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Applications for Continuum Modelling of Brittle Rock Fracture with a Focus on Dilatancy During FailureBy M. S. Diederichs, G. Walton
"Developments in understanding the brittle fracture of rock over the past two decades ultimately led to the acceptance of a cohesion-weakening-friction-strengthening model as an appropriate strategy f
Jan 1, 2015
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The Effect of Lifter Design on the Alumbrera's SAG Mill Performance: Design Expectations and OptimizationBy Mark Sherman, M. Dennis, Raj Rajamani
"The two Alumbrera 36ft (10.97m)dia. SAG mills were sized, using the FDW ""Grindpower 'I program, to treat an average of 1852 tph each. This paper describes how modelling of the shell lifter design, u
Jan 1, 1999
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The TramlineBy Peter C. Jones
Owing to the inadequacy of the ore transport system at Cassiar in the late 1960's, a new facility was required. This paper traces the various alternatives considered and gives a description of th
Jan 1, 1978
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Wireline Hydraulic Mini-frac Testing: Experiences in the ANDRILL SMS Borehole, McMurdo Sound, AntarcticaBy Douglas R. Schmitt
In general, knowledge of the state of stress within the Antarctic lithosphere remains largely unconstrained due in part to Antarctica?s inaccessibility and because of the paucity of seismic focal mech
Jun 1, 2012
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A Hollow Cylinder Testing Device to Study at Small Scale the Damaged Zone around Underground Openings in Porous RocksBy V. Labiouse, F. Orellana
"Hollow cylinder samples can be tested for both the characterization of rock properties and the physical modelling at reduced scale of engineering applications. Particularly, this type of experimental
Jan 1, 2015
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Penasquito Project ?Achieving Success in Challenging TimesCHALLENGES TO SCHEDULE/BUDGET Shortage of people (contractors, vendor support, engineering, staff) 2007 projects off the shelf Increase in metals prices Shortage of large tires Reserve increase
May 1, 2010
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Integrating Liner Profile Evolution and Mill Performance with 3D Dem ModellingBy Nirmal Weerasekara
Mill liners serve the dual purpose of protecting the shell from wear and transferring the rotary motion of the mill to an effective grinding action. As the liners wear, the efficiency of energy transf
Jan 1, 2012
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Development of a New Method for Aggregate Quality Control In Rock QuarriesBy H. Tudeshki
A great amount of aggregate is utilized in civil engineering applications such as road construction, railway infrastructure, concrete production, etc. Igneous rocks are the preferred raw material due
Aug 1, 2013
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Electric Furnace Freboard Combustion CFD ModelingBy A. Golpaygan
Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling for simulation of fluid flow and combustion in industrial scale electric furnace is presented. Poor combustion efficiency, roof and/or side w
Jan 1, 2011
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Improving Ventilation at Hoyle Pond Mine with Monitoring and Control SystemBy Barry Hope, Javier Rico
"Goldcorp’s Hoyle Pond mine has recently completed several projects which have impacted the overall ventilation system. The project includes extending the Fresh Air Raise (FAR) to depth, development o
Jan 1, 2019
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An Update On The Arsenic Speciation In The Jeb Tailings Management Facility At Mcclean Lake Saskatchewan Via X-ray Absorption Near-edge Structure (Xanes) SpectroscopyBy J. Warner, K. A. Hughes, P. E. R. Blanchard, J. Esslifie-Dughan, J. W. Reid
Tailings management plays an important role in reducing the environmental impact of Orano Canada’s uranium mining operations in Northern Saskatchewan. Uranium ores mined from Northern Saskatchewan are
Jan 1, 2020
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Multiscale Characterisation of Environmentally Assisted Cracking in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Aluminium AlloysBy J. Fellowes, V. Landais, J. Robson, J. Carr
"Aerospace Al-Zn-Mg-Cu (7xxx) alloys are known to be susceptible to environmentally assisted cracking (EAC). This phenomenon has been studied intensively for many decades, leading to empirically adopt
Jan 1, 2018
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Post-War Problems of the Young EngineerBy Geo. E. Cole
A GREAT deal of time and energy is now being devoted to the study of post-war reconstruction and rehabilitation, in spite of the fact that as yet we have not won the war in which we are presently enga
Jan 1, 1943
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Geochemical profile of till from Longlac, Ontario to Somerset IslandBy William W. Shilts
"In carrying out a geotechnical survey of a proposed gas pipeline route from the Arctic Islands south to Longlac, Ontario, the Polar Gas Consortium contracted the drilling of several hundred 2- to 2D-
Jan 1, 1980
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Strategies for Extending Hot Metal at Dofasco's #2 Melt ShopBy ManhKha Trinh, Neal Pyke
Dofasco was the first company to adopt oxygen steelmaking in North America in 1954, two years after the first LD vessel installed and operated successfully in Linz, Austria. Since then, Dofasco has in
Jan 1, 2004
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Sinking the Morning Incline at the Nickel Plate MineBy C. W. Davis
AN inclined shaft is usually more difficult to sink than a vertical shaft, yet it is often chosen because of the subsequent saving in cross-cuts required to reach an inclined ore body. This paper brie
Jan 1, 1945
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Copper EW Processes: State of the Art in Optimizing Current Density DistributionBy E. P. Wiechrnann, C. M. Castro, G. A. Vidal
In copper Eta plants the optimal current density setpoint depends on the electrolyte composition and temperature. However, conventional plants operate with large standard deviations. A value of 14% wi
Jan 1, 2011
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The Role of Minor Nickel Additions on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al-Si-Mg-Cu AlloysBy A. R. Farkoosh
Al-Si based alloys have been recently used by automotive industry for highly stressed engine applications. Due to severe working conditions of the engine parts, existing alloys hardly endure high pres
Jan 1, 2011
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Risk Management for the Mining Industry using Quantitative Risk AssessmentsBy Iain G. Bruce
The need to improve supply reliability while improving our environmental record during the past half decade of low metal prices has required the mining industry to prioritise expenditures. Quantitativ
May 1, 2003
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Geophysical Case Study of the Iso and New Insco Deposits, Québec, Canada, Part II: Modeling and InterpretationBy D. Bois, P. Keating, J. Lemieux, M. A. Vallée, M. Allard, R. S. Smith, L. Z. Cheng, M. Chouteau, D. K. Fountain
"Abstract - MEGATEMII airborne electromagnetic data collected over the Iso and New Insco massive sulfide deposits have been modeled using three modeling packages. The EMQ package is a quick inversion
Jan 1, 2006