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    Down-the-Hole Blasthole Drill Jumbos for Underground Stoping

    By Bernard F. Anderson

    INTRODUCTION In this chapter, the term "down-the-hole drill" (DTH drill) is used as a generic name that encompasses the various trade names and other references such as "downhole drill," "in-the-ho

    Jan 1, 1982

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    Geology Of The American Girl-Padre Y Madre Gold Deposits Imperial County, California

    By J. O. Guthrie

    Newmont has delineated a 600,000+ ounce gold reserve in the Cargo Muchacho Mountains. This is a desert range underlain by Proterozoic(?) Tumco Formation (gneiss) intruded by Jurassic granitic plutons,

    Jan 1, 1987

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    The Potential For Alluvial Gold In West Central Bolivia

    By John C. Brower

    Bolivia is nor a major gold producer but has produced continuously since pre Inca times. Production reached a peak in 1964 of about 4,000,000 grams and is currently about 1,000,000 grams. Production i

    Jan 1, 1979

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    Evolution of the McLaughlin Gold Mine Pit Lakes, California

    By Robert Seal, James J. Rytuba, Michael P. Hunerlach, Roger Ashley, Dean Enderlin

    Cessation of open pit mining in 1996 at the McLaughlin hot-spring type gold deposit has resulted in the development of two pit lakes that will be managed as permanent lakes with a total storage capaci

    Jan 1, 2000

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    Roof Coal Thickness Sensing For Improved Continuous Miner Operation

    By S. L. Bessinger

    Introduction Extensive testing in the past ten years has shown that where a uniform natural gamma background is present in the strata bordering a seam, the thickness of the boundary coal left in pl

    Jan 1, 1992

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    Exposed Basement Rock Of Oklahoma: Geology And Economic Use

    By M. Charles Gilbert

    Basement rocks in southern Oklahoma are divided into two groups. One group is the Lower Cambrian Wichita Igneous Province, a diverse igneous suite that crops out in the western Arbuckle Mountains and

    Jan 1, 1999

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    Mineral Liberation and its influence on Mineral Processing Operations

    By R. P. King

    INTRODUCTION It is now 21 years since Wiegel and Li published their paper on a random version of Gaudin's model for the mineral liberation phenomenon (Wiegel and Li, 1967). This paper was to

    Jan 1, 1989

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    Practical Integrated Metallurgical Accounting Solutions For Supporting Production Decisions

    By M. C. Mound, L. Fradette, C. Colbert

    Metallurgical Accounting in the mineral processing industry transforms accumulated process data, including flow rates and assays, into a coherent information format. This is used to rapidly provide p

    Jan 1, 2003

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    Selective copper recovery with HCL leaching from copper oxalate material

    By M. Deniz Turan, HASAN NIZAMOGLU, Z. ABIDIN SARI, Tolga Depci

    Chalcopyrite extraction in an aqueous acid medium occurs through solid transformations into distinct intermediaries. As intermediates, mineral phases CuS, Cu2 S and Cu5 FeS4 may generate in the leachi

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    Dynamic response analysis of a reinforced concrete structure in underground coal mine environments with various strata conditions

    By Taghi Sherizadeh, Kutay E. Karadeniz, Dogukan Guner, Samuel Nowak

    Mine explosions are one of the most concerning risks related to underground coal mining, as a single gas explosion can cause injuries and fatalities among miners. Underground infrastructure seals and

    Jul 1, 2023

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    Scale-Up and Design of Large-Scale Flotation Equipment

    By Asa Weber

    With continuing pressure from stockholders not only to maintain but to increase mineral revenues, producers have increased plant capacity. Depressed mineral prices have accentuated the trend toward hi

    Jan 1, 1999

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    Comparative study of gold extraction from refractory pyritic ores through conventional leaching and simultaneous pressure leaching/oxidation

    By M. A. ENCINAS-ROMERO, G. TIBURCIO-MUNIVE, P. GUERRERO-GERMÁN, M. M. SALAZAR-CAMPOY, J. L. Valenzuela-García, L. S. QUIRÓZ-CASTILLO, J. R. PARGA-TORRES

    Simultaneous alkaline pressure oxidation and sodium cyanide leaching treatments on a pyritic ore from Mulatos Mine located in Sahuaripa, Sonora, Mexico, were carried out. Mineral characterization, agi

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    Hydraulic shovel digging phase simulation and force prediction using machine-learning techniques

    By JESSICA W. A. AZURE, Samuel Frimpong, AZUPURI G. A. KABA, FORSYTH A. KADINGDI, PROSPER E. A. AYAWAH

    The efficient and effective utilization of hydraulic excavators relies on, among other factors, a better understanding of the formation resistance during the excavation process. Studies on hydraulic s

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    Hydrogeologic impacts of Underground (Longwall) Mining in the Illinois Basin

    By Colin J. Booth

    Hydrogeological impacts of active longwall mining were studied at two sites in Illinois. At the site with the more transmissive sandstone aquifer, aquifer permeabilities increased an order of magnitu

    Jan 1, 1986

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    Long-Term Performance Of Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Systems

    By P. F. Ziemkiewicz

    This project evaluated the performance of nine passive treatment methods by studying 137 treatment units in eight eastern states. Performance was normalized according to construction cost, projected s

    Jan 1, 2003

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    The flame characteristics of a tire fire on a mining vehicle

    By RICKARD HANSEN

    With vehicles frequently found in mines and tires being a major fuel item, the risk of tire fires will be severe underground. This study presents an analysis of tire fires on mining vehicles to increa

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    Ok Tedi - On Why Ok Tedi Was Found In 1968

    By Colin C. Brooks

    The Ok Tedi gold/copper deposit of almost 800 million tonnes was found in I968 because at that time technology had just developed sufficiently to enable exploration of such an area, world markets and

    Jan 1, 1990

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    The Impact Of Microwave Irradiation On The Processing Of A Sulphide Ore

    By T. Negeri, A. O. Orumwense

    Microwave pretreatment is one of the emerging technologies which have been reported as having potential economic benefits for the processing of amenable ores. The application of microwave pretreatment

    Jan 1, 2003

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    Application Of Passive Sonar Technology To Minerals Processing Flow Measurement Situations

    In this presentation, CiDRA?s patented technology platform and its applications will be described. CiDRA's non-invasive, passive sonar array-based flow meter technology provides the volumetric fl

    Jan 1, 2008

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    Standing Support Alternatives In Western Longwalls (7cc99861-43d3-4cce-a63e-0bf7ca534e47)

    By Stephen C. Tadolini, Thomas M. Barczak

    Western mines have had limited choices for standing support. Wood cribs were often too soft and unstable. The introduction of the Can support in the early 1990’s provided a very effective alternativ

    Jan 1, 2005