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  • SME
    Conveyor Design for Safety and Maintenance

    By R. T. Swindeman

    "INTRODUCTION This paper will discuss the topics in the recently released Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association’s (CEMA) Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials, 7th edition, that deal with safety an

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Technical Considerations for Siting Chemical Waste

    By Mark J. Dowiak, Daniel Threlfall

    The disposal of hazardous chemical wastes will be one of the major environmental issues of the 1980s. About 45 Mt of hazardous wastes are produced yearly. One major aspect of the problem is the siting

    Jan 2, 1981

  • SME
    General poroelastic model for hydraulic fracturing

    By L. Cui

    X. Huang (1997) recently suggested a poroelastic model for simulating the hydraulic fracturing breakdown pressure. His paper began with a discussion questioning Haimson and Fairhurst's (H&F) mode

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Noise Controls For Vibrating Screen Mechanisms

    By M. J. Lowe

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) studies show that 43.5% of surveyed coal preparation plant workers had noise exposures exceeding the Mine Safety and Health Administration

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Construction Related Markets For Silica Sand

    By M. J. Zdunczyk

    Sand is one of the most common materials on the earth’s surface. It is a naturally occurring material resulting from the physical and chemical breakdown of rocks. The definition of sand varies, as d

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME
    Control Strategies for Solid/Liquid Separation

    By K. C. Carriere

    INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to introduce the reader to basic control strategies for solid/liquid separation in mineral processing and to indicate some of the implementation difficult

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Controlled Freezing For Temporary Ground Support

    By John A. Shuster

    INTRODUCTION Controlled ground freezing for mining and construction applications has been in use for over a century. Despite the great technological evolution which has occurred during this period,

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    Packed Column Flotation For Fluorspar Beneficiation

    By D. C. Yang, J. Ye

    A comprehensive flotation study has been conducted on a Chinese fluorspar ore using the packed flotation column developed at Michigan Technological University (MTU). The results are compared with thos

    Jan 1, 1993

  • SME
    A Mathematical Model For Mine Fires

    By Rudolf E. Greuer, Xintan Chang

    Mine fires have always been of great concern to mining engineers and their behavior has been studied for a long time. Although an abundance of observations exist, no satisfactory mathematical model fo

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    The Longest Pipe Conveyor Of The World With Double Load Transport At Cementos Lima In Peru

    By J. Wiedenroth

    Since the end of the 1970s Pipe Conveyors have become increasingly important for conveying bulk materials because they have some specific advantages over conventional troughed belt conveyors. FLSmidth

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Cost Calculations for Mechanized Shrinkage Stoping*

    By Gordon M. Pugh, David G. Rasmussen

    INTRODUCTION Shrinkage stope mining can be employed in steeply dipping veins where both the wall and the vein material are sufficiently strong to stand with only minimal ground support. Shrinkage sto

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Construction Difficulty Index For Tunnel Construction

    By Sigmund J. Sulinski

    The following is a progress report on a continuing study being made by the Sanitary District for purposes of developing reliable data for predicting costs and progress on future tunnel contracts. All

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    Small Mining - A Perspective for Profitability

    By David J. Starbuck

    For small precious metals mining to show a comeback a different perspective must be taken than that of larger mining companies. This perspective must be much the same as that of past successful smalle

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    Geomechanics Classifications for Multiple Seam Mining

    A roof rating system has been devel¬oped for upper seam damage prediction during mul¬ti-seam mining based on structural and geologic conditions in the upper seam. Two primary consid¬erations -geologic

    Jan 1, 1988

  • SME
    Technology and Reagents for Waste Treatment

    By Surendra K. Mishra

    Recent land ban act has put pressure on industry to decontaminate the waste streams before they could be discharged. However, for both metal and organic contaminated wastes, there are commercial incen

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SME
    Mining Induced Subsidence Assessments at Jeffrey Mine, Quebec

    By Dennis C. Martin

    Assessment of the potential for mining induced subsidence and determination of ultimate design requirements for a mining operation should be based on a number of assessment approaches. Although the ro

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Rock Engineering For Surface Gold Mines

    By D. S. Cavers

    INTRODUCTION This paper discusses aspects of rock engineering applicable to surface gold mines. Discussion particularly centers on areas in which rock mechanics can enhance the mine productivity o

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    Activated Carbon for Precious Metals Recovery

    By John E. Urbanic, William D. Faulkner, Robert W. Ruckel

    Guidelines are presented for the selection, handling and regeneration of activated carbon used in gold recovery operations. The guidelines are based on Calgon Carbon Corporation's own investigati

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Barge-Ship Bulk Handling Terminal On The Mississippi ? Synopsis

    By William H. Lehr

    A 4200 ton-per- hour marine transfer terminal, where river and oceangoing vessels simultaneously exchange cargos of coal and phosphate rock, is now in operation near the mouth of the Mississippi. Its

    Jan 1, 1967

  • SME
    Behavior Studies For A Highway Tunnel

    By D. L. Misterek, E. J. Slebir, G. W. Ring, M. A. Laird

    INTRODUCTION In 1973, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) initiated a 10-year program of research on tunneling technology for future highways as a part of a larger Department of Transportatio

    Jan 1, 1976