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IC 9110 Development Of An Automated Breathing And Metabolic SimulatorBy Nicholas Kyriazi
The Bureau of Mines has been developing breathing and metabolic simulator technology since 1970. Breathing simulation has been widely achieved throughout the world and used in the testing of open-circ
Jan 1, 1986
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The Protection of Surface Ventilation Fan Installations from Underground ExplosionsBy R Bourcier, T Rafferty
Following an underground coal mine explosion, it is important that ventilation is quickly restored to ventilate the mine and affect a mine rescue. To achieve this, surface ventilation fans must be sui
Jul 1, 2013
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The Use Of Bentonite In Oil And Gas Well Drilling FluidsBy John Hughes
Fundamental to the use of rotary bit drilling equipment for oil and gas drilling is the requirement to maintain a cooling and lubricating environment for the bit and a means of conveying the cuttings
Jan 1, 1983
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Diesel-Electric Truck Haulage Improved Through Trolley AssistBy Rejean Gagnon, Fernand Rochefort
"Haulage costs, in most operations, represent a large portion of total cost. Quebec Cartier Mining Company came to the conclusion t hat an electric trolley assist providing more horsepower than availa
Jan 1, 1972
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Plan Implementation ù How Communication Impacts on Securing Organisational Success in the 21st CenturyBy W Roy
When it comes to plan implementation and securing success in organisations in the 21st century, if there was such a thing as the secret to success it would be effective communication. Commoditisation
Jan 1, 2006
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RI 9112 - Bit Wear-Flat Temperature as a Function of Depth of Cut and SpeedBy C. F. Wingquist
As part of an ongoing study to determine how the wear of mining tools affects dust generation, the Bureau of Mines has measured bit tempera-ture rise during cutting of abrasive rock. Radial bit wear-f
Jan 1, 1987
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Outotec Pressure Oxidation - More out of Sulfide OreBy J Tiihonen, J OÆCallaghan, T Haakana
Outotec is today capable of providing technologies, process equipment and engineering for the construction of pressure oxidation leaching (POX) plants in any location in the world. Outotec works with
Sep 26, 2013
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The Production of Molybdenite and Bismuth at La Corne, QuebecBy F. K. McKean
Introduction The present paper may be considered as a sequel to a paper, A Process for Cleaning Molybdenite .Concentrate, which was presented by the author at the annual meeting of the Institute la
Jan 1, 1947
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Slope Steepening Investigations for the Valley Pit at the Teck Highland Valley Copper Mine Using Presplit BlastingBy Nick Rose, Mathieu Veillette, Matthew King
"The Teck Highland Valley copper (THVC) mine is located approximately 55 km (34 miles) southwest of Kamloops and approximately 20 km (12 miles) west of Logan Lake, BC, Canada (Fig. 1). Mining at THVC
Apr 1, 2019
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High Angle Conveying: The Vital (Missing) Link to IPCC - 2017By J. A. Dos Santos
"INTRODUCTION Dramatic reduction in energy use and environmental impact can be achieved with sandwich belt high angle conveyors that serve as the vital link in any IPCC (In-pit Crushing and Conveying)
Jan 1, 2018
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RI 9377 - Ultra Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fire Alarm System for Underground MinesBy K. E. Hjelmstad
During an underground mine fire, air can be rapidly depleted of oxygen and contaminated with smoke and toxic fire gases. Any delay in warning miners could have disastrous consequences. Unfortunately,
Jan 1, 2010
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Coalbed Methane: Conversion Of A Liability To An Asset (11b9ca6f-41d6-45e7-8953-5ecd9068dbbb)By J. J. Schwoebel
Resource Enterprises, Inc. (REI) is exploiting the coalbed gas resource by working in unison with active underground mining operations. At REI?s pilot project at the Soldier Canyon Mine, Carbon County
Jan 1, 1986
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Investigating the Key Parameters of an Agent-Based Model of Mining Community Preferences for Managing Social RisksBy M. K. Boateng, K. Awuah-Offei
"Mining companies have started using quantitative tools, including computer models of community interaction, to gain intelligence on social risks surrounding their projects. Models of changes in commu
Jan 1, 2018
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Use of Photogrammetry to Estimate Mine Pillar Damage and StrengthBy H. McIntire, R. Preston, D. Roberts
"Repeated 3D terrestrial digital photogrammetric surveys were conducted on hard rock mine pillars to characterize damage during secondary mining. Damage was quantified by measuring Depth of Failure, D
Jan 1, 2015
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Ground Control in the Underground Coal Mines of ColombiaBy Christopher Mark
Colombia is 11th largest coal producing nation in the world, and the world?s fifth largest coal exporter. But while most of Colombia?s coal is mined at large modern surface mines located near the Cari
Jan 1, 2014
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Longhole Stope Mining – Mass Blast ProjectBy S. Dereski, G. Chancellor
"INTRODUCTION Barrick Goldstrike underground mine is located in Northern Nevada on the Carlin trend. The underground mine produces approximately 1.5 to 1.8 million tons a year and approximately 400,00
Jan 1, 2015
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The Design of Counter Current Metallurgical ReactorsBy A. Treverrow, G. A. Brooks, H. K. Worner
"The work by H.K Worner and co-workers at CRA in the 1960s, and early 1970s, established that molten metals could be refined continuously utilising counter current flow of metal and slag. Womer also d
Jan 1, 1996
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RI 9107 - A Photographic Method for Determining Mineral Reflectances in Underground MinesBy Alan G. Mayton
The Bureau of Mines conducted a study to (1) determine from laboratory tests the feasibility of a photographic method for determining reflec-tances that may be applied to measuring in-mine mineral ref
Jan 1, 1987
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IC 9034 Agglomeration And Heap Leaching Of Finely Ground Precious-Metal- Bearing TailingsBy G. E. MeGlelland
During the 1970?s, the Bureau of Mines investigated a particle agglomeration technique for improving the flow of leaching solution through heaps of clayey or crushed, low-grade gold-silver ores. This
Jan 1, 1985
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Pump Phase Shift Control in the World’s Largest Iron Ore Concentrate PipelineBy Ralph van Rijswick, Erik Vlot
"Anglo American operates 18 Weir GEHO piston diaphragm pumps (PD) in the two pump stations of the 52-km (32-mile) long Minas Rio iron ore concentrate pipeline. The pipeline is designed to transport 26
Jan 9, 2017