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  • SME
    Successful Completion of LA Metro Regional Connector Transit Project - RETC2023

    By Mike Harrington, Tung Vu

    The Regional Connector Transit Project is a 1.9-mile-long underground light rail system that will connect LA Metro’s A (Blue), E (Expo), and L (Gold) Lines in downtown Los Angeles. This $1.75-billion

    Jun 13, 2023

  • SME
    Coal Mine Subsidence In Colorado: Practical Application In A Regulatory Setting - Introduction

    By James A. Pendleton

    The Legislature of the State of Colorado adopted House Bill 1223, "The Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act" (The State Act), in 1979. This Act provided for the creation of a state regulatory

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SME
    Extensive Duct-fan Systems With In-line Booster Fans: Planning For Partial Vacuum And An Algorithm For In-line Booster Fan Positioning

    By MYRIAM FRANCOEUR, JOHN R.R. BOWLING, ADAM MCFADDEN

    As duct-fan systems push the envelope of power, length and cost, their design calls for a more comprehensive technoeconomic analysis to ensure they deliver the expected results without failure and cos

    Oct 1, 2022

  • SME
    Developing The DOZ Mine At PT Freeport Indonesia

    By John Barber

    The Deep Ore Zone (DOZ) Mine is PT Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) newest operation. Production at the mine began in September 2000. The DOZ Mine produces 25 kt/d (27,500 stpd) using mechanized block

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME
    Andacollo Gold-Production In Sight Ahead Of Schedule And Under Budget

    By G. M. Bernard

    The Andacollo gold mine is located near the small town of Andacollo, Chile (population 14,000) in the fourth region. It is approximately 35 miles by paved road from the coastal city of La Serena, and

    Jan 1, 1996

  • 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
    The Monitoring Of Diesel Pollutants In Underground Mines

    By David H. Carlson

    The paper presents background information including data on diesel exhaust pollutants, amounts produced and standards, a desscription of mine characteristics that affect air monitoring techniques and

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Methane Flame Propagation Characteristics in a 30.5m Explosion Reactor with Obstacles - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By ERIK CHARRIER, ADITYA JUGANDA, Jürgen Brune, Patrick Maier, Gregory E. Bogin Jr

    Confined explosions are a major risk in underground coal mine operations. Depending on confinement, ignition location and obstacles in the flame path, methane explosions can transition to detonations.

    Nov 20, 2023

  • SME
    Bayesian Network Approach for Dragline Reliability Analysis: a Case Study - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Suprakash Gupta, Pawan Kumar Yadav, Deepak Kumar, Debasis Jana

    Draglines are extensively used in Indian mines. A dragline has more than hundreds of components, and it is complex in design. This study involves the evaluation of the reliability of a draglines syste

    Jan 14, 2023

  • SME
    Risk Assessment Of Inorganic Contamination Of Groundwater From Copper Dump Leaching Operations: A Methodology

    By O. D. Staman

    The risk assessment project examines the likelihood of inorganic contaminants from copper dump-leaching operations to contaminate domestic water supplies. The project examines contaminant transport by

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SME
    Utilization Of Conductive Coating For Electrical Heating Of Industrial Pipelines And Storage Tanks ? Introduction

    By Walter Kahn

    Increasing consideration is being given to simplifying traditional methods of tracing pipelines and maintaining required temperatures of stored fluids. Because of their reduction in capital costs, vir

    Jan 1, 1965

  • SME
    Extending geometallurgy to the mine scale with hyperspectral imaging: a pilot study using drone- and ground-based scanning "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"

    By Isabel F. Barton, Matthew J. Gabriel, CARSON ROBERTS, JOHN LYONS-BARAL, LEON DUPLESSIS, Mark D. Barton

    Geometallurgical assessment of orebodies in the mining industry typically relies on bench-scale or lab-based characterization techniques. In this study, we investigate drone- and tripod-based field hy

    Feb 10, 2021

  • SME
    Power Generation at Gold Fields -Chimney Creek The Profitable Alternative (c346a3f3-d1f2-4072-a265-76751b3dfe9f)

    By Michael F. Gleason

    In 1986, Gold Fields began negotiations with a large Nevada electrical power utility to supply power for its Chimney Creek Mine In northern Nevada. After the long negotiations reached an impass over v

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    Supply, Installation, & Commissioning Of The World's Largest Grinding Mill

    By V. Svalbonas, S. M. Jones, A. Boughey

    In June 1998, the world's largest grinding mill, the 40 ft (12.2 m) diameter 20 MW Cadia gearless SAG mill, was commissioned. This was a leap of over40% above the largest operating SAG mill. A

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    A preliminary evaluation of potential perfluoromethylcyclohexane release vessel designs for tracer gas studies in underground mines - SME Transactions 2015

    By K. D. Luxbacher, E. C. Jong

    Perfluoromethylcyclohexane (PMCH), a member of the perfluorocarbon tracer group of compounds, has been shown to be a viable supplement to the widely used tracer gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). This via

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Potash Rail Transportation: Domestic & Export ? Introduction

    By R. J. Weigel

    The Santa Fe Railway serves the dominant U. S. potash producing region which is centered at Carlsbad, NM. This rail system extends over 12,000 miles stretching from Chicago to the Texas Gulf Coast to

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SME
    Orogenic Gold Mineralization Targeting of Alagbede Goldfield Southwestern Nigeria Using an Integrated Geophysical Approach - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Ayokunle Adewale Akinlalu, Sunday Bayode, Sherif Olumide Sanusi, Joshua Oluwagbenga Adeboye

    Gold occurrences have been reported in Alagbede, southwestern Nigeria, but a mineral potential map (MPM) to guide academics and investors in the area is still needed. As a result, geophysical methods

    May 9, 2023

  • SME
    Design of a Novel Auto-Rotating UAV Platform for Underground Mine Cavity Surveying

    By J. A. Marshall

    "INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential for use of UAVs in underground mines and present a prototype design for a novel autorotating UAV platform for underground 3D dat

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SME
    Fiber Reinforced Ultra Rapid Hardening Sprayed Concrete for Mining and Civil Applications

    By S. C. Tadolini, P. Mills

    "INTRODUCTION This research produced a shotcrete formulation that extends beyond stabilization and can be used to restore the structural integrity of damaged infrastructure. The primary challenge was

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SME
    When Traditional Ground Support Techniques Aren’t Enough—Chemical Injections Can Solve Complex Problems

    By Stephen C. Tadolini, Colton Cook, Cody Hildreth, Frederick Cybulski

    "Broken and jointed ground is extremely hazardous and requires unique stabilization techniques to protect worker and critical entries. Bolting techniques, even the most advanced with pre-load to creat

    Jan 1, 2019