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  • SME
    Dust Mitigation through a Program-Based Approach

    By S. R. Clark

    "INTRODUCTION Of all the natural resources being taxed by the needs of the modern world, perhaps the most important is the continually expanding demand for water resources. As water becomes scarcer, a

    Jan 1, 2018

  • SME
    Influence Of Blasting On Open Pit Economics

    By R. K. Singhal

    In open pit mining every effort is made to maintain as steep a pit slope as possible. Pi t slope angles are influenced by numerous factors some natural that are amenable to limited or no control at al

    Jan 1, 1988

  • SME
    Threading the Needle: Design and Construction of the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel - NAT2024

    By Joan Carles Casado Ortega, Mitchell Gerdtau, Sandeep Pyakurel, Eric Crocker, Frank Perrone

    The Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel (PTST) project is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge- Tunnel (CBBT) complex. The project involves the construction of a two-lane bored tunnel under the Thimble Shoal

    Jun 23, 2024

  • SME
    Cautious optimism rules for attendees of 2017 SME Annual Conference

    By William Gleason

    "More than 6,300 people converged on the Colorado Convention Center for the 2017 SME Annual Conference and Expo and 119th National Western Mining Conference in Denver, CO on Feb. 19-22. Many of them c

    Apr 1, 2017

  • SME
    Geology Of The San Luis Gold Deposit, Costilla County, Colorado

    By Robert G. Benson, David M. Jones

    The San Luis deposit of Costilla County, Colorado contains 11,021,000 tonnes (12,149,000 tons) of ore at 1.4 g/t (0.040 oz/st) gold in two mineable zones. Gold mineralization is associated with silici

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    Experimental evaluation of a two-entry gate-road yield pillar: Convergence monitoring and physical properties

    By Jessica M. Wempen, Dallan J. Coons, Bailey S. Simmons, Michael K. McCarter

    Gate-road yield pillars are subject to increases in stress as the longwall face advances toward the pillars. Abutment loading conditions are important to gate-road layout and support design in longwal

  • SME
    National Mining Hall of Fame to honor five during 22nd ceremony (da3854f2-033a-46dc-9a5b-3670eeae827c)

    Ceremonies for the induction of four mining industry pioneers into the National Mining Hall of Fame will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 at the Charles F. Barber Pavilion of the Museum Convention Cen

    Jul 1, 2010

  • SME
    Deep Cut Mining Investigation - Case Study

    By Richard Stoltz, Gary Smith

    This paper presents the findings of a face ventilation investigation, conducted by the Ventilation Division, Pittsburgh Health Technology Center, at a underground coal mine operating in the Illinois N

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SME
    Driving Forward The European Industrial Minerals Industry's Commitment To Sustainable Development

    By S. T. Murray

    The European industrial minerals industry and its markets are largely self-sufficient. The companies who are members of the Industrial Minerals Association (IMA-Europe) number around 150 contributing

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Controlled Blasting Techniques For The Churchill Falls Underground Complex

    By L. L. Gagné

    The Churchill Falls Development will eventually be the largest source of hydroelectric power in North America. Churchill Falls was discovered in 1839, but until recent years it was not practical to b

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    Determination Of Unconfined Compressive Strength Of Coal For Pillar Design

    By A. Shakoor, A. M. Hirt

    The compressive strength of coal, and its variation within and between seams, was determined for four Pennsylvania coal seams (Pittsburgh, Sewickley, Upper Kittanning and Lower Kittanning). Large coal

    Jan 1, 1993

  • SME
    44. Review of the Exploration and Development of the Mount Pleasant Mines, New Brunswick, Canada ? Introduction

    By Harold Bloom

    The Mount Pleasant Mines, or Mount Pleasant Joint Venture as it is presently known, is located approximately 59.5 km (37 miles) south of Fredericton, NB, Canada. Earliest indications of mineralization

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SME
    Underwater Tunnel Repair with Stainless Steel Segmental Liner - NAT2022

    By Matthew Goff, Russell Lutch

    The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) operates the largest regional water authority in the State of Michigan. Two of the tunnels supplying raw water to the system from the Detroit River are the Sprin

    Dec 1, 2022

  • SME
    Laboratory evaluation of shield dust entrainment in high-velocity airstreams (f1c7e8d5-6daf-4be6-a7d2-022a85a6cb07)

    In conjunction with steady increases in production levels, longwall operators have applied greater quantities of ventilating air and spray water in an effort to control respirable dust and/or methane.

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Bulk Handling Technology; Designing for the Future by Innovating the Present

    By R. Todd Swinderman

    "Higher production demands across all bulk handling segments require increased efficiency at the lowest cost of operation, in the safest and most effective manner possible. As conveyor systems become

    Jan 7, 2017

  • SME
    Solubilization of Phosphate Materials with Aspergillus Niger and Thiobacillus Thiooxidans

    By R. Velkova, D. Bojinova

    The objective of the present investigations is to establish the effect of the preliminary mechanical activation of phosphates on the degree of phosphorus extraction by bioconversion of Bulgarian and T

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Peer-Reviewed Abstracts from the 2014 Student Poster Contest

    "Foreword by Emily SarverAssistant professor, Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VAThe Mineral Processing Division hosted its fifth Student Poster Contest during the 2014 SME

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Mortality Follow-Up Through 1977 Of The White Underground Uranium Miners Cohort Examined By The United States Public Health Service

    By Richard J. Waxweiler, Frank E. Lundin, Robert J. Roscoe, Victor E. Archer, Michael J. Thun, Joseph K. Wagoner

    [Introduction] Since excess lung cancer mortality was first noted in the late 1800's among Joachimsthal-Schneeberg miners, there have been a number of studies of the long term health effects a

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME
    Are Big Gains In Coal Loading Productivity Possible? A Look At Some Of The Fundamentals

    By A. Pradakar, J. G. Groppo, J. W. Leonard

    All coal transportation systems from the coal face to the final point of use would become more productive if additional tonnages, obtained through improvements to bulk density, could be placed in fixe

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    Application of Large Diameter Single-Bore Tunnel for Subway Systems - NAT2022

    By Silas Li, Michael Harris-Gifford, Jason Choi, William H. Hansmire

    Twin-bore tunnels with a single track in each tunnel are currently the most common subway tunnel configuration. However, a large diameter single-bore tunnel with two tracks separated by a center wall

    Dec 1, 2022