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Audits of Mine Health and Safety using Quality Management TechniquesThe use of walk-through inspections, approvals and ad hoc investigations to ensure risk is kept within acceptable levels is reaching its limits of effectiveness. Further improvement in occupational he
Jan 1, 1998
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Developments In Manganese Ferroalloy Research And Production In The Last 25 YearsBy Merete Tangstad, Ragnar Tronstad
Ferromanganese production in electrical furnaces is quite an old process. However, as the furnaces are getting bigger, the requirements of cost, yield, product quality, emissions and security are rais
Jan 1, 2014
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The Use of Ion Exchange to Improve Revenue via the Removal of ImpuritiesBy Deventer Johanna van
Ore bodies around the world are declining in grade, whilst increasing in complexity. The level of impurities relative to the valuable metal is steadily increasing, posing new challenges to existing op
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Tunnelling in a changing worldBy C. J. Kirkland
25th Julius Wernher memorial lecture given at Tunnelling '91, sixth international tunnelling symposium held in London, 14-18 April 1991. The title gives the lecturer a chance to share some of the less
Jun 13, 1905
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Selected, State-of-the Art Mechatronic Systems in Polish Underground Mining IndustryBy K. Stankiewicz
Projects as regards state-of-the-art mechatronic systems aiming at increase of safety in the mining industry and at improvement of coal production technologies, which have been completed at the KOMAG
Aug 1, 2013
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IC 7227 Dolomite-Base Refractories ? IntroductionBy Alvin Schallis
Of all the uses for dolomite that depend on its magnesia content, perhaps the most important is its use in basic refractories. The quantities of dolomite (including both that used as crude and that ca
Jan 1, 1942
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The Mine of the Future: Will it be Visible? (XXII International Mineral Processing Congress)By Robin B. Batterham
"Since the 1970?s we have seen a marked corporate response in terms of the environment. In part this has come from regulation but it has largely come from stakeholders and the community. Rising expe
Jan 1, 2003
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Operations at the Doe Run Company's Buick Resource Recycling DivisionBy Moenster J. A., M. J. Sankovitch
Doe Run's Buick Smelter was converted from a primary lead smelter to a secondary lead smelter in 1991. The recycling facility was designed to produce 60,000 tons of refined lead per year from 110,000
Jan 1, 2000
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Numerical Parametric Study of Floor Heave in Gate Roads Caused by Longwall-Induced Abutment LoadingFloor heave events in underground mining often happen suddenly and cause risk to workers and equipment. Reducing the risk of floor heave must be addressed in mining layout design. To improve that desi
Jan 7, 2020
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Applying Modular Transporters to Relocate Large Hydraulic ExcavatorsBy B Flynn, P Knights
Low-loaders or 'floats' for relocating equipment in surface mines are limited to a capacity of approximately 350 t. In the iron ore industry it is desirable to be able to rapidly relocate ex
Jan 1, 2009
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Gas Dispersion Studies at Highland Valley CopperThis paper discusses three case studies conducted at Highland Valley Copper mine (HVC) that illustrate operational improvements and insights which resulted from using the McGill University gas dispers
Jan 1, 2009
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Column Flotation Of A Montana Talc OreBy R. R. Hall
Tests were conducted to assess the potential of column flotation for beneficiation of a talc ore from Montana. This ere contained approximately 80% talc, with the gangue comprised mainly of chlorite,
Jan 1, 1990
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Quantitative Mineralogy to Assess the Efficacy of Alkyl Hydroxamates in FlotationBy T. Bhambhani, O. Yavuzkan, D. R. Nagaraj
"The recovery of oxide Cu minerals by flotation is a longstanding challenge in the minerals industry, especially for high acid-consuming ores which would not be economical for direct acid leaching. Su
Jan 1, 2018
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High Pressure Grinding Rolls Modelling with Population Balance Models Applied to Tantalum OreBy Pura Alfonso, Sarbast Hamid, Hernan Anticoi, Eduard Guasch, Josep Oliva
"Av. Bases de Manresa 61-63, Manresa (08242) Barcelona, SpainTantalum is a strategic metal and an improvement of the mineral processing is an important issue. The main objective of this work is to opt
Jan 1, 2016
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A Study Of Hydrocyclone Classification Of Coal Fines By CFD Modeling And Laboratory TestsBy S. Torno
The elimination of ultrafine (<10 µm) clay particles is essential to the treatment of abandoned coal-washing plant tailings for the recovery of the remaining coal fraction by enhanced gravity processi
Jan 1, 2011
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Energy Consumption -Its Growth and PatternBy H. B. Merlin
"The past demands for energy and the contributions by the major sources are shown for the world and regions, and for Canada. Three forecasts of future demand are presented. By the year 2000, the world
Jan 1, 1969
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The Future Shape of Mineral ProcessingBy M. J. Bunyard, I. Mullany
"The pressures on mine operators are varied and constantly increasing, declining ore grades, more remote locations and increasing environmental concerns. The challenge facing the mining industry is to
Jan 1, 2017
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Reduction of Carbon-Burdened Chromite Pellets in the Presence of AdditivesBy Guohua Bai, Mingjun Rao, Jianchen Lim, Guanghui Li, Tao Jiang
"By using thermogravimetry, optical microscope and chemical phase analysis, the solid-state reduction of carbon-burdened chromite pellets in the absence and presence of additives were investigated. Th
Jan 1, 2011
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Programmable logic control applied to a coal preparation plant complexBy L. W. Krahenbil
The programmable Logic Controller (PLC), at its present stage of evolution, is now considered as a mature control system. The PLC combines the solid-state reliability of hardwired logic and computer c
Jan 1, 1979
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Evaluation of Cave-To-Mill Opportunities at the New Afton MineBy M. Samuels
"Block and panel cave mining methods are being increasingly proposed as they allow massive, deeply situated ore-bodies to be mined economically at a time when discovery rates of significant near surfa
Jan 1, 2018