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Free Trade Or Fair Trade - How Does This Affect The Mining Engineers And Their Industries?By H. C. Morehead
The United States Cement, along with other industries, is being devastated by an unprecedented penetration of domestic markets by imported products. The overriding questions are: 1. Have foreign m
Jan 1, 1985
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SAWS W-6 Upper Segment: Construction for Future Generations - NAT2024By Jason Swartz, Gerardo Gomez, Henry Leighton
San Antonio has experienced sustained growth for decades, putting increased pressure on existing wastewater infrastructure. In June 2013, San Antonio Water System (SAWS) reached a Consent Decree agree
Jun 23, 2024
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Computer Applications in the San Manuel Mine Ventilation DepartmentBy Bruce Johnson
This paper is not written to "break new ground" in computer applications; it is just a treatment of how an operating metal mine utilizes a mainframe computer for planning, analyzing, and reporting on
Jan 1, 1989
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Rock mechanics of the Davis Detector Cavern - SME Transactions 2012By D. R. Tesarik, T. C. Trancynger, W. G. Pariseau
The Davis detector cavern was excavated on the 4850 Level of the former Homestake Mine in the mid- 1960s to house a novel neutrino detector developed by Nobel Prize winner Dr. R. Davis. The original c
Jan 1, 2012
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Cost Control In Open Pits Simulations For Optimizing Production CostsBy F. H. Mertens
The costs of an open-pit operation can be classified according to the following hierarchy : -overall cost of production (per ton of ore) -costs of basic operations and functions -costs of auxili
Jan 1, 1990
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Barriers and Incentives: The Application of Comprehensive Risk Management in the Us Underground Coal Mining IndustryBy J. Restrepo, N. Ripepi
"The International Organization of Standards defines risk as “the effect of uncertainties on achieving objectives (15).” In mining, many uncertainties can influence the outcome of personal or professi
Jan 1, 2015
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Construction And Operation Of A Series Of Biological Leaching Tests DumpsBy A. Bruynesteyn
Many papers 'have been publihed on the role of the bacterium.Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in the oxidation of reduced sulfur compounds, and years of research have established the following environme
Jan 1, 1972
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Field Testing of Roof Bolter Canopy Air Curtain Operating Downwind of the Continuous Miner "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"By Todd Grounds, William R. Reed, VASU GANGRADE, Michael Shahan, Garron Ross, Kunal Singh
Roof bolter canopy air curtains (CACs) are gaining acceptance as a respirable dust control device that can provide roof bolter operators with protection from overexposure to respirable coal mine dust.
Oct 14, 2020
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Improving Mine Performance Through Contract Mining (The Australian Experience)By T. S. Golosinski
Use of contractors to excavate, load and haul mined material is widespread in Australia. It is also becoming a common practice in many other countries. The paper reviews current practices in Australia
Jan 1, 1998
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Technologies for the Next Generation Closed-Circuit Escape RespiratorsBy R. Fernando
"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) is leading an effort to develop the next generation of self-escape breathi
Jan 1, 2018
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Reclamation Of Mined-Out Bauxite Lands In Jamaica, 1952-1970By C. E. Davis
The Jamaica Mining Legislation requires the bauxite companies operating in the island to reclaim all mined-out lands (except those legitimately excluded) to the level of agricultural or pastoral produ
Jan 1, 1972
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Lifetime of Polyethylene Geomembranes for Water Proofing of TunnelsBy Gerald Pinter, David Nitsche, Márton Bredács, Markus Haager, Andreas Frank
"The reliable prediction of service lifetime of tunnel constructions is of essential technical and economic interest. Polymers used for tunnel liners have to fulfill the requirement of 100 years lifet
Jan 1, 2016
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Superconductivity And The Substitution For CopperBy M. Rieber
The potential for the wide-spread commercialization of superconductivity, the disappearance of all resistance to a direct current (D.C.) electric flow, began in 1986-87 with the development by Bednorz
Jan 1, 1990
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X-ray tomography for mineral processing technology 3D particle characterization from mine to mill - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2018)By J. D. Miller, C. L. Lin
From mine to mill, the 3D characterization of particles ranging in size from meters to micrometers is now possible. A brief review of X-ray tomography for mineral processing is given with recent advan
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Field tests of second generation proximity detection systems on continuous minersBy Jeffrey A. Yonkey, Timothy J. Lutz, Jacob L. Carr, Christopher C. Jobes
"Since 1984, there have been 39 fatalities involving striking and pinning of the operator and other workers by the continuous mining machine (CMM). In January 2015, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Adm
Jan 1, 2014
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Metallurgical Coal Quality -A Customer's PerspectiveBy J. S. Wozek
In metallurgical applications, coal fulfills dual roles as a chemical feed stock and as a fuel source. These applications range from cokemaking, ironrnaking (including pulverized coal injection), foun
Jan 1, 1994
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An Examination of Mining Companies’ Online Health and Safety Policies: Implications for Improving Organizational PerformanceBy D. R. Willmer, E. J. Haas
"DISCLAIMER The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Reference to sp
Jan 1, 2018
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Sub-Bituminous Coal DryingBy T. J. Lien
AMAX Coal Company's Belle Ayr coal dryer is the first industry attempt to commercialize sub-bituminous coal drying which has been the subject of laboratory and pilot plant tests for almost two de
Jan 1, 1990
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Investigating the Relationship between Mine Air and Strata Temperature Changes and the Use of Portable Refuge AlternativesBy M. A. Reyes, L. Yan
"Heat and humidity buildup within refuge alternatives (RAs) may expose occupants to physiological hazards such as heat stress. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulations require RAs in u
Jan 1, 2018
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Designing and modeling mesh communications in underground coal minesBy Michael E. Karmis
New and developing communication systems en-able underground miners to, not only connect to the surface from an increased communication coverage area, but also to be discovered in the event of an emer
Jun 1, 2010