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  • SAIMM
    Rock Mechanics in the Design of Mine Layouts

    By K. Hodgson, Cook. N. G. W.

    Most structures are designed so that the possibility of failure is eliminated. However, some degree of failure in the rock around deep mine excavations is inevitable if mining operations are continued

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Two Years? Experience With Copper Anode Casting At Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

    By A. A. McDonald

    Anode casting has been in operation for two years in Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting's Flin Flon smelter. The new plant allows all casting to be done on one shift and so achieves considerable labo

    Jan 1, 1977

  • IIMP
    Metodología de cálculo del costo de un equipo detenido en faena minera a cielo abierto

    By Víctor Barrientos

    El presente trabajo es un estudio realizado donde se determina la pérdida de ingresos de una empresa minera, producto de la detención de camiones y cargadores frontales en una faena minera a cielo abi

    Sep 1, 2015

  • SME
    Gamma Ray Gages In Beneficiation Plants

    By John R. Riede

    The use of radioactive gages in beneficiation plants is relatively new However, enough applications have been made so that it is now possible to positively state that these gages have definitely progr

    Jan 1, 1958

  • SME
    Foremen?s Incentive Plan

    By Arthur E. Belton

    Ever since the industrial Revolution both major and small companies have put much emphasis on the use of incentives to compensate top management for extra effort and extra skill. For many years indust

    Jan 1, 1960

  • NIOSH
    RI 6674 Preparation Of Primary Standard Gas Mixtures For Analytical Instruments

    By J. E. Miller

    Primary standard gas mixtures were developed for more accurate calibration of analytical instruments at the Bureau of Mines Helium Research Center and for calibration of analytical instruments used in

    Jan 1, 1965

  • CIM
    Marketing and Utilization of Copper tn Canada

    By J. S. Vanderploeg

    I WILL begin this presentation by citing the annual per capita use of copper in Canada. This is best calculated by taking refinery domestic sales, plus imports of the products of foreign fabricating m

    Jan 1, 1962

  • SME
    Metallurgy and mineral processing plant at St. Joe's El Indio mine in Chile

    By E. H. Smith

    St. Joe Minerals Corp., a subsidiary of Fluor Corp., treats high-grade gold, silver, and copper ore at its El Indio plant at an altitude of 4 km in the Chilean Andes. The ore is complex, being a mixtu

    Jan 1, 1987

  • NIOSH
    RI 3634 Oil-Reservoir Behavior Based Upon Pressure Production Data

    By H. C. Miller

    For nearly a score of years the American petroleum industry has faced the problem of maintaining its economic structure while oil -producing potentialities greatly exceeded the increasing market deman

    Apr 1, 1942

  • SME
    Standard for the Specification of Belt Cleaning Systems Based on Performance

    By R. Todd Swinderman

    Variations in designs between belt cleaner systems are so wide that it is impractical to establish a dimensional stan- dard. The number of variables that affect the efficiency of belt cleaners is too

    Jan 1, 2004

  • CIM
    Sar Interferometry for Surface and Infrastructure Movement Monitoring in Mining Environments

    By C. Gosselin, M. Rheault, M. Benoit, Y. Bouroubi, V. Sarago

    The last three decades have seen significant mining development in northern regions of Canada, where the freeze and thaw cycle of permafrost and the corresponding surface subsidence and heave represen

    Jan 1, 2015

  • TMS
    Synthesis of A12O3-WC Composite Powder for Cutting Tools by SHS Process

    Al2O3,-WC Composite powder for cutting tools was synthesized by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis using A1 powder as a reducing agent. WC, W2C and Al2O3 were concurrently formed in WO3Al-C s

    Jan 1, 1999

  • ISEE
    Overpressure and Ground Vibration for Pipeline Construction Blasting - Measurements and Predictions

    By David Jones, Jeff Bregar, Damien Bell

    We have analyzed overpressure and ground vibration measurements for construction blasting for a large pipeline project. These field-measured levels have been compared to existing prediction curves in

    Feb 1, 2020

  • AUSIMM
    Preliminary Safety Analysis for the Connection of a Thermal Oxidiser to a Working Coal Mine

    By D Cork, R Peet

    "Methane is a signifi cant greenhouse gas. Methane is released from coal seams during the mining process, both in surface and underground operations. This uncontrolled release is termed æfugitive emis

    Jun 1, 2012

  • SME
    TBM Trailing Sandwich Belt High Angle Conveyor - RETC2023

    By Joseph A. Dos Santos

    The largest TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) tunnels are typically along modest slopes, but not always. Occasionally high slope angles are required beyond the capabilities of conventional open trough trail

    Jun 13, 2023

  • NIOSH
    RI 9454 - Vibration Testing of Off-Road Vehicle Seats (8f960491-2dad-4288-a3c7-5250eca420dd)

    By John C. Gagliardi

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines, in cooperation with Carter Mining Co., conducted vibration tests of four off-road vehicle seats. The purpose of the tests was to determine which seat provided the best vibrat

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Statement Of Principles National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health

    By Roy M. Fleming

    During the decade of the 1970's, a new emphasis was placed on assuring a safe and healthful workplace for all American workers. Much of the basis for this national effort was federal legislation:

    Jan 1, 1981

  • CIM
    Platinum Exploration on the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe

    By D. J. Bowen

    "Abstract -The Great Dyke extends for 540 km along strike, to unknown depth, and varies in width from 3 km to 11 km. Rb/Sr age determinations gives values of approximately 2470 Ma.The Dyke consists of

    Jan 1, 1994

  • CIM
    Lower Level Operations in a Thick Steeply Pitching Seam

    By N. Melnyk

    IN the past, the Cadomin Coal Company has opened four mines, all in the same coal seam or its folds. Three of these were opened from river level by horizontal entries or rock tunnels, and the fourth,

    Jan 1, 1942

  • SME
    Kickstarting Culture Change - SME Annual Meeting 2024

    By Andrew McGrath, Geraldine Lyons, Sarah Barcelona

    In the dynamic and challenging modern industry landscape, understanding and unleashing the true role and contribution of technical teams is crucial to business success. The cyclical nature of industri

    Feb 1, 2024