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Micro-Price Optimization of Coal Processing OperationsBy Luttrell. G.
The profitability of coal mining operations is highly dependent on the performance of the coal blending and processing facilities. Many companies have recognized this fact and have instituted optimiza
Feb 23, 2014
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A Systems Approach To Grinding Improvements At The Tilden ConcentratorA case study of a systematic approach to grinding circuit steady-state optimization is presented. After overall review of the flowsheet, two circuits were prepared for detailed testing. Functional per
Jan 1, 1998
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Extrusion Agglomeration Of Fine CoalBy G. E. Wasson
Consolidation Coal Co. tested the agglomeration of fine coal using a laboratory pellet mill. The principal operating variables examined were feed coal moisture, coal size distribution, and additives t
Jan 1, 1991
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Evaluation of various alternatives to optimize the ventilation network in a trona mine - SME Transactions 2014By R. Kramer, A. Habibi
A ventilation survey was conducted in an underground longwall trona mine. The mine is relatively shallow and categorized as a gassy mine. The ventilation system includes three intake and six exhaust s
Jan 1, 2014
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Field Comparison of Roof Bolter Dry and Wet Collection Systems for Dust ControlBy D. Blackwell, W. R. Reed, G. Ross, S. Peters, M. Shahan
Dust collectors for roof bolting machines generally use a dry box to collect the roof bolting material. Recently, an underground mining operation converted a dry box dust collector to a wet box dust c
Jan 1, 2019
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Analysis and Repair of Failed Copper SX Plant Mix Boxes: An Application of First Principles - SME Annual Meeting 2024By Ron Derrick
SX operators have conducted extensive shut-downs and repairs over the years to mitigate solution leaks from failed stainless steel false floors and walls in rectangular mixersettler mix boxes. Hydrody
Feb 1, 2024
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Evaluation Of Depressants For Gangue Sulfide Minerals In The Upgrading Of Molybdenite ConcentratesBy R. R. Dorfler
The existing regrind circuit at the Climax Operations uses sodium cyanide and Nokes reagent to reject pyrite, copper, and lead minerals. Laboratory flotation studies were performed using feed to flota
Jan 1, 1981
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Sillimanite Group - AndalusiteBy A. P. Grobbelaar
Andalusite is a member of the sillimanite group of minerals consisting of andalusite, kyanite, and sillimanite. These minerals are the structural polymorphs of Al,Si05 (the anhydrous silicate of alumi
Jan 1, 1994
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Cerro?s ?Zileret" Process ? BackgroundBy Robert S. Lehto
Zinc concentrates received in La Oroya zinc refinery are marmatitic in nature, contain about 11% iron and traces of other metal values, Figure 1 shows the zinc circuit. The calcine from the roasted
Jan 1, 1969
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The Geophysical Potential For Characterizing Surface Coal Mine Overburden ? IntroductionBy Robert W. Bruhn
State and federal regulations require that surface mine overburden be investigated in advance of mining for naturally occurring earth materials that are detrimental to animal and plant life or to uses
Jan 1, 1981
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Uranium Recovery From Copper Leach Solutions At Twin Buttes ? IntroductionBy William P. Lorenz
Overlying the sulfide mineralization at Anamax Mining Company's Twin Buttes Mine is an oxidized zone up to one hundred meters in thickness. The principal copper minerals in this zone are chryso-c
Jan 1, 1982
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Silver distribution described at the Brunswick No. 12 massive sulfide depositBy W. M. Luff
Introduction The Brunswick No. 12 mine is located about 27 km (17 miles) southwest of Bathurst, New Brunswick. The deposit is a stratiform massive sulfide deposit occurring in a series of sediment
Jan 10, 1986
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Pit Slope Design Challenges In Residual Soils And Weathered Rock: Background And A Case StudyBy J. Geyer, B. T. Burton, H. W. Newcomen
For open pits developed in tropical climates the upper portions of the pit walls are often located in residual soils and weathered rock. Due to the presence of relict structures, and the relatively l
Jan 1, 2000
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Imminent Danger: Characterizing Uncertainty in Critically Hazardous Mining Situations (238a5f11-bb83-4363-b417-acdf4143fa33)By B. M. Eiter, J. Hrica, D. R. Willmer
"Mineworkers are routinely tasked with making critically important decisions about whether or not a hazard presents an imminent danger. Researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety
Jan 1, 2018
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Supervision Of Multiple Vehicles In Autonomous Surface Mines Through A Control RoomBy V. O. Tenorio
The implementation of autonomous technologies for production in surface mines demands changes in the existing monitoring and control systems. The present study deals with the concepts involved in the
Jan 1, 2011
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LA Metro Regional Connector Transit Project: Successful Halfway-Through CompletionBy Tung Vu, Michael Harrington
"The Regional Connector project is a complex subway light-rail project that runs through the heart of downtown Los Angeles, CA. The design-build contract was awarded in April 2014 to the Regional Conn
Sep 1, 2019
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Discriminating between different genetic types of marine ferro-manganese crusts and nodules based on rare earth elements and yttriumBy Andrea Koschinsky, Akira Usui, Michael Bau, Katja Schmidt, James Hein, Thomas Kuhn
Marine ferro-manganese (Fe-Mn) crusts and nodules are metal-rich chemical sediments that are archives of paleoceanographic proxies and potential metal resources and targets of deep-sea mining. Traditi
Sep 1, 2014
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Improved R70 Method for Evaluating Heat of Wetting Effects on Low Rank Coal’s Self‑heating Process - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)By Yinan Zhang, Y. Luo
Most of the reported coal spontaneous combustion events occur in surface and underground mines where low rank coals (i.e., subbituminous and lower for this particular studies) are extracted indicating
Sep 17, 2021
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Upscaled Mining Talent With Advanced Analytics - SME Annual Meeting 2023By M. Sandin
According to the world bank1, the mining industry consumes up to 11 percent of global energy use. In comparison, 70 percent of mining projects from the six largest mining companies operate in water-st
Feb 1, 2023
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Current And Proposed Regulations And Legislation On Air Pollution Concerning The Appalachian Coal Industry ? IntroductionBy Edwin B. Wilson
Over the past several years, state governments have been vigorously refurbishing old health department agencies and smoke control laws in anticipation of pending federal developments. Many states now
Jan 1, 1969