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Marching Towards Higher Production and Lower Cost in Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Underground OperationsBy Subrata Dutta
Sindesar Khurd Mine is situated in Rajasthan, India, and operated by Hindustan Zinc Ltd, under Vedanta Group. The base metal mine is high in reserves of Lead, Zinc and silver and has been producing si
Aug 1, 2013
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Corefco Refinery – Review of Recent Operational ChangesBy J. Budac, J. Dennett, D. Mayne, P. Nawrocki
"The Nickel/Cobalt operation in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta has successfully used an oxidative ammonia leach process to refine a variety of feeds into high quality nickel and cobalt products for over 6
Jan 1, 2017
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Resisting wear attack in oil sands mining and processingBy R. Llewellyn
"Wear damage is responsible for very high maintenance costs and significant production losses in the oil sands industry of northern Alberta.It affects all areas of operations and involves a panoply of
Jan 1, 1997
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Study of Oxygen Flash Smelting of Nickel/Copper ConcentratesBy Jin Liu, Torstein A. Utigard
At its Copper Cliff Smelter, Vale Inco Limited processes a bulk copper-nickel concentrate in two Inco oxygen flash furnaces. Coke supplies a minor proportion of the process heat requirements, limitin
Jan 1, 2015
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Crushing and screening circuitsBy D. W. Zandee
"IntroductionHaving mined an economic mineral bearing rock which is of insufficient grade to warrant direct smelting, upgrading or beneficiation is required to make it an economically viable ore. The
Jan 1, 1989
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Leveraging Bim for Automated Fault Detection in Operational BuildingsBy A. Golabchi
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an increasingly popular method for generating and managing facility information during the life cycle of a building, ranging from facility conceptualization, thr
Aug 1, 2013
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Trends and Practices in Diamond DrillingBy J. G. A. Stevenson
"IntroductionDURING the past quarter of a century diamond drilling, in all its phases, has increased in Canada to a very impressive total of more than 10,000,000 feet annually. Since the art of diamon
Jan 1, 1955
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An overview of Minnova's Ansil mineBy J. Desrosiers
"Minnova Inc. has five operating divisions thoughout Canada. One of them is Lac Dufault which was established in 1964.Lac Dufault is located 15 km north of Rouyn-Noranda, in what is known as Noranda v
Jan 1, 1991
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Successful energy managementBy D. Berkley
"Economic and environmental constraints drive more and more industrial organizations in using energy management as one of the means for addressing these issues. The recent increase in energy price cou
Jan 1, 2005
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The technological future of Canada's uranium industryBy M. E. Grimes
"The future of the uranium industry in Canada during the next twenty years will be very dependent on political and social issues on a world scale. Technology, as such, will tend to be of lesser import
Jan 1, 1986
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Applying Today's Global Technologies to Underground Communications Systems? Case Study: Designing A State-of-the-Art Mine Communications SystemBy Charles Tkaczuk
In order to remain competitive the mining industry must keep up with changes in technology. Many innovative technologies from the mining perspective are commonplace in other industries. A ?Global? rev
May 1, 2003
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Open-Pit Dewatering at Pine Point MinesBy B. Calver, D. J. M. Farnsworth
"As open-pit operations expanded at Pine Point, hydraulic aquifer evaluation was undertaken to establish the criteria necessary for the design of a feasible dewatering system.The extreme climate of th
Jan 1, 1969
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Review Of Industry Best Practices For The Use And Maintenance Of Shaft Ropes On Conventional Drum Hoists And Multi-rope Friction WindersBy P. G. Smith, A. Axiuk
The objective of this paper is to present, from a practical perspective, a review of the most relevant maintenance procedures that are accepted or prescribed to be the most effective in optimising ser
Jan 1, 2023
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The Nickel IndustryBy Paul D. Merica
This year of 1926 marks the 40th. anniversary of nickel mining in Canada. Although the first nickel mine of the Sudbury basin was discovered in 1883, it was not until 1886 that the Canadian Copper Com
Jan 1, 1926
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Symposium on Powder MetallurgyBy Nicholas J. Grant
It is the purpose of this paper to examine a number of the recent developments in powder metallurgy, being most concerned with those which are yet to prove themselves rather than those which have achi
Jan 1, 1965
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The Business Value of Life Cycle Assessment in the Mining, Minerals and Metals IndustryBy J. Hendry, K. Brady, J. Yorzyk
Drawing from the experience of nickel, copper, aluminum and mineral borates, this paper illustrates the business value that the mining, minerals and metals industry as a whole can gain from applying l
Jan 1, 2010
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Processes, Information Requirements and Challenges Associated With Corrective Maintenance in Relation to Indoor Air Problem Related Work OrdersBy Xue Yang
Even though many approaches have been proposed for automated fault detection and diagnosis of Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, and advanced maintenance programs, such as preven
Aug 1, 2013
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A Success Path from Process R&D to Commercial PlantsBy A. Tohn, L. May, Adham. K.
The path from process conception to commercial implementation poses significant technical, economic, and sometimes political challenges for every project team. Solving the technical challenges typical
Jan 1, 2011
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Application of work renovation planning and systems performance training at Rio Algom's Stanleigh operationsBy Allan A. Este, Bruce Arthur
"Rio Algom's Stanleigh Mine and Mill Operation Was' officially started up in August 1983. In September 1982, Rio Algom contracted Estonix International Inc. from Lively, Ontario, to develop
Jan 1, 1993
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Sustainable Hydrometallurgical Processing at the Ambatovy Nickel Operation in MadagascarBy D. Yuan, M. Sitter, S. St. Jean, M. Collins
The Ambatovy Joint Venture comprises an operating lateritic nickel mine, ore slurry pipeline, pressure acid leach plant and nickel refinery in Madagascar. The hydrometallurgical process selected by S
Jan 1, 2015