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  • CIM
    Cyanide Leaching of Gold-Copper Porphyries: Chemistry and Challenges

    By K. J. R. Ford, Botz. M. M.

    Porphyry copper ores are frequently a source of low-grade gold ore, but gold in these ores is often associated with significant levels of cyanide-soluble copper. Cyanide leaching of such ores increase

    Jan 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Design and Commissioning of Commercial Coal Preheating Plants

    By R. H. Chambers, L. Alderman

    "The paper is introduced by an examination of the factors which have led to the present world-wide interest in charging preheated coal to coke ovens. Various possible methods of preheating and chargin

    Jan 1, 1972

  • CIM
    The Sullivan Concentrator Pilot Mill

    By R. M. Lauer

    OVER THE YEARS concentration of the Sullivan ore has become progressively more difficult as the ore has become increasingly refractory. The introduction of new reagents and changes in the flow of the

    Jan 1, 1960

  • CIM
    Control Blasting for Slope Stability at the Adams Mine

    By Barry J. Morash

    The over-all slope angle of between 55 and 60 degrees at the Adams Mine necessitates control blasting on the final pit walls. The control blasting techniques used are pre-shearing and buffer blasting.

    Jan 1, 1978

  • CIM
    Three Dimensional Numerical Modelling of Joint Spacing and Orientation Effects on Rock Cutting Process by a Single TBM Cutter

    By A. A. Iranzadeh

    The performance of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) depends on the efficiency of the cutters, which can be influenced by geological conditions and rock mass properties. In this study, a three-dimensional

    Jan 1, 2009

  • CIM
    Soluble Metal Xanthates and Their Effect on Differential Flotation

    By S. Power Warren

    Introduction It is generally conceded by flotation men that the condition at the surface of a particle of mineral or gangue is the most important factor controlling its behaviour in a flotation cell.

    Jan 1, 1933

  • CIM
    Fuel Cell Risk Assessment, Regulatory Compliance, and Implementation of the World?s First Fuel Cell-Powered Mining Equipment at the Campbell Mine

    By Fred C. Delabbio

    The successful implementation of a new technology in an underground production mine requires many challenges to be overcome. These challenges include mine hardening of new technology, mitigation of sa

    May 1, 2003

  • CIM
    Reporting Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Introduction

    By Greg Gosson

    "Early efforts to develop formal reporting systems to quantify and classify mineral deposits date back over 100 years. (e.g. Hoover 1909: “Proved, Probable, Prospective Ore”). This was at first driven

    Jan 1, 2003

  • CIM
    A Biconcave Shape Bond Model for Rock Deformation

    By Chia-Chi Chiu, Meng-Chia Weng, Tsan-Hwei Huang

    "This paper proposes a biconcave shape bond model for the distinct element method (DEM) to simulate cementation between two circular particles in geomaterials. Rather than an original parallel bond mo

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    The Maintenance Department

    By Guy Demers

    "This paper defines the responsibilities and functions of the Maintenance Department, and its organization, physical and human assets, highlighting the unique operating problems. Due to the self-suffi

    Jan 1, 1976

  • CIM
    Whither the Mining Engineer Degree?

    By J. B. Evans

    "THE OPPORTUNITY to participate in a CIM seminarconcerning the direction of mining engineer trainingis perhaps fortuitous as it comes at a time when theengineering schools which have invited inspectio

    Jan 1, 1972

  • CIM
    Toward a Neutral Long ? Term Copper Price

    By G. E. Wood

    THE INSTABILITY of copper prices and their low levels since late 1974 are of great concern to both producers and, to a lesser degree, consumers of copper. The price levels portrayed by the "neutral l

    Jan 1, 1977

  • CIM
    Black Shale Series-hosted Silver-Vanadium Deposits of the Upper Sinian Doushantuo Formation, Western Hubei Province, China

    By Fan Delian, Ye Jie, Lui Tiebing

    The lower and the upper parts of the Doushantuo Fonnation, Hubei Province, China, contain silicate-type K-rich beds (illite and feldspar), and intraclastic phosphorites, as well as Ag-V and V deposits

    Jan 1, 1992

  • CIM
    Monitoring and targeting of plant utilities at INCO Limited, Sudbury, Garson Mine

    By D. Pacey

    "This paper reviews the installation, start-up, and operation of a comprehensive monitoring and targeting management technique in which all plant utilities (i.e., electricity, natural gas, compressed

    Jan 1, 1997

  • CIM
    Sustainable Manufacture: A Dilemma or Window of Opportunity?

    By M. H. Attia

    The concept of sustainable development has been evolved into a working framework for sustainable manufacturing, in which the environmental requirements are introduced into product development at the d

    Jan 1, 2006

  • CIM
    The Application of the Heat Pump to the Mining Industry

    By James B. Templeton

    "IntroductionWith the steady rise of the cost of coal and freight, the time is now ripe for an investigation into the feasibility of using the heat pump for heating purposes in fairly remote industria

    Jan 1, 1950

  • CIM
    Micro-Structured Iron (III)-Hydroxide Agglomerates with High Porosity as Adsorbent

    By Tobias Riedel, Peter Ay, University of Applied Sciences, Bianka Bade, Nicole Pausch, Bernhard Gemende, Florian Logsch, Matthias Leiker, Satyanarayana Narra, Claudia Glaser

    This study focusses on the production of micro-structured agglomerates with high porosity from iron (III)-hydroxide-containing materials as adsorbent. A fractal-like structure of the agglomerates was

    Jan 1, 2016

  • CIM
    Laboratory Scale Extraction of Bismuth and Antimony from a Copper Electrorefining Electrolyte Using a Proprietary Phosphonic Acid Ester Extractant

    By Andrew Artzer, Michael Moats, Jack Bender

    Antimony and bismuth in copper electrorefining electrolytes can cause cathode contamination, leading to the careful control of their concentrations. This study examined the laboratory scale removal of

    Jan 1, 2019

  • CIM
    Raise Boring Machines with Solid-State DC Drives

    By Lyle F. Smith

    With the demand for larger diameter raises under all ground conditions and the increasing price of drill rods and operating costs, it was evident that there was a need for a raise borer with a variabl

    Jan 1, 1978

  • CIM
    Coal Mine Rock Dust Dispersibility Tests after Absorbing Moisture

    By R. C. Gilmore, J. F. Brune

    "Pulverized limestone rock dust used in United States underground coal mines to prevent and suppress coal dust explosions must easily disperse by forces of a methane or coal dust explosion. Moisture i

    Jan 1, 2019