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  • CIM
    The Development of Gold Mining in Canada

    By G. E. Cole

    "Amongst the mineral products of Canada gold holds the second place in value of yearly output. . . . . .The production of gold has increased steadily during the past six years and has somewhat more th

    Jan 1, 1927

  • CIM
    Spodumene Processing at TANCO

    By J. Flemming, R. O. Burt

    "The Tanco pegmatite is located in the Bird River greenstone belt of southeastern Manitoba approximately 160 km northeast of Winnipeg (Figure 1). This pegmatite body was discovered in 1929 and subsequ

    Jan 1, 1986

  • DFI
    Single Axis Tooling Methods - A. Introduction

    By George K. Burke

    Single axis soil mixing is a mechanical method of blending soil in situ with a reagent binder to achieve improved character. Generally this achieves a design compressive strength or shear strength and

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME
    Preconcentration And Recovery Of Valuable Minerals From Pegmatitic Ores

    By Thomas J. Lien

    Granitic Pegmatite deposits are the chief source of commercial feldspar, micas, lithium minerals, tantalum-columbium, beryl, and certain types of kaolin. The output from pegmatite mines in the United

    Jan 1, 1978

  • SAIMM
    Optimizing Manganese Ore Sinter Plants: Process Parameters And Design Implications

    By W. Barthel, B. A. Dippenaar, J. Malan

    In its most basic form, the process of sintering is very simple, and has been in use since the turn of the previous century. However, while the basic process is simple, control of

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2004 - Lime

    Lime production is the largest single chemical use for limestone and dolomite. The term “lime” in this review refers to high-calcium and dolomitic quicklime, their hydroxide forms and dead-burned dol

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Quantitative Mineralogical Study Of Ore Domains At Bingham Canyon, Utah, USA ? Introduction - Preprint 09-108

    This geometallurgical study examines the gangue mineral variability at the Bingham Canyon porphyry copper mine in Utah. Understanding an orebody?s mineralogy is important for mine and mill planning be

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    New Developments In Yieldable Rock Bolts

    By R. Oler

    The need for yieldable ground support, particularly in high stress or deep mining conditions, has grown in recent years. This paper highlights some of the current industry limitations and provides sel

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Linear Programming Optimization Of Asphalt Mix Design - Preprint 09-032

    By K. Awuah-Offei

    The objective of asphalt mix design is to produce a mix with optimal performance using available aggregate stockpiles. Often, this process does not take into consideration aggregate plant stockpile in

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AIME
  • TMS
    Risks And Opportunities In Continuous Converting For Nickel At Inco

    By J. R. Donald

    For processing copper, continuous converting has been successfully employed in a variety of locations, but for nickel, there has yet to be a successful commercial implementation of continuous converti

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Best Practice Environmental Management - A Critical Strategy for the Future of the Mining Industry

    The role of government and the community has changed significantly over the last two decades in relation to environment protection, particularly in the mining sector. Increased community expectation

    Jan 1, 1997

  • CIM
    Rotating equipment reliability for surface operation. Part II: Oil analysis in a mine

    By D. Prince, G. Nollet

    "Since 1994, Aur Ressources has operated Louvicourt mine, a zinc and copper mine close to Val d’Or, at a rate of 4300 t/d. Ever since the start-up of the plant, management has encouraged innovative ap

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Water Treatment at Homestake’s Bulldog Mountain Operation

    By Joseph L. Young, Richard A. Bohling

    To keep Homestake's Bulldog Mountain silver and lead mining and milling operation in southwestern Colorado workable, natural ground water and decant water from the mine's sand backfilling op

    Jan 12, 1981

  • IIMP
    Digital image analysis for fragmentations

    By Dae S. Young

    The paper point out a new procedure to calculate the volumetric distribution of rock fragments. The method combines the practicality of digital image processing of the rock surface with the theoretica

    Jul 17, 2000

  • SME
    The Use of Polymer Concrete in Sewage Tunnels for One-Pass Segmental Linings

    By Christian Maguire

    The presence of hydrogen sulphide in sewerage systems leads to severe concrete corrosion. Acid causes breakdown of the concrete matrix, and attacks reinforcement. Older sewer systems under acid attack

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    New Books (94ca3dbe-8124-4752-9b68-d7b4e04dd7a6)

    Despite limited discussion, Chemistry of Flotation is a good text and reference 1985 by M. C. Fuerstenau, J. D. Miller, and M. C. Kuhn Society of Mining Engineers Caller No. D Littleton, CO 80

    Jan 7, 1986

  • SAIMM
    A quantitative evaluation of the load bearing capacity of ground and characteristic curves of tunneling

    By T. Nishimura, H. Kiyama, K. Wakimoto

    Discussion on the load bearing capacity of ground and the stability of tunnel is presented. We derive a simplified solution of a circular lined-tunnel in an elastic ground. The solution results in a b

    Jan 1, 2003

  • ISEE
    The Importance and Advantages of Accurate Calculation, Evaluation and Control of Dragline Methodologies

    By K B. Holm

    This paper deals with the advances made at Syferfontein Colliery in the calculation and control of dragline methodology. The high capital outlay and operating cost of a dragline necessitates strict co

    Jan 1, 1994

  • IIMP
    Modelo de Comunicación participativa y estratégica para el desarrollo de proyectos mineros

    By Miguel Angel Castañeda Loayza

    El presente texto describe la formulación, diseño y desarrollo de uno de los ejes estratégicos desarrollado por el proyecto minero Apurímac Ferrum para realizar sus operaciones con eficiencia y efecti

    Sep 14, 2009