Particles of nickel flash furnace malle (45 per cent i) were oxidized in a dropping-particle furnace. The particles melted and the molten drops simulated those produced by the atomization of molten ma

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Towards A More Cost Effective Mining Truck

    By A. W. Dickerson

    Following on from many years of research aimed at improving the effectiveness of truck haulage operations in mines operated by BHP Minerals, BHP Research developed a concept for an Innovative Large Mi

    Jan 1, 1997

  • CIM
    Development of the automatic GO-60 drill

    By R. England

    "This paper describes the objectives and design parameters for the operation of a computerized In-The-Hole (I. T.H.) Drill. The principal objective is to add computer control to an Inco 00-60 I. T.H.

    Jan 1, 1987

  • DFI
    Guidelines for Soil Mixing

    "1.0 INTRODUCTIONThese Guidelines reflect the state-of-the-practice of the Deep Mixing Method (DMM) in North America. DMM is an in situ mixing process that breaks down the soil structure; injects bind

    Jan 1, 2016

  • TMS
    Development of an Automatic Short-Circuit Detector at Hitachi Refinery

    By Hidenori Okamoto, Katuto Itoh

    "Nippon Mining & Metals' Hitachi Refinery refines 40% of the anodes produced at its Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery. Its current annual production stands at 180,000tons.The refinery always endeavors to

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    Resource Estimation Practice, Macraes Gold Project

    By M Stewart

    In January 1994, Macraes Mining Company started a new phase of exploration to find additional resources along strike and down dip of identified resources for a mill that was being expanded from 2.1 Mt

    Jan 1, 1997

  • AIME
    Less Common Elements in the Electrical Industry

    By Fuller, T. S.

    THE number of rare or uncommon elements in use in the electrical industry nowadays is large, their application having come about through investigational work in industrial search laboratories and &apo

    Jan 1, 1928

  • AUSIMM
    Single-Particle Combustion of Chalcopyrite

    Chalcopyrite concentrate was combusted in oxygen-nitrogen atmospheres, the composition of which ranged from 1-100 per cent oxygen. Factors studied included particle size, experimental temperature and

    Jan 1, 1983

  • SME
    Sales Comparison Valuation Of Development And Operating Stage Mineral Properties

    By Trevor R. Ellis

    Minerals appraisers/valuers often find great difficulty in attempting to employ the sales comparison approach to the market value appraisal of development and operating stage mineral properties. An im

    Jan 1, 2011

  • DFI
    Steel Pile Foundations For Transmission Line Towers, As Used In Western Europe. - 1. Introduction.

    By Alexander J. Verstraeten

    The design and construction of foundations for power transmission line towers present some special problems. This paper describes a system of design and construction for these foundations that was dev

    Jan 1, 1987

  • NIOSH
    Mining And Quarrying Trends In The Metals And Industrial Minerals Industries

    By Arnold O. Tanner

    Tables based on 1985 data, which were not available in time for publication of the "1985 Minerals Yearbook," are included in this chapter; corresponding tables for 1986 are not yet available. Raw nonf

    Jan 1, 1988

  • AIME
    Mining And Exploration Technology - Innovation Sets The Pace In '68 - Open Pit Developments

    By O. T. Berge

    Development and production from open cut mines continued its vigorous growth trend during the year 1968. Material handling and transportation were again exposed to the use of larger equipment with sho

    Jan 2, 1969

  • AUSIMM
    The Transition from Semi-autogenous to Autogenous Milling at Waihi Gold

    By D Bertoldi, C Haines

    "The Waihi Gold Mine (WGM) operated by OceanaGold New Zealand Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the OceanaGold Corporation of Australia. Traditionally WGM has stockpiled and processed separate c

    Oct 10, 2016

  • CIM
    Modifications to the process gas handling system at Kidd Creek's copper smelter

    By C. J. Newman, R. J. St. Eloi, G. Macfarlane

    "The Kidd Creek copper smelter has been expanded from its original design of59000 tonnes of copper per year to over 120 000 tonnes per year. Modifications to the process gas handling system and acid p

    Jan 1, 1994

  • CIM
    The 1/9th Rule - An assessment of the valuation and structure of Canadian exploration agreements 1988-1992

    By L. Kilburn

    A survey of 281 mineral exploration agreements examines the ratios among three ways that may be used to purchase an interest in a mineral property, viz: pay cash, pay shams and make future expenditure

    Nov 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Can robots break the drill and blast bottleneck in underground roadway development in hard rock?

    By M Berner, N A. Sifferlinger, E Fimbinger

    Today, the advance rate of underground roadway development by drill and blast operation is limited by the need to ventilate the toxic blast fumes after each cycle. In deep mines this usually is only p

    Sep 1, 2024

  • SME
    Dragline step change; Safer, greener and lower operating costs are possible

    By R. Adsero

    "A high altitude review of the state of the mining industry provided by a study of multifactor productivity shows a continuation of lower output year on year for the capital and labor inputs applied.

    Nov 1, 2016

  • SME
    Going Green with Mobile Mining Equipment (6ff433b9-54e4-4ebc-90fb-8f4714515264)

    By J. Gibson

    "INTRODUCTION As one of the most pressing and important political debates of this century, climate change has captured global attention and is forcing governments to take action towards decreasing GHG

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Corefco Refinery – Review of Recent Operational Changes

    By J. Budac, J. Dennett, D. Mayne, P. Nawrocki

    "The Nickel/Cobalt operation in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta has successfully used an oxidative ammonia leach process to refine a variety of feeds into high quality nickel and cobalt products for over 6

    Jan 1, 2017

  • AIME
    Society of Petroleum Engineers AIME, Officers and Committees

    Established as a Society February 26, 1957 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES Wayne E Glenn, President Earl M Kipp, President-elect John S Bell, Past President R A Morse, Vice-President W D Owsley, Vice-Presid

    Jan 1, 1960