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  • SME
    Laboratory heap leach testing : How small-and large-scale tests compare

    By Russell B. Dix

    Laboratory column leach tests are used routinely to evaluate gold and silver ores for heap leaching. The tests are fairly straightforward. The ore to be tested is placed into an appropriately sized le

    Jan 1, 1989

  • SME
    Introduction to Mining

    Contributions made by mining have played a much more significant role in the development of civilization than is generally conceded by historians or recognized by ordinary citizens. In modern society,

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Decision Theoretic Analysis Of Corporate Capital Investment Plans - Part One: Review of Decision Theory - I. Introduction - A. Scope

    By Meyer Klein

    Decision theory is the formal theory of the logic of decisions in view of the decision maker's objectives, preferences, I beliefs, and available information, It usually deals with weighty economi

    Jan 1, 1970

  • SME
    Concerns with the Environmental Susceptibility of Mine Utility Vehicle and Rubber-tired Mantrip LITHIUM-ion Batteries - SME Annual Meeting 2024

    By D. S. Yantek, C. B. Brown

    The mining industry is beginning to implement lithiumion batteries (LIBs) to power mine utility vehicles (MUVs) and rubber-tired mantrips (RTMs). However, the ability of LIBs to withstand the harsh co

    Feb 1, 2024

  • SME
    RETC 2017 Full Proceedings - RETC2017

    By COLIN A. LAWRENCE, Anthony Del Vescovo

    All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Information contained in this work has been obtained by SME, Inc. from sources believed to be reliable. However, neither SME nor its autho

    Dec 1, 2017

  • SME
    Development And Application Of Ceramic Media Disk Filter Technology At Phelps Dodge Morenci, Inc. (SME Convention February 1994 Albuquerque, New Mexico )

    By Christopher B. Kapes

    To reduce concentrate dewatering and drying costs, the Concentrator Division at Phelps Dodge Morenci, Inc. investigated available filtration technologies. Numerous methods were explored, including: dr

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SME
    Stress control methods help to optimize underground mine design

    By Mark Lawshe, Shosie Serata

    The conventional method of mining underground, using narrow rooms and wide pillars, has proven to be poorly adapted to the powerful earth forces that act on underground openings. The high costs of roo

    Jan 1, 1989

  • SME
    Cross-Border Mineral Investment Activity In The Pacific Rim

    By C. R. Tinsley

    Investment activity in the Pacific Rim of Fire has seen a phenomenal surge from epithermal gold exploration. Individual countries are attractive because of lower up-front minerals lease costs (US, Can

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    Railroad Interface Management For Mta East Side Access Project Tunnels And Structures

    By Michael A. Piepenburg

    The East Side Access (ESA) Project will extend Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) into midtown Manhattan via 11 km of tunnels, a new terminal station and associated support facilities. In addition to the ha

  • SME
    Mini Symposium - Open Pit Haulage Systems in the 80's Part I & Part II - Oil Economics On Open Pit Mine Haulage Trends - The Effect Of Oil Economics On Open Pit Mine Haulage Trends - Introduction

    By Alan K. Burton

    Massive increases in the productive capability of open pit nines after World. War II were in a large part made possible by the introduction of ever larger trucks and the supply of a seemingly bottomle

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME
    Sampling Practices And Problems ? Introduction

    By Mark Springett

    The problems inherent in sampling low- grade deposits have long been recognized. As economic grades become lower with increasing metals prices and improvements in recovery technology then the previous

    Jan 1, 1983

  • SME
    The Rewards Of Patience

    By R. E. Scheffel

    Most supergene copper heap leach operations today employ forced-aeration, irrespective of ore grade. Unfortunately, there is little published quantification of its benefit. There is a natural desire

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Seafloor Massive Sulfide (SMS) Exploration In The Azores - Introduction: Mid-Atlantic Ridge And The Azores Plateau

    By A. F. Marques

    The Azores islands are located on a triple junction where the American, African (AFR), and Euroasian (EUR) plates meet. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR), oriented N-S, represents two branches of the T; an

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Kickstarting Culture Change - SME Annual Meeting 2024

    By Andrew McGrath, Geraldine Lyons, Sarah Barcelona

    In the dynamic and challenging modern industry landscape, understanding and unleashing the true role and contribution of technical teams is crucial to business success. The cyclical nature of industri

    Feb 1, 2024

  • SME
    Cost Analysis for the Design and Operation of Sublevel Open Stoping

    By P. K. Chatterjee, G. D. Just

    Sublevel open stoping is a low-cost method that has been successfully employed in many large underground mining operations. Where ore body characteristics are suitable, extensive mechanization and the

    Jan 10, 1981

  • SME
    Surface Mine Development

    By William A. Hustrulid

    The subject of surface mine development is large. This section covers the fundamental concepts involved in both the open pit mining of thick or steeply dipping deposits as well as the strip mining of

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    The Brand-New Global Prevention Strategy of ISSA Mining for Safety and Health in Mining Safety 7.7 – 7 Golden Rules to Vision Zero

    By H. Ehnes

    "“Industry 4.0” – “Mining 4.0” - perhaps you have already heard of these terms? These keywords signify the next stage of industrial production. The internet and production technologies are growing clo

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    Extraction Of Sand And Gravel In Orange County, California ? A Technical And Planning Problem

    By James R. Evans

    Orange County, adjacent to the populous and industrialized Los Angeles area, is the fastest growing county in California and is second only to Los Angeles County in total population (figure 1). In add

    Jan 1, 1974

  • SME
    Kennecott Celebrates Its Centennial

    On June 4, Kennecott Utah Copper (KUC)marked the centennial of the founding of the original company. Bill Champion is president and chief executive officer of KUC. He said, “What has happened during

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Synthetic Zeolites: Properties And Applications ? Introduction

    By Donald W. Breck

    Zeolites were first recognized as a new group of minerals by Cronstedt with the discovery of stilbite in 1756. The word zeolite was coined from the two Greek words meaning "to boil" and "a stone" beca

    Jan 1, 1973