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  • SME
    Managing cyclones: A valuable asset, the Copper Mountain case study

    By M. Westendorf, T. Banerjee, S. Kaushik, D. Tinney

    "Cyclones are one of the most extensively used pieces of equipment within the mineral processing industry because of their simplistic operating and maintenance philosophies. They are commonly used as

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME
    Investigating the Slurry Fluidity and Strength Characteristics of Cemented Backfill and Strength Prediction Models by Developing Hybrid GA‑SVR and PSO‑SVR

    By Manoj Khandelwal, Minghui Liu, Jian Zhou, Kun Du

    The waste rock and tailings backfill into the mined-out areas are the most effective method for solving the environmental pollution and surface disasters for nonferrous metals mines. In practice, the

    Feb 3, 2022

  • SME
    Improved Canopy Air Curtain Dust Protection Using A Novel Design Combining The Impinging Jet And A Two-level Manifold - SME Annual Meeting 2022

    By G. Xu, A. R. Kumar, N. A. Amoah

    Prolonged exposure to high concentrations of respirable coal mine dust causes coal workers’ pneumoconiosis and silicosis. Underground coal mine roof bolter operators are more prone to elevated exposur

    Mar 2, 2022

  • SME
    Geometallurgical Modeling of the Escondida Deposit - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Andres Salazar, Carlos Delgado Robles, Richard K. Preece

    Minera Escondida, located in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile, is the world’s largest producer of copper as concentrate and SX-EW cathode. Projects to increase mill and flotation capacity bega

    Aug 31, 2023

  • SME
    Coal Exploration - Fence Lake Project, Catron County, New Mexico

    By Marcie A. Greenberg

    The Fence Lake Project is located in the Salt Lake coal field, an extension of the San Juan Basin. Geologic formations exposed in the Project area range in age from late Cretaceous to Quaternary. Coal

    Jan 1, 1984

  • SME
    Instrumentation And Control For The Grate-Kiln Iron Ore Pelletizing System

    By M. F. Corcoran

    Rapid advances have been made in the past few years in the application of automatic controls and instrumentation to iron ore pelletizing plants. Present practice in applying instrumentation and contro

    Jan 1, 1965

  • SME
    Road Condition Monitoring Utilizing UAV Photogrammetry Aligned to Principal Curve of Mine Haul Truck Path - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2024)

    By Martin Langenderfer, Catherine Johnson, Alexander Douglas

    Mine haul roads degrade rapidly due to extreme loads on sub-optimal construction materials. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are suited to quantify large-area road-network conditions, such as surface ro

    Dec 19, 2023

  • SME
    Visualizing Rock Mass Displacement and Strain Data for Interpretation of Tarp Levels as a Safety Measure: A Case Study at the San Xavier (SX) - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By Angelina Anani, Nilufer K. B. Akbulut, Sefiu O. Adewuyi

    Crucial information about safety, design, and operation can be utilized in underground mines from ground movement data. Communicating the information and exploring new findings can be a challenge in a

    Feb 1, 2025

  • SME
    Mining Foundation of the Southwest to Host 32nd Annual Banquet

    The 32nd annual American Hall of Fame Awards Banquet and Fundraiser, sponsored by the Mining Foundation of the Southwest (MFSW), will be held at the JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa on Satur

  • SME
    Reagent Development in the 90's - A Perspective

    By M. J. Virnig, G. A. Kordosky

    Throughout time, the mining industry has been very successful in meeting the world's requirements for metals and materials while meeting the challenges of decreasing ore grades and increased emph

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SME
    Utilization Of Impounded Bituminous Coal Fines For The Preparation Of Coal-Water Slurry Fuels

    By Joel L. Morrison

    Wet bituminous coal fines from active and abandoned slurry impoundments are currently being examined as a recoverable feedstock for the production of coal water slurry fuel (CWSF). Preliminary analysi

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    Galena Mine - Discovery of Silver-Copper Ore in the Galena Mine in the Coeur d'Alene Mining District of Northern Idaho

    By S. Norman Kesten

    The Galena mine is located astride the Polaris fault in the Coeur d'Alene district of northern Idaho. The surface installations are about a mile up Lake Gulch, the mouth of which is about 2.4 km

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    Kickstarting Culture Change - SME Annual Meeting 2024

    By Andrew McGrath, Geraldine Lyons, Sarah Barcelona

    In the dynamic and challenging modern industry landscape, understanding and unleashing the true role and contribution of technical teams is crucial to business success. The cyclical nature of industri

    Feb 1, 2024

  • SME
    Aggregate Resources Vs Urban Development & Multiple Use Planning San Gabriel Valley, Calif.

    By G. V. Henderson

    The San Gabriel Valley contains some of the richest and most extensive sand and gravel deposits in California. Operating quarries within the San Gabriel area mine more than 15 million tons of high qua

    Jan 1, 1978

  • SME
    Mining Heritage: Preservation And Sustainable Development Of An Outstanding Universal Value

    By J. Kretschmann

    Mining heritage can be of outstanding value for many regions around the world, because mining has been done for thousands of years for the benefit of mankind and its development. This paper presents a

    Feb 27, 2013

  • SME
    The Occurrence and Concentration of Rare Earth Elements in Acid Mine Drainage and Treatment Byproducts. Part 2: Regional Survey of Northern and Central Appalachian Coal Basins Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (97fd897c-9335-44ad-81ca-4f510acd7528)

    By Paul F. Ziemkiewicz, Aaron Noble, Christopher R. Vass

    Many modern industries rely on rare earth elements (REEs) to produce products that are essential to both civil and defense applications. In a prior study (Vass et al., 2019), the authors showed that R

  • SME
    The Occurrence and Concentration of Rare Earth Elements in Acid Mine Drainage and Treatment Byproducts. Part 2: Regional Survey of Northern and Central Appalachian Coal Basins Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Paul F. Ziemkiewicz, Aaron Noble, Christopher R. Vass

    Many modern industries rely on rare earth elements (REEs) to produce products that are essential to both civil and defense applications. In a prior study (Vass et al., 2019), the authors showed that R

  • SME
    Experimental and Numerical Simulation Studies on the Atomization Characteristics of the Internal Mixing Nozzle and Its Field Application - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2024)

    By Xin Wang, He Shao, Wenpu Li, Yiyi Zheng, Xi Chen, Yurong Gao

    This study utilized experimental and numerical simulation methods to investigate and analyze the atomization characteristics of three internal air–water mixed atomizers under different operating condi

    Mar 9, 2024

  • SME
    Application Of A Tech Innovation Model For The Mine Of The Future: Bridging The Gap Between Theory And Practice

    By Anastasia Xenaki, Edmundo Laporte, Antonio Nieto, Jesus Castillo Gomez, Oscar Velasquez

    It is particularly challenging for the mining industry to create and implement an efficient and adaptable mining innovation model to secure the continuous improvement of processes and products via tec

    Feb 1, 2023

  • SME
    Optimization of Cable Bolting Strategies at a Canadian Underground Mine

    By Efstratios Karampinos, John Hadjigeorgiou, Philippe Morissette

    "Ground support is a critical element in maintaining the stability of mining drives in deep and high stress mines. In challenging ground conditions, it is necessary to continuously explore ground supp

    Jan 4, 2018