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  • AUSIMM
    Managing Geotechnical Risk Through Non-Destructive Rock Reinforcement Testing Trialled at the George Fisher Mine, Mt Isa

    Corrosion affects the performance of rock support and reinforcement at various underground mines, including the George Fisher Mine, where recent studies showed that this risk to mining operations is g

    Nov 25, 2010

  • NIOSH
    MLA 28-87 - Mineral Resources Of The Clover Mountains Study Area, Lincoln County, Nevada ? Summary

    By Edward L. McHugh

    In 1984, at the request of the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Bureau of Mines studied an 84,165-acre portion of the 84,935-acre Clover Mountains Wilderness Study Area (NV-050-139) in order to eva

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    Northparkes Mines – Flotation and Planning for the Future

    By G Harbort, D Clarke, D Morgan, C Sola

    Northparkes Mines commenced production in 1994 and the mine has significant reserves to allow operation into the future. There are a number of potential future concentrator feed sources with variable

    Sep 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Continuous Improvement of the Return Air Raise Silencer System at Totten Mine

    By Andrew Dobson, Cheryl Allen, Enrique Acuña

    "Totten Mine return air raise was designed with two parallel fans equipped with silencers to reduce the noise emitted from the outlets into the environment. As development and production of the mine p

    Jan 1, 2019

  • AUSIMM
    Application of Computer Assisted Modelling to Final Wall Blast Design

    By Jones J. P, Arriagada J, Scherpenisse C. R

    A recently-developed model is used as a tool to optimise the design of blasts used to create final walls in large open pit mines. The use of this tool has allowed present blasting practice and propo

    Jan 1, 1995

  • AIME
    Producing-Equipment, Methods and Materials - Control and Prevention of Inter-Zonal Flow

    By W. G. Bearden, G. C. Howard, J. W. Spurlock

    An investigation of the factors af-fec.ting the inter-zonal flow of fluids in the casing-wellbore annrc1rt.s of an oil or gas ivell is presented Laborntory tests revealed that failure of the caring-ce

    Jan 1, 1966

  • AUSIMM
    Coal Pillar Design Criteria for Surface Protection

    Large areas of ground are permanently supported on coal pillars, both in extensive old workings and current drivages in active mining operations. Continued growth of civil infrastructure is resulting

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Characterization and Evaluation of Recycling Potential for Discarded Laptops - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)

    By Nikhil Dhawan, SHAILA MIR

    The emerging problem of electronic waste has promoted the interest in exploring metal recovery from secondary sources under the umbrella of urban mining. This study presents the physical and chemical

    Jul 24, 2021

  • ABM
    Análise De Falha De Engrenagens De Redutores Grande Porte

    By Larissa Mitie Ihara

    Foram encontrados vários casos de falha de engrenagens de redutores de grande porte, aplicados em turbogeradores em usinas de cogeração. Este trabalho tem como objetivo a análise de falha dessas engre

    Aug 17, 2017

  • SME
    Wearable Sensors for Continuous, Real-Time Monitoring and Risk Assessment of Mine Workers Health and Safety - SME Annual Meeting 2024

    By Jupneek Singh, Zachary A. Kiehl, Leila Safazadeh, Gareth Kennedy, Eleonora Widzyk-Capehart, Jeremy W. Ward

    Mine workers are continuously exposed to a host of nonfatal stressors and potentially fatal hazards: noise exposure, excessive vibration, poor air quality, toxicant exposure, ignition of combustible g

    Feb 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Lead-Smelting Practice at the Port Pirie Works of the Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty. Ltd.

    By Hughes J. C

    THE smelting plant consists of five large furnaces operating in the treatment of current flintered material, and one small furnace operating periodically in the treatment of copper dross and antimonia

    Jan 1, 1922

  • NIOSH
    IC 8919 Guidelines For Siting Product-Of-Combustion Fire Sensors In Underground Mines

    By C. D. Litton

    This Bureau of Mines report presents a set of guidelines for determining the distribution of product-of-combustion fire sensors in underground mines. Sensor spacing is defined in terms of sensor alarm

    Jan 1, 1983

  • AUSIMM
    Is Perception Reality? Evaluating the Fiscal Attractiveness of International Jurisdictions for Gold Mining Investment

    By J P. Sykes, C Gemell, A Trench

    The perceived and actual impact of government mineral policy upon the government share from gold mining revenues is assessed for ten key countries in which the gold sector is of relevance in advancing

    Jun 22, 2016

  • ABM
    Metodologia Para A Construção Do Referencial Estatístico Da Utilização Física De Equipamentos De Mina

    By Fabiano Della Libera da Silva

    Este artigo propõe uma metodologia para a construção de um Referencial Estatístico para a Utilização Física de equipamentos de mina. Para tanto, calcula-se um valor mensal (RE) apoiando-se em conceito

    Aug 17, 2017

  • NIOSH
    IC 9475 - Ergonomic Assessment Of Musculoskeletal Risk Factors At Four Mine Sites: Underground Coal, Surface Copper, Surface Phosphate, And Underground Limestone

    By Fred C. Turin, William J. Wiehagen

    This study examined musculoskeletal injury risk at four mining sites: underground coal, underground limestone, surface copper, and surface phosphate. Each site offered opportunities to investigate m

    Jan 8, 2004

  • SME
    Recovery Of Zinc From Metallurgical Dusts And Fumes (83e8ef4f-c1d2-450c-958c-952d3d39e665)

    By D. Pearson

    About 15,000 tonnes of zinc per year is present in the dusts and fumes produced in electric arc and BOS steelmaking, secondary copper refining and brass ingot making. Apart from the use of some coppe

    Jan 1, 1980

  • TMS
    Recycling Charge and Subsidy for Waste Packaging Containers in Taiwan

    By Chen-Ming Kuo, Esher Hsu

    "Under the 4-in-1 recycling system, Taiwan producers and importers who using packaging containers have responsibility to pay the recycling fees for recycling the waste packaging containers they produc

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ABM
    Sistema De Controle E Supervisão Para A Planta De Beneficiamento De Minério De Ferro – Itm Samambaia

    By Ailton Lopes Junior

    O projeto desenvolvido na ITM Samambaia – Itatiaiuçu – MG, de propriedade da Mineração Usiminas, teve como objetivo a implantação de um Sistema de Controle e Supervisão através do fornecimento de todo

    Jul 30, 2018

  • SME
    Influence of Feed Particle Size on Upgrading Selectivity of Scavenger Stage of Industrial Copper Ore Flotation

    By A. Bakalarz, M. Duchnowska

    "The copper sulfide ore from the Legnica-Glogow Copper Basin in Poland, which is processed by KGHM Polska Miedz S.A., consists of three lithological fractions: dolomitic, sandstone and shale. The copp

    Jan 1, 2015

  • AIME
    Harvey S. Mudd - Official Candidate for Vice-President

    By W. C. PAGE

    HARVEY S. MUDD has the unusual distinction of having virtually inherited a Directorship in the -A.I.M.E., for he was appointed to the Board to fill the unexpired term of his father in 1926. Since then

    Jan 1, 1937