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Risk And Reward For Mining Investment In BoliviaBy W. P. Blacutt
A financial-economic model incorporating physical, market and policy variables has been developed for mining investment in Bolivia. Additional risk criteria emanating from political instability, new m
Jan 1, 1995
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Measuring Sustainability Of Building Aggregates By Means Of LCA ToolsBuilding aggregates, basic materials for the construction industry, must be produced according to socio-economic and environmental sustainability principles, i.e. the three fundamental components of S
Jan 1, 2007
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Technical Note - Pilot plant trials of new gravity concentration equipmentBy E. Forssberg, T. Nordquist
Introduction In this technical note, pilot-scale tests with two types of gravity concentrators, the Knelson separator (Anon., 1983; Forssberg and Johansson, 1984) and the Mark VIIA Reichert spiral
Jan 1, 1988
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Current Health InitiativesBy J. R. Caylor
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) advanced several initiatives last year to further protect miners' health. Regulatory efforts included the implementation of a Hazard Communication
Jan 1, 2003
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Application of economic parameters and cutoffs during and after pit optimizationBy B. K. Baird, P. C. Satchwell
The application of cutoffs during and after pit optimization is examined for a lower-grade multimetallic copper deposit. Pit optimization requires calculation of the net revenue associated with each m
Jan 1, 2002
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A Partial Solution To Optimal Mine Ventilation Network DesignBy Randal J. Barnes
The nonlinear network optimization algorithm developed in this paper solves the following mine ventilation design problem: find the location and size of all fans and regulators which minimize the over
Jan 1, 1989
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A Personal Diesel Exhaust Aerosol SamplerBy Kenneth L. Rubow, Virgil A. Marple, Ye Tao
Techniques are being developed for measuring the mass concentration of respirable diesel exhaust particles found in underground coal mines. Studies have been conducted over the past five years to inve
Jan 1, 1991
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Practical Application Of Simulation To Production Planning - Case StudyBy Robert H. Marshall
The application of simulation to production planning at a large, complex open-pit mining operation proved to be challenging and enlightening. The mine is divided into two separate pits and several dum
Jan 1, 1982
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Optimizing The Value Of A SampleBy Gustavo G. Pilger, Jair C. Koppe, João Felipe C. L. Costa
Information for mine planning requires to be close spaced, if compared to the grid used for exploration and resource assessment. The additional samples collected during quasi-mining are frequently loc
Jan 1, 2002
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Regulations Versus Management PracticesBy Richard S. Ghent, Daniel G. Warnock
JOHN HAMRIC: Our next speakers are Richard Ghent, manager of environmental health and safety for CF Industries, Hardee Phosphate Complex, in Wauchula, Florida. Richard has 20 years' experience wi
Jan 1, 1998
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Rock Mechanics Modelling of the Ekofisk Reservoir Subsidence.By G. Vik, P. Chryssanthakis, S. C. Bandis, L. Haruik, N. Barton, M. Christianson, A. Makurat
The large jointed chalk reservoir situated at 3 km depth in the North sea's Ekofisk field is undergoing major compaction after nearly 15 year of oil and gas production. Approximately 150 km 3 of
Jan 1, 1986
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The Coexistence: Of Nahcolite-Trona In Central Anatolia-TurkeyBy Fikret Suner
Two rare evaporite minerals, nahcolite (NaHC03) and trona (Na2C03?NaHC03?2H20), are both widely used in the production of sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) The largest natural carbonate deposits (trona) are i
Jan 1, 2001
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Abandoned Mines and Naturally Occurring Acid Rock Drainage on National Forest System Lands in ColoradoBy Daryl L. Gusey, John T. Neubert, Matthew A. Sares
The Colorado Geological Survey completed an inventory of environmental degradation associated with abandoned and inactive mines on National Forest System lands in Colorado. In the course of the invent
Jan 1, 2000
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Shotcreting AutomationBy T. M. Karppanen
Shotcrete is used both in mining and tunnelling for supporting rock. Both dry and wet processes are used for shotcreting, and each produces good quality concrete. Thick shotcrete layers function a
Jan 1, 1989
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2000 Wadsworth Award Lecture - Expanding role of microbiology in metallurgical processesBy James A. Brierley
The author has known Professor Wadsworth since the 1960s, when interest in the application of microbial technology for metallurgical processes was beginning its rapid rise. The development of bioleach
Jan 1, 2000
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Discussion - Degradation process in coal slurry pipelinesBy M. G. Ayat, B. C. Scott
J. Dasher Having an interest in coal slurry pipelines from a decade of arguments with Ed Wasp and crew at Bechtel about pumping thicker slurries slower, I immediately read this article and found noth
Jan 1, 1989
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Spectral Signature Of Ultrasonic Attenuation Profiles For Rock CharacterizationBy P. Kolettas
The development of novel methods for the investigation of the subsoil contributes to the improvement of geotechnical research, enhances the obtained geotechnical characterization and may reduce the in
Jan 1, 2008
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Titanium: A Review Of 1996 ActivitiesBy J. M. Gambogi
Demand for titanium minerals and pigments was nearly unchanged in 1996 compared with 1995. However, through mine expansions and process optimization by the TiO, pigment industry, the available supply
Jan 1, 1997
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Applications of Computer-Based 3D-Visualization in Quarry PlanningBy Michael Honerkamp, Clemens Mann
A quarry is not a static, but a dynamic structure that greatly affects the appearance of the surrounding area. Excellent planning is required today to cope with this continual change. In this paper se
Jan 1, 1996
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Ventilation of an underground testing facility in saltBy M. B. Mirza, W. A. Sadik, B. T. Stanley
This paper presents the ventilation design for an underground testing facility in a salt medium. The under-ground workings consist of two 3.6 m-diam (12 ft-diam) watertight shafts and about 1830 m (60
Jan 1, 1987