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  • CIM
    Continuous Evolution of Porcupine Joint Venture (PJV) Dome Mine's Effluent Treatment Plant

    By T. Y. Chong, J. A. Folinsbee

    Since milling began in 1909, the PJV Dome mill has been expanded several times, to the current throughput of 11,500 tonnes per day. PJV recovers free gold using crushing and grinding followed by gravi

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    Asarco LLC Hayden Converter Retrofit Project – An Update

    By K. Parameswaran, A. Veek, A. Fernandez, P. Safe

    ASARCO LLC (Asarco) Hayden Copper smelter, in Hayden, Arizona, has operated continuously (except for minor labor and economic curtailments) since 1912. The current plant configuration comprises INCO f

    Jan 1, 2019

  • CIM
    The Benefits of AG Milling for Diamond Liberation when Processing Soft Kimberlites

    By J. E. Danoczi

    Shore Gold Inc. (Shore) is presently designing a diamond processing plant for the Star and the Orion South kimberlite deposits in the Fort à la Corne (FalC) area in central Saskatchewan. The first ste

    Jan 1, 2012

  • CIM
    Virtual Geologist ? Creating Photo-Realistic 3D Models of Underground Mines with instant Mine Modeller

    By Stephen Se

    Geological assessment of active mine faces enables ore grade control, geological modelling and exploration planning. Monitoring of the mine advancement at every drill-blast-muck cycle allows for effec

    Oct 1, 2009

  • CIM
    Technological Progress of Oxygen Steelmaking in China

    By Liu Liu

    In the recent 10 years the rapid development of Chinese steel industry has attracted the attention of the world. The technological progress of converter steelmaking has played an important role in thi

    Jan 1, 2004

  • CIM
    Stratigraphy, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Genesis of the Au-Rich Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (Vms) System from the Bate Verte Peninsula, NW Newfoundland, Canada: The 1806 Zone As An Example From The Ming Mine, Rambler Camp

    By P. J. Sylvester, S. J. Piercey, S. Maloney, S. M. Brueckner, L. Pilgrim, D. Hyde, G. Ogilvie

    The 1806 zone is part of a Au-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit at the Rambler Camp on the Baie \/erte Peninsula, northwestern Newfoundland, and is characterized by high Au grades (3.97 g/t),

    Jan 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Challenges and a Possible Solution for the Recycling of Tantalum from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

    By F. Roemer, D. Goldmann, T. Elwert

    Tantalum is an important minor metal for the production of high performance capacitors. Approximately 60% of the annual tantalum production is used in this application. Despite its high price of 298 U

    Jan 1, 2016

  • CIM
    Sulphur Recovery from Turner Valley Gas

    By G. A. McGuffin

    "IntroductionWITH the increase in quantity of sour gas reserves in the Province of Alberta, and the wider market for sulphur brought about by mounting world demand and restrictions placed on the princ

    Jan 1, 1952

  • CIM
    Base-Metal Deposits of the Bathurst-Newcastle District: Characteristics and Depositional Models

    By Steven R. McCutcheon

    ABSTRACT - The Bathurst-Newcastle district, a subcircular area approximately 50 km in diameter, contains 37 massive-sulfide Zn-Pb-Cu deposits that have defined tonnages, and has 58 additional signific

    Jan 1, 1992

  • CIM
    Functionalized Mesoporous Silica: An Effective Adsorbent for the Uptake of Gold Thiosulfate

    By L. Mercier, R. Narendrula, F. Desmarais, L. Amaratunga, A. Aledresse

    Thiosulfate is recognized as a promising alternative lixiviant to cyanide for the extraction of gold from ore bodies. Gold thiosulfate ([Au(S2O3)2]2), however, is not well-adsorbed by activated charco

    Jan 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Blasthole Stoping at Inco's Birchtree Mine

    By R. H. Brooks

    Blasthole stoping methods were introduced at Birchtree Mine as an alternative to the original cut-and-fill and shrinkage stoping methods. The object was to take advantage of the ore structure and cond

    Jan 1, 1979

  • CIM
    On the Wear of Cutting Tools at High Speed Machining

    By Z. Farhat

    In spite of advances in cutting tool technology, the understanding of the basic wear behavior and failure mechanisms needs further study. Tool wear is the main factor contributing to geometrical error

    Jan 1, 2006

  • CIM
    Microcel Column Flotation Scale-Up and Plant Practice

    By Roe-Hoan Yoon

    "Industrial flotation columns often suffer from low recoveries and high maintenance requirements because of poorly-designed air spargers. The MicrocelTM bubble generators were developed at Virginia Te

    Jan 1, 1994

  • CIM
    Reprocessing Of Historic Tailings from the Aunor Mine in Timmins

    By M. A. Tomlinson, A. Di Feo, T. C. Cheng

    "Goldcorp is evaluating the potential for economic reprocessing of historic tailings at several sites, including the Aunor A facility located in Timmins. The overall project is investigating the abili

    Jan 1, 2019

  • CIM
    The application of residence time distributions to flotation and mixing circuits

    By J. E. Nesset

    "This paper discusses the importance of considering residence time distribution (RTD) in the design of flotation and mixing circuits and in the analysis of operating problems. The experiences and succ

    Jan 1, 1988

  • CIM
    Applications of Conditional Simulations to Assess Resource Classification Schemes

    By Mario E. Rossi

    Geostatistical conditional simulations are becoming increasingly popular as tools that provide models of uncertainty at different stages of a mining project. They have been used as grade control tools

    May 1, 2001

  • CIM
    Effect of Mining on Deformation Patterns in a Large Open Pit Rock Slope

    By A. K. Alzo?ubi

    Block toppling in natural rock slopes has been under investigation since the 1970?s. De Freitas and Watters (1973) introduced the term ?toppling? to describe the movements of rock slopes by rotation i

    Jun 1, 2012

  • CIM
    Pilot Testing Of A Process Developed For Treatment Of Nicontaining Copper Concentrate After High-Grade Matte Separation Resulting In Blister Copper Production In Twozone Vaniukov Furnace

    By L. B. Tsymbulov, L. Sh. Tsemekhman, A. N. Golov

    Gipronickel Institute, JS is developing a process of continuous converting of Nicontaining copper matte and concentrates resulting in the production of blister copper and fluid NiO-containing slag in

    Jan 1, 2007

  • CIM
    Impact of Frother on Bubble Production and Behaviour in the Pulp Zone

    By C. Acuña

    The case is presented that the key role of frother is control of bubble size in the pulp zone. Compared to water alone, the addition of frother produces a narrower distribution and finer bubble size.

    Jan 1, 2007

  • CIM
    Optimization of shovel-truck systems using the queuing theory - Optimisation des systèmes pelles?camions en utilisant la théorie des files d?attente

    By D. Komljenovic

    This paper presents the use of queuing theory in truck fleet sizing in open pit mining operations. In the first part, a methodology is developed by which an optimal ratio between the size of shovels a

    Sep 1, 2004