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  • CIM
    Proactive Mineral Waste and Acid Rock Drainage Management at Rio Tinto

    By R. K. Borden

    Rio Tinto is committed to proactive mineral waste and acid rock drainage management. Corporate requirements are closely aligned with the GARD Guide principles of early geochemical characterization and

    Jan 1, 2011

  • IIMP
    Fortaleciendo capacidades para la empleabilidad local

    By Rose Vera, Alejandro Luna

    El programa “Fortaleciendo capacidades para la empleabilidad local” es una iniciativa que busca incrementar las oportunidades de empleo formal y digno para los moqueguanos. Con un enfoque innovador e

    Sep 29, 2023

  • SME
    Modern Methods Of Geomonitoring In Post-mining Processes - SME Annual Meeting 2022

    By T. Rudolph, M. Pawlik, J. Benndorf, X. Yin, J. F. Brune, P. Goerke-Mallet

    The long and often undefined period in the post-mining phase challenges geo-monitoring with its various responsibilities, like the detection of environmental changes, ground movements and water manage

    Mar 2, 2022

  • SME
    Increasing Availability through Advanced Gearless Drive Technology (bdb34c0f-eece-4038-82e2-fac055da3c4a)

    By C. Dirscherl

    "Declining ore grade, leading to increased material transport and plant throughput requirements, is one of the major challenges in the current mining environment. This is accompanied by rising energy

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Design And Testing Of Deep Foundations For Wind Turbines In Western Alaska

    By Lorie M. Dilley

    Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC), an electric utility cooperative providing power to 51 Alaska villages, has made a concerted effort to install wind turbines in the villages they serve in an

    Jan 1, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Designing Flotation Cells For Optimised Flow Dynamics

    By T Niitti, J Turunen, P B, A Rinne

    In todayÆs marketplace, with high metals prices, many operations are faced with the challenge of improving recovery in the particle size ranges which are normally difficult to recover. This presentati

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    American Mining Hall Of Fame - American Mining Hall Of Fame To Induct Four Mining Greats

    The 28th annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Banquet and fundraiser sponsored by the Mining Foundation of the Southwest will be held at the Marriott University Park Hotel, Tucson, AZ on Saturda

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME-ICGCM
    Analysis of Roof and Pillar Failure Associated with Weak Floor at a Limestone Mine

    By Tim Miller, Michael M. Murphy, John L. Ellenberger, Gabriel S. Esterhuizen

    "A limestone mine in Ohio has had instability problems that have led to massive roof falls extending to the surface. This study focuses on the role that weak, moisture-sensitive floor has in the insta

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Contribution of Individual Support Components to Roof Stability in a Longwall Gateroad - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2024)

    By Zoheir Khademian, Morgan Sears

    According to the 2010–2019 Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident report database, 91% of reported ground control accidents in US longwall mines were caused by roof instability. Gateroa

    Feb 13, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Blast movement monitors or polypipe? A study into cost-effective blast movement monitoring at White Foil gold mine, Western Australia

    By M E. Watson

    Minimising dilution and ore loss is an important part of ensuring profitability of a gold mining operation. White Foil open pit gold deposit is a low-grade deposit and therefore managing ore quality i

    Sep 20, 2017

  • IMPC
    On site automated mineralogical analysis at the Mount Polley porphyry copper mine, Canada

    By Graeme Lamson, Rene Dobbe, Merle Kalstrom, Janice Baron, Robert Thorpe, Chris Martin, Snezana Bajic, Amanda Palko

    "This paper presents early results from a case study at the Mount Polley porphyry copper mine in British Columbia, Canada. Daily mineralogical data was acquired and reconciled with daily plant assay a

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME
    Challenges in Metro Construction in India

    By Paul Nicholas, Raju Gottumukkala

    "India’s economy is expanding with rapid urbanization. Improvement in infrastructure is a keystone to the Indian government’s economic plans, including expansion of transit systems. Most of these syst

    Jan 1, 2016

  • CIM
    Reducing Heat-Induced Health and Safety Problems in Underground Metal Mines by Means Of New Technologies and Renewable Energy-Based Cooling Systems

    By K. Scalise, M. Teixeira, K. C. Kocsis, J. Parrish

    "This paper aims to introduce and discuss a newly developed algorithm, which can be uploaded on smart watches and other mobile devices to inform and protect underground personnel working in hot and hu

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    The Emergence Of The Soil-Cement Mixed Wall Technique And Its Application In 1980's

    By Osamu Taki

    The innovative Soil-Cement Mixed Wall Technique emerged in Japan and obtained recognition in the engineering and construction communities in the 1980's. This technique was introduced to the Unite

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    Development and Implementation of the Garford Dynamic Bolt at the Kanowna Belle Mine

    By R Lachenicht, J Player, A Thompson, E Villaescusa

    Kanowna Belle Gold Mine is a deep, high-stress, sublevel open stoping mine located near Kalgoorlie. Seismic activity during the development cycle presented problems, including concerns regarding the e

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ABM
    Inclusion Removal By Cao-sio2-al2o3-mgo Slags In Experimental Conditions

    By Pedro Cunha Alves, Wagner Viana Bielefeldt, Vinicius Cardoso da Rocha, Augusto Lachini Pereira, Julio Aníbal Morales Pereira

    The capacity of steelmaking slags (CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-MgO) on inclusion removal from liquid steel was investigated through experimental conditions. Laboratory experiments with slag and steel samples (with

    Oct 1, 2019

  • SME
    Adsorption Of Ethoxylated Sulfonates And Nonionics Of Same Homologues On Coal

    By PDF

    The adsorption of ethoxylated sulfonates and nonionics of the same ethoxylation number?on a low-ash coal has been studied. The surfactant adsorption has been investigated as a function of concentratio

    Jan 1, 1988

  • AIME
    Its Everyones Business

    APPLICATIONS for loan contracts for the exploration, development and mining of strategic and critical metals and minerals are now being accepted by the Department of the Interior. The RFC is authorize

    Jan 12, 1950

  • IMPC
    Hydrometallurgical Extraction Of Base, Rare, And Precious Metals From Complex And Low Grade Resources

    The challenges of nature for the recovery of metals for a sustainable future continue to present in diverse ways. Base metal deposits are becoming lower grade and more complex. Rare earth metal demand

    Sep 1, 2012

  • ABM
    Modelo Matemático Para A Solidificação De Ligas Do Sistema Nd-fe-b No Processo De Lingotamento De Tiras

    By Eduardo Gimenes Jabes, Thiago Pires Nagasima, João Ricardo Filipini da Silveira, João Batista Ferreira Neto, Marcelo de Aquino Martorano

    Foi implementado um modelo matemático para simular a solidificação de ligas do sistema Nd-Fe-B no processo de lingotamento de tiras. O modelo foi baseado na aplicação da equação de condução de calor u

    Oct 1, 2019