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  • SME
    Review of 1987 international mining activities

    By Charles L. Kimbell

    Introduction Despite the focus on the so-called "high-tech" and service components of the economy, the minerals industry in 1987 continued to provide the world the overwhelmingly dominant share of

    Jan 7, 1988

  • SME
    Case study of blast vibration-induced sounds recorded inside a house near a West Virginia coal mine - SME Transactions 2010

    By B. T. Lusk, J. M. Hoffman, J. Silva Castro

    Blast vibration induces sounds within neighboring residences. A housewide vibration and sound monitoring system was installed in a West Virginia home subjected to blasts from various distances and dir

    Jan 1, 2010

  • AIME
    Technical Developments Leading Up to the Present Midvale Plant

    By Hugo L. Johnson, Robert Wallace

    THE Midvale plant of the United States Smelting Refining and Mining Company consists of a flotation mill for concentrating sulphide ores of lead and zinc by differential flotation to produce three sep

    Jan 1, 1948

  • SME
    Ultra-Long Tunnel Drive with TBM for the Construction of the Mineral Transport for the Woodsmith Project Polyhalite Mine - NAT2024

    By Karin Bäppler

    A new polyhalite fertilizer mine is currently being developed in the UK by Anglo American Crop Nutrients. The project includes the construction of a Mineral Transport Tunnel almost 37 kms long to hous

    Jun 23, 2024

  • SME
    The Development Of Kalengwa Mine In Zambia

    By Peter B. Knuckey

    1, Introduction Location Kalengwa mine is located in the North Western Province of Zambia, 402 kilometre by unpaved road to the west of Kitwe, which is roughly in the centre of the Zambian Copperbel

    Jan 1, 1971

  • AUSIMM
    Understanding minerals in mineral processing – the basics and beyond

    By E M. Wightman, C L. Evans

    A recent survey of mineral processors undertaken as part of the International Mineral Processing Council (IMPC) Education Commission identified mineralogy as one of the key skills required for mineral

    Aug 29, 2018

  • SME
    Large Dozer Stripping Case Studies (7008e633-217e-4a63-afa1-05ec422363cb)

    By M. J. Hrebar

    In the summer of 1990, a study was conducted to document large tractor (i.e., Caterpillar Dl1N) utilization in surface coal mining. The tractors were found to be utilized as primary production machine

    Jan 1, 1992

  • NIOSH
    Conclusions

    During 1990-1999, a total of 458 fires occurred in all coal mining categories; 157 of those fires caused 164 injuries and 2 fatalities. The greatest number of fues and fire injuries occurred at surfac

  • NIOSH
    RI 6969 Heavy Liquid Cyclone Concentration Of Minerals (In Two Parts) 1. A Study Of Liquid Cyclone Variables Influencing The Concentration Of Minerals

    By R. B. Tippin

    The heavy liquid separation (HLS) process was investigated by the Bureau of Mines to develop a means of concentrating minerals from natural ores, Various spodumene ores were tested in a 0.4-inch diame

    Jan 1, 1967

  • NIOSH
    IC 7506 Report of Petroleum and Natural-Gas Division, Fiscal Year 1946

    By R. A. Cattell

    With the surrender of the Japanese Imperial Government as a climax to the capitulation of the German High Command , the main objective of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division pivoted from war assign

    Jun 1, 1949

  • AIME
    Safety in Mining

    By John T., Ryan

    THE subject assigned me, "Safety in Mining," is a very broad one and only the high spots can be covered in this short paper. As this is a meeting of the Coal Division, these remarks will be directed l

    Jan 1, 1930

  • AUSIMM
    Advanced Ventilation Control – An Analysis of Innovation and Environmental Sustainability

    By V S. Mutton, M J. Shearer

    "The current economic challenges faced by the mining industry led to a review of options for reducing the cost of ventilation control devices (VCDs). The VCDs at the Mount Isa Mines site operated by G

    Aug 31, 2015

  • CIM
    Cemented Sand Fill at lnco

    By J. McCreedy

    "The addition of Portland cement to hydraulic sand fill has resulted in the production of stable and self-supporting cemented sand fill. The use of cemented fill in the mines of The International Nick

    Jan 1, 1966

  • TMS
    Treatment of Sulphidic Copper Concentrate in Chloride Systems

    By W. Kunda

    A laboratory study was carried out on the treatment of sulphidic copper concentrates in aqueous chloride systems under elevated temperatures and oxygen overpressure. Exploratory tests showed that chal

    Jan 1, 1976

  • CIM
    Manufacturing Processes Modelling and the Business of 21st Century Manufacturing

    By N. L. Richards

    In manufacturing for the 21st century, the first company to market often leads the pack in product development and sales. In this respect, manufacturing processes play an important role in transformin

    Jan 1, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    New Zealand Gold Potential - Using Mineral Prospectivity Modelling to Evaluate Gold-Bearing Mineral Systems in an Underexplored Country

    By K Peters, C McKenzie

    New Zealand has an established history of gold production beginning with the gold rushes of the 19th century in the Coromandel, Nelson/Marlborough, West Coast and Otago regions. Despite this, the numb

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AIME
    Part X - The 1967 Howe Memorial Lecture – Iron and Steel Division - Lamellar Stability in Lead-Tin Alloys

    By H. E. Cline

    Solidification of Pb-Sn alloys ranging in composition from 1.2 to 56 at. pct Pb ws observed with polarized light. Lamellar structures were observed over a larger range of compositions in alloys contai

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AUSIMM
    Monorail Technology - A Rapid and Cost-Effective Method of Decline Development

    By B Besa

    Australia is a world leader in the design and operation of mines accessed by the decline method. Literature indicates that a number of metalliferous underground mines using the decline system are also

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Structural Evaluation of Thermal Integrity Profile Results of Transmission Foundations

    By Ryan Weaver, Travis Coleman

    The drilled shafts that support transmission lines and substations have been increasingly subject to testing to assess the integrity of placed concrete. Cross-hole Sonic Logging (CSL) has been used, b

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ABM
    Efeito Da Temperatura E Tempo Sobre A Reatividade E Resistência Do Coque Após A Reação Ao Co2

    By Guilherme Bougleux Michelin Assunção

    O projeto visa o estudo da reatividade e da resistência do coque, combustível tradicionalmente utilizado na siderurgia, relacionando às diversas condições presentes no alto-forno. Para a realização da

    Aug 17, 2017