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  • CIM
    Peat in Canada

    By Pierre Buteau

    Peat/ands distribution in Canada is widely spread thoughout the country and corresponds to a wide spectrum of wetland habitats which overlay peat deposits. The development and the evolution ofpeat/and

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SAIMM
    Identification of structures capable of hosting the ML 5.5 Orkney South Africa earthquake and factors controlling the physics and mechanics of dynamic rupture

    By R. J. Durrheim, Y. Yabe, M. S. D. Manzi, DSeis team, N. Z. Nkosi, S. B. Mngadi, Jr. H. Ogasawara

    On 5 August 2014, the Orkney M5.5 earthquake, the largest in South African gold mining districts, occurred with an unusual strike-slip mechanism at great depth of 4.78 km below the surface. In a rare

    Jan 12, 2025

  • NIOSH
    Use of a Directional Spray System Design to Control Respirable Dust and Face Gas Concentrations Around a Continuous Mining Machine

    By Gerrit V. R. Goodman

    A laboratory study assessed the impacts of water spray pressure, face ventilation quantity, and line brattice setback distance on respirable dust and SF6 tracer gas concentrations around a continuous

    Jan 1, 2004

  • NIOSH
    IC 9059 Precious Metals Recovery From Low-Grade Resources - Proceedings: Bureau Of Mines Open Industry Briefing Session At The National Western Mining Conference, Denver, CO, February 12, 1986

    This information circular describes research the Bureau of fines has conducted to improve technology for recovering precious metals from low-grade resources. Many of the reported findings are recent,

    Jan 1, 1986

  • AUSIMM
    Mineral Property - Rights, Royalties and Rents

    In a modern economy there is a compelling case why governments should not own property rights to mineral deposits. Assuming they do, however, governments will use these constitutional rights to raise

    Jun 1, 2010

  • CIM
    The Wilberforce Radium Occurrence

    By Hugh S. Spence

    This paper deals with an occurrence of radium ore near Wilberforce, Haliburton county, Ontario, upon which development work has recently been undertaken and which seems more likely to prove of commerc

    Jan 1, 1930

  • SME
    New World Class Industrial Clay Deposits

    By H. H. Murray

    Recently developed clay deposits that will impact regional and world markets are described. These deposits, their location, geology, and physical properties are delineated. Kaolins from the State of P

    Jan 1, 1999

  • NIOSH
    RI 3392 Résumé Of Problems Relating To Edgewater Encroachment In Oil Sands (de729ca5-9456-4526-8a3c-75575a49c977)

    By F. G. Miller

    [Petroleum technoloF;istz and 1 rot-re s s ive OT e:?ztors. con stantl;, are striving to increase the percentage of oil that y to recovered from reservoir rocks throe::;:: wells. The exhaustive studie

    Jan 1, 1938

  • NIOSH
    RI 8861 - Assessment of Methane Hazards in an Anomalous Zone of a Gulf Coast Salt Dome

    By R. H. Grau, A. Sainato, S. J. Schatzel, T. M. Kohler, A. T. Iannacchione

    This Bureau of Mines research study found gas emission rates from an advancing face, and flows and pressure of gas from an exploration drill hole were dependent upon the geology of salt encountered in

    Jan 1, 1984

  • SME
    King County’s Project Delivery Approach for the Brightwater Project

    By William W. Edgerton, Calvin Locke

    INTRODUCTION King County, Washington operates a regions wastewater treatment system that provides treatment to 18 cities and 16 sewer districts in the greater Seattle metropolitan area. The system

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    A Mining Method For Large Ore-Bodies

    By A. V. Corlett

    THE use of the diamond-drill hole as a means of breaking clown ore and waste is not new. Years ago, the method was adopted in mines in northern Ontario and in the western United States to reach out to

    Jan 1, 1940

  • AUSIMM
    Tailings process optimisation through automation and controls integration

    By R Williams, M Baxter, D Zink, R Cunningham

    The purpose of this paper is to discuss the efficient operation of a tailings dewatering circuit comprising a thickener and filter press through proper control and automation. It is common to see thi

    Jul 23, 2018

  • NIOSH
    Distributed Measurement Of Conductor Temperatures In Mine Trailing Cables Using Fiber-Optic Technology

    By Peter G. Kovalchik, Lawrence W. Scott, Thomas H. Dubaniewicz, Mark A. Fuller

    Mine trailing cables operated above safe thermal limits can cause premature insulation failure, increasing electrocution and fire hazards. Previous U.S. Bureau of Mines Pittsburgh Research Center rese

  • TMS
    Selective Oxidation of Uranium In Situ Leaching

    02, NaCI03, H202, Na0CI and Ce+4 have been examined as oxidants in an alkaline carbonate system for uranium in in situ leaching. The South Texas and New Mexico ores contained up to 2.6 meqJg of reduci

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AIME
    Employment (50504a98-4285-4762-9b12-a0d61a065bc0)

    ENGINEERS AVAILABLE (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members.) Member, technical graduate, aged 36. Ex

    Jan 9, 1915

  • DFI
    Harmonization and Status of Geotechnical Standards in Europe

    By Trevor L. L. Orr

    "AbstractThe background to the harmonization of geotechnical standards that has taken place in recent years in Europe has been the move to more economic and political integration following World War I

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    The Environmental Impact of Submarine Tailings Disposal at the Island Copper Mine on Vancouver Island: A Case History in Environmental Policy

    By Patrick Moore

    In 1971 the government of British Columbia issued a permit for the Island Copper Mine to commence disposal of 33,000 tons per day of mine tailings into Rupert Inlet, a marine fjord on the northwest co

    May 1, 2002

  • AIME
    Institute of Metals Division - Discussion of The Constitution Diagram Tungsten-Hafnium

    By D. K. Deardorff, Haruo Kato

    D. K. Deardorff and Haruo Kato (U. S. Bureau of Mines)—We wish to refute the 1875" 20°C value that Giessen, et al., report as the transformation temperature of hafnium. Although these authors state t

    Jan 1, 1963

  • AIME
  • IIMP
    Factor humano y organizacional en la seguridad

    By Alberto Pacheco

    El presente trabajo es un análisis del sistema de organización del sistema de seguridad a través del modelo Reason de causalidad o de "queso suizo", donde se identifica qué aspectos y decisiones se c

    Sep 13, 2001