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  • SME
    Producing Structural Concrete While using Mine Tailings as a Substitute for Fine Aggregate

    By J. M. Bray, R. R. H. Cohen, P. Kiousis, S. R. Al-Abed

    "INTRODUCTION Conventional tailing storage and management practices typically utilize engineered facilities, such as ring dikes and valley impoundments. To reduce the environmental costs associated wi

    Jan 1, 2016

  • CIM
    Western Canada and Canadian Energy

    By N. H. Grace

    "IntroductionDURING the past half century, the economy of Western Canada was largely centred on agriculture. However, the impact of World War II has led to an acceleration in the development of a vari

    Jan 1, 1953

  • SAIMM
    Limiting the Influence of Extreme Grades in Ordinary Kriged Estimates

    "The management of outlier grades in positively skewed gold distributions is a contentious issue. Incorporating outliers in standard ordinary kriging (OK) estimation procedures in a way that honours t

    Apr 1, 2019

  • AIME
    Technical Notes - Minerals Beneficiation - Quantitative Bubble Pick-Up Methods

    By R. C. Troxell, S. C. Sun

    EFFORTS to obtain definite quantitative data when employing the currently used bubble pick-up method1,2 as a pre-flotation investigation tool led to the adoption of the magnifying mirror method and th

    Jan 1, 1954

  • SME
    Application Of Landsat Imagery To Kaolin Mining Operations In Southeastern US ? Introduction

    By H. Lawrence

    In 1977, the Bureau of Mines awarded a grant to the State of South Carolina to explore the possibility of using Landsat multispectral scanner (MSS) data as an aid in monitoring surface mining activiti

    Jan 1, 1979

  • CIM
    Underground Cable Fault Location Under Methane and Coal Dust Explosion Hazard Conditions

    By A. Kozlowski

    We present research on cable fault location methods for mines where coal dust and methane explosions are a frequent potential hazard. The methodology and devices for low- and medium voltage cables fau

    Aug 1, 2013

  • NIOSH
    RI 3826 Effect of Pressure on the Explosibility of Acetylene-Water Vapor, Acetylene-Air, and Acetylene-Hydrocarbon Mixtures

    By W. J. Huff, G. W. Jones, I. Spolan, R. E. Kennedy

    "INTRODUCTION Information on the exploeibility and ease of ignition of acetylene is important in connection with investigations by the Bureau of Mines and others seeking the causes of explosions in me

    Sep 1, 1945

  • SME
    Effect of Alkali‑Activated Slag and Phosphogypsum Binder on the Strength and Workability of Cemented Paste Backfill and Its Environmental Impact - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Shenghua Yin, Xun Chen, Rongfu Yan, Zepeng Yan, Wei Chen

    The application of cemented paste backfill (CPB) with alkali-activated slag and phosphogypsum (ASP) can contribute to the sustainable development of the mining industry. The effects of PG content, NaO

    Nov 17, 2023

  • IMPC
    Utilization Of Iron Ore And Coal Fines By Producing Composite Briquette/Pellets

    By S. K. Dutta

    Enormous amount of iron ore fines is generated, due to partly soft and friable nature, during mining. Coal fines are also produced during their processing. These fines cannot be used directly in ironm

    Sep 1, 2012

  • IMPC
    Influence of Shaking Table Parameters on Manganese Grade and Recovery

    By M. R. Hosseini

    Among all gravity concentration methods, Shaking-table is the most effective one from the metallurgical point of view. In this study, Shaking-table was used for concentrating a manganese ore sample fr

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME
    The Rate Process Of Sulfur Fixation In The Coal Fines-Limestone Agglomerates

    By Felicia F. Peng

    To minimize SO2 emission and the particulate problem during combustion of high sulfur coal fines is to agglomerate these fines in the presence of limestone. At subsequent combustion process, the sulfu

    Jan 1, 1985

  • CIM
    Shaft Sinking Practice at Inco

    By A. F. Brock

    Introduction During the past ten years, shaft sinking has been going on continuously at Inco and new shafts and shaft extensions have been sunk under a broad diversity of conditions. The Murray min

    Jan 1, 1950

  • NIOSH
    RI 7212 Electrowinning Aluminum From Aluminum Chloride - Operation Of A Two-Compartment Cell

    By E. L. Singleton

    The electrochemical reduction of aluminum chloride to aluminum was investigated in a closed, two-compartment cell utilizing a molten chloride electrolyte. The externally heated cell was divided into a

    Jan 1, 1968

  • SME
    Characterization, Processing and Performance of Belle Fourche Shale for Ceramics - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Jacob Petersen, Jon J. Kellar, Samuel Kessinger, Kiran Green

    Belle Fourche Shale was processed and characterized for use as a clay-based ceramic. The shale was wet sieved to produce particles that were ± 150 μm. X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that the -150 μm

    Sep 26, 2023

  • NIOSH
    RI 6107 Recovery Of Tin, Tungsten, And Other Metals From Tin Smelter Wastes

    By A. G. Starliper

    The report covers studies by the Bureau of Mines on the removal of metallic values in two waste products from the Longhorn tin smelter at Texas City, Tex. One product was a slag that contained tin, tu

    Jan 1, 1962

  • ISEE
    A Blast Vibration Prediction and Data Storage Computer Program

    By Jerry W. Schweiker

    An extensive computer program has been developed which will store and analyze pertinent blast related parameters such as date, time, shot coordinates, charge, delay times, etc. In conjunction with the

    Jan 1, 1984

  • CIM
    In-Situ Resource Utilization

    By Larson. William

    What is Lunar In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)? ISRU involves any hardware or operation that harnesses and utilizes ?in-situ? resources to create products and services for robotic and human expl

    May 1, 2009

  • NIOSH
    RI 5586 Effect Of Antimony On Tensile Properties Of Titanium ? Summary And Introduction

    By J. D. Ramsdell

    The study described in this report was undertaken to obtain information on the character and effect of antimony additions to titanium. The availability of high-purity, low-hardness titanium metal, res

    Jan 1, 1960

  • SME
    Study on Mine Tailings Classification Effected by Co‑disposal of Drilling Wastes with Geochemical Cations

    By J. Stawovy, A. Fourie, J. D. Quaranta

    Coal refuse impoundments are disposal facilities specifically designed for the coal mining industry. Re-purposing refuse impoundments for co-disposal with natural gas flowback water and waste rock ove

    Jul 5, 2022

  • ABM
    Atualização Técnologica Da Dessulfuração Primaria E Substituição De Dessulfurante A Base De Cac2 Por Puresteel

    By Paulo César Pontelo

    Buscando atender seus clientes com soluções inovadoras no campo do tratamento de metais líquidos, a Sidertec efetuou a atualização tecnológica do sistema de dessulfuração primária de uma grande usina

    Aug 17, 2017