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Atlas Copco drill rigs for Mine Automation and Communication - A totally new technology platform for advanced mining systemsBy Mikael Ramström
In 2002 Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB released the new RCS technology for all of its drill rig types. RCS opened the way for a new generation of computerized drill rigs based on modern, standard PC-compu
May 1, 2003
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Design Guidelines for Permanent Tunnel PlugsBy Brennan Lang
Why Seal Tunnels? ?Restore groundwater levels to pre-mining conditions. ?Saturate rock mass to reduce acid rock drainage. ?Reduce discharge flow to the environment. ?Reduce or regulate flows to a
May 1, 2002
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Mines and Mining in SpainBy E. S. Moore
To properly understand industrial conditions in Spain it is necessary to consider the early history of the country. Spain is very backward in many lines. They use the sickle for cutting grain, and plo
Jan 1, 1927
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Orogenic-Type Gold Mineralization At Klipwal Mine, Southeastern Kaapvaal Craton, South AfricaBy J. Reinhardt, R. Uken, S. S. Chinnasamy
Au mineralization in the Kilpwal Gold Mine is confined to laminated quartz-carbonate lodes and associated alteration along the Klipwal Shear Zone (KSZ) in the upper Mozaan Group of the Mesoarchaean Po
Jan 1, 2011
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Practical application of computers in mine geologyBy E. Wright
"INTRODUCTIONThe Ruttan Mine is located twenty-two km east of Leaf Rapids in northwestern Manitoba. The copper-zinc exhalative massive sulphide deposit is comprised of a series of individual and inter
Jan 1, 1989
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Computational Design of Ultra High-Strength, Corrosion Resistant, Secondary Hardened Landing Gear SteelBy C. Kuehmann, B. Tufts
QuesTek Innovations has applied its Materials by Design® methodology to computationally design a new ultra high-strength corrosion resistant steel. Ferriurn® S53 eliminates the need for toxic cadmium
Jan 1, 2006
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Preg-Robbing in Gold Ores in Antioquia-ColombiaBy O. J. Restrepo-Baena, L. Rojas-Mendoza
Gold losses must be controlled during extracting processes, especially during cyanidation. Otherwise recovery decreases and therefore the profitability of projects too. One of the phenomena that gener
Jan 1, 2014
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Interactive Visualization of a Base-Metal Concentrator"Virtual reality, a 3D computer-generated environment, has become a recognized delivery system for many forms of education. This paper describes the application of virtual reality to mineral processin
Jan 1, 2017
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Golden Manitou MineBy S. A. J. Hopper
"The Golden Manitou mine is in the northeast quarter of Bourlamaque township, Abitibi county, Quebec. During the summer of 1937 a body of gold-silver-zinc ore was outlined in a series of diamond drill
Jan 1, 1954
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Interactive 3D Modeling of the Refractory Linings of Vessels for Copper ProductionBy A. J. Rigby
Computer generated, actual-scale furnace models have been imported into a rendering software application to provide for impressively realistic surface features and lighting. When these models are impo
Jan 1, 2007
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The Use of Light Metals & Their Alloys in Underground Coal MinesBy David J. Forrester
Light metals, most commonly aluminum, magnesium and titanium, and alloys containing them, are used in many industrial applications where lightness, hardness, ductility and resistance to corrosion are
May 1, 2001
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OMEP-Ontario's exploration incentiveBy Robert D. Brown
"On April 22, 1980, the Ontario government introduced a totally new incentive program for mineral exploration in the province to be effective September I, 1980. Replacing the former Mineral Exploratio
Jan 1, 1981
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Shareholder Value in Mining: The Shifting SandsBy Mauro Chiesa
A. New Dictionary, Since 2007/8 Traditional concept of ?cycle? is dead A dearth of projects AND good metal prices suggests otherwise In a depletion-business, good times for any greenfields in 2-3
May 1, 2013
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A Method to Account for Variability in the Geotechnical Design of Longhole Open StopesBy Amir Karami, Derek Kinakin, Catherine Schmid
The Mathews Stability Graph Method (Mathews et al., 1981) has been used by geotechnical engineers and mining engineers for over 40 years to estimate the performance of longhole open stopes in undergro
Oct 1, 2024
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Recent Patterns of Nickel Use and Development in ChinaBy I. Kirman, B. Waters
World wide applications for nickel use will be summarized and examples of those uses given. Nickel products are critical to many important aspects of modern society. These products are just as importa
Jan 1, 2005
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Barite in British ColumbiaBy Z. D. Hora
Commercial production of barite commenced in British Columbia in 1940; shipments have been recorded from ten deposits, of which four are particularly significant: The Brisco, Silver Giant, Parson, and
Jan 1, 1984
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Role and Behaviour of Copper in HBMS's Zinc Pressure Leach PlantBy S. Shairp
Copper is an impurity as well as a necessary reagent in the processing of zinc sulfide concentrate at Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Limited's (HBMS) zinc pressure leach plant. Copper is prese
Jan 1, 2008
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Potential Impacts of In Situ Metal Recovery Processes on Microbial EcologyBy F. F. Roberto
Sulfuric acid has been demonstrated to be an efficient lixiviant for in situ extraction of copper in the past. It has also been proposed that microbial production (by iron-oxidizing acidophilic bacter
Jan 1, 2019
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Geology of Gypo quartz vein, Oliver·, British ColumbiaBy D. MOORE, A. REINSBAKKEN, A. J. Sinclair
The Gypo quartz vein lies near Oliver, British Columbia, and was quarried between 1955 and 1968 for decorative chips. The vein is one of many quartz veins hosted by the Late Jurassic Oliver Plutonic C
Jan 1, 1984
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Development of a Remotely Controlled Reagent Feeding SystemBy J. A. Hillier
The staff of the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting concentrator have developed a new type of reagent feeder. Several factors encouraged the development of such a system: varying heads caused by the mixin
Jan 1, 1973