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Open Pit Mine Planning: A Practical Optimization and Evaluation Approach Under Uncertain MarketsBy Sabry A. Sabour
Metal price is among the key variables in the open pit optimization and the economic evaluation process. The common approach to handle metal prices in open pit mine planning is to optimize the ultimat
Aug 1, 2013
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Jameson Cell: The “Comeback” in Base Metals Applications Using Improved Design and Flow SheetsBy K. E. Barnes
"The “Jameson Cell” flotation cell was developed at Mount Isa Mines in the late 1980’s to address deficiencies in our flotation column installations. Early base metal installations had a variable reco
Jan 1, 2006
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Studies on hot working and microstructure evolution of aluminum alloys in RussiaBy D. S. Salonine
Aluminum alloys offer a wide range of capability with a unique combination of advantages that makes them the materials of choice for numerous products and markets. One of the most important applicatio
Jan 1, 2004
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The Application of FAM Process in the Beneficiation of Rare Earth OreBy Jie Deng, Wenliang Xiong, Binyan Chen
"With falling rare earth metal prices, low cost beneficiation of rare earth minerals is essential. The “Flotation-Agglomeration-Magnetic” (FAM) separation process is a newly developed technology by IM
Jan 1, 2016
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Geological Modeling and Estimating Recoverable Reserves in VietnamBy Vu Van Dong
Resource estimation is the science of determining the amount and quality of a given material in the ground that has the potential to be mined at a profit. This is because during this time computers ha
Oct 1, 2009
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Realism And A Zero Carbon FutureBy L. Shasko, M. Hurlbert
As climate change is increasingly perceived as a problem, and fossil fuel based power production options are increasingly limited through regulatory restrictions and public distaste, future options be
Jan 1, 2020
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Hydro-Mechanical Response of Hydraulic FracturesBy Mohammadreza Jalali
Alberta contains over 400 billion barrels of viscous crude oil in fractured carbonates but there is no viable extraction technology as yet. Petroleum geomechanics has become a vital part of the assess
Jun 1, 2012
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The Meaning of Power-FactorBy E. L. Martheleur
A general expression for the electric power generated or consumed in a direct-current circuit is obtained by multiplying the reading of a suitable voltmeter connected across the terminals by the readi
Jan 1, 1924
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Transformer PCB managementBy K. Heid
"Although concentrated efforts have been made to deplete PCB transformers from the Canadian environment, numerous transformers (as well as ballasts, capacitors and magnets) continue to exist throughou
Jan 1, 1998
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Use of the Attainable Region Method to Optimise a Milling and Leaching ProcessBy G. Danha, D. Glasser, D. Hildebrandt, N. Hlabangana
"In this work, we apply a method known as the attainable region (AR) technique in order to optimize the milling and leaching process of a low grade gold ore. No work on the application of the AR optim
Jan 1, 2016
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Evaluating the Transition to Filtered Tailings at Cerro NegroBy P. Lind, A. Gagnon
"Goldcorp has embarked upon an ambitious, industry-leading, multi-year water use reduction effort. This is a proactive, voluntary effort that reflects our commitment to truly sustainable mining. This
Jan 1, 2017
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Electrical Safety in the Mining SectorBy Nelson Lawrence
An Electrical Risk Management/Inspection Program has been designed specifically for the mining sector in order to provide electrical code expertise and systemic gaps in electrical systems. Goals inclu
May 1, 2006
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Post Mining Agriculture for Biofuelson Mine Tailings: an Overview of Results from Phase I of the Green Mines Green Energy InitiativeBy Bryan Tisch
Goal of GMGE ??To advance mine reclamation through the beneficial use of organic residuals for the sustainable establishment of bioenergy crops and other productive land uses Objectives ??To
May 1, 2011
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The Exploration of a Sulphide-Bearing Belt, Labrador and New QuebecBy Staff, G. M. Hogg
"The eastern portion of the Late Precambrian geosynclinal structure known as the Labrador Trough comprises a 16,000-square-mile sulphide-bearing belt of good potential as a base metal exploration area
Jan 1, 1966
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Guniting at the McIntyre MineBy D. E. Keeley
Introduction Gunite is a mixture of sand and cement applied to any surface by being shot by compressed air through a nozzle, where it is wetted just before leaving the orifice. The mixture is transpo
Jan 1, 1934
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Pollution Control Problems in The Canadian Mining IndustryBy W. R. Horn
"WHAT I PROPOSE TO DO is to review or report very briefly and generally on the most important subject areas of environmental concern within the mining industry and to indicate the progress being made.
Jan 1, 1973
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High Cycle Fatigue Behaviour Of Shot-Peened Forged And Crackable MR Cooled SteelsBy M. Mirzazadeh
Air cooled crackable and conventional forged steel specimens were tested under reversed push-pull conditions to examine the effect of shot-peening on their high cycle fatigue behaviour (-106 cycles).
Jan 1, 2010
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Data mining, mining data: Energy consumption modellingBy S. Dessureault
The relatively recent explosion of available data in all business sectors has induced a common expression of “drowning in data, starving for information.” The mining sector is affected by the informat
Jan 1, 2007
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The Contribution of Impact and Benefit Agreements to the Regulation of Mining Projects: Lessons from the Raglan Agreement in Northern QuebecBy Etienne Roy Grégoire
Since the early 1990s, the Canadian mining industry has been increasingly defined by the signing of Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBAs) between mining companies and Aboriginal peoples. While these ag
Aug 1, 2013
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Generation of Carbonaceous Material from "Pure Water Sachets" and their Subsequent Utilisation as Reductants for the Opon Mansi Iron OreBy F. Awotwe-Appiah, P. Koshy, J. Dankwah, J. R. Dankwah
This research investigates the generation of an effective carbonaceous material from waste ‘pure water sachets’ and their subsequent utilisation as reductants for the reduction of the Opon Mansi iron
Jan 1, 2015