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Maximizing REE Enrichment by Froth Flotation of Alaskan Coal Using Box-Behnken Design Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (86fb0501-8584-411a-8eaa-300608562be7)By T. Gupta, T. Ghosh
Rare earth elements (REEs) and their compounds are essential in a multitude of mundane and sophisticated applications such as renewable energy technologies, catalysts, medicine, and defense applicatio
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Overview Of The Mineralogy Of The Biwabik Iron Formation, Mesabi Iron Range, Northern MinnesotaBy Peter L. McSwiggen
The mineralogy of the Biwabik Iron Formation changes dramatically from west to east as the formation nears the basal contact of the Duluth Complex. This reflects a contact metamorphism that took place
Jan 1, 2007
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Overview Of The Mineralogy Of The Biwabik Iron Formation, Mesabi Iron Range, Northern Minnesota (920373f1-b6c7-4867-b2db-6fdc7d83ab71)By Peter L. McSwiggen
The mineralogy of the Biwabik Iron Formation changes dramatically from west to east as the formation nears the basal contact of the Duluth Complex. This reflects a contact metamorphism that took place
Jan 1, 2007
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Mining Foundation of the Southwest Honors 2002 InducteesThe 20th annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Banquet sponsored by the Mining Foundation of the Southwest will be held at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson, AZ, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002. This y
Jan 1, 2002
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Mining in a New Era Theme of 1999 - SME Annual Meeting 2022By Tim O’Neil
More than 5,300 mining professionals from around the world attended the SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, March 1-3 in Denver, CO. Seventy three technical sessions highlighted innovative technologie
Jan 1, 1999
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Virtual Reality Simulator For Training Miners To Install Rock Bolts Using Jackleg DrillBy J. Warmbrodt, D. Apel, D. Nutakor, L. Grayson, M. Hilgers
MinerSIM is an augmented reality system with integrated hypermedia that is suitable for training underground miners in the basics of using a jackleg drill to install rock bolts. While statistical evi
Jan 1, 2007
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Block Craving - General DescriptionBy Ray L. Tobie, Douglas E. Julin
GENERAL DESCRIPTION Block caving is a distinct caving method applied mostly to large, massive, ore bodies because of its in¬herent low cost and high production capabilities. Areas of sufficient siz
Jan 1, 1982
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The Rib-In-Roc Pre-Reinforcement System For Large Underground OpeningsBy Bengt L. Stillborg
INTRODUCTION This paper summarizes the result of a two and a half year research program. The objective of the research was to develop a fundamental understanding of the Rib-in-Roc method. Through t
Jan 1, 1979
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Extraction Metallurgy Of Copper From Chalcopyrite Concentrates Without Sulfuric Acid Generation Via Chlorination III. Integration Of Gaseous Chlorination And Selective OxidationBy T. Tamagawa, N. S. Fu, I. Iwasaki, M. Kobayashi
A 3-stage fluidizing bed process of chlorination, selective oxidation and sulfur chloride conversion was tested for processing of a chalcopyrite concentrate. It was found that the use of excess oxygen
Jan 1, 2000
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Canadian Experience in Open Pit MiningBy R. K. Singhal
Canada is a world class producer and exporter of minerals and mineral products. Today's highly mechanized Canadian open pits use state-of-the-art equipment and support technology. They are taking
Jan 1, 1995
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United Nations’ Emergency Preparedness Program Available to Mining IndustryThe Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at the Local Level (APELL) program is a process that helps people prevent, prepare for and respond appropriately to accidents and emergencies. APELL was
Jan 1, 2003
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Technology News – Using Satellite Technology to Find Precious MineralsBy Beverly Cramp
In 1995, mining engineer Alain Gachet thought about using Earth-observation satellite imagery to search for precious minerals. The latest radar Earth-observation satellite, Canada’s RADARSAT-1, had j
Jan 1, 2003
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Cracking The Code—Assessing Implementation In The United States Of The Codes Of Practice For Risk Management Of Tunnel WorksBy Terry W. Mellors, Robert J. F. Goodfellow
The underground industry has been forced to reconsider risk management sincethe introduction and implementation of the “Joint Code of Practice for Risk Management of Underground Works in the UK” publi
Jan 1, 2007
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Development of Australia’s first major diamond discovery outlinedBy Richard D. Lang
Introduction Argyle is located in the Kimberley region in northwest Australia (Fig. 1). It is a significant diamond discovery by world standards and is the first major diamond find in Australia. T
Jan 1, 1986
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A Case Study of the Stability of a Non-Typical Bleeder Entry System at a U.S. Longwall MineBy Ihsan Berk Tulu, Mark Van Dyke, Ted Klemetti, Deniz Tuncay
"Longwall abutment loads are influenced by several factors, including depth of cover, pillar sizes, panel dimensions, geological setting, mining height, proximity to gob, intersection type, and size o
Jan 1, 2019
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Operating Ideas That Have Saved Me Some Bucks-Gold Milling at RayrockBy Debbie Laney
DOUG HALBE: Second in our quick run-through on "Operating Ideas That Have Saved Me Some Bucks," was Debbie Laney of Rayrock Mines. Debbie apologizes. She can't be here. But she said, "Doug, don&a
Jan 1, 1998
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Evaluation of Large Tunnels in Poor Ground—Alternative Tunnel Concepts for the Transbay Downtown Rail Extension ProjectBy David Hopkins, Steve Klein, Bradford Townsend, Ed Sum, Derek Penrice
INTRODUCTION The Transbay-Caltrain Downtown Extension (DTX) Project involves the construction of an approximately 1.5-mile rail line that will extend Caltrain commuter service and the future Calif
Jan 1, 2007
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Tunneling for the Eastlink Project, Melbourne, AustraliaBy Peter Campi, Harry R. Asche, Ian P. Callow, Edmund G. Taylor, P. Scott Smith
The US$1,850 million EastLink project is a 39km tollway and includes twin 3-lane,1.5km long, undrained driven tunnels. The hard rock tunnels are being built to avoid passing the motorway through the M
Jan 1, 2007
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A Survey Of Mine Ventilation Practices ? IntroductionBy Pierre Mousset-Jones
A questionnaire was sent out to three classes of mines to determine the extent of the heat problem in U.S. and Foreign underground mines. The following list shows the replies received from this questi
Jan 1, 1986
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Effect Of Longwall Face Advance On Spontaneous Heating In Longwall Gob Area - Preprint 09-053By L. Yuan
To reduce fire hazards from spontaneous combustion of coal in longwall gob areas, a series of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were conducted by National Institute for Occupational Safet
Jan 1, 2009