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The quality of Canadian coal - a petrographic approach to its characterization and classificationBy David E. Pearson
"There are many tests that can be used to characterize and classify coals, and describe their quality. One of the easier tests, and most versatile in its application, is petrography. Rank and coal typ
Jan 1, 1985
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Successful Application of a Diesel Particulate Filter System at Vale’s Creighton MineBy C. Allen, V. Hensel, J. S. Stachulak
"Vale has been actively evaluating new technologies to curtail diesel emissions. This paper discusses the selection, installation, operation, and evaluation of the MANN+HUMMEL SMF®-AR diesel particula
Jan 1, 2015
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A New Method for the Precipitation of Nickel and Cobalt"In response to mine head grades declining and orebodies becoming more complex, Glencore Technology has developed an alternative method for recovering economic minerals once leached into solution, rat
Jan 1, 2017
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Sustainability In Iron & Steel - A Historical Review of U. S. Steel Canada’s Lake Erie WorksBy Jack Young
U. S. Steel Canada Inc.’s Lake Erie Works is the last green field integrated plant to be built in North America. The plant was designed using the best available environmental technology to develop an
Jan 1, 2015
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Some Practical Suggestions to Coal Operators on the Marketing ProblemBy George B. Saunders
It is the purpose of this paper to point out conditions as they exist in the merchandizing of coal, to compare these conditions with methods in use by competitive producers of coal substitutes, and to
Jan 1, 1929
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The Coal Problem in Great Britain and the WorldBy John T. Whetton
"FROM 1850 when the annual production was around 50 million tons, coal output in Great Britain expanded rapidly to 225 million tons in 1900 and 287 million tons in 1913. However, during the First Worl
Jan 1, 1960
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Medium-Temperature Heat Storage in Sodium SulphateBy Arun Verma
Thermal energy storage offers a means of effecting significant costs savings and conservation of premium fuels. Na2SO4 has been found to be a good material for storing thermal energy in the medium-tem
Jan 1, 1978
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Stratigraphic and Lithogeochemical Characterization of Cycle Volcanism in the LG-3 AreaBy A. Hynes, T. Skulski, D. Francis
The Archean volcano-sedimentary succession in the LG-3 area has undergone two phases of deformation and has been metamorphosed to upper greenschist and amphibolite facies. Marine, fine-grained sedimen
Jan 1, 1984
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Dimension and ornamental stone in British ColumbiaBy George J. Simandl, Donald F. Gunning
At the beginning of the 20 century, British Columbia produced a wide variety of quality dimension stone products for both domestic and foreign markets. The industry flourished until the 1930s when mos
Jan 1, 2001
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Techno-Economic Evaluation of Bulk Ore Sorting for Copper Ore at the Panaust Phu Kham OperationBy Hatch, A. Reple, W Valery
The mining industry is facing declining feed grades which require the mining and processing of larger volumes of material per tonne of product. Pre-concentration aims to remove barren material at as c
Jan 1, 2016
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Operating Experiences With a Pilot Plant For the Electrowinning of Nickel From All-Chloride ElectrolyteBy L. R. Hougen
The Falconbridge Matte Leach Process yields high-purity nickel chloride by selectively dissolving nickel from copper-nickel converter matte with hydrochloric acid , purifying the solution by solvent e
Jan 1, 1977
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Two steps to energy managementBy T. B. Armstrong
"The energy situation is extremely fragile and there is a critical need for energy conservation in the short term and development of new technology in the long term. To keep tabs on energy flow, separ
Jan 1, 1980
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Explosion At Wakesiah Mine, .Nanaimo, B.C. November .24th, 1922By W. H. Moore
It seems necessary, at times, that we should reconsider some of the more obscure causes that lead to explosions of gas and coal-dust in mines, in the hope that a recapitulation will keep before us tha
Jan 1, 1926
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Application of large-diameter boreholes in underground minesBy Roger Lafrance
"This paper discusses various aspects affected by the use of large-diameter boreholes in underground mines. Topics covered consist of noxious fumes, vibrations, post-blast effects, various types of ex
Jan 1, 1984
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Optimization of the Froth Washing System of Columns in the Rougher Circuit of the Miduk Copper ConcentratorBy M. Massinaei
Recently constructed circuits have included multiple stages of columns in a variety of applications, from roughing to cleaning. The Miduk copper concentrator (in south-eastern Iran) is one of the uniq
Jan 1, 2007
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Probability of an Exploration Discovery in CanadaBy W. E. Roscoe
The probability of making an exploration discovery in Canada can be calculated from Derry's (1970) data on exploration expenditures and number of discoveries over the last nineteen years. Considering
Jan 1, 1971
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Corefco Refinery – Review of Recent Operational ChangesBy J. Budac, J. Dennett, D. Mayne, P. Nawrocki
"The Nickel/Cobalt operation in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta has successfully used an oxidative ammonia leach process to refine a variety of feeds into high quality nickel and cobalt products for over 6
Jan 1, 2017
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Control Feeding of Ores By Natural-Frequency MachinesBy A. Musschoot
"The paper will review general types and designs of vibratory feeders, describing briefly the design features and characteristics that apply to the application of specific types. Control consideration
Jan 1, 1972
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Calibration of a Dynamic Model for an Industrial Comminution CircuitBy Eric Poulin, Anthony Clapperton, Jocelyn Bouchard, Jaime Cristobal Rojas-Montes, Benjamin Legare
"Several grinding mill dynamic simulators have been developed in the last half-century. However, complete circuit simulations are mainly limited to academic investigations, and on-site applications fo
Jan 1, 2016
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Characterising Groundwater in Rock Slopes using a Combined Remote Sensing - Numerical Modelling ApproachBy C. Hunt, J. Vivas, D. M. Allen
"In this paper we present the results of a combined remote sensing - numerical modelling study to improve our understanding of groundwater seepage in open pit and natural rock slopes, and to investiga
Jan 1, 2015