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    Maceral/Microlithotype Analysis Of The Hardgrove Grindability Of Lithotypes From The Phalen Coal Bed, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

    By J. H. Calder, J. C. Hower

    Three lithotypes of Phalen coal from Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada, were subjected to a modified Hardgrove grindability index (HGI) test. The testing scheme differed from conventional (ASTM

    Jan 1, 1998

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    Health and Safety Considerations

    By Mark A. Anderson

    INTRODUCTION The accomplishment of a well engineered design, and the realization of efficient plant operation cannot be achieved without weaving a web of safety consciousness from the beginning of t

    Jan 1, 1986

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    Analyzing ventilation requirements and the utilization efficiency of the Kidd Creek mine ventilation system

    By S. Hardcastle

    Kidd Creek mine has recently completed upgrades of its primary ventilation systems enabling it to maintain a delivery of 1200 m3/s to continue mining ore zones extending to over 3000 m below surface.

    Jan 1, 2009

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    Carbonate Rock Properties Required By Desulfurization Processes

    By Dennis C. Drehmel

    Because of their relatively low cost, carbonate rocks are desirable in abatement of air pollution by acid gases. Although many processes and types of equipment have been proposed to control or prevent

    Jan 1, 1974

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    Emergence of Differential Social License: A Case of Impact and Benefit Agreements in Nunavut, Canada

    By Peter Moser, Michael Hitch, Michael Tost, Susanne Feiel

    "Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBAs) are intended to be a negotiated agreement between an industrial proponent and a community, local or regional citizens’ organization. Although the elements have gr

    Jan 1, 2017

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    Ground Freezing for the Construction of Deep Shafts

    By Paul C. Schmall, Arthur B. Corwin, Hugh S. Lacy, Derek Maishman

    For reasons of hydraulic design and constructability, water supply tunnel systems are often located relatively deep, in competent rock. Where the rock lies below a thick cover of water bearing soils,

    Jan 1, 1999

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    Educating the Coal Mining Industry in the Field of Engineering Health and Safety

    By Albert W. Evans

    Introduction Engineering Health and Safety is concerned with the understanding of the complex interplay between the risk of injury with technological ,environmental, individual, organisational and

    Jan 1, 1986

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    Remote placer drill and application for reconnaissance of marine precious metal placers

    By J. R. Woolsey, B. G. Noakes

    A prototype remote placer drill (RPD) has been designed and successfully tested in the offshore gold district of Nome, AK. The RPD system is unique in its design and in the cooperative support that wa

    Jan 1, 1991

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    Conventional and Advanced Geostatistics Mine Waste Monitoring and Management

    By Frank Hagar, George M. L. Robinson

    INTRODUCTION Mine waste monitoring and management is essential when the industry is being required to accept the environmental liability for all generated, stored and disposed solid and hazardous

    Jan 1, 1987

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    Mining Foundation Of The Southwest Selects 1998 Honorees

    The Mining Foundation of the Southwest (MFSW), located in Tucson, AZ, will hold its 16th annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Banquet Saturday, Dec. 5,1998. The Hall of Fame recognizes outstan

    Jan 1, 1998

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    Agricultural Materials – Soil Additives

    By Gretchen K. Hoffman, George S. Austin

    Soil amendments or soil conditioners generally carry the con- notation of being useful for problem soils or soils needing special treatments to produce maximum yields. Many different materials have be

    Jan 1, 1994

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    Comparison Of Methods For Determination Of Booster Fan Locations In Underground Mines

    By E. Topuz, Xing Wu

    INTRODUCTION The air flow in the mine ventilation network can be categorized in three ways: natural splitting, controlled splitting, and semi-controlled splitting. In natural splitting, the air fl

    Jan 1, 1989

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    Communication In Diversity

    By Robert L. Bates

    The field of industrial minerals and rocks includes such a wide diversity of materials and occurrences that communication is essential to foster a sense of "belonging? among geologists and other profe

    Jan 1, 1995

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    References (44d4d667-3c43-4c9f-9d02-2c63be2a1cb5)

    By Dale R. Ralston, Roy E. Williams, Gerry V. Winter, George L. Bloomsburg

    Jan 1, 1986

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    NPV or IRR? Why not both?

    By T. F. Torries

    The primary criteria used by the mining industry to judge the merit of a project is internal rate of return (IRR) rather than net present value (NPV), although NPV is favored by academicians. This pap

    Jan 1, 1999

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    Ground Improvement on the Central Artery Project - Examples of Innovative Applications

    By Gary S. Brierley, James R. Lambrechts, Andrew F. McKown

    Various innovative Ground Improvement techniques have been proposed and applied to facilitate construction of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston. Given in this paper are discussions of the ex

    Jan 1, 1999

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    Effect of Surface Treatment on the Acid-base Properties of Fillers and Pigments

    By Roe-Hoan Yoon, lsmail Yildirim, Jinhong Zhang

    Inorganic fillers and pigments such as kaolin, diatomaceous earth silica, and talc were treated with various surfactants, and the changes in their surface properties monitored. When they were treated

    Jan 1, 2003

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    The Influence of Frother Structure on Industrial Coal Flotation

    By Richard R. Klimpel

    This paper summarizes the author's laboratory and industrial experiences in designing and evaluating frothers for optimal coal flotation circuit performance. The key variables discussed are parti

    Jan 1, 1995

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    Assessment of an Expandable/Retractable Conveyor System on a Longwall Panel Belt at FMC Westvaco Mine

    By Dennis Ortega, Rich Kramer

    After several operational improvements to FMC's Westvaco Mine Longwall, an ergonomic and operational bottleneck resulted at the mobile belt tail/rigid conveyor junction. Ergonomic hazards, cuttin

    Jan 1, 2002

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    Size Specific Flotation Concept - A Case Study On Porphyry Copper Ore

    By J. Kallioinen

    The paper describes industrial size experiments with a 100 m3 flotation cell validating the Size Specific Flotation concept and the Tank Cell design. It discusses some variables affecting the flotatio

    Jan 1, 1995