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Overseas Private Investment Corporation Minerals ProgramBy Richard H. Lindgren
I appreciate this opportunity to discuss with you OPIC's new policies designed to assist U.S. minerals companies in developing new sources of minerals overseas. A comparison of recent figures on
Jan 1, 1978
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The Importance of Controlling the Chemical Environment in Flotation CircuitsBy J. E. Gebhardt, J. A. Herbst, K. Y. Lee
Benefits of proper control of reagent usage in flotation circuits are typically improved metallurgy and savings in reagent costs. Improved metallurgy can mean more consistent product quality, i.e., fi
Jan 1, 1994
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The Effects of Calcination‑Water Quenching on Quartz Purification and Its Mechanism - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)By Feida Wu, Yuhang Liu, Huimin Gao, Yuhan Song, Zhi Liu, Zijie Ren
In the process of quartz purification by calcination water quenching, the different expansion rates of gangue minerals and quartz were used to produce cracks or remove fluid inclusions, which is condu
Nov 2, 2023
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Very Large Span Openings At Shallow Depth: Deformation Magnitudes From Jointed Models And F.E. AnalysisBy Nick Barton, Harald Hansteen
The deformations resulting from excavation of very large openings are compared using two-dimensional F.E. continuum analyses and discontinuous physical models (20,000 discrete blocks). Both the joint
Jan 1, 1979
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Improving Productivity in Thin-Seam Continuous Mining at TanomaBy Scott G. Britton
Thin-seam mining presents unique challenges when management or economic conditions require significant productivity increases. These challenges can be further amplified depending on such factors as la
Jan 1, 1991
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Control -- The Key To Preparation For The Export MarketBy Martial P. Corriveau
The preparation of coal is essentially the same for export as it is for the domestic market. The big difference, I would say, is that, while coal for certain domestic uses (utilities, for instance) ne
Jan 1, 1959
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Rock Excavation By Hydraulic SplitterBy Neil J. Duncan, Edward R. Langfield
A hydraulic rock breaker was developed in Germany by Helmut Darda and uses a wedge-plug and feathers mechanism powered by a 10,000 p.s.i. power pack. During the past four years these tools have been i
Jan 1, 1997
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Acid Rain – An Example of Environmental EpistemologyBy Edward C. Krug
"You are to use the word ... purely for its selling power. It is a name they venerate. As a result, you can use the word ... to ... get [them] to practice, not only without shame bit with a positive g
Jan 1, 1992
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The Management Of RiskBy A. A. Mathews
INTRODUCTION When Palmer King asked me to prepare a paper for this conference, it seemed quite appropriate, since I am Chairman of Subcommittee No. 4 of the U. S. National Committee on Tunneling Te
Jan 1, 1974
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Long-term evaluation of cab particulate filtration and pressurization performance - SME Transactions 2012By J. D. Noll, J. A. Organiscak, A. B. Cecala
Over the past decade, a substantial effort has been made to improve the air quality inside enclosed cabs of both underground and surface mobile mining equipment to reduce respirable dust exposures by
Jan 1, 2012
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Tunneling on the Tren Urbano Project, San Juan, Puerto RicoBy Michael Gay, W. H. Hansmire, G. Rippentrop, V. S. Romero
The new Tren Urbano heavy rail transit project in San Juan, Puerto Rico has one very significant part, the Río Piedras Contract, being constructed underground. This paper will give an overview of the
Jan 1, 1999
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Use of vibrating wire stress meters in coalBy N. S. Tanious
The accuracy of vibrating wire stress meters has been questioned by various users in the mining industry. During an in situ coal pillar study, a laboratory evaluation program was developed to determin
Jan 1, 1988
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Subsidence Measurement TechniquesBy W. M. Ma, Daniel W. H. Su, K. Centofanti, Yi Luo, W. L. Zhong, Syd S. Peng
7.1 INTRODUCTION Subsidence measurements include surveys of surface and sub- surface movements and measurements and monitoring of surface structural damages. In this chapter the most commonly employed
Jan 1, 1992
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Transportation-Railroad ConstructionBy Scott G. Britton
In this chapter, I shall discuss railroad con¬struction for modern underground coal mines. Because men, materials, and supplies are being moved more often and farther by rail, the ef¬ficient and safe
Jan 1, 1983
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Economics of Contract Mining or Should I Use a Contract Miner?By Donald D. Haas
This presentation will discuss a mine owner's evaluation to utilize a contract miner in the development and production of gold properties. I will address both the quantitative and subjective aspe
Jan 1, 1989
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Advanced 3D Software Systems For Effective Environmental ManagementBy I. K. Kapageridis
Environmental management and planning requires the integration of large volumes of disparate information from many sources and the analysis of this information with efficient tools for assessment and
Jan 1, 2002
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An Empirical Constitutive Relationship for Rock MassBy Z. T. Bieniawski, Nicholson G. A.
This paper describes an empirical constitutive model for underground excavations in rock which equates the deformation modulus to the ratio of the principal stress difference to the major principal st
Jan 1, 1986
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Problems In New Strip Mine DevelopmentBy Richard W. Brummett
Problems in new strip mine development is a subject that could require several days to cover adequately. Coupled with the fertile imagination of television writers, we could probably expand it into a
Jan 1, 1974
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Surface Products Of Water And Xanthate Interaction With Copper Sulfide Minerals Selective SeparationBy M. Alnot, J. A. Mielczarski, J. J. Ehrhardt, J. M. Cases
The flotation behavior of minerals depends on the balance between hydrophobic and hydrophilic species present at the surface of the minerals. The direct characterization of the interfacial products fo
Jan 1, 1995
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Introduction to Shortwall MiningBy Kenneth P. Katen, Robert H. Trent
GENERAL DESCRIPTION Shortwall mining is one of the newest mining meth¬ods to be introduced into the world coal industry. The technique of shortwalling seems to have a number of origins, but it is g
Jan 1, 1982