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A Properly Designed Drilling Fluids Program Can Reduce Total Well CostsBy Michael A. Toole, O&apos
INTRODUCTION The tremendous capital investment required to produce a low grade ore deposit demands a reliable answer to the question: "How much does it cost to drill a well to produce the uraniu
Jan 1, 1979
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A proposed method for optimizing coal pillar design using coalfield-specific uniaxial compressive strengthBy F. J. N. Bruwer, T. R. Stacey
The research described considers whether the variability in coal material strength, as derived through a series of uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) tests, could be used to indicate the variability
May 3, 2023
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A Quality Control Model For The Development Of High-Confidence Flotation Test DataBy N. O. Lotter
Studies investigating the evaluation errors in laboratory scale flotation tests for platinum-bearing Merensky Reef in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa, have constructed a quality control model to as
Jan 1, 1995
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A Quality Control System For Augered Cast-In-Place Pile InstallationBy George G. Goble
The use of augercast piles has been limited by the engineer's concern for the structural quality of the installed pile. The nature of the pile is such that its final structural continuity is very
Jan 1, 1997
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A Quantitative Assessment Model for the Environmental Issue in Gold ProductionBy J Wei, X Lan, F Wang
This paper presents a quantitative assessment model for the assessment of environmental load in gold production, which is based on environmental ecology, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and artificial neu
Jan 1, 2003
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A Quantitative Economic Analysis Of Sources And Uses Of Funds To The Mineral Sector ? IntroductionBy Armando M. Lago
This paper reviews the postwar changes that have occurred in the expenditure and financial behavior of mineral corporations, and in particular the relative importance of factors that affect the indust
Jan 1, 1969
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A Quick Sustainability Assessment Of An Industrial FacilityBy G. Gaidajis
In this paper, a semi-qualitative methodology is presented and then applied to an aluminium extrusion industrial facility in order to perform an initial environmental assessment. The results of the as
Jan 1, 2008
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A Radiation Pyrometer For Open-Hearth Bath MeasurementsBy H. T. Clark, S. Feigenbaum
THE importance of measuring the temperature of molten steel in the open-hearth furnace has been recognized for many years. Poor temperature control may be costly to steelmaking operations and lead to
Jan 1, 1946
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A Rapid and Cost-Effective Method for Bench Screening of Geochemical Performance and Disposal Options for High-Sulfide TailingsBy M Logsdon, B Johnson, M Fordham
The underground Neves Corvo copper-tin mine in southern Portugal currently disposes of its tailings in a ætraditionalÆ wet tailings impoundment. With the development of new technologies for preparatio
Jan 1, 2003
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A Rapid Method for Determination of Changes in Shape of Comminuted Particles Using a Laser DiffractometerBy T. F. Dumm, O. Trass, V. R. Koka, L. G. Austin
"The size distributions of carefully screened 2 size fractions of ground materials were determined using a Microtrac laser dif-fractometer. The size distributions were fitted to the empirical function
Jan 1, 1988
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A rapid method of radium-226 analysis in water samples using an alpha spectroscopic techniqueBy Dave N. K., T. P. Lim
"A fast, reliable and accurate method for radium-226 determination in environmental water samples has been devised, using an alpha spectroscopic technique. The correlation between barium-133 and radiu
Jan 1, 1981
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A Rapid Review of Collision Avoidance and Warning Technologies for Mining Haul Trucks (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)By JOHN HOMER, Jacob L. Carr, Jonathan K. Hrica, Kathleen M. Stabryla, Iman Benbourenane, Jennica L. Bellanca
Given the recent focus on powered haulage incidents within the US mining sector, an appraisal of collision avoidance/warning systems (CXSs) through the lens of the available research literature is tim
Jun 17, 2022
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A Rational Approach To Computerized Optimization Of Mineral Processing PlantsBy J. Mark Richardson
Steady-state flowsheet simulators for mineral processing plants have evolved to a current high level of utility and accuracy. Reliable, general-purpose, semi-empirical models now exist in nearly all u
Jan 1, 1992
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A Rational Approach To Practical Performance Assessment For Rapid Excavation Using Boom-Type Tunnelling MachinesBy Simon T. Johnson
Potential applications for boom tunnelling machines requires reliable assessment of in-situ performance. The majority of existing classification schemes concentrate on the prediction of excavation rat
Jan 1, 1984
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A Real-Time GPS kinematic-Positioning System for Automatic Mining Vehicle GuidanceBy Kubik K
Recent significant advances in the Global Positioning System (GPS) have contributed to making real-time kinematic/dynamic process for decimetre to centimetre-level positioning more reliable and read
Jan 1, 1997
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A Realistic Approach Toward Stray Current Induced Corrosion Affecting Steel Sheet PilingBy Anne Fagot
Because of the risk of corrosion caused by stray currents, steel foundations and steel sheet piling are generally prohibited in the vicinity of railway structures. Steel solutions are only accepted if
Jan 1, 2008
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A Reconnaissance Map of the Bulolo Gold-Fields, Territory of New GuineaTHE absence of any locality maps of the district of Morobe has been seriously felt by mining engineers engaged on the goldfields, and as it was evident at the beginning of operations that the administ
Jan 1, 1928
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A Reference Standard For Base-Metal ThermocouplesBy N. E. Bonn
IT is well known that most of the materials entering into the manufacture of thermocouples are subject to variations in their thermoelectric characteristics, the chief causes of which are: differences
Jan 9, 1919
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A Reliability Based Design Procedure for Mine Dewatering SystemsBy Rashid Bashir
The presence of groundwater in the form of large aquifers can have an important influence on investment decisions for underground mines. The design for such mines requires development of special minin
Aug 1, 2010
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A reliable solution for pumping mineral froth with challenging froth volumeBy A Roudnev, P Loderer
Mineral froth pumping utilising centrifugal slurry pumps is a major engineering challenge for both the end users and pump manufacturers. The traditional approach has been to oversize the pump for pump
Aug 29, 2018