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  • SME
    Improvements In Contracting Practices And Management

    By William L. Barnes, Maurice Leiser

    INTRODUCTION The literature on project management considerations and techniques for large rail rapid transit projects in mid-1979 was fairly large and getting larger. UMTA was establishing special

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME
    Annual Review 2006 – Coal Review

    By F. Freme

    For the second time in four years, the coal industry was brought to the forefront of the nation’s consciousness in 2006, as two separate events unfolded which involved coal miners trapped underground.

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Subsidence Potential In The Eastern Kentucky Coal Field

    By C. A. Johnson, K. F. Unrug

    The identification of the major subsidence areas in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field has been made to distinguish the subsidence phenomena on the basis of geographical location. Further, this identific

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Carbonatites: An Important Source For Space-Age Materials

    By D. P. Gold

    Major sources and reserves of Cb/Nb, Ta, REE, Y, Sc, Zr, Hf, Cu, apatite and vermiculite may be concentrated in primary and secondary minerals associated with different stages and depths of emplacemen

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SME
    Unconventional Gas Resources (4f80c854-eb28-4c25-9c81-c803ef2a0bd6)

    By Jeffrey B. Smith

    Introduction The gas shortage is going to be with us for some time to come. If we can set aside political and industry rhetoric (along with subjective personal opinions), we still are confronted by t

    Jan 9, 1980

  • SME
    Unconventional Gas Resources

    By Jeffrey B. Smith

    Introduction The gas shortage is going to be with us for some time to come. If we can set aside political and industry rhetoric (along with subjective personal opinions), we still are confronted by t

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME
    Robotics For Underground Hardrock Mining: What Have We Got So Far, Where Do We Go From Here

    By J. P. H. Steele, T. Vincent, C. Debrunner, M. Whitehorn

    For a variety of reasons, the need for automation of underground mining equipment is growing dramatically, e.g., improved safety and health, availability of labor, deeper mines, and desire for more fo

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    Comparisons, Experiences And Development Of The Use Of Precast Concrete Tunnel Linings In Europe, North America And The Far East

    By A. John R. Hart

    INTRODUCTION In each given set of operational criteria for tunnel design, ground conditions dictate the selection of the most appropriate construction method and tunnel lining. The designer has the

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    Spirals Unveiled, Part 1: Geometric Description And Physical Processes

    By P. C. Kapur

    For mineral processing spirals, mathematical force equilibrium models are sought to extend the spiral performance envelop. In Part 1 of this report, a complete geometric description of the helical spi

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SME
    Analysis and Design of Tunnel Lining Through a Potentially Displaceable Fault - NAT2022

    By Theodore Feldsher, Seung Han Kim, Mourad Attalla, John Roadifer, Chu-Chieh Jay Lin

    Lifelines in seismic regions of the world seldom can escape crossing active faults. Cities in California have been mitigating this risk by constructing improved fault crossings. This paper discusses t

    Dec 1, 2022

  • SME
    Respirable Dust Sources of Longwall Mining Examined

    By Wallace W. Roepke, Richard C. Olson

    To adequately attack the longwall dust problem, the US Bureau of Mines funded a contract to define dust sources on a longwall mine face area. The study examined the shearer during sumping, cutting, an

    Jan 8, 1984

  • SME
    Interaction and Confinement Effect Between Steel Square/Arch Sets and Surrounding Rocks at Slope Bottom Intersections

    By J. C. Stankus

    How to quantitatively identify the loads on a square/arch set is a complicated issue in designing the square/arch set in an intersection/entry. From an engineering perspective, understanding the natur

    Feb 23, 2014

  • SME
    Mining Of Aggregates In Oklahoma

    By Andrew S. Lain

    Before you begin mining aggregates in Oklahoma, you must first look at the market and ask these questions: (1) Is there a need for additional aggregate production? (2) Can we produce the aggregate eff

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Newmont’s Ahafo Mine – Gold Mining in West Africa

    By John Mitchell, Mark K. Jorgensen

    Newmont Mining’s Ahafo Mine is located in Ghana approximately 300 km (190 miles) northwest of the capital city of Accra in the Brong-Ahafo region. The nearest city is Sunyani, located 45 km (28 miles)

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Use Of Non-Toxic Reagents In The Depression Of Pyrite

    By B. Alegria

    The depressing effects of different inorganic chemicals on the flotation of pyrite have been investigated in this study. The results of the flotation tests indicate that pyrite can be depressed by oxi

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Implementation Of The HydroFloat Technology At The South Fort Meade Mine (b0ff9df4-18a3-4533-954f-95c4d4f285a2)

    Several industrial-scale HydroFloat separators have recently been installed at Mosaic?s South Fort Meade beneficiation plant for the purpose of improving phosphate recovery and throughput capacity. Th

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    More Than 1,300 Underground Professionals Attend RETC

    In June, 1,334 underground construction and tunneling professionals gathered in Toronto, Ontario for the 2007 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC). This biennial event, sponsored by SME,

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Mechanical Ventilation of Underground Construction Works in France

    By Patrick Oriez, Chris Norris, Alain Mercusot

    "Temporary mechanical ventilation is one of the fundamental requirements in guaranteeing a healthy atmosphere in underground construction works in order to protect the health of persons working on the

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    Comparative Analysis Of Neural-Network And Traditional Meta-Modelings For Placer Gold Oregrade Spatial Variability Estimation

    By J. Ke

    Traditional geostatistical methods have been used in ore reserve estimation for decades. Neural Networks (NNs) have provided an alternative approach to data analysis and ore reserve estimation. Unlike

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Conducting Mineral Operations on National Forest System Lands in the 1990's

    By George M. Leonard

    Mineral commodities on National Forest System lands contribute to the nation's well being. Access to these commodities is dependent on public perceptions of the effects of mineral operations on o

    Jan 1, 1991