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  • DFI
    The Pile Foundation Of Tall Buildings In Shenzhen

    By Li Keqiang

    This paper discusses the pile foundation of tall buildings in Shenzhen region. For 156 constructed tall buildings exceeding 18 storeys, about 86. 5 per cent of the sum. The two main types of foundatio

    Jan 1, 1991

  • AIME
  • AUSIMM
    Direct Chill Casting of Aluminium and its Application at Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Limited

    Over half of the molten aluminium produced at the 52,000 tons/ year eapacity plant operated by Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay) Limited in Tasmania is cast into saleable produets by the direct chill proce

    Jan 1, 1967

  • DFI
    Assessing the Bearing Capacity of Existing Wood Pile Foundations

    By Almer E. C. van der Stoel

    "Abstract This paper deals with assessing the bearing capacity of existing wood pile foundations. With a wide range of restoration projects being performed in the Netherlands, on many locations deep e

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME-ICGCM
    Comparative Study Of Western US Longwall Panel Entry Systems

    By Khamis Y. Haramy

    This paper summarizes ground control studies of longwall panel entry systems in two Western U.S. coal mines. Presented are comparisons of in situ pressure change measurements and assessments of chain

    Jan 1, 1989

  • AUSIMM
    Internal Air Temperature Measurements in Tyres-A Major Advance in Earthmover Tyre Pressure Control

    Tyre costs constitute 20-40 per cent of the operating cost of large haulage trucks, and tyre pressure maintenance is an important factor in minimizing costs.In the past, control over the hot (built-up

    Jan 1, 1979

  • DFI
    Overview Of Earth Retaining Systems And Their Selection

    By Raymond J. Castelli

    The paper provides a general overview of the numerous types of earth retaining systems currently available, and organizes these various systems by several classification methods. These classifications

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Investigation of the geomechanical criteria for safe and efficient crown pillar extraction beneath stabilised rock rockfill at the Crusader Mine

    By J. Whitford

    The established crown pillar extraction method at Gold Fields Australia Ltd.’s Crusader Mine, leads to the significant dilution and poor recovery of ore due to caving of the overlying loose rockfill.

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Precious Metal Deposits Related to Alkaline Igneous Rocks – A Space-Time Trip Through the Cordillera

    By Felix E. Mutschler

    Alkaline rock-related precious metal deposits include: • orthomagmatic platinum group elements (PGE) ± gold (Au); • porphyry copper-silver-gold (Cu-Ag-Au, ±PGE); • epithermal Au-only, and Au-Ag-bas

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation of some physical and mechanical properties of rocks using ultrasonic pulse technique and presenting equations between dynamic and static elastic constants

    By A. Fahimifar, H. Soroush

    Abstract: In order to develop non-destructive methods in studying physical and mechanical properties of rock and replacing them with difficult and expensive static methods, several ultrasonic tests we

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AIME
    Mining - U. S. Government Support to Mineral Industries of Latin America

    By Sumner M. Anderson

    Any discussion of outside support to Latin American mineral industries must concede at once the pre-eminent role of U. S. industry and business. American capital has developed the great copper resourc

    Jan 1, 1959

  • CIM
    Design, Implementation, and Commissioning of the Gibraltar Development Plan 3

    By S. A. H Tyrrell, R. Rotzinger

    "Taseko Mines Limited recommenced operation of the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in 2004 and embarked on series of development projects to modernize the mine and increase throughput capacity. The G

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME
    Reverse Column Flotation Of Iron Ore

    By T. C. Eisele

    The use of column flotation was considered for the ?reverse flotation? of iron ore, where the gangue (quartz) was recovered in the froth product. This use of the froth for carrying the gangue mineral

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Technology of Electrolytic Reduction of Alumina by the Hall-Heroult Process: I. A Voltage Analysis Under Conditions of Varying Alumina Concentration

    Experimental results are presented for the anode overvoltage as a function of current density for different alumina concentrations in an alumina reduction cell. Voltage changes due to the electrolyte

    Jan 1, 1965

  • DFI
    Soil Nail Stabilisation For A 14.5m Deep Excavation At Uncontrolled Fill Ground

    By Shaw-Shong Liew

    This paper presents the processes of investigation, analysis, design, construction and monitoring of soil nail stabilisation work to facilitate a 14.5 m deep excavation at an uncontrolled fill ground.

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Michael Karmis: An Interview With the 2002 SME President

    Your thoughts on the current status of the global minerals industries? The global economic, technological, social and political changes of the last two decades of the 20th century resulted in the e

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Regulatory Changes Improve Alaska’s Mining Climate

    By Steven C. Borell

    For more than a decade, changes have occurred each year that have improved the regulatory and business climate for mining in Alaska. These changes have taken place during Republican and Democratic go

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Rank and Type Variations in Coals From The Southern and South Western Coalfields, New South Wales, and their Influence Upon Coking

    The Bulli and Wongawilli Seams, the two principal sources of coking coal for the Port Kembla steelworks of Australian Iron & Steel Pty. Ltd., vary in rank and in type over the Southern and South W

    Jan 1, 1969

  • CIM
    Rock Strength Characterization for Excavations in Brittle Failing Rock

    By B. H. Kim

    It is hypothesized that the standard approach adopted to characterize the ground and to determine the rock strength properties at depth are flawed and generally tend to underestimate the rock strength

    May 1, 2009

  • AIME
    Pittsburgh Parper - The Antimony Deposits of Arkansas

    By Charles E. Wait

    It is said by some that the occurrence of a deposit of sulphide of antimony in Southwestern Arkansas has been known for fifteen or twenty years. Whether or not such is the case I am not prepared to sa

    Jan 1, 1880