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  • SME
    Past, Present, and Future of Cement Manufacturing and Decarbonization in the United States - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By Duah Philip, Awuah-Offei Kwame

    Regulatory pressure to mitigate the cement industry’s environmental impact has intensified recently, spurring innovation in low-carbon cement technologies. In the United States, cement production, con

    Feb 1, 2025

  • SME
    New Insights Into The Pre-concentration Of Alunite From A Siliceous Ore Using Ba2+, Ca2+, And F- In Froth Flotation - SME Annual Meeting 2022

    By F. Dehghani, M. Kebe, H. Askari-Sabzkoohi, T. Ghosh

    The depletion of bauxite reserves around the world has necessitated the search for viable alternative sources of aluminum. The major non-bauxite source of aluminum is alunite [KAl3 (SO4)2(OH)6]. Lixiv

    Mar 2, 2022

  • SME
    A Two-Step Model to Optimize the seMI-Mobile In-Pit Crusher Locations and the Mine Schedule

    By Alireza Kamrani, Yashar Pourrahimian, Hooman Askari-Nasab

    In-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) is an option to decrease the enormous operating costs that a truck shovel can introduce in an open-pit mine. Finding the best locations for the IPCC over the mine

    Jun 25, 2023

  • SME
    Use of Structure from Motion Photogrammetry for Monitoring of Underground Storage Facilities

    By Malte J. M. Gurgel, Axel Preusse

    The planning, construction, and monitoring of underground storage facilities is a key factor in meeting upcoming challenges as part of the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Therefore,

    Jul 1, 2023

  • SME
    Characterizing the Mitigation of Substrate Damage Within Underground Structural Liners Through Utilization of Waterjet - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021) Technology for Rehabilitation Work

    By ERIK CHARRIER, HUGH MILLER, JOSEF BOURGEOIS

    In this study, a unique excavation system was characterized, utilizing waterjet technology as the primary tool for material removal during rehabilitation of reinforced concrete and shotcrete structura

    Sep 23, 2021

  • SME
    Effect of CaF2 on the Reduction Swelling Properties of Iron Ore Briquettes in Different Reduction Stages - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)

    By CHENCHEN SUN, GUOPING LUO, GUOCHENG ZHANG

    Preparation of briquettes by adding CaF2 reagent into the Australian iron ore powder. The structure and morphology of iron ore briquettes during various reduction stages (i.e., Fe2O3→Fe3O4, Fe3O4→FeO,

    May 27, 2021

  • SME
    Investigation of Work Accidents in Underground and Surface Coal Mining Activities of Western Lignite Corporation by Data - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021) Envelopment Analysis (DEA)

    By Cem Şensöğüt, Özer Ören, Yaşar Kasap

    The mining sector is one of the leading sectors where work accidents are most intense because of the constant change of work environment and heavy working conditions. The losses and the halt of produc

    Jul 4, 2021

  • SME
    Evaluation of Parameters Influencing Potential Gas Flow to the Mine in the Event of a Nearby Unconventional Shale Gas Well Casing Breach (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)

    By Steven J. Schatzel, Kayode M. Ajayi, Zoheir Khademian

    The integrity of unconventional shale gas well casings positioned in the abutment pillar of a longwall mine could be jeopardized by longwall-induced deformations. Under such scenarios, the surrounding

    Sep 28, 2022

  • SME
    Evaluation of Roof Bolter Canopy Air Curtain Effects on Airflow and Dust Dispersion in an Entry Using Blowing Curtain Ventilation Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By M. R. Shahan, W. R. Reed, J. P. Rider

    Roof bolter operators may be exposed to high respirable dust concentrations on continuous miner sections with blowing face ventilation when bolting is performed downwind of the continuous miner. One s

  • SME
    Evaluating tailgate spray manifolds to reduce dust exposures for shearer face personnel - SME Transactions 2016

    By G. J. Joy, J. P. Rider

    Technical advances in longwall mining over the last several years have resulted in much larger and faster shearers that have the capability of mining at speeds over 30 m/min (100 fpm). This has result

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    Mine haul road design and management: a review of current practice - SME Transactions 2010

    By R. J. Thompson

    Well-designed and maintained haul roads are the key to minimizing truck haulage onroad hazards and costs, as well as increasing productivity. In practice, however, designing and managing a haul road f

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    The effectiveness of several enclosed cab filters and systems for reducing diesel particulate matter - SME Transactions 2011

    By A. Cecala, J. Noll, J. Organiscak

    Many underground metal/nonmetal mines are using enclosed cabs on mining equipment to reduce the exposure of miners to diesel particulate matter (DPM). However, some enclosed cab systems may not be mee

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Quantification of Heat of Wetting Effect on Low‑Rank Coal’s Self‑heating Process - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Yinan Zhang, Yi Luo

    The widely used R70 method is modified to measure the self-heating propensity of low-rank coals. This modified R70 method enables the introduction of controlled amount of moist oxygen into the reactio

    Nov 30, 2022

  • SME
    Modified Design of Pillar Based on Estimated Stresses and Strength of Pillar in an Underground Limestone Mine - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Juan J. Monsalve, AMAN SONI, Nino Ripepi, Richard Bishop

    The design and strength of pillars are important parameters while implementing the room-and-pillar mining method in a limestone mine. The process becomes complex with the presence of the karst voids w

    Jan 30, 2023

  • SME
    Stope Sequencing Optimization for Underground Mines Through Chance‑Constrained Programming - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Mustafa Kumral, Yuksel Asli Sari

    Underground mining operations are sensitive to price fluctuations because they usually perform with a narrow profit margin compared to open-pit mining. Furthermore, the economic evaluations regarding

    Aug 4, 2023

  • SME
    Implications of Shale Gas Well Integrity Failure Near a Longwall Mine Under Shallow Cover - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By S. J. Schatzel, K. M. Ajayi, E. N. Rubinstein, Z. Khademian

    This study simulates the impact of a shale gas well casing breach near a longwall mine. Field studies are conducted to measure mining-induced permeability changes over the abutment pillar of a longwal

    Feb 15, 2023

  • SME
    Physical Modeling of Complex Coal Rib Brow Failure and Its Applicability to Numerical Modeling - SME Annual Meeting 2026

    By Alper Kirmaci, Taghi Sherizadeh, Dogukan Guner, Cameron Mitchel

    Brow hazards are a significant concern in coal mine ribs and form when weak coal sloughs out of a rib face and exposes an overhanging block of more competent rock or coal. Of 36 rib failure fatalities

    Feb 22, 2026

  • SME
    The Effect Of Coal Quality On The Operation And Maintenance Of Large Central Station Boilers - TVA Power System

    By John G. Holmes

    The generation of low cost power is but one phase of the TVA program for regional development. During the 36 years since TVA began, growth in its generation of electric power has necessitated a shift

    Jan 1, 1969

  • SME
    Direct Cyanidation and Roasting Combination of a Semi-Refractory Massive Sulfide Ore

    By P. Karimi, A. Akcil, A. Amini, H. Abdollahi

    "In this study, cyanidation experiments were carried out on a massive sulfide ore sample, whose grades of the precious metals gold and silver were found to be 4.2 g/t and 311.9 g/t, respectively. Othe

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Estimation And Control Of Ground Water Inflow And Discharge From Underground Mines

    By R. E. Snow

    The analysis of ground water inflow and discharge from underground mines has received increased attention in recent years due to environmental issues which must be addressed under current state regula

    Jan 1, 1990