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  • AUSIMM
    The Flotation of Rare Earths - A Contribution to Industrial Hygiene

    By C T. Hollick

    Conventional processing of heavy mineral deposits containing radioactive rare earth minerals such as monazite and xenotime may cause industrial hygiene problems through atmospheric dust and contaminat

    Jan 1, 1990

  • DFI
    Mitigating Settlement with Pile-Supported Approach Slabs

    By Reda M. Bakeer

    "An approach slab is the roadway segment that immediately follows a bridge intended to provide a smooth transition between the two elements. Some approach slabs have developed rough rideability with t

    Jan 1, 2017

  • NIOSH
    RI 3518 An Experimental Study Of The Ignition Of Firedamp-Air Mixtures By Explosives ? Introduction

    By Etienne Audibert

    No satisfactory theory has yet been advanced to explain what takes place when an explosive is fired in a mixture of firedamp and air. The only means of measuring the' danger is to fire the explos

    Jan 1, 1940

  • NIOSH
    RI 3518 An Experimental Study Of The Ignition Of Firedamp-Air Mixtures By Explosives ? Introduction (de8f492c-70bd-4a77-aef1-3b215d7ff28a)

    By Etienne Audibert

    No satisfactory theory has yet been advanced to explain what takes place when an explosive is fired in a mixture of firedamp and air. The only means of measuring the danger is to fire the explosive in

    Jan 1, 1940

  • SAIMM
    The Development And Implementation Of The Lonmin Mechanized Breast Mining

    By K. Moxham, R. G. B. Pickering

    Over the last few years Lonmin Platinum and Sandvik have embarked on a unique partnership of collaboration through a systematic approach to developing equipment to mechanize and automate narrow reef p

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME-ICGCM
    Effects of Weak Bands on Pillar Stability in Stone Mines: Field Observations and Numerical Model Assessment

    By Gabriel Esterhuizen

    Observations of pillar conditions in limestone mines showed that the presence of weak bands in the limestone can result in pillar damage at stresses that are lower than one would otherwise expect. Th

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Mineral Resources and Land Use Planning Conflicts in Norway

    By K. Nielsen

    The paper presents a brief overview of the mineral industry in Norway, followed by a description of the mineral policy and relevant legislation including the roles of the Norwegian Directorate of Mini

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    A review of information on the influence of plan curvature on rock slope stability and its effect on the volume of wedge failures

    By R. Armstrong

    The stability of rock slopes is significantly influenced by their curvature in plan view. The importance of this in open pit mining is indicated by the fact that, in a deep pit, steepening of the slop

    Jan 1, 2003

  • NIOSH
    OFR-126-85 Improved Skips, Guide Alignment, Dynamics, And Economics

    By F. A. Penning

    Improved skips, with lightweight cylindrical bodies, have made a significant contribution to advancing mine hoisting technology. New concept skips of aluminum bodies with rubber lining; fiberglas bodi

    Jan 1, 1985

  • DFI
    Advantages of Pressed-In Sheet Piles for New Orleans’ Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Flood Control Project

    By Ian Vaz, Takefumi Takuma

    "The New Orleans area has been repeatedly flooded by major storms and hurricanes since its French colonial era. After severe flooding in May 1995, the U.S. Congress authorized a massive flood protecti

    Jan 1, 2017

  • NIOSH
    RI 7385 Evaluation Of Electrowon Tungsten Sheet

    By G. H. Keith

    Electrowon tungsten powders were investigated with respect to consolidation, fabrication, and mechanical properties. Sheet, 0.03 inch thick, was produced and its tensile strength measured between 250°

    Jan 1, 1970

  • AUSIMM
    Past and Future Parameters for Mining the Otago Alluvial Gold Deposits

    The early records of hydraulic elevator and bucket ladder dredging in the Clutha River system indicate the success of that era of alluvial gold mining in Otago. This paper briefly reviews parameters o

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    Leaching of Trace Amounts of Metals from Flotation Tailings in CupricChloride Solutions Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Pelin Altinkaya, Maria Leikola, Jussi Liipo, Mika Haapalainen, Mari Lundström, Eero Kolehmainen

    With decreasing ore grades, the tailings of mining operations are becoming of increasing interest as metal-containing secondary raw materials. The objective of the current work was to investigate chlo

  • AIME
    Principles of Fuel Beds

    By P. Nicholls

    THOUGH the burning of fuels extends far back into antiquity, and though fuel beds are the most common and widely distributed example of chemical actions and engineering practice, there has been little

    Jan 1, 1935

  • CIM
    Gravity Recoverable Gold and the Mineral Liberation Analyser

    By Philip J. Guerney, S. O’ Leary, André R. Laplante

    "Concentration of dense mineral phases (s.g. greater than 7) for characterisation of individual particles and mineral grains by electron microscopy is a well established technique for the detection an

    Jan 1, 2003

  • CIM
    Hoist rope improvements through thermo plastic enhancement

    By Bill Parnell

    "Friction winders and double drum winders have been used in the vertical shaft mining industry for over 100 years. In that time, there have been many changes made in the electronic and mechanical fiel

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    Enhancement Of Bacterial Iron And Sulfate Respiration For In Situ Bioremediation Of Acid Mine Drainage Sites: A Case Study (9e023564-700d-405d-941a-989b38ed4fb9)

    By A. A. Bilgin

    The prevention of acid mine drainage (AMD) in situ is more attractive than down-gradient treatment alternatives that do not involve source control. AMD source control can be achieved by shifting the m

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Gas in Face Coal

    The study of gas emitted from face coal samples at the coal face is part of an investigation of instantaneous outbursts of coal and gas. Normally, seam gas essentially comprises methane of which the o

    Jan 1, 1962

  • ISEE
    Usability of Expert System Integrated With GIS in Blasting Operations

    By U. Gorkhan Akkaya, N. Enver

    Geographic information system (GIS) is one of the most accurate and useful tools to help decision – making for decision-makers. As to expert systems, it provides solutions to the problems faced by mim

    Jan 1, 2013

  • ISEE
    Borehole Deviation Control Using Electronics: An Euler’s Approach

    By Francisco Sena Leite, Pedro Brito, Gean Frank, PhD Soeiro de Carvalho, Jose, Vinicius Miranda

    The consequences of rock blasting with explosives are directly related to the accuracy of drilling and, because they have an effect on fragmentation and ground level, they should be controlled to ensu

    Jan 1, 2019