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Operational readiness – what is it and how to get it done?By A G. L Pratt
Operational readiness is a commonly used term in mining and many other industry settings. However, translating this term into a coherent scope of work that is practical and meaningful is a challenge f
Mar 29, 2023
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National Program for Great Engineering ProblemsBy Herbert Hoover
THE time has arrived in our national development when we must have- a definite national- program in the development of our great engineering problems. Our rail and water transport, our water supplies
Jan 1, 1920
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RI 8899 - Scale Inhibitors and Slow-Release Polymers for Mine Water Treatment SystemsBy T. E. Ackman
Scale inhibitors and slow-release polymers were tested by the Bureau of Mines at mine drainage treatment facilities. The scale inhibitors were investigated to determine their effectiveness in controll
Jan 1, 1984
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Revisiting Scrubbing Unit Operations in the Phosphate IndustryBy F. J. Sotillo
"Scrubbing both horizontal (drum) and vertical (attrition) are considered simple unit operations in the beneficiation of phosphate ores. In general, the operating conditions are fixed at high solids c
Jan 1, 2017
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OFR-113-83 Improving Check Curtains, Line Curtains And Extensible Face Ventilation SystemsBy T. Muldoon
Literature review and extensive field survey of line and check curtain materials and practices showed: ? Miners, in general, know how to set tight curtains, and do so when needed. ? The tradeoff
Jan 1, 1982
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RI 5823 Low-Temperature Phase Equilibria Of Helium-Bearing Natural Gases: Cliffside Gas ? SummaryBy Lowell Stroud
Since 1929, the Helium Activity of the Bureau of Mines has operated a helium-extraction plant at Amarillo, Tex. The natural gas that supplies this plant is obtained from the Cliffside geologic structu
Jan 1, 1961
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The Effects of Increased Salinity on Microbially Mediated Ecosystem Processes in Ephemeral StreamsBy J L. Kerr, J Beyer-Robson, S Vink
Driven by an increasing need for water conservation, coal mine operators in the upper Isaac River catchment have placed significant emphasis upon the reuse of water. This initiative led to an overall
Nov 26, 2013
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The Engineering Design Sequence And Materials Development: 990 Gold-Titanium As A Case StudyBy Mark E. Schlesinger
Engineering design follows a six–step sequence. Demonstration of this sequence in materials engineering is less common. A case study is presented, using the 1989 paper by Gafner on the development of
Jan 1, 2014
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RI 5014 Lead-Zinc Deposits Of The Dunkleberg District, Granite County, Mont. ? Introduction And SummaryBy C. C. Popoff
The Dunkleberg district is in the Flint Creek Range of the northern Rocky Mountains, about 45 miles northwest of Butte, Mont. Silver - lead and zinc mineralization occurs over an area 4 miles long fro
Jan 1, 1953
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Impact of Blasting Sequence on Dilution and Benefit Through Ore Displacement Control Using Three-Dimensional ModelingBy Paulo C. Fernández A, Sergio Matamala V, Claudio C. Gajardo, Christian A. Rees P
In fragmentation processes in open-pit mining, it has been observed that there are many opportunities for improvement if greater control of ore displacement in blasting is achieved, reducing the perce
Jan 26, 2026
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RI 6737 Tin-Lode Investigations, Cape Mountain Area, Seward Peninsula, AlaskaBy John J. Mulligan
The Bureau of Mines investigated the tin deposits of the Cape Mountain area during July and August 1962 to test the effectiveness of detrital-cover sampling in permafrost areas as a relatively cheap a
Jan 1, 1966
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OFR-65(1)-75 Mine Communication And Monitoring - Volume I: General Monitoring System Design And Experimental ResultsBy M. D. Aldridge
The results of a four-year research effort aimed at developing a practical and effective electronic system for monitoring safety conditions throughout a coal mine by displaying, at a central location,
Jan 1, 1974
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25. The Mesabi Iron Range, MinnesotaBy J. S. Owens, R. W. Marsden, J. W. Emanuelson, R. F. Werner, N. E. Walker
The iron ores of the Mesabi Range occur in a 340 to 750-foot thick, Precambrian cherty iron formation termed "taconite." For about 65 years, extensive natural iron ore bodies were mined, and the ores
Jan 1, 1968
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Analysis of Ground Control Codes in the International Codes of the International Labour OrganisationBy Kazem Oraee-Mirzamani, Nikzad Oraee-Mirzamani, Arash Goodarzi
"Unexpected movement of ground can potentially endanger lives, damage equipment or destroy property. Occupational accidents frequently occur with fatal consequences in developing countries with signif
Jan 1, 2010
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Development of a Blast-Induced Vibration Prediction Model Using an Artificial Neural NetworkBy S. Sinha, S. Ganguly
"In an opencast mine explosives are used for fragmentation of rock. Inefficient use of explosive energy in an opencast operation produces excessive ground vibration, which is measured by peak particle
Feb 1, 2019
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Environmentally Friendly Recycling Of Automotive Catalysts in a Closed Hydrometallurgical LoopBy S. Steinlechner
"Today the common recycling technologies of automotive catalysts are either energy intensive pyrometallurgical processes generating huge amounts of residues or hydrometallurgical ones which have to co
Jan 1, 2014
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Multicomponent modelling and simulation of the Minas Rio iron ore grinding circuitBy T M. Campos, J Silva, L M. Tavares, J Lichter, L P. Alves, B K. N Rocha, H D. G Turrer
The depletion of the richest ore deposits and the increase in number of mining projects involving deposits with complex mineralogy, higher competence and lower grade has led to an eminent need for imp
Aug 24, 2022
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A Mill for the Small Gold Mine?By John A. Baker
S EVERAL FACTORS have brought about a vastly greater interest in the gold-mining industry in the last two or three years. Outstanding is the fact that there is an open market at a fixed price for all
Jan 1, 1932
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RI 6595 Field Testing Of The Explosive-Anchored RockboltBy Edward W. Parsons
The explosive-anchored rockbolt was field tested in six mines where rock conditions varied from incompetent shale or mudstone through fairly soft sand-stone to firm sandy shales. The purpose of the te
Jan 1, 1965