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Environmental Consultants In The Minerals IndustryBy Fred A. Glover
It's a pleasure to be included with this group. I am not here to sell my services, but rather to share with you some ideas and considerations on using environmental consultants. Environmental con
Jan 1, 1979
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Scrapers Vs Draglines - Production And Present - Worth Cost AnalysisBy W. C. Morgan
Recently passed federal strip mining legislation officially emphasizes that the increased coal production required by this country through surface mining is going to be obtained only with stricter env
Jan 1, 1977
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Will It Be Business As Usual? Comments and Observations on Mergers and Acquisitions in the Mining IndustryBy Fred H. Lightner
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the mining industry are becoming frequent events. Large companies and small companies alike are jumping on the bandwagon of merger mania. The results of these mer
Jan 1, 2001
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Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric Project Lake Tap And Tunnel, Juneau, AKBy Jason Morrison
The Norwegian Lake Tap Method was successfully used to tap into the side of Lake Dorothy 36.5 m (120') below the lake surface. The lake tap allows water to flowinto an access tunnel from the lake
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Measurements At A State Of The Art 2 X 5 Mw Dual Pinion Mill DriveBy M. Rufli
Until not so long ago most ring geared mills were operated with fix speed motors only. By using the latest generation of medium voltage frequency converters, new possibilities have arisen to improve t
Jan 1, 2011
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Conveyors - Boddington Gold Mine?s Expansion Project Includes Overland ConveyorBy Todd Hollingsworth
The Boddington gold mine is located near Perth in Western Australia in the Saddleback Greenstone Belt, a fault-bounded sliver of Archaean volcanic and shallow level intrusive rocks, surrounded by gran
Jan 1, 2010
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The circumstances, events and politics leading the closure of the U.S. Bureau of Mines ? was it the correct decision?By J. Harrison Daniel
Were the legislators and politicians responsible for the closing of the U.S. Department of the Interior?s Bureau of Mines (Bureau) in March 1996 fully aware of what they were doing? Throughout the Uni
Jan 4, 2010
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Sustainable Regional Development - A New Way To Build Prosperity For Indigenous People In AustraliaBy J. Gawler
In June 2005 the Minerals Council of Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Australian Government which states an intention ?for mining companies and government to work together
Jan 1, 2007
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Applying Environmental Geology Concepts To Urban Development Planning An Example: Tippecanoe County, IndianaBy T. R. West
Planning for urban development in many locations is based largely on 0.10 factors, 1) soil conditions and 2) socio-political aspects of the region. A more widely based approach is necessary, however,
Jan 1, 1972
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Current State Of Disc Cutter Design And Development DirectionsBy Joe Roby
Rolling disc cutters are the business end of hard-rock and mixed-face tunnel boring machines (TBMs). Since their first successful employment on a TBM more than 50 years ago, disc cutter technology ha
Jan 1, 2009
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Hydrometallurgical treatment of zinc ash from hot-dip galvanizing process - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2018)By G. Włoch, E. Rudnik
The oxide fraction of industrial zinc ash was characterized in terms of chemical and phase composition, leaching behavior in sulfuric acid solutions, and leaching thermal effect. The waste product con
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Mining in CubaBy Louis W. Cope
Since its discovery, Cuba has been called the “Pearl of the Antilles.” The country remains that, albeit a little tarnished these days. In Havana, many of the buildings are being refurbished, while s
Jan 1, 2003
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Guidelines For Developing Aggregate Exploration Programs In Urban AreasBy D. P. Bryan
The identification and-develop¬ment of new construction aggregate resources, the most common mineral mined, is an essential need in this country's growing urban areas. In developing an aggregate
Jan 1, 1987
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Inland Steel Uses Technology, Cost Control, and Employee Involvement to Improve Its ProductivityBy Samuel A. Reipas
Introduction The ore mining industry has been successful because of technological progress and huge sums of capital investment. But new technology and plants have not come cheap. The problem now is c
Jan 11, 1983
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Assertive ManagementBy B. A. Massey
Sooner or later, we'll encounter a subordinate, peer, or boss that will test our management skills to the limit. The chances are good that our formal educations have not fully prepared us to effe
Jan 1, 1986
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Rock Tunnel Program In The Chicagoland AreaBy Frank E. Dalton, Bart T. Lynam, Forrest C. Neil
The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP) is the largest tunneling program in the history of the metropolitan Chicago area (Figure 1). Between September 1976 and September 1977, rock tunnel contracts havin
Jan 1, 1976
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Comparative Design Of Large Tonnage Fine Crushing PlantsBy Neil C. Hario
The purpose of this paper is to explore the various designs and design alternates available for large fine crushing plants, and to discuss objectives and criteria upon which these designs are founded.
Jan 1, 1970
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A New Look At The Small GasifierBy R. W. Culbertson
During the 1920's, approximately 11,000 small gasifiers were in operation in the United States. They converted about 15 million tons of coal per year into low Btu gas. In some cases, hot raw gas
Jan 1, 1978
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Breaking Through: Shaft Design and Construction Considerations from Miami’s Norris Cut ProjectBy Richard Giffen, Boris CARO VARGAS, Terrence Carroll
"This paper takes an in-depth look at the $72 million design-build Norris Cut project, which includes the replacement of an existing 54-inch waste water sewer main to Fisher Island under the Norris Cu
Jan 1, 2016
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What it’s worth : A review of mineral royalty informationBy H. Lyn Bourne
This is the fourth annual tabulation that gives mineral royalty information. The table presents previous information plus about two dozen new entries. In addition to the royalty information, some entr
Jan 8, 1986