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Drill & Blast Implementation Case Study at Multiple Freeport-Mcmoran SitesBy L. Gutierrez, S. Gering, C. Calderon-Arteaga
"Drill and blast represent the most important, and sometimes the costliest processes in the mine. The cost of drilling and blasting operations greatly contributes to the “high cost trends of the overa
Jan 5, 2017
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Mining Heritage: Preservation And Sustainable Development Of An Outstanding Universal ValueBy J. Kretschmann
Mining heritage can be of outstanding value for many regions around the world, because mining has been done for thousands of years for the benefit of mankind and its development. This paper presents a
Feb 27, 2013
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Blast Movement – A Value-Based Evaluation of the Benefits and Comparison Between Blast Movement Modeling (3D) and In-Situ Polygon Node Translation (2D)By Enzo Angeles, Desmond Nanchengwa, Lee Julian, Julian Ruiseco
Since the early 1980s, surface hard-rock mining companies have searched for a blast movement model to enable grade control optimization efforts. Significant time and money were spent attempting to cre
Jan 1, 2023
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Connecting Three Pump Stations, with Tunnels, on an Island, in Charleston, SC - NAT2022By Justin Kolster, Donald Benjamin, Kyle White
Expansion of the Plum Island Wastewater Treatment Plant requires interconnection of three operating pump stations using only two existing 10-ft diameter shafts for access. These two existing shafts re
Dec 1, 2022
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Vibration Control In Open Cut Mine Through Pre-Loading Applying Wireless DetonatorsBy C. Feliciano, M. Cavalcante
A large iron ore open pit mine in Brazil operates with reduced blast sizes, due to the imminence of red alerts in the rainy season and the proximity of plant and dam structures that demand control of
Jan 1, 2024
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QAQC – proactive Quality Management (QM) supporting reconciliation resultsBy O Dominguez
Significant value can be added to ore supplied from the mine to the mill by measuring its quality in real time and performing grade control additional to that within the mine. Responsibility for ore q
Mar 22, 2022
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Use of drone and LiDAR technology for mapping underground voidsBy D Woolmer
Since January 2019, BHP Olympic Dam have been trialling the use of a drone based LiDAR mapping system for the purpose for surveying stope voids. This new technology utilises Simultaneous Location and
Mar 15, 2021
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Desenvolvimento E Implantação Do Modelo De Planejamento E Gestão De Estoques De Mro Através Do Lean Six Sigma Na Arcelormittal Tubarão E VegaBy Ricardo Rodrigues Grizotti, Laudelino Cota Fonseca Junior, Marcio Basilio Xaviere
O projeto tem por objetivo desenvolver a padronização e implantação de um Modelo de Governança de Planejamento e Gestão de Estoques de MRO (Manutenção, Reparo e Operação) bem como um Modelo de Reposiç
Oct 1, 2019
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The Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Project Design and Construction at Terror Lake—Kodiak, Alaska - NAT2024By Jennifer King, Julius Strid, Steve Brandon
The Upper Hidden Basin Diversion (UHBD) tunnel was driven approximately 1.2 miles by the drill-and-blast method primarily through massive granite bedrock geology for the Kodiak Electric Association, I
Jun 23, 2024
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Aprimorando Treinamentos Na Indústria Com O Uso De Realidade VirtualBy Renato Cortes, Claudia Lopes, Ewerton Campos, ALEXANDRE CALDELLAS BARBOSA
São diversas as razões para se utilizar a realidade virtual (RV) em treinamentos, dentre elas pode-se destacar a redução de custos, redução de riscos ao ambiente e envolvidos e também a possibilidade
Oct 1, 2019
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Remote De-Tensioning of Tieback Anchors After Structural Completion - RETC2023By Sean Peterfreund, Grant Finn, Ty Jahn
For urban underground development involving tieback anchors for excavation support, authorities having jurisdiction typically require tiebacks to be de-tensioned before project completion. This paper
Jun 13, 2023
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Cost Effective Concentrator DesignBy G Lane
This paper discusses the factors that contribute to the cost effective design of a concentrator. Concentrator design and layout outcomes are functions of the team (engineer’s and owner’s) participati
Aug 8, 2011
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Application of an Integrated Liberation Leach Model for Process OptimisationBy T D. H McGrath, R Byleveld, W P. Staunton, J J. Eksteen
"The Gold Technology Group at Curtin University through the AMIRA P420 series of projects has recently developed the integrated liberation leach model (ILLM) for optimisation of gold plants. The model
Oct 10, 2016
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Molybdenum Leach OptimizationBy J. Andres
"Freeport-McMoRan’s Sierrita operations refines molybdenum disulfide in a ferric chloride leach to remove impurities. To understand bottlenecks in the leach process and the true capacity of the leach
Jan 1, 2015
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Developing a Design Modification for Improved Froth Flotation Performance through Minimising Turbulence at the Pulp-Froth InterfaceBy A. Morrison, P. Brito-Parada
"The separation of valuable and gangue minerals according to their surface hydrophobicity in a froth flotation tank occurs in both its pulp and froth phases. In the pulp phase, hydrophobic particles m
Jan 1, 2018
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Mine to Tunnel Scale Discontinuum Simulation of Repeated Dynamic Loading of Mine ExcavationsUnderground excavations are subjected to complex stress changes caused by nearby mining, but may also be affected by repeated dynamic loading from blasting and seismic events. In some cases, the combi
Nov 25, 2010
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The Use Of Cross-Pit Spreader Systems At Texas Utilities Mining CompanyInnovative mining technology came to Texas in the form of bucket wheel excavator/cross-pit spreader systems. Texas Utilities Mining Company put the first system to work at its Big Brown Mine in Decemb
Jan 1, 1993
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Discussion of “Study on correlation of quantified coal rank with self-heating temperature”By J. Grubb
"The undertakings described in the paper titled “Study on correlation of quantified coal rank with self-heating temperature” by Wang and Luo in the November 2015 issue of Mining Engineering (Wang and
Jun 1, 2016
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Practical Considerations and Shortcuts in SamplingBy D M. Frantois-Bongarton
"A few situations are first reviewed where practical shortcuts lead to acceptable solutions where none seemed to be possible. These include: The solving of many complex sampling optimisation problem
Aug 21, 2012
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Digital Twin in Mineral ProcessingBy C. Cristonffanini, S. Nazari
"In the past, simulation was considered to be an offline tool disconnected from plant operation. Advancements in the computation power combined with utilizing physics and chemistry sciences have allow
Jan 1, 2019