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Management of Tailings Pond Water at the Kettle River OperationBy R. Bruce Ferguson
"The Kettle River Operation of Echo Bay Minerals Company is located about thirty kilometers north of the town of Republic in northeastern Washington State. In tum, Republic is about a hundred and seve
Jan 1, 1998
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Evaluation of Errors in Paired Analytical Data by a Linear ModelBy Alastair J. Sinclair, Asger Bentzen
Abstract - A simple linear model for interpreting duplicate analytical data for a range of values is described. The conceptual model can be quantified using a reduced major axis model rather than the
Jan 1, 1998
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Extended Weights-of-Evidence Modelling for Predictive Mapping of Base Metal Deposit Potential in Aravalli Province,Western IndiaBy Alok Porwal, E. J. M. Carranza, M. Hale
Abstract- Approaches to mineral potential mapping based on weights of evidence generally use binary maps, whereas, real-world geospatial data are mostly multi-class in nature. The consequent reclassif
Jan 1, 2001
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Technological Innovation and Sustainable Competitive Advantage in the Copper Industry – The Case for Corporate Investment in Step Change TechnologyBy John O. Marsden
Technology development and innovation has played a crucial role in the copper industry throughout history. The effective development and implementation of new technologies allows mankind to produce co
Jan 1, 2019
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Ontario taxpayers face corporate minimum taxBy Parsons. Robert B.
"Starting this year, corporations that conduct business in Ontario face a new tax a corporate minimum tax. This tax is in addition to the myriad of other taxes that make up a corporation's total
Jan 1, 1994
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Plant Ramp-Up Profiles an Update with Emphasis on Process DevelopmentBy Terry McNulty
"Previous papers (McNulty 1998 and 2004) have dealt with the causes of successful and less successful achievement of design production rate by new processing plants in the minerals industry. Examinati
Jan 1, 2014
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Les Mines Selbaie Story EngineeringBy A. J. W. Law
"This paper deals with the organization of the central office technical areas and the role played during the feasibility studies, construction and operating phases of Les Mines Selbaie.HistoryThe Engi
Jan 1, 1990
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Towards the Optimization of Flotation Circuits with Statistical Design of ExperimentsBy Donald Leroux, Robert Grant
"Flotation is a complex and highly multivariate process. Using the conventional OFf (one-factor-at-a-time) technique, the optimization of flotation circuits through laboratory or plant testwork is dif
Jan 1, 1997
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Greenhills - a competitive transformationBy E. Wusaty
"Fording Coal is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Limited. The company was founded in 1968 to mine metallurgical coalfor export at the Fording River operations in southeast British Columb
Jan 1, 1994
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Modelling a H2S fuelled solid oxide fuel cellBy D. Monder
Fuel cells are promising sources of electrical energy because of their exceptionally high efficiencies and low environmental emissions. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) are high temperature, ceramic elec
Jan 1, 2005
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Hydraulic Air Compressors ? A Forgotten Solution for Mine Air Power And Mine Ventilation?By D. L. Millar
The hydraulic air compressor (HAC) is driven only by water, held up by a dam, to create relatively low head (typically 10-20 metres), such that the developed hydropower is used to cause flow in openin
Aug 1, 2013
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Autogenous and Semiautogenous Mills 2010 Update (0c16b59f-34a2-42ea-8276-79cd54c55a6f)By Mori Fresko, Stuart M. Jones Jr
"This paper is derived from a document that compiles autogenous and semi-autogenous mill installations worldwide, through the end of 2010. Updates have been solicited from all major mill manufacturers
Jan 1, 2012
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Safety and Efficiency in Mineral Processing PlantsBy E. Marcotte
"Technology developments and improvements are imperative to maintain a viable mineral processing industry. In order to achieve optimum implementation of technology in processing plants, safety conscio
Jan 1, 1993
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From Microbes to Plasma Spectrometer: An Evaluation of Ore Dissolution Efficiency (22cf60df-b55a-4f5d-92c1-f5f6ac49fa74)By Aimee Williamson
Bio-mining is a cost-effective, energy efficient and potentially environmentally protective method of exploiting a variety of ore deposits, from high-grade base metal deposits of nickel to lower-grade
Aug 1, 2010
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Materials management at Brenda Mines Ltd.By G. Sperlins
"IntroductionBrenda Mines Ltd. is a low-grade open-pit mining and milling operation located near Peachland, B.C. Brought into production in late 1969, the plant treats an average of 30,000 tons per da
Jan 1, 1982
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Production Optimization: Leveraging Automation beyond Process ControlBy Jose A. Jimenez
"Mining operations generate an enormous amount of data that is difficult to organize, analyze and act on. These data require an extremely broad range of experts to investigate and manage the cross-dis
Jan 1, 2016
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Evaluation of a new Milling Process for the Caetité-Brazil Uranium OreBy L. A. Gomieroa
The Caetité-Brazil uranium facilities produce about 340 t/y of uranium from an ore averaging 0,25 U %. The process steps are ore crushing, heap leaching with sulfuric acid, U separation and purificati
Aug 1, 2010
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TSM: A Case Study in Closing the Performance GapBy Gordon R. Peeling
The Problem Five years after the consensus of the Whitehorse Mining Initiative the industry was losing public confidence Public opinion surveys ranked mining just above the tobacco industry Proje
May 1, 2013
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Iron Ore Company of Canada ZV Concentrator: Flowsheet Description and Process DevelopmentBy G. Gagnon
"HistoryMining of the Schefferville iron deposits began in 1954 on completion of the 357 mile railway linking the mines and the St-Lawrence river port of Sept-Iles. Apart from crushing, no treatment o
Jan 1, 1981
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Optical Fibber Environmental Sensors Based on Vapochromic Gold ComplexesBy Candido Bariáin
A new vapochromic material of formula [Au2Ag2(C6F5)4(bipy)2]n (bipy = 2,2´ bipyridine) has been developed and used for the detection of some volatile organic compounds as acetone either in vapour or i
Oct 1, 2003