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  • SME
    Direct Digital Control Applied To Dynamic Processes

    By Robert J. Gorney

    This paper deals with the actual application of a direct digital control to simple as well as complex industrial process control loops, Fundamental descriptions of preliminary research and design are

    Jan 1, 1965

  • SME
    Soil Conditioning for EPB Shield Tunneling on the South Bay Ocean Outfall

    By George E. Williamson, Mikiya Higuchi, Michael T. Traylor

    Extensive soil conditioning was required to allow Earth Pressure Balance(EPB) tunneling on the South Bay Ocean Outfall tunnel project in San Diego, California, near the Mexican border. This tunnel ext

    Jan 1, 1999

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    Innovative Directional Controlled Blasting Technique for Excavation of Unstable Slopes Along a Busy Transportation Route: a Case Study of Konkan Railway in India Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (04f70e1b-6daa-4a15-a03f-f701f02b279c)

    By Aditya Rana, A. K. Mishra, M. M. Singh, N. K. Bhagat

    Many cases of derailments, train accidents and traffic interruptions due to the slope failure and rockfall have been reported in the past on Konkan Railway trackline because of unstable rock slopes. T

  • SME
    Circulation of Sodium Sulfate Solution Produced During NiMH Battery Waste Processing

    By A. Porvali, V. Agarwal, M. Lundström

    Hydrometallurgical recovery of rare earth elements (REE) from NiMH battery waste can be performed using sulfuric acid leaching followed by selective precipitation as double salt (REENa(SO4)2•H2O) by a

    Jan 1, 2019

  • SME
    Tailoring Rates And Service For Coal Transport Market Development - Summary

    By Glenn A. Squibb

    An example of market development is described. The market in rail-lake movement of coal is vital to a rail carrier because of its location. This market is threatened by nuclear and other competing fue

    Jan 1, 1966

  • SME
    The Politics Of Fear Governmental Control Of Coal Mining

    By David S. Smith

    Almost nine years after the assertion of enormous and pervasive federal control over coal mines by means of the Federal Coal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969, 30 USC Section 801 et seq, as amended b

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    Radon And Radon Daughters In Mine Atmospheres And Influencing Factors

    By Erling Stranden, Leiv Berteig

    INTRODUCTION The measurement of the total activity of radon daughters in the air of mines has become a routine procedure in order to control the radiation exposure in miners due to the inhalation o

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME
    Organizing A Multibillion-Dollar Project

    By B. R. Waples

    The first reaction in organizing a project of magnitude is that it's the same as smaller projects -- just bigger. This is not totally correct. The industry's record of completing big-money j

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Applied Rock Mechanics?

    By Malcolm T. Wane

    The subject matter of this paper, "Applied Rock Mechanics?," has its genesis in a recent field trip taken by the author. A more or less standard question asked at the mines visited was "How are you us

    Jan 1, 1971

  • SME
    A virtual planning method for spatial pose and performance fusion advancement of mining and transportation equipment in a complex geological environment

    By JIACHENG XIE, Juanli Li, Wenyong Du, Tao Cui, Mengyao Dong, Pengfei Huo

    The study proposes a dynamic path planning method for mining equipment based on spatial kinematics and real-time correction of coal-rock state identification. The method integrates real geological dat

    May 1, 2023

  • SME
    Rock fragmentation size distribution prediction and blasting parameter optimization based on the muck-pile model

    By YUSONG MIAO, DI WU, XIANRONG YAN, YIPING ZHANG, JIE LIN, KEBIN LI

    Rock fragmentation has been a concern in hard-rock mining for the mining industry. Rock fragmentation distribution is an important index to measure the blasting effect. It not only affects the cost of

  • SME
    Evaluation Of Coal Mine Roof Supports Using Artificial Intelligence

    By Stephen P. Signer

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines is developing an intelligent system for roof' control that uses both an expert system and neural networks to improve the capability of mining engineers to evaluate roof s

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    Exploration Company Teams With Atlas Copco For Stealth Rig For Sensitive Ecologies

    Energold Drilling Corp. is a leading specialty drilling company servicing the mineral and energy sectors in the Americas, Africa and Asia. Energold specializes in mineral exploration in remote locatio

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SME
    The reprocessing and revalorization of critical minerals in mine tailings

    By CADEN VITTI, Barbara J. Arnold

    Mine tailings, the byproduct of mining and mineral processing, are increasingly mass-produced as a result of increased demand for metals and minerals as well as the advancement in technology that allo

  • SME
    Radio Remote Control Of Locomotives ? I. Introduction

    By David Hartley

    United States Steel Corporation Minntac Mine is located at Mt. Iron, Minnesota, on the Mesabi Iron Range. The taconite pit is two miles long by a mile wide, with a maximum depth of 170 feet. This pape

    Jan 1, 1970

  • SME
    Technical and Economic Considerations in the Design of Column Flotation Circuits for the Coal Industry

    Column flotation cells continue to gain acceptance in the coal industry for the treatment of high-ash streams containing clay slimes. Unfortunately, some industrial installations have failed to meet e

    Jan 1, 1999

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    Advanced Measurement And Monitoring Technologies For Environmental Problem Solving A Technology Review (SME Annual Meeting March 1-3, 1999, Denver, Colorado)

    By F. B. Henderson III

    Since the "end" of the Cold War, revolutionary new research and commercial remote sensing capabilities are being developed that will dramatically change the way we map the earth and address its enviro

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Application Of The Quartz Crystal Microbalance With Dissipation Method To A Study Of Oleate Adsorption Onto A Hydroxyapatite Surface

    By J. Kou

    The adsorption process, density and structural property of the oleate layer adsorbed onto a hydroxyapatite (HAP) surface at six different concentrations and three pHs (pH 8, 9 and 10) have been studie

    Feb 1, 2012

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    Size Reduction

    By Leonard G. Austin

    INTRODUCTION Run-of-mine (ROM) coal generally falls into two major groups: that from underground mining (continuous mining machines) and that from strip mining. Continuous miners produce a finer pro

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SME
    Contaminants of the Underground Atmosphere

    By William H. Mount

    INTRODUCTION Effective mine ventilation is required to maintain a healthy underground environment for humans. Without effective ventilation, the environment can become unhealthy or hazardous as a r

    Jan 1, 1982