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  • TMS
    Development of Continuous Radar Level Measurement for Improved Furnace Feed Control

    By Rodney Hundermark

    At Anglo American Platinum’s Polokwane Smelter, radar instruments are being used to provide continuous measurement of the concentrate feed level in the six-in-line electric furnace used for smelting o

  • CIM
    Gibraltar Mine SAG Mill Expansion Grinding Ciruit Design

    By R. J. Rotzinger

    The Gibraltar Mine and Mill facility were commissioned in 1972 by Gibraltar Mines Ltd utilizing a flowsheet consisting of two stages of crushing followed by a rod mill / ball mill grinding circuit. Du

    Jan 1, 2012

  • CIM
    Achieving effective telerobotic control of industrial equipment

    By Derrick Hunter, Pat Feighan, Keith Chrystall, David Wells

    "Equipment which may be remotely operated, has some degree of on-board intelligence, and which for periods of time may operate autonomously, is referred to as telerobotic. Recent advances in electroni

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SME
    Geolocation for Underground Coal Mining Applications: Classification of Systems and Limitations

    The ability to track miners and communicate with them while they work in underground coal mines is important during normal daily operations, and critical in emergency conditions. As was evident durin

    Feb 23, 2014

  • IOM3
    The assessment of the management of health and safety in an organisation

    By N T. Byrom

    This paper is essentially in two parts. It describes how risk assessment fits into the overall framework of the activities required to control risk effectively within an occupational health and safety

    Jan 7, 1996

  • CIM
    Noranda's Bell Allard pastefill plant: commissioning and beyond

    By Maureen McGuiness

    "The pastefill circuit at the Bell Allard Mine in Matagami, Quebec started up in August 1999. The surface pastefill plant produces a cemented paste which is sent underground by gravity through a verti

    Jan 1, 2002

  • CIM
    The choice of rockbreakers at Sherritt's Fox Mine

    By John G. Kelly

    "In 1982 an extensive study was carried out to determine the best means of size reduction for the ore to be hoisted through the borehole hoisting system at Sherritt Gordon's Fox Mine.The study ex

    Jan 1, 1986

  • CIM
    Étude des critères de fiabilité des bancs miniers : le cas de la fosse Tiriganiaq au Nunavut

    By J. Kabuya Mukendi, F. Brunet, J. Hadjigeorgiou, P. Matte, D. Leblanc, M. Grenon

    La stabilité des bancs miniers est un élément important de la conception des fosses. Il n’y a pas de consensus sur les critères à utiliser pour évaluer la fiabilité des bancs miniers. Lors de la conce

    Jan 1, 2012

  • AIME
    Reservoir Engineering–General - A Simple Method for Correcting Spot Pressure Readings

    By F. Brons, W. C. Miller

    Pressure information for use in material-balance calculations is obtained, where possible, from pressure build-up surveys in shut-in wells. Using proper extrapolation methods, static pressures are obt

  • CIM
    Refractory failure in slagging gasifiers

    By J. P. Bennett, K. S. Kwong

    Slagging gasifiers are used to produce chemicals and/or electricity from feedstocks such as coal and/or petroleum coke. A gasifier environment includes pressures from 400 to 1000 psi, temperatures fro

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Maintenace Of Diesel Equipment Underground

    The successful operation of diesel equipment underground does not entirely depend on selection of robust, reliable, easily maintained machines. Results are also heavily influenced by the following

    Jan 1, 1977

  • SME
    Application of Weldment Fatigue Methods to Conveyor Pulley Design

    By Tim Wolf

    The paper "Weld Notch Affects on Pulley and Belt Conveyor Reliability" has done an excellent job of describing theoretical fatigue and fracture mechanics methods used in modern weld design. From this

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Water Reform, Tradeability and Understanding the Value of Water for Large-Scale Resource Projects

    By C Fenton

    The mining industry is a relatively minor user of water, which has historically been largely soured from private schemes. Frequently mines are often located in areas with limited available water resou

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Planning Open Stopes: Operating Constraints

    Mine planning for ore recovery by open stoping and pillar recovery is becoming more sophisticated, but there are basic operating constraints which must be imposed if this planning is to realise th

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Mine To Model Reconciliation At The Rosebud Mine

    By K. D. Allen, M. J. Blattman

    The problem of measuring the amount of rock removed during a given time interval is faced by most mining operations. Many methods have been developed with varying degrees of success, dependent upon th

    Jan 1, 1999

  • DFI
    Interpreting Strain Measurements From Load Tests In Bored Piles

    By Jack Hayes

    Vibrating wire strain gages have proven to be a very reliable and effective tool for the measurement of strains associated with the loading of bored piles (drilled shafts). However, when these strains

    Jan 1, 2002

  • IIMP
    "Radio remote control for mining man to machine"

    By Carl Verholek

    Remote control systems for industrial applications have advanced since the early 20 years, increasing its capabilities by utilizing new electronic technology. This electronic “tool” has benefited many

    May 25, 1998

  • ISEE
    Advanced Primer Designs

    By Tim A. Beattie, John R. Grant, David L. Kennedy

    After many years of research, ICI staff have developed a numerical modelling system for the study of detonator/primer/explosive configurations. Results from this work clearly identified that current p

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SAIMM
    Mathematical Modelling of the Process of Hoisting in Deep Mines

    By J. M. Czaplicki

    The problems connected with deep mine hoisting and the increasing complexity of this process can be analysed through the application of such mathematical tools as stochastic modelling to study the eff

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AIME
    A Rational Approach To Practical Performance Assessment For Rapid Excavation Using Boom-Type Tunnelling Machines

    By 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