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  • SME
    Stress Measurement And Monitoring In Anisotropic Rock - SME Annual Meeting 2022

    By W. G. Pariseau

    Reliable stress measurement using hollow inclusion gauges and monitoring stress change using borehole stress meters and borehole deformation gauges in anisotropic rock remains a challenge for the rock

    Mar 2, 2022

  • SME
    A Steady State Model Of Flotation Froth Structures ? Introduction

    By G. W. Cutting

    It is well known in both the research field and in commercial flotation processes that the grades and recoveries obtained from flotation plants are heavily influenced by the structure and height of th

    Jan 1, 1975

  • AUSIMM
    Vertical Pit Mining - A Novel Alternative to Open Pit or Underground Methods for Mining of Appropriate Massive Shallow Orebodies

    By P J. Terbrugge

    The concept of vertical pit mining has been developed as an alternative mining method for the exploitation from surface of small, vertical or near-vertical, massive orebodies down to depths of some 20

    Jan 1, 2000

  • NIOSH
    OFR-93-77 Application Study Of Portable Underground Hardrock Crushers

    By Carl R. Peterson

    [In lTI n,v und I'gr'oun nllnin~ Opt'I'ali n' the high . t cost is the loading and I 3ulage of t tln-of -D"'line ot'. 01' hauling costs can be r duced signifi-c

    Jan 1, 1976

  • AIME
    A Machine for Drawing Coke from Bee-Hive Ovens

    By George T. Wickes

    (Washington Meeting, May, 1905.) SEVERAL years ago, Mr. Robert A. Cook described and illustrated in our Transactions 1 a mechanical coke-drawer, patented in 1891 by Mr. Thomas Smith of the Thorncliff

    Jul 1, 1905

  • CIM
    Measuring Roof-Bolt Response to Axial and Shear Stresses: Laboratory and First in-situ Analyses

    By T. R. Kostecki, K. V. Jessu

    "Roof bolts are subjected to axial stresses, shear stresses, or both. Axial and shear stresses were compared between roof bolts machined with two and three slots. Shear stresses perpendicular to and a

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    Improving Diesel Quality Reduces Cost and Emissions

    By R. L. Miller

    "Why should we care about diesel quality amidst the complexity of mining for minerals? Mining companies use a large amount of diesel fuel in their worldwide operations, both for moving ore from the mi

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Goethals Bridge Replacement Foundation Design Modifications Due to Field Conditions

    By John P. Turner, Mark Jen, Bobby Daita

    "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is replacing the existing Goethals Bridge built in 1928 which is deemed to be functionally obsolete. The replacement bridge will consist of a dual cable-

    Jan 1, 2016

  • IMPC
    A Technique For The Direct Measurement Of Bubble Frother Coverage

    By A. Zangooi

    Frothers play major roles in flotation through interaction at the air/water interface. A method of determining frother adsorption density (coverage), i.e., the number of molecules per unit of interfac

    Sep 1, 2012

  • CIM
    Electrodeposition of Nd:Fe Alloys from Aqueous Chloride Solutions

    By F. M. Doyle, G. Sidhu, A. J. Dussault, A. Raygani

    There is a growing demand for rare earth metals for use in high strength permanent magnets, most notably Nd2Fe14B. Rare earth metals are extremely reactive, with reduction potentials around -2.5V SHE,

    Jan 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    The Tonkolili Iron Ore Deposits, Sierra Leone

    By M S. Reston

    The Tonkolili banded iron formations (BIF), Sierra Leone, host extensive iron ore deposits which are of economic signifi cance to the seaborne iron ore trade. The deposits are dominated by a strategic

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Wet High Intensity Magnetic Separators Circuit Modelling

    By J D. Grobler

    In the heavy minerals industry wet high intensity magnetic separators (WHIMS) are widely applied for primary magnetic separation of magnetic minerals and non-magnetic minerals. This piece of equipment

    Oct 5, 2011

  • NIOSH
    RI 4274 Cranberry Magnetite Deposits Avery County, N. C., And Carter County, Tenn.

    By M. H. Kline

    The Cranberry magnetite deposits occur in pre-Cambrian granite-gneiss, in a belt extending from 3 miles southeast of Cranberry, N. C., to about 6 miles southwest of Magnetic City, Tenn. The belt forms

    Jan 1, 1948

  • NIOSH
    OFR-77-83 Fire Hazard Evaluations Of Mine Materials In A Small-Scale Combustibility Apparatus

    By A. Tewarson

    Combustibility data are presented for 14 samples representing commonly used mine materials (treated and untreated wood, conveyor belt and brattice cloth). The combustibility data were obtained in the

    Jan 1, 1982

  • IMPC
    Surface species, roughness and hydrophobicity of enargite under electrochemically-controlled oxidation

    By Chris Plackowski, Bruckard. Warren J., Anh V. Nguyen

    "Enargite is a significant penalty mineral in the copper industry and its separation from many copper sulfides by flotation is difficult. The separation may be crudely achieved using selective oxidati

    Jan 1, 2014

  • TMS
    Copper-Based Multi-Component Alloys by Vacuum Distillation to Separate Copper Enriched Lead , Silver And Other Valuable Metals Research

    By Dachun Liu, Baoqiang Xu, Bin Yang, Yong Deng, Heng Xiong, Xiumin Chen

    "In this paper, vacuum distillation technology has been employed to study the possibility and regularity of separating copper and enriching lead, silver and other valuable metals from copper- based mu

    Jan 1, 2013

  • NIOSH
    OFR-17(3)-77 Conceptual Design Of An Automated Longwall Mining System - Volume I - Final Report ? Executive Summary

    This report provides concepts for two automated longwall mining systems; one for operation in a 42 to 57-inch thick section of the Lower Kittanning coal seam, the other in a 57 to 72-inch thick sectio

    Jan 1, 1976

  • AUSIMM
    Construction of the Seven Thousand Tonne per Day – Big Gossan Production Shaft

    By N Herault

    PT Freeport Indonesia recently completed preproduction development and construction of the Big Gossan underground copper and gold mine, located in the Ertsberg mining district of Papua, Indonesia. Pro

    Mar 21, 2011

  • SME
    Beyond Geology: Incorporating Variability And Uncertainty Into Evaluations Of Cement Raw Materials

    By G. R. Luster

    In most current practice, the methods that are employed in technical evaluations of cement raw materials are deterministic; i.e., decisions among alternative raw mixes and alternative plant designs ar

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    Segmental Tunnel Lining Breakouts and Cross Connection Tunnels – Adelaide Desalination Plant, Australia

    By L Drowley

    The Adelaide Desalination Plant (ADP) draws raw sea water into the facility and returns saline concentrate to the Gulf St Vincent via subsea conduits. This paper describes the detailed design and cons

    Mar 8, 2011