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  • AUSIMM
    Yet Another Use for Shotcrete

    By B Hartmann

    In 2003, Independence Group NL purchased the Long Shaft Nickel Mine complex (Long) in Kambalda, Western Australia. Lightning Nickel, the nickel operating arm of Independence Group, faced considerable

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Analysis of Blast Pattern to Evaluate Extent and Causes of Overbreak in Large Cavern

    By S K. Mandal, S Dasgupta

    "Damage is classifi ed as loss in the integrity or deterioration in the quality of rock massand is infl uenced by methodology of excavation on the geo-technical properties of rockmass. Overbreak, on t

    Jan 1, 2008

  • NIOSH
    Coal dust and methane

    In the USA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) does a lot of work and has provided news of interesting new developments. Marcia L. Harris describes an ?Explosibility Met

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Application Of Electro-Kinetics To Expedite Pile Setup In Kaolinite Clay

    By Susheel R. Kolwalkar

    A significant increase in the side shear capacity over a period of time is often observed in case of driven piles. This phenomenon is referred to as ?setup? or ?freeze?. This phenomenon cannot be pred

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Underpinning The Existing No. 1 Subway Line At The World Trade Center

    By Richard Crockford

    The World Trade Center (WTC) is located on the west side of Manhattan in New York City, approximately 0.5 miles north of Wall Street, and is owned and operated by the Port Authority of New York and Ne

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Inclined Troughed Belt Conveyor Systems for Underground Mass Mining Operations

    By A G. L Pratt

    Inclined troughed belt conveyors are more frequently being selected from a range of alternatives, which include shafts and trucks for ore haulage in underground mass mining projects. Belt conveyor hau

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Hollow Core Bar Micropiles - Design Parameters Interpreted From 404 Load Tests

    By Jesús E. Gómez

    This work is a continuation of a paper presented in the 32nd DFI Annual Conference, Colorado 2007, titled ?Hollow Core Bar Micropiles - Design parameters interpreted from 260 load tests.? The first pa

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Notes On The Efficacy Of Wet Versus Dry Screening Of Fly Ash

    By B. Valentim

    The methodology used to obtain fly ash subsamples of different sizes is generally based on wet or dry sieving methods. However, the worth of such methods is not certain if the methodology applied is n

    Jan 1, 2008

  • CIM
    Quality Control of Assay Data: A Review of Procedures for Measuring and Monitoring Precision and Accuracy

    By M. Abzalov

    "Control of analytical data quality is usually referred to in the mining industry as Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAQC), and involves the monitoring of sample quality and quantification of a

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    Reclamation And Environmental Management In Dimension Stone Mining

    By I. Ashmole

    From the point of view of the environmental impact created, dimension stone mining is a relatively benign industry. There are no emissions besides those of the diesel powered earthmoving equipment uti

    Jan 1, 2008

  • TMS
    Recent Developments in Technology Management for Reduction of CO2 Emissions in Metal Industry in India

    By Malti Goel

    "Ferrous and Non-ferrous industry in India is undergoing a transition to meet the growing demand and a new thrust to Research & Development (R&D) is mounting. On one hand, to meet the target laid by t

    Jan 1, 2008

  • CIM
    Fine Grinding of a Sparsely Disseminated Sulphide Ore

    By Augustine O. Orumwense, Micheline Boisclair

    "The use of stirred mill to complement tumbling mills in grinding fine grained minerals is increasingly becoming an attractive processing option. Parameters such as agitation speed, grinding media typ

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Seismic Design Evaluation of the Bay Tunnel

    By Yiming Sun

    The 5-mile long Bay Tunnel is a major water supply facility to be constructed under the San Francisco Bay and adjacent marshlands between the San Andreas Fault to the west and the Hayward Fault to the

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    Salient Issues In The Reporting Of Mineral Resources And Mineral Reserves In The Vein And Reef Mining

    By G Njowa

    Mineral resource evaluation and estimation process is not an exact science; however it depends on the knowledge and experience of the competent person and his ability to apply his mind, make reasonabl

    Jan 1, 2008

  • NIOSH
    Numerical study on effects of coal properties on spontaneous heating in longwall gob areas

    By Liming Yuan

    A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study was conducted to model effects of coal properties on the potential for spontaneous heating in longwall gob (mined out) areas. A two longwall panel district u

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Cr-Ni-PGE in the Mafic-Ultramafic Enclaves Around Arsikere- Tavarkere Lineament, Karnataka

    By R K. W Merkle, S Madoom Hussain, T Yellappa

    Cr-Ni-Cu¦PGE deposits are known to occur in early Archaean mafic-ultramafic rocks. Early Archaean mafic-ultramafic (MUMF) rocks occur in the western Dharwar craton and range in size from small pods to

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Record Attendance Turns Out For 2008 Fox Conference

    The state of the tunneling and underground construction industry and the advancements of the industry?s biggest machines were the main topics at the 2008 edition of the UCA of SME?s annual George A. F

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Underground Construction Photography: Documenting a Success Story

    By Susan L. Bednarz

    Recent advances in digital cameras and image processing allow photographers to produce excellent high-resolution action shots in low light and high contrast conditions commonly encountered underground

    Jan 1, 2008

  • NIOSH
    Hearing Protection and Air-rotary Drilling ? Part 2

    By David Ingram

    The results from the sound level measurements, the dosimeter recordings and the time-activity studies on four different air-rotary rigs indicate a wide variation of operator noise exposure during hole

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    Longwall face stability index (LFSI): A novel approach for estimation of chock-shield pressure and face convergence ? Synopsis

    By A. K. Verma

    Several longwall faces in India have collapsed due to adverse geological conditions and/or inadequate capacity of powered supports. Thus it is imperative to access the capacity of a powered support an

    Jan 1, 2008