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  • SME
    Failure Modes of Deep Boreholes

    By S. C. Bandis, N. Barton

    During drilling of deep boreholes, local mechanical failures of the wellbore walls may occur due to the inability of the incompetent overburden and reservoir rocks to withstand drilling-induced change

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Estimation of Fines Generation in Blasting Using Dynamic Rock Properties and a Near-Field PPV Damage Model "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2020)"

    By Kwangmin Kim, Junnhyeok Park

    In the hard-rock mining industry, the generation of fines during blasting is an important issue because it has a significant effect on production processes. Although various approaches have been used

    May 16, 2020

  • SME
    The Influence Of Frothers On Coal Flotation In Industrial Plants As A Function Of Particle Size

    By Craig E. Burson

    This paper discusses the relationship between frother types and coal flotation as a function of particle size. It has been found that each frother has a unique size fraction that it will float effecti

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    The Constructive Role of Ventilation Models in Atmospheric Monitoring Signal Evaluation

    By D. Bahrami, G. Danko, W. Asante

    "It is prudent to interpret atmospheric monitoring signals in real-time for checking the safe limits of the air conditions in underground mines. In gassy mines, such real-time evaluation increases the

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SME
    The Kingston Project Nevada Goldfields' Initial Mining Operation

    By A. E. Jack Swanson, Brian P. Micke

    INTRODUCTION Nevada Goldfields began underground mining development at the Kingston Project in September, 1986, followed by mill start-up in March, 1987. The first gold pour in April followed thre

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    Safety Assessment of Dam Failure of Tailings Pond Based on Variable Weight Method: A Case Study in China

    By Congcong Chen, Bo Ma

    When assessing the safety of a tailings dam, the constant weight method (CWM) is one of the most commonly used methods. However, when the evaluation indicator value suggests serious defects, the evalu

    Oct 8, 2022

  • SME
    Real World Improvement through Virtual Instrumentation at Oceanagold Haile

    By Brett Schug, Caelen Anderson, Sohail Nazari, Carlos Cristoffanini

    "The Haile gold mine in South Carolina is increasing the automation level of its processing plant in order to improve operational stability. One step toward this goal is the application of a digital t

    Dec 1, 2018

  • SME
    A Portable Deep Learning-based Solution For Roof Fall Hazard Detection - SME Annual Meeting 2023

    By P. Lopez, E. Wellman, N. Risso, A. Anani

    Current machine learning models used for roof fall hazard prediction are mounted on expensive sensors, computationally expensive, or lack the robustness for accurate prediction in the underground mini

    Feb 1, 2023

  • SME
    Evaluation of Post-Blast Re-Entry Times Based On Gas Monitoring of Return Air

    By L. Yuan, J. H. Rowland, R. A. Thomas, D. Bahrami

    Blasting is the main method of production in many non-coal underground mining operations and produces multiple toxic gases as a result. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requires mine o

    Jan 1, 2019

  • SME
    Pilot Scale Heap Leaching At The Pinson Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada (df24f728-eef7-4f74-8afe-526ab92ed030)

    By Mark E. Smith

    To allow recovery of gold values from ore which cannot be economically processed by the mill, Pinson Mining Company has developed a run-of-mine heap leaching facility. In order to estimate production

    Jan 1, 1983

  • SME
    Coal Utilization (Frozen Coal) : Plant Evaluation Of Coal Freeze Conditioning Agents

    By Thomas F. Evans

    Niagara Mohawk, like other northern coal users, has long experienced increased costs during winter months as a consequence of handling frozen coal. These costs include operating labor, maintenance lab

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME
    Potential Application of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Co-Precipitation Technology as a Coagulant for Water Treatment in Settling Tanks "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"

    By Naeimeh Shabani, Hamid Mirzaie, Javid Sadeghi, Hoda Jafarizadeh-Malmiri, Afshin Javadi

    Iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs), despite their small size, are stable and have a large surface area that allows for absorption and removal of ions as well as turbidity in a short period of time.

    Oct 26, 2020

  • SME
    Preventing Roof Falls in Weak Ground

    By Ryan C. Stephan, Christopher Mark

    "Some of the weakest roof in United States coal mines is found in the Illinois Basin. Historically, the Illinois Basin has also suffered from high rates of unplanned roof falls and rock fall injuries.

    Jan 1, 2019

  • SME
    Calibration Of Low-cost Particulate Matter Sensors For Coal Dust Monitoring - SME Annual Meeting 2022

    By Y. Wang, G. Xu, N. A. Amoah, A. Kumar

    Mining-induced coal dust causes various respiratory diseases to mine workers, such as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP). Current available underground monitors are expensive, heavy and only measure m

    Mar 2, 2022

  • SME
    Pneumatic Loading Of Nitro-Carbo-Nitrates Static Electricity, Fumes And Safe Handling - Introduction

    The introduction of nitro-carbo-nitrate (NCN) blasting agents has been one of the most significant innovations in the explosive industry in the last twenty years. The most commonly used blasting agent

    Jan 1, 1973

  • SME
    T-D Discontinuous And SMC-TDA Continuous Monitoring Systems Of Geomechanics Phenomena In Romanian Salt Mines

    By Gy. Deák

    The Romanian mining and especially the salt mining industry is going through a restructuring phase; among others it has to respect the European Environment Act. One of the most important deficits of t

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Extraction Metallurgy of Copper from Chalcopyrite Concentrates Without Sulfuric Acid Generation Via Chlorination --Gaseous Chlorination of Sulfide Concentrates--

    By T. Tamagawa

    A gaseous chlorination process for hydrometallurgical treatment of a chalcopyrite concentrate was investigated. The overall process is visualized to consist of low temperature chlorination-selective o

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Fundamentals Of Carbon Regulations And Their Impacts On The Mining Industry

    By S. M. Carpenter

    In an ever increasing ?carbon? society; management and growth will be measured by one?s carbon footprint (or output). Industries, especially mining, are under an ever increasing scrutiny of carbon, wa

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Cyanidation Behavior Of Lime Roasted Flotation Concentrates

    By P. R. Taylor

    The ability to treat refractory gold concentrates that contain appreciable amounts of sulfur and arsenic, in an economic and environmentally safe manner is important to the gold mining industry. Proce

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    The Risks Associated with TBM Procurement and the Next Steps toward Industry Change

    By Gary Brierley, Lok Home

    "The majority of tunnels for civil engineering applications are now being constructed using some form of mechanical excavation. Beginning in the 1960s with rock tunnel boring machines (TBM), the tunne

    Jan 9, 2018