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  • NIOSH
    OFR-99-79 Development Of An Improved Machine Mounted Methane Detector System

    By Wilbur L. Webb

    This publication reports on the design, fabrication and test of an Improved methane monitor system for compliance to 30CFR75.313. The system will Initiate automatic shutdown of mining machinery when e

    Jan 1, 1978

  • NIOSH
    Advanced Measurement Methods in Mining - Introduction

    By Dean H. Ambrose

    [Mining and processing earth's materials form the basic building blocks from which many technology advancements and products are made. Virtually all metallic and non- metallic products are deriv

    Jan 1, 2009

  • NIOSH
    RI 3625 Manganese Investigations - Metallurgical Division 8. Pyrometallurgial Studies of Manganese Ores

    By J. A. Pile, Virgil Miller, R. G. Peterson, F. B. Petermann

    "INTRODUCTION As virtually no published data are available on the sintering of fine, minus-100-mesh, ferrograde manganese ores, it is most opportune to present data on the amenability of various fine

    Mar 1, 1942

  • SME
    New Mixer Designs For The Next Generation Of SX/EW Mixer Settler Systems

    By M. A. Giralico

    A new generation of hydraulic efficient pumper and auxiliary impeller designs is the result of an extensive research program focused on improving the overall performance of optimized SX/EW plants. Com

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Monitoring Design and Data Management for a Multiwell CO2 Storage/Enhanced Coalbed Methane Test in a Stacked Coal Reservoir, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

    By S J. Schafrik, C Keles, C Schlosser, E S. Gilliland, A K. Louk, N S. Ripepi, S Keim, J Amante, E Diminick

    Three legacy coalbed methane production wells have been converted to injection wells for a one-year carbon dioxide (CO2) injection test to evaluate the potential for CO2 storage in the coal reservoir

    Nov 4, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Cape Lambert Port B Shiploading, Sampling and Analysis

    By M Graham, R Brunning, C Andringa-Bate, S Westergren

    In 2010, Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s operations commenced the planning and design of a sampling and analysis system for the new 50 Mt/a Cape Lambert Port B (CLB) facility. Current sampling systems at the por

    Jul 29, 2014

  • NIOSH
    OFR-78-81 Development Of A Visual Display And Control System

    The object of this program was to extend the capabilities of visual paging systems both in size and function. The system developed uses the mine pager phone line for communication, monitoring, and rem

    Jan 1, 1980

  • AUSIMM
    The Coolest Job There Ever Was

    I once read an æarticleÆ in FHM Magazine entitled æThe Coolest Jobs There Ever WasÆ. It was about a group of guys who were pursuing careers that any person on the planet would just kill for. I distinc

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Managing Uncertainty on the Cut 8 Project

    By G M. Jones, J Rademan

    Debswana, owned by the Government of the Republic of Botswana (GRB) and De Beers in a 50:50 joint venture partnership, operates the Jwaneng diamond mine in Botswana - the most valuable diamond mine in

    May 24, 2012

  • CIM
    Cerro Verde Project ? Stage 1 ?Copper ? Oxides to Cathodes?

    By Victor R. Eyzaguirre

    Cerro Verde is one of several large porphyry-type copper deposits in Southern Peru. The copper occurs as primary sulphides, with a significant oxide capping. The exploitation of the deposit has been c

    Jan 1, 1978

  • AUSIMM
    Determining the Open Pit to Underground Transition – a New Method

    By P A. Grossman, J H. Rubinstein, M Brazil, D Whittle

    Many ore reserves are harvested by a combination of open pit and underground mining methods. In these cases, there is often material that could be mined by either method, and a choice has to be made.

    May 9, 2016

  • SME
    Coal And The Cement Industry

    By H. M. Garrett

    Dr. Ft: L. Handy of Iowa State University's Engineering Experiment Station very handily reduced the relatively complex cement making process to ultimate simplicity: "Take two cups of crushed lim

    Jan 1, 1978

  • AUSIMM
    Surface Monitoring, Understanding and Modification at Molecular Level in Mineral Beneficiation by Infrared External Reflection Spectroscopy

    By E Mielczarski

    Determination of the adsorbed layer composition and structure at molecular and atomic levels and understanding adsorption mechanisms and dynamics are vitally important for the preparation of surface l

    Jan 1, 2005

  • NIOSH
    IC 6522 Method And Cost Of Quarrying, Crushing, And Grinding Limestone At The Catskill Plant Of The North American Cement Corporation, Catskill, N. Y. - Introduction

    By W. J. Fullerton

    This paper is one of a series being prepared by the U. S. Bureau of Mines describing mining and milling methods and costs at cement-plant quarries throughout the United States, end deals directly with

    Jan 1, 1931

  • SME
    Medium Circuit Design And Control For Multi-Density Dense Medium Separation Plants

    By G. Ferrara

    The paper describes the new design criteria and control strategies for multi-density dense medium separation (DMS) circuits. The role of the multi-density separation is discussed, and it is emphasized

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SME
    MINER Act technology; Past, present and the future

    By Rohan Fernando, David P. Snyder, John F. Burr, Susan M. Moore

    "The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act Public Law 109-236) was passed by Congress in response to three major underground coal mine accidents in the United States that

    Dec 1, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Control of Water Discharge From Mine Ventilation Shafts

    Problems caused by water discharge from surface mine ventilation shafts can be significant and are usually unforseen. The discharged water is often hyper-saline or acidic and can cause environmental d

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Linear Analysis And Ground Control

    By M. A. Evanto

    Since the late 1970's, the Roof Control Division (RCD) of MSHA's Technical Support has been performing linear analyses for the enhancement of miners' safety. This remote sensing process

    Jan 1, 1998

  • IMPC
    Influence of Comminution by Interparticle Breakage on Mineral Liberation of Copper Sulfide Ores

    By Long Han, Jianyuan Liu, Ping Ying

    "Particle-bed compressive stressing is the main work mechanism of comminution by high pressure grinding rolls(HPGR). An experimental study on comminution and mineral liberation of two copper sulfide o

    Jan 1, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Forecasting mine seismicity – towards a more established methodology

    By A Vakili, F Harvey, H Greaves

    Mine seismicity is one of the most difficult geotechnical risks to manage in seismically active mines. There are currently some established empirical and statistical methods that provide quantitative

    Nov 30, 2018