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Conveyor Monitoring Through Fiber Optic Cables—Reducing Downtime, Increasing Safety and Improving Preventative Maintenance - SME Annual Meeting 2026By Mathew Cook
Technological developments in Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing and improvements in both hardware and software have allowed fiber optic sensing systems to be deployed in a variety of applications such a
Feb 22, 2026
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Analysis of the behavior of the weld mesh and the rolled mesh against static loads and a dynamic impact, to design the overlap according with the connection method. - RASIM2022By R. Brändle, R. Luis-Fonseca, R. Cornejo, G. Fischer, G. Von Rickenbach, J. Jarufe
Rock damage around underground excavations has been an important hazard in mines and tunnels. Rock dilation generates buckling that needs to be contained before it causes damage to equipment or safety
Apr 26, 2022
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RI 9474 - Field Evaluation of Cable Bolt Supports, Homestake Mine, Lead, SOBy J. M. Goris
The U.S. Bureau of Mines, in a cooperative project with the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, and Homestake Mining Co., Lead, SD, conducted in situ monitoring and numerical modeling of rock mass
Jan 1, 1993
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Prácticas no Convencionales de Rehabilitación de las Zonas de Cierre Progresivo en la Unidad Minera Constancia Cusco-PerúBy Iván Calmell del Solar Salas
Desde el año 2014, se ejecutaron pruebas piloto en zonas en condición de cierre progresivo dentro de la Unidad Minera Constancia, propiedad de Hudbay Perú S.A.C. El objetivo de estas pruebas fue logra
Sep 1, 2017
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Optimal Design and Digital Prototyping of E-Volute and E-Duc Feedwell - SME Annual Meeting 2026By Thien Sok, Yaojun Lu, Craig Gilbert, Jeremy Scott
Feedwells play a pivotal role in gravity thickeners, governing flow distribution, feed dilution, and flocculation condition during solid–liquid separation. This study presents an optimized design and
Feb 22, 2026
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Opportunities And Advantages Of 3d Geologic Modelling For Tailings Storage Facilities - SME Annual Meeting 2023By H. D. Lelono, M. Walden, G. Johnson
3D modelling can be used throughout the mine lifecycle and has proven to be a powerful tool for consultants and mining companies. One of the most significant benefits of 3D models is their ability to
Feb 1, 2023
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SCMAGLEV—Innovative Mass Transportation in the Northeast Corridor (NEC) - RETC2021By Nikolaos Syrtariotis, Mark Berger, Timothy O’Brien, Vojtech Gall
The Northeast Corridor Superconducting Maglev Project (SCMAGLEV) entails construction of a high-speed train system between Washington, DC and New York City, with the first leg between Washington and B
Jun 13, 2021
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AMD Treatment Using Rice Husk as BiosorbentBy Jorge Alberto Soares Tenório, Flávia Paulucci Cianga Silvas, Bianca Medeiros, Denise Crocce Romano Espinosa, Ivo André Homrich Schneider, Daniella Cardoso Buzzi, José Roberto de Oliveira
"AMD is one of the main problems associated with mining activities and the techniques used in their treatment may be the biosorption. The aim of this work was to study the rice husk as a biosorbent fo
Jan 1, 2012
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Application of Deep Soil Mixing Walls in the Warren Avenue Grade Separation Project, Fremont, CABy D. S. Yang, Y. D. Wang, G. Watanabe, A. P. Notaro
"Deep soil mixing (DSM) walls reinforced with steel soldier piles were installed for excavation support and groundwater control for the construction of a grade separation structure at the intersection
Jan 1, 2015
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Development of a Process for the Treatment of Electric Arc Furnace Dust and Other Urban Mining WastesBy T. Hofbauer, M. J. Dry, G. B. Harris, C. W. White
"Urban Mining is a term that is increasingly being used, and represents an appreciable source of secondary materials for the metals extraction industry, a source that does not incur mining costs, but
Jan 1, 2014
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Closure Cost Estimation - All Things to All Men?By H Jones
Closure cost estimates may be generated at any stage of a mining operationÆs life; commencing with the initial prefeasibility studies and continuing through to the final decommissioning cost estimates
Nov 20, 2012
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Estimation of Optimum Line of Extraction for Continuous Miner Workings and Development of Continuous Miner Stability Index (CMSI) using 3D Numerical Modeling and Statistical ApproachBy Sunil Bodakunta, Sreenivasa Rao Islavath
The abstract highlights the importance of determining the optimum line of extraction in continuous miner workings for improved safety and productivity. The study investigates three extraction techniqu
Apr 28, 2022
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RI 4174 Tungsten Deposits in AlaskaBy Wilford S. Wright, Harold E. Heide, Robert L. Thorne, Neal M. Muir, Aner W. Erickson, Bruce I. Thomas
A program of investigation of strategic and critical minerals began in 1940 to examine and develop tungsten occurrences in the western United States and Alaska. During the years in which the nation wa
Jun 1, 1948
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Surface Complexation Modeling of Toxic Elements to Aluminum Hydroxidefor Process Optimization of Wastewater TreatmentBy Taisuke Sakakibara, Shinya Suzuki, Tatsuya Kato, Chiharu Tokoro, Kenichi Muto
Surface complexation using a diffuse layer model were constructed for arsenic (As(V)), zinc (Zn(II)) and silicate (Si(IV)) for aluminum hydroxide in the co-precipitation process. From experimental inv
Jan 1, 2015
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RI 6300 Analyses of Tipple and Delivered Samples of Coal (Collected During the Fiscal Year 1962)By F. E. Walker, S. J. Aresco, J. B. Janus
The Bureau of Mines has been active in promoting the purchase of coal for Government use under specifications that define the requirements in terms of heating value of the coal , expressed in British
Jan 1, 1963
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Diseño de perforación y voladura para vetas angostasBy Edwin Anatolio Calderón Vicuña
En la actividad minera, los costos de operación en perforación y voladura son importantes puesto que el logro óptimo de una voladura óptima, no debe afectar la eficiencia física y económica de las dem
Nov 24, 1993
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Studies Of High-Current Metallic ArcsBy F. W. Wood
ORIGINAL experimentation in specially designed arc-melting furnaces and a comprehensive review of technical literature have helped with an understanding of electric arcs as used in metallurgical appli
Jan 1, 1965
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Investigation of stress in a pothole in the Bushveld Complex: A case studyBy B. P. Watson, D. Hoffmann, D. P. Roberts
Potholes on the Merensky and UG2 reefs in the Bushveld Complex occur as near-circular to elliptical depressions or slumps on the reef horizon, normally presenting as severe disruptions which prevent e
Jan 1, 2021
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RI 9056 Strata Interactions in Multiple-Seam Mining-Two Case Studies in PennsylvaniaBy Gregory J. Chekan
The Bureau of Mines, in an effort to improve planning and development in coal mining, is investigating strata interactions associated with mining of multiple coalbeds. Two common interactions that occ
Jan 1, 1986
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Improving Concentrate Loadout Availability with Specialised Containers and an Upgraded Filter Press at the Nunavik Nickel Project ConcentratorBy M. Girard, C. Farsangi, N. Singh
"Canadian Royalties Inc. owns and exploits the Nunavik Nickel Project: a copper and nickel deposit in Nunavik, Québec. The nickel and copper concentrates are filtered by plate and frame filter presses
Jan 1, 2019