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  • SME
    Helmet-CAM: Strategically Minimizing Exposures to Respirable Dust Through Video Exposure Monitoring Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By J. R. Patts, A. B. Cecala, E. J. Haas

    Exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) remains a serious health hazard to the US mining workforce who are potentially exposed as various ore bodies are drilled, blasted, hauled by truck, crus

  • SME
    Helmet-CAM: Strategically Minimizing Exposures to Respirable Dust Through Video Exposure Monitoring Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (5d754317-832a-4d3c-a636-cba13cd0e0a9)

    By J. R. Patts, A. B. Cecala, E. J. Haas

    Exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) remains a serious health hazard to the US mining workforce who are potentially exposed as various ore bodies are drilled, blasted, hauled by truck, crus

  • AUSIMM
    Minor Pyrometasomatic Mineralization in the Wuuluman Granite, Central Western New South Wales

    The occurrence of molybdenite in a small shaft in the western margin of the Wuuluman Granite in central western New South Wales is noted. Full petrographic and mineragraphic descriptions are given of

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AUSIMM
    Controlling Product Quality at High Production Rates as Applied to BHP Billiton Iron Ore Yandi Fines Operation

    By T Howard, J E. Everett

    BHP Billiton Iron Ore has replaced the conventional product quality control batch system at Yandi with the Continuous Stockpile Management System (CSMS) centred on a fully integrated æcontinuousÆ stoc

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Environmental Mesothelioma Associated With Tremolite Asbestos: Lessons From The Experiences Of Turkey, Greece, Corsica, New Caledonia And Cyprus

    By Stavros H. Constantopoulos

    Mediterranean regions such as Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Corsica and New Caledonia have experienced epidemics of malignant mesothelioma as a result of non-occupational, ??domestic?? exposure to tremolite

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Blast Furnace Control Using Slag Viscosities And Liquidus Temperatures With Phase Equilibria Calculations

    By J. Muller

    Keywords: Pyrometallurgy, blast furnace, slag viscosity, slag liquidus temperature, phase equilibria The viscosity of molten slag in blast furnace operations is an important process variable, infl

    Jan 1, 2011

  • NIOSH
    IC 8177 Oil Recovery By Miscible-Phase Displacement: A Bibliography ? Introduction

    By L. K. Weaver

    The Bureau of Mines has started an engineering study of oil recovery by miscible-phase displacement. As a preliminary part of the investigation a literature and patent study was made to prevent duplic

    Jan 1, 1963

  • NIOSH
    Identification Of Noise Sources On Longwall Panels Using Multiple Time-Synchronized Dosimeters

    By E. R. Spencer, D. R. Babich, L. A. Alcorn, A. K. Smith

    Noise is one of the most pervasive health hazards in mining. A compilation of Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) noise survey data for fiscal year 1990 shows that approximately 40% of the to

  • SME
    Educational Programs And Partnerships In Mineral Engineering

    By Wijnand Dalmijn, Hans de Ruiter

    Experience over the past eight years has proven that partnership and cooperation in mineral engineering education is essential to maintain programs in this field. At this moment the joint European Min

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    In Pit Crushing & Conveying in hard rock applications Todays? challenges ? future?s chances

    By Andreas Oberrauner

    Content ? What is? an introduction ? Crushing technology ? Conveying in pits ? Pit-exiting strategies ? Mine Planning in IPCC ? Summary/Conclusions EHS slide ? Sandvik?s objective is zero harm

    Aug 1, 2013

  • ISEE
    The Computerized Design Program for Tunnel Blasting

    By Jeon Jeon, Yong-Kun Choi, Chung-In Lee, Yong-Hun Jong, Hag-Soo Kim

    In this study, a computer program to design tunnel blasting pattern has been developed. The program consists of two parts; one is for tunnel blasting pattern design and the other is for blasting model

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    A Rock Mass Classification Scheme For The Planning Of Caving Mine Drift Supports

    By Z. T. Bieniawski, E. H. Skinner, R. A. Cummings, F. S. Kendorski

    INTRODUCTION Caving Mine Drift Support Design The support of production drifts remains a high-cost item facing the developer or operator of an underground caving mine. Support costs are incurre

    Jan 1, 1983

  • DFI
    Design Of The Drilled Shaft Foundations For The Cooper River Bridge

    By Liang Shen

    The Cooper River Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, replaces two existing bridges along U.S. Highway 17 and connects the City of Charleston and the town of Mount Pleasant, South

    Jan 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Determination of Low Concentrations of Tin in Ores

    By Alvin J. F

    Tin in ores containing 0·025 to 1·5 per cent tin can be determined polarographically by the reduction of the chlorostannite ion at the dropping mercury electrode in 2M hydrochloric acid solu

    Jan 1, 1962

  • ISEE
    Geotechnical Influences on Blast Induced Stress Wave Propagation, Copper Cliffs, Ontario

    By Roger S. Jackson

    "This study interprets vibrations produced by single underground shots, recorded on surface by 135 digital seismographs laid out in four linear arrays. Several vibration anomalies were observed and ar

    Jan 1, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Morphology and Mineralogy of Shallow Submarine Hydrothermal Vents of the Calypso Geothermal Field, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

    The Calypso geothermal field, mapped by the R V Sonne (cruise SO-135) in 1998, includes four main sites, the Northern Vent Area (centred on 37¦ 36.7'S, 177¦ 06.2'E, area 1.5 km2), Central Ve

    Jan 1, 1999

  • CIM
    Study on the Impact of Using Cyclones Rather than Screens in the Grinding Circuit at Niobec Mine

    By Y. Sasseville

    "Niobec has been using vibrating screens and screw classifiers as a double stage classification in its grinding circuit since the very beginning of its operation in St-Honoré. Most of the other minera

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Use Of Sintered Pellets In Production Of High Carbon Ferro Chrome

    By C. N. Harman, N. S. S. Rama Rao

    Production of Ferro-alloys through submerged electric arc furnace involves use of electric power as one of the major inputs. Hence the production by this power intensive process can be made economical

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    The effects of biodiesel fuel and intake air methane on the emissions of a flameproof diesel power package

    By M. Gangal

    CANMET-MMSL, in cooperation with Dry Systems Technologies and Quinsam Mine, conducted a study to determine the effects of B50 biodiesel on the emissions of a flameproof diesel power package in compari

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Extrapolation of Unit Side Resistance in Drilled Shaft Foundations Based on Bi-Directional Load Test Data

    By Ramin Motamed, Joseph A. W. Toth

    Evaluation of the capacity of large-diameter drilled shafts using current load test methods present challenges when considering the magnitude of loads required to fully mobilize their capacities. Ofte

    Jan 1, 2018