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  • NIOSH
    RI 4906 Mac Arthur Copper Deposit, Lyon County, Nev.

    By E. J. Matson

    This report covers the investigation of the MacArthur copper deposit and several adjacent claims in the Mason mining district; Lyon County, Nev. (fig. 1). As a part of the Bureau of Mines program of

    Jan 1, 1952

  • NIOSH
    RI 3928 Exploration of Mount Hope Mine, Eureka Co., NV

    By E. J. Matson

    "The Bureau of Mines has been investigating deposits of critical and essential minerals in the United States since 1939. Projects were set up on only the most promising properties.A preliminary examin

    Aug 1, 1946

  • CIM
    Developing Asset Strategies and a Zero Based Budget for an Iron Ore Crushing Plant

    By Jason J. Ballentine

    This paper presents a case study of how an asset strategy and zero based budget was developed for an existing crushing plant that had been purchased from the contract service provider by an Australia

    May 1, 2007

  • AIME
    Mechanization-Key to Improved Productivity

    Most lead-zinc mines worldwide have moved to further mechanized techniques to boost productivity, improve safety, and lower costs. The mining session, chaired by S. C. Fall, NL. Industries, and C. J.

    Jan 11, 1977

  • NIOSH
    RI 2705 Calcium Sulphate Retarders for Portland Cement

    By Ernest E. Berger

    "INTRODUCTIONOne of the outstanding problems in the normetallic industries, and one which involves two of the greatest of these industries, cement and gypsum, is the reaction of Portland cement with c

    Sep 1, 1925

  • SAIMM
    The Minerals Plant Of The Future - Leveraging Automation And Using Intelligent Collaborative Environment

    By D. Almond

    Low-grade, complex mineral deposits have resulted in the need for complicated large-throughput processing plants delivering increased productivity, reliability, and utilization, together with reducing

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Rock Cutting By Jets: A Promising Method Of Oil Well Drilling ? Introduction

    By R. Feenstra

    In the course of time, an increasing number of investigations on jet cutting all kinds of material, such as rocks1, 2, 3, metals4, 5, and wood6 have been reported to serve various applications. This p

    Jan 1, 1974

  • SME
    The Status Of Down-The-Hole Drills In Underground Mining ? Introduction

    By J. C. Irvine

    A recent development in underground drilling has been the introduction of the down-the-hole drill, an old and very familiar tool to the surface operator. The idea of moving such a rig underground is n

    Jan 1, 1976

  • NIOSH
    RI 6686 Prerefining Pig Iron With A Vortex Cone - Improvements In Desiliconizing Techniques

    By F. X. Tartaron

    This report describes work done by the Bureau of Mines to simplify the design and operation of the vortex cone, a new device for prerefining blast furnace iron. Three new apparatus arrangements were t

    Jan 1, 1965

  • NIOSH
    OFR-8-95 Mineral Investigations In The Colville Mining District And Southern National Petroleum Reserve In Alaska

    By Joseph M. Kurtak

    The U.S Bureau of Mines conducted a five-year mineral resource assessment of the 16.6 million acre Colville Mining District in northern Alaska, which includes part of the National Petroleum Reserve in

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    The Mechanics Of Coal Mine Bumps ? Introduction

    By S. L. Crouch

    The general term "coal mine burp" refers to the sudden and violent failure of in situ coal. Coal bumps occur in most countries where coal is worked by underground methods, and are related to both geol

    Jan 1, 1973

  • AUSIMM
    A Black Canvas – Planning a Greenfield Coalmine in New South Wales

    By T W. C Stambolie

    Coalmines, like any other mine, generally involve the classic three-staged approach to mining studies; namely concept, pre-feasibility study (PFS) and feasibility studies (Cusworth, 2012). Subsequent

    Jun 28, 2016

  • SME
    Lead And Zinc--The Informal Producer's Cartel

    By A. Patrick Ryan

    To many people, the word cartel implies illegality. However, although it is illegal in the US, cartels are an effective and legal way to conduct business elsewhere in the world. But be-fore we continu

    Jan 1, 1978

  • SME
    Uranium Mill Tailings Management: Cover Systems, Containment Migration And Long-Term Stability - Introduction

    By J. N. Hartley

    Uranium mill tailings, waste products of uranium extraction, contain hazardous constituents that if released into the atmosphere and groundwater could threaten our health and environment. To provide f

    Jan 1, 1984

  • DFI
    Micropiles in an Urban Setting – TBTA Verrazano Narrows Bridge HOV/BUS Ramps, Brooklyn, NY and Nysdot Kosciuszko Bridge Replacement, Brooklyn, NY

    By M. D. Riegel, Brian T. Felber

    "Construction of foundation elements in an urban environment is often complicated by multiple constraints such as existing foundations, utility conflicts, maintenance and protection of traffic on high

    Jan 1, 2016

  • CIM
    Metallurgical Practice at Golden Manitou

    By D. A. Livingstone

    Abstract Golden Manitou Mines, Limited, nine miles east of the town of Val d'Or in northwestern Quebec, are presently milling, at the rate of 1,000 tons daily, a relatively complex 3.11-phide or

    Jan 1, 1952

  • NIOSH
    OFR-50-82 Comparisons Of Structural Stability For Entry Configurations And Ground Support For Longwall Panel Development

    By D. E. Van Dillen

    Seven configurations for panel entries of a longwall coal mine are compared and ranked according to structural stability. These entry configurations are analyzed using three-dimensional finite element

    Jan 1, 1981

  • NIOSH
    IC 6999R Laboratories That Make Fire Assays, Analyses, And Tests On Ores, Minerals, And Other Inorganic Substances

    By C. W. Davis

    There are four parts to this circular and, respectively, they list firms in the Eastern (pp. 5-8), Southern (pp. 9-10), Central (pp. 11-15) and Western (pp. 16-22) United States and Provinces of Canad

    Jan 1, 1938

  • AIME
    What an Operating Company Expects of the College Graduate

    By L. E. Young

    MUCH has been said and written on this subject and probably little new can be said. However, the point of view of the operating company changes from time to time, and more stress may be laid upon a su

    Jan 1, 1929

  • 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