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  • NIOSH
    Introduction - The Mission (bf3a717d-9ac3-4266-a1b2-411134d23cab)

    When the Organic Act of 1910 established the Bureau of Mines within the Department of the Interior, the Bureau's programs involved only health and safety research and education, and fuels testing

    Jan 1, 1978

  • NIOSH
    IC 8304 Technology And Use Of Lignite - Proceedings: Bureau Of Mines-University Of North Dakota Symposium, Bismarck, N. Dak., April 29-30, 1965

    The 1965 Lignite Symposium, the fourth in a series and the third sponsored by the University of North Dakota and the Bureau of Mines, was held at Bismarck, N. Dak., on April 29-30, 1963. Them 7 sympos

    Jan 1, 1966

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  • SME
    Sharing Best Practices from Other Industries and Identifying the Gap Using the Maintenancescoretest

    By C. Frenzel, N. Blechschmidt

    "INTRODUCTION There is no doubt about the time and effort companies put in establishing and maintaining their equipment. However, the question about how these companies can map the benefits comes up.

    Jan 1, 2018

  • CIM
    Drilling and blasting research at the Noranda Technology Centre

    By L. van Hijfte, A. Piché

    "Drilling and blasting are fundamental operations in the mining cycle and constitute an important component of the mining costs. Problems associated with improper drilling and blasting practices can c

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    Productivity and safety improvements supported by MST’s ImPact System at Glencore’s Mount Isa Copper Operations

    By D Kent, J Bullock, M Wilkinson

    Over the last few years at Glencore’s Mount Isa Copper Operations (MICO) mining conditions have become increasingly challenging through lower head grades and higher work indices. MICO has had great su

    Oct 16, 2017

  • SME
    Measurement of Weak and Dissociable (WAD) Cyanide with a Modified Potentiometric Titration (2f96b3c7-cd93-45e1-89c3-eb9c4c7da7e0)

    By I. Ward, E. Milosavljevic, M. Botz

    "The silver nitrate titration method is a rapid and acceptably accurate means of analyzing for cyanide in leach solutions that contain primarily free cyanide. However, in leach solutions containing el

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Obtaining Maximum Value from Metallurgical Projects - Avoid Throwing it Away

    By A. Eltringham

    Operations downstream of mining and beneficiation are still being subjected to increasing scrutiny as highly capitalized projects have been either slow to achieve their targets or have actually failed

    Jan 1, 2011

  • TMS
    The Kennecott Slag Cleaning Process

    By P .. R. Ammann

    A two-stage pyrometallurgical process has been developed for the recovery of copper (and other non-ferrous metals) from copper smelter slags. All types of slags, including highly oxidized, converter-t

    Jan 1, 1976

  • NIOSH
    RI 6763 Derivation And Application Of A Material Balance Equation For Partly Depleted Oil Reservoirs Repressured With Gas

    By Alton B. Cook

    A material balance equation was derived for calculating (1) the initial oil volume and (2) the relationship of average reservoir pressure to net gas in storage in reservoirs used for natural gas stora

    Jan 1, 1966

  • SME
    Economics And Technical Features Of Preconcentration Using Sorting

    By B. Arvidson

    Computer-controlled machine sorting may, if properly applied, have a dramatic effect on overall economics of a mine operation. Radiometric and photometric sorters have been used for many years and new

    Jan 1, 1987

  • CIM
    Custom Designed Equipment

    By Michael T. McCaffrey

    The wide range of potential feed materials, process steps, and products in metallurgical facilities means that standard equipment might not be available to adequately meet the project technical and ec

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    The Sustainable Value Journey: Part 1 ? Using it-OT Integration to Exploit the Mining Value Chain

    By J. Starwood

    Post-super-cycle mining executives must exploit every aspect of the value chain to deliver continued value to stakeholders. Integrating enterprise-wide information technology with value-chain-wide ope

    Feb 23, 2014

  • CIM
    The Assessment of Aging Shaft Linings for Potash and Salt Mines

    By S. Hopkins, J. Nolan, S. Gillis

    "Cast in place concrete shaft linings have been used in many salt and potash shafts sunk in North America over the last 100 years. A large number of these shafts have exceeded their initial design liv

    Jan 1, 2019

  • AUSIMM
    An integrated and balanced approach to developing pre-concentration technologies across the mining value chain

    By G J. Wilkie, P A. Revell

    The R&D landscape for ore pre-concentration technologies within mining is characterised by the development of individual technologies and point solutions. This presents METS and mining companies with

    Nov 10, 2020

  • NIOSH
    RI 6421 A Servomechanical System for Measuring Vapor Pressure of Metal Halides

    By L. C. George, J. W. Jensen

    A new system for precisely counterbalancing and measuring vapor pressure operates by servomechanical principles . It was developed with the objective of determining the vapor - pressure equations of m

    Jan 1, 1964

  • AUSIMM
    The Impact of Gravity Gold Recovery at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines

    By D Hillier, A Giblett, K Parker, V Ramsell

    Kalgoorlie Consolidation Gold Mines (KCGM) operates the Kalgoorlie Super Pit open cut, Mt Charlotte underground mine, Fimiston process plant and Gidji Roaster facility for joint venture partners Newmo

    Oct 29, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Developments at MHD 'Berzelius' Duisburg

    By Tack K

    During its 28-year life the MHD ISP smelter has gone through two phases, each of about a dozen years. The first phase was a learning one; in the second phase the lessons were applied and throughput

    Jan 1, 1993

  • SME
    A Comparative Analysis of Deep‑Level Mine Water Wastage Identification Techniques - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2024)

    By J. H. van Laar, C. S. L. Schutte, M. Le Roux

    Highly energy-intensive systems prone to wastage are significant causes of unnecessary energy losses in industry. Deep-level mine chilled water reticulation systems fall within this category of ineffi

    Jan 31, 2024

  • NIOSH
    Research Projects of the Respirable Dust Center

    By Raja V. Rarnani, Robert L. Frantz

    "The more than 75 research projects funded throughout the first 10 years of the Dust Center's operation have resulted in numerous cumulative findings fulfilling the goals of the Center. These project

    Jan 1, 1995