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  • CIM
    Development of the automatic GO-60 drill

    By R. England

    "This paper describes the objectives and design parameters for the operation of a computerized In-The-Hole (I. T.H.) Drill. The principal objective is to add computer control to an Inco 00-60 I. T.H.

    Jan 1, 1987

  • IIMP
    Utilización de Antracita peruana

    By Paúl A. Mulcey

    El presente texto revela un informe realizado por el Banco Minero del Perú, donde se investigan las posibles aplicaciones domésticas para la antracita peruana, como las vías adecuadas a la preparación

    Jul 20, 1956

  • SME
    Los Angeles Tunnels Are Expanded With Help Of TBM Monitoring System

    During the last 20 years, more than 80 km (50 miles) of tunnels have been constructed in the Los Angeles, CA area. Recent projects include The East Central Interceptor Sewer (ECIS), completed in 2004

    Jan 1, 2008

  • CIM
    Methodology for Design Risk Assessment In Burst-Prone Mines: A Case Study

    By D. J. Cheung, V. N. Kazakidis

    ABSTRACT Seismicity and rockburst problems in hard-rock mines negatively impact safety and profitability. The authors propose a design risk methodology as a relative risk assessment for underground ex

    Jan 1, 2014

  • NIOSH
    Government Actions And The Mineral Industry (1e19f693-da28-41ae-9830-bd4dea1e0bdb)

    Law of the Sea. - The Ninth Session of the Law of the Sea Conference resumed July 28 at Geneva and will run for 5 weeks. The 160-nation Conference began in 1973. Two of the major factors to be discuss

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME-ICGCM
    Direct determination of failure surfaces in earth slopes

    By S. L. Huang

    The location and shape of potential failure surfaces in soil slopes were directly determined based on the stresses induced in the soil mass and the strength of the soil itself. Stress calculations wer

    Jan 1, 1989

  • AUSIMM
    Design Developments of the Jameson Cell

    By S Bourke, R Stone, B Hill

    Since Jameson Cell flotation technology was first installed in a coal flotation application in 1988/89 at Newlands Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) there have been fundamental improvements t

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    John N. Murphy: An Interview With The 2011 SME President

    What is your assessment of the status of the mining industry as we see some evidence of an economic recovery? I am optimistic about the short and midterm prospects for the industry and, hence, for th

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    The Economic Recovery Of Zinc From Mining Influenced Water For Fertilizer Applications

    By K. Whysner

    The recycling of metal resources in mining influenced water (MIW) requires a paradigm shift from within the mine water treatment industry. The potential to recover zinc for beneficial use in the micro

    Feb 27, 2013

  • IIMP
    The sleeper pit lake - a successful model for pit closure

    By Martin Williams

    During the coming decade, many of the first generation of ‘super-pit’ gold and base metal mining operations in North and Latin America will reach the end of their economic lives. The closure of such p

    Apr 22, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Investigation of the geomechanical criteria for safe and efficient crown pillar extraction beneath stabilised rock rockfill at the Crusader Mine

    By J. Whitford

    The established crown pillar extraction method at Gold Fields Australia Ltd.’s Crusader Mine, leads to the significant dilution and poor recovery of ore due to caving of the overlying loose rockfill.

    Jan 1, 2003

  • CIM
    The Corner Bay - A new copper discovery in the Dore Lake Complex

    By C. H. Bertoni, A. Vachon

    The Corner bay copper deposit is the first significan discovery on the south limb of the Dore Lake Complex, located at the eastern end of the Detour Lake-Chibougamau greenstone belt, Quebec. The depos

    Jan 1, 1984

  • AIME
    Editorial - Don't Let It Die

    THERE have been two important accomplishments of the Truman administration; the Hoover Commission report on inefficiency and waste in government and the report of the Paley Commission on the natural r

    Jan 1, 1952

  • SME
    The Impact Of Surface Features Above Underground Mines On Emergency Response - Preprint 09-066

    By N. T. Lowe

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Spokane Research Laboratory (SRL), investigated a means to evaluate the potential impact of surface conditions above underground mine

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Vision and Innovation for a Sustainable Future; 2018 SME Annual Conference & Expo

    By Georgene Renner, Chee Theng, William Gleason

    "In February 2018, drawn in part by the states’ proud mining heritage, SME took its Annual Conference & Expo to Minneapolis, MN for the first time. More than 5,000 people and 554 exhibitors converged

    Jan 5, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    The Colorimetric Determination of Thorium in Soils, Sediments, and Rocks

    Samples weighing 0·5 g are decomposed with hydrofluoric and other acids. Most elements are extracted ftom the acid, aqueous solution by Alamine 336 (tricaprylyl tertiary amine) and thorium is det

    Jan 1, 1971

  • ABM
    Aplicação De Friction Stir Welding (Fsw) Na União De Chapas Finas De Alumínio

    By Fábio Luiz dos Santos

    As ligas de alumínio, em particular, apresentam certas restrições quando submetidas ao processo de união por soldagem. Isto se deve, principalmente, por apresentarem elevada condutividade térmica, ele

    Aug 16, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    The Porgera Gold Deposit Structure, Alteration and Mineralisation

    By T Leach, B Fulton, R Stewart

    Gold mineralisation at Porgera is inferred to have been derived from a deep differentiated magmatic source which is capped by a series of (now tilted) inward dipping sills and stocks, which comprise t

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    Detection And Control Of Calcium Sulfate Precipitation In The Lead Circuit Of The Hilton Concentrator Of Mount Isa Mines Limited, Australia

    By P. L. M. Wong, N. W. Johnson

    Surface analysis by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) of samples taken from the galena flotation section of the Hilton Concentrator of Mount Isa Mines Limited are presented. Flotation rate and pu

    Jan 1, 1995

  • AUSIMM
    KEYNOTE: Upgrades, Modernisations and Expansions Where Will the Expertise, Capability and Skills Come from in the Future?

    By J King, T Hunter, R Coleman

    "The industry that supports operations and new projects is suffering a rapid decline in the currently severely curtailed capital investment environment. This is evidenced by a decline in the number of

    Oct 10, 2016