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Metallurgical Strategy at Sturgeon Lake MillBy C. P. Patel
"The Sturgeon Lake Joint Venture volcanic massive sulpide deposit was discovered in 1970. Milling was started by Falconbridge Copper Ltd. at Sturgeon Lake in September 1974. The Sturgeon Lake pit and
Jan 1, 1980
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Strain Distribution in the Bending-Under-Tension TestBy D. K. Uko
In the stretch-bend or bending-under-tension test, a strip is rigidly clamped and restrained at each end and bent by central transverse loading using a radiused punch: The strip deflection at failure
Jan 1, 1977
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Developing Canada?s North - The New ChallengeBy Jesse L. Duke
Outline ?Understanding the context ?The Business, political, social and legal environment ?Recipes for Success (three Ps) ?Develop effective Partnerships/relationships ?Plan carefully ?Actively
May 1, 2006
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New bearing application for pinion gear drives on mine hoistsBy R. A. McIvor, R. Levac
"The Stobie No. 7 shaft, 14 ft diameter, double- drum skip hoist, was installed at the INCO Limited Frood Stobie Complex in 1942. Figure 1 shows the hoist layout. The hoist was originally equipped wit
Jan 1, 2001
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Adoption of High Oxygen Bottom Blowing in Copper Matte Smelting: Why is it taking so long?By Enzo Palumbo, Joël P. T. Kapusta, François Larouche
In light of the rapid deployment of bottom blowing smelting in China over the last ten years, one has to wonder why it has taken the copper industry so long to adopt ultra-high oxygen enrichment via S
Jan 1, 2015
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Jameson Cell: The “Comeback” in Base Metals Applications Using Improved Design and Flow SheetsBy K. E. Barnes
"The “Jameson Cell” flotation cell was developed at Mount Isa Mines in the late 1980’s to address deficiencies in our flotation column installations. Early base metal installations had a variable reco
Jan 1, 2006
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Characteristics of Wenchuan Earthquake and its Geological Hazard EffectsBy Yun-Jie Wei
Seismic areas were in the eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet plain, whose structures were complicated, mainly composed of Maowen fault, Yingxiu fault and Pengxian-guanxian fault. The rapid rise of th
May 1, 2009
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The measurement and prediction of coin wear in circulationBy M. J. H. Ruscoe
"The circulation wear rates of pure nickel, cupronickel and nickel-plated-steel coins were measured and found to be in the ratio 1:3:1 . The relative wear rates of nickel and cupronickel coins were si
Jan 1, 1988
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Preparing a Long-Lasting Environmental Impact StatementBy Glen A. White
The level of impact and mitigating measures that are forecast in an environmental assessment (EA) for a new, or significantly modified, metallurgical processing facility or mine are taking on increasi
May 1, 2004
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Navigating Change for SuccessBy Julie Dénommé
Today few in business would argue with the idea that we are living in a world that is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. Coined VUCA by the US Army War College, these four words define the ?
Oct 1, 2010
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Canada's coal resources and reserves: an overviewBy H. G. Rushton, A. S. Romaniuk
"The opening chapter of this volume, by A. Ignatieff, places in perspective Canada's coal resource base as part of the world scene. This chapter will focus on the Canadian scene.Units of measurement i
Jan 1, 1985
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CIL Gold Extraction from Preg Robbing Autoclave DischargesBy G. Van Weert
In the spring of 2010 double refractory ores from historical stockpiles were processed through Barrick's Goldstrike pressure oxidation facility, thereby providing preg robbing feeds for a variety
Jan 1, 2011
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Effect of Quenching Rate on Age Hardening in an Al-Zn-Mg Alloy SheetBy Hidenori Hatta, Takero Watanabe, Hideo Yoshida
"The effect of the quenching rate on age hardening in an Al-6.0mass%Zn-0.75mass%Mg alloy sheet was investigated. The quenching rates and aging conditions were as follows: water quenching (WQ) or furna
Jan 1, 2018
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Horizon control technology for selective mining in underground coal minesBy I. R. Muirhead, A. L. Craven
The trend in mining thermal coal is only to mine coal with the lowest sulphur content. In many coal seams, bands of coal with high sulphur content are often present, generally occurring either at the
Jan 1, 2000
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Dotaku: an example of metallurgy in prehistoric JapanBy K. T. Audt
The Yayoi period, from about 300 B.C. to A.O. 300, represents a time of important changes in Japanese history. During this period the advanced rice culture of the Asian continent was introduced to Jap
Jan 1, 1999
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Improving Double Bench Face Performance at the Ekati Diamond MineTM SiteBy Judy K. Todd
Double benching has been utilized as an excavation technique in open pit mines for many years. This process involves drilling, blasting, and excavating the material for the design bench height. A seco
May 1, 2002
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Probabilities in Estimating the Grade of Gold DepositsBy C. O. Swanson
CALCULATING the average grade of a gold deposit is a problem that presents certain unique difficulties. Particularly troublesome is the fact that the average of the samples taken from a deposit is lik
Jan 1, 1945
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Mucking efficiency in open pit blastingBy J. J. Montoro
The influence of blasting on the excavators’ efficiency, defined as mucking rate (amount of rock mucked per unit time) and mean bucket load (amount of rock loaded in each bucket operation), is investi
Jan 1, 2007
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Symposium on Powder MetallurgyBy Nicholas J. Grant
It is the purpose of this paper to examine a number of the recent developments in powder metallurgy, being most concerned with those which are yet to prove themselves rather than those which have achi
Jan 1, 1965
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Development of Autoclave TechnologyBy M. J. Collins
"Autoclaves were first used in the metallurgical industry in 1893 to recover alumina from bauxite. In the 1940s and 1950s, several high temperature and pressure processes were invented in the laborato
Jan 1, 2018