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Ventilating A Long, Deep-Level Exploration DriftBy John R. Marks
In April 1990, the Homestake Gold Mine embarked on a five year, $US 23 million underground drifting and drilling program to explore promising ore targets north of the current mine. This paper describe
Jan 1, 1991
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Development and Testing of an Advanced Cryogenic Breathing Apparatus for Mine EscapeBy D. F. Doerr, E. Blalock, D. R. Bush, K. D. Cohen
"INTRODUCTION The design, development, fabrication, and test of cryogenic breathing apparatus is part of a much larger effort funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH
Jan 1, 2016
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Ground Support Systems for Heavy, Squeezing Ground at Burgin MineBy Donald O. Rausch, William E. Hawkes, Odin Jr. Strandberg
INTRODUCTION Kennecott Copper Corp.'s Tintic Div. Burgin mine is a 725 t/d (800 stpd) lead-zinc producer, located in the east Tintic mining district, 5.6 km (3.5 miles) east of Eureka, and 130
Jan 1, 1982
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Subsurface Repository Ventilation DesignBy Edward Thomas
Yucca Mountain Overview The U.S. Department of Energy?s Yucca Mountain Project is a geologic repository project designed to receive, handle, package, transport, and emplace spent nuclear fuel and hig
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Bell Haulage Vehicles Aid Coal Dump ReclamationOne of the most challenging and ambitious dump rehabilitation projects in South Africa’s mining industry is being carried out at Greenside Colliery’s smoldering coal dump, which lies adjacent to the N
Jan 1, 1994
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Behavior Of Redox Electrodes During Flotation And Relationship To Mineral FloatabilitiesBy G. Labonte
The behavior of four different redox sensing electrodes (gold spiral, black platinum, chalcopyrite, and galena) during roughing and cleaning flotation is examined and related to the flotation response
Jan 1, 1989
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Multi-Tool Miner For All Rock ConditionsBy W. J. Kogelmann
Roadheaders, also called Boom Miners or Boom-type Tunneling Machines have been in North America since 1968, when first introduced by Willy Kogelmann, the founder of Alpine Equipment Corp. (?Alpine?).
Jan 1, 2008
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New Bulkhead Design For Controlling Increased Hydrostatic And Dynamic Hydraulic PressuresBy George Watson, Gu Quanzhong, S. Gerard Sawyer
Bulkheads, also known as hydraulic seals, are used to seal abandoned workings and protect adjacent active mines from explosion and control unwanted inflows of water from poorly sealed shafts, water-be
Jan 1, 2005
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Cutting Process Of Hard Rocks And Water Jet AssistanceBy A. W. Khair
This paper deals with the evaluation of the interaction between rock and the cutting tool, and with methods for determination of workability, and abrasivity of rock. A description of instrumentation i
Jan 1, 1995
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Construction Management And Team Effort Soft Ground Tunnel Project, Alexandria, EgyptBy Chaitanya "Teny" Mittal
INTRODUCTION A team effort by the Owner, Engineer, and Contractor can help avoid serious problems on a construction project. It can save cost and time for both Owner and Contractor, as illustrated
Jan 1, 1989
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Recovery Of Zinc From Metallurgical Dusts And Fumes (83e8ef4f-c1d2-450c-958c-952d3d39e665)By D. Pearson
About 15,000 tonnes of zinc per year is present in the dusts and fumes produced in electric arc and BOS steelmaking, secondary copper refining and brass ingot making. Apart from the use of some coppe
Jan 1, 1980
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Novel Solid-Phase Materials For Selective Copper RecoveryBy E. S. Peterson, M. K. Harrup, K. A. Dolbeare, J. E. Wey
Efficient methods for the removal of copper from heap-leach solutions without mobile organic phases are a current mining industry need. To satisfy this need, a selective, high-capacity, durable solid
Jan 1, 2003
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Mineral Investment and FinanceBy Alfred Jr. Petrick, William A. Vogely
INTRODUCTION The scope of mineral finance extends beyond the economic aspects of property evaluation to all of those activities involving acquisition and utilization of funds with an objective to
Jan 1, 1985
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Process Options And Market Considerations For Paper Grade Kaolin From Minnesota ResourcesBy M. S. Prasad, K. J. Reid, M. P. Katsoulis
The State of Minnesota is interested in stimulating the development of clay resources and recently supported a two-year project to collect data on geological, mineralogical, processing, economic and e
Jan 1, 1992
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Flotation Monitor Improves Copper Recovery at BagdadPhelps Dodge Mining’s Bagdad, AZ copper facility uses a large series of cone crushers and ball mills to reduce copper ore to very fine particles. The solids are mixed with water to create a slurry
Jan 1, 2005
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Environmental Regulations and Mining - Where are we headed?By Richard Engelmann
The mining industry, in particular the coal industry, has experienced the implementation of some major environmental regulatory programs during the past two decades. Over the coming decade the coal in
Jan 1, 1989
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5.3 Principles of Real-Time Data Acquisition and ControlBy R. E. J. Putman
The past ten years have witnessed substantial development of electronic equipment for execution of process control functions. The methodology of giving instructions to the data-handling system and the
Jan 1, 1979
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Sampling and Analysis Part 1: Coal AnalysisBy David J. Akers
INTRODUCTION The variety of uses of coal and the wide range of characteristics of coal combine to produce a need for a wide variety of laboratory analysis. Coal is used to heat homes, produce electri
Jan 1, 1991
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Improved Geo-Sensing Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques For Tomographic InterpretationBy Kent S. Roessler
The Bureau of Mines is currently investigating the geophysical application of Tomography to monitor leachate during in-situ mining. Determining the location of the leachate is important for both econo
Jan 1, 1992
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Transfer of German environmental expertise for mine site rehabilitation challenges worldwide - A case study: VietnamBy R. Barthel, O. Nitzsche, J. Pateiro Fernández, T. Cramer
The Hong Gai coal field in northeast Vietnam has been the main coal mining area of Vietnam for more than 150 years. Anthracite coal is produced from several open pit and underground mines situated clo
Jan 1, 2011