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  • CIM
    Stress Measurements at Great Depth at Craig-Onaping Mines, Sudbury Canada

    Reliable estimation of in situ stress is a major step in the analysis and design of underground excavations in rock, particularly for evaluating the stability of underground structures to prevent fail

    May 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Coal-Based Filter Aids for Industrial Applications

    A simple process for making filter aids from coal by controlled carbonization at 800-1200·C is described.Several possible variations in reactor design have been used experimentally, involving flu

    Jan 1, 1970

  • ISEE
    Geotechnical Influences on Blast Induced Stress Wave Propagation, Copper Cliffs, Ontario

    By Roger S. Jackson

    "This study interprets vibrations produced by single underground shots, recorded on surface by 135 digital seismographs laid out in four linear arrays. Several vibration anomalies were observed and ar

    Jan 1, 2010

  • IOM3
    Nature of gold mineralization at Mule Canyon, Lander County, Nevada, USA

    By T. J. Serenko

    The epithermal deposit is hosted by Tertiary volcanic rocks that lie between mid-Miocene normal faults of the Northern Nevada Rift. Petrographic, laser-ablation and metallurgical observations suggeste

    Aug 1, 1995

  • SAIMM
    Importance of pore pressure monitoring in high walls - Synopsis

    By K. L. Morton

    Groundwater and associated pore pressure represent elements that can have a negative impact on surface mining and slope stability. Groundwater flow and deformation within a slope influence each other.

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AIME
    Chronology of Lead-Mining in the United States

    By W. R. Ingalls

    THE following chronology presents the history of lead-mining in the United States in a brief form and is a useful reference in connection with the statistics of production 1621. Lead was mined and s

    Jan 9, 1907

  • DFI
    Quality Control Of Augered Cast-In-Place (ACIP) And Drilled Displacement (DD) Piles ? Introduction

    By Rudolph P. Frizzi

    Quality control is essential for augered cast-in-place (ACIP) piles (also known as continuous flight auger (CFA) piles outside the United States) and drilled displacement (DD) piles since the pile is

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Construction Works Of Large-Section Vertically Parallel Twin Tunnels In Close Proximity

    By Kentaro Kuraji

    INTRODUCTION Background Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities of the world. As many as 33 million people live in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures although the city occupi

  • SME-ICGCM
    Managing A New Technology - An Update Of The UK Rockbolting Story

    By L. R. Stace

    Arguably, one of the most significant technological breakthroughs that had been experienced during the period when British Coal was the major coalmine operating company in the UK, the use of rockbolts

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SME
    A case study exploring field-level risk assessments as a leading safety indicator - SME Transactions 2018

    By R. Heiser, J. Vendetti, B. P. Connor, E. J. Haas

    Health and safety indicators help mine sites predict the likelihood of an event, advance initiatives to control risks, and track progress. Although useful to encourage individuals within the mining co

    Jan 1, 2018

  • SME
    A case study exploring field-level risk assessments as a leading safety indicator - SME Transactions 2017

    By R. Heiser, J. Vendetti, B. P. Connor, E. J. Haas

    Health and safety indicators help mine sites predict the likelihood of an event, advance initiatives to control risks, and track progress. Although useful to encourage individuals within the mining co

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Interaction Between New Drilled Shafts And Existing Timber Piles At Holland Tunnel Approach

    By Aly M. Mohammad

    The 12th and 14th Street Viaducts, which carry Route 139, are located west of the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City, New Jersey. The two viaducts, provide access to and from the Holland Tunnel (which con

    Jan 1, 2009

  • NIOSH
    RI 3210 A Study of the Properties of Texas-New Mexico Polyhalite Pertaining to the Extraction of Potash VII. Effect of Particle Size, Sodium Chloride Concentration, and Temperature upon Hot Extraction by a Multistage Process

    By F. Fraas, J. E. Conley

    "The problem of recovering potash from the mineral polyhalite (K2SO4.MgSO4.2CaSO4.2H2O), occurring in large quantities in the salt beds of Texas and New Mexico, has been under investigation at the Non

    Sep 1, 1933

  • CIM
    The Greenhills surface coal mining project

    By Clifford Britch

    "Kaiser Resources Ltd. has completed feasibility studies resulting in approval of $277,500,000 for the construction of the Greenhills Surface Coal Mine, located 35 km north of Sparwood, B.C. The mine

    Jan 1, 1981

  • NIOSH
    IC 9246 Assessment Of Accident Risk During Haulage Truck And Power Shovel Maintenance And Recommendations For Improved Safety

    By Thomas J. Albin

    U.S. Bureau of Mines research has found that maintenance of surface mining equipment is involved in slightly more than one-third (34.1 pct) of all surface mining accidents. Two groups of machines, hau

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    Adapting the Ernest Henry Mining Concentrator to Process the Mount Margaret Ores

    By D Brooks, S Gunn, T Perkins, J Siliezar

    Ernest Henry Mining (EHM) is a copper, gold and magnetite mining and processing operation located 38km north east of Cloncurry. The EHM ore body has an average grade of 0.9% copper (chalcopyrite), 0.5

    Jul 15, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Distant Fields - Are They Really Greener?

    The Australian mining industry is at an interesting stage in its development. Of the large number of mining companies in Australia, some are still solely domestic in their focus, others have made thei

    Jan 1, 1995

  • AUSIMM
    Museums, The Mining Sciences and Public Education

    The mining industry has recognised for some time the importance of supporting programs which serve to educate the Australian public about the socio-economic benefits of mineral resource development

    Jan 1, 1989

  • DFI
    Foundations On Karstic Limestone In Kuala Lumpur Malysia ? Synopsis

    By J. M. Mitchell

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is underlain by karstic limestone. Firm clays, mudstones and siltstoncs of the Kenny Hill Formation overlie the limestone for about two thirds of the city. The remaining third h

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Methods To Improve Mine Ventilation System Efficiency - Introduction - Preprint 09-070

    By C. Pritchard

    John Marks said in his acceptance of the Hartman Award in 2008 ? ?I guess that without the occasional complaint, your mine is probably over-ventilated? (Marks, 2008). Miners are seldom in this situati

    Jan 1, 2009