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  • AUSIMM
    Technical note-outbursts in Australian coal mines: a petrographic factor

    By Botz R. W

    Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the outburst-prone Gemini Coal (Bowen Basin) showed that outbursts were associated with a localized inertinite-rich ply. Previous studies of the Gemini Coal had

    Jan 1, 1986

  • NIOSH
    Continuous Radon Gas Survey Of The Twilight Mine

    By John C. Franklin

    A radon survey was made at five different locations in the Twilight mine near Uravan, Colo., to determine chances in radon concentrations in an inactive mine. Data were taken with a continuous monitor

    Jan 1, 1976

  • CIM
    Development of nitrogen infusion technology for fighting and inhibition of fires

    By P. C. Garg

    "IntroductionThe Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) of India, started planning the extraction of thick seams highly susceptible to heating in 1977by the French method of sub-level cavi

    Jan 1, 1987

  • CIM
    Flotation Circuit Design for Adanac Moly Corp using a Geometallurgical Approach

    By Dave Bulled

    "This paper describes the design of a molybdenite flotation circuit using FLEET technology applied to kinetics data produced from laboratory flotation testing and distributed across the blocks of a mi

    Jan 1, 2007

  • CIM
    Average Relative Error in Geochemical Determinations: Clarification, Calculation, and a Plea for Consistency (31b12265-3348-4f2c-b091-f58cbc224f80)

    "The measurement of error in assays collected as part of a mineral exploration program or mining operation historically has been undertaken in a variety of ways. Different parameters have been used to

    Jan 1, 2007

  • NIOSH
    RI 8771 A Water Elutriator System for Recovering Nonmagnetic Metals From Automobile Shredder Rejects

    By D. K. Steele

    An 18-in-diam column water elutriator was designed, tested, and operated by the Bureau of Mines for recovering nonferrous mixed metals from automobile shredder rejects. The waver elutriator separated

    Jan 1, 1983

  • AUSIMM
    Best Practice Environmental Management - A Critical Strategy for the Future of the Mining Industry

    The role of government and the community has changed significantly over the last two decades in relation to environment protection, particularly in the mining sector. Increased community expectation

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SAIMM
    Reaction Mechanisms Of Charcoal And Coke In The Silicon Process

    By H. Tveit, E. H. Myrhaug, J. K. Tuset

    Silicon metal as a commodity material is produced by carbothermic reduction of quartz in electric submerged arc furnaces, where CO2 forms as a by-product. Since 1997 the Norwegian Ferroalloy Producers

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    The Use Of Shotcrete For Tunneling Through Difficult Ground ? Introduction

    By R. E. Mason

    Shotcrete has been used for approximately 20 years to facilitate tunnel excavation through poor ground. Early examples of such usage in North America include the recuperation of the Granduc Mines acce

    Jan 1, 1976

  • SME
    Web Enabled Industrial Desktop To Increase Overall Process Effectiveness In Metallurgical Plants

    By J. P. Kennedy, O. A. Bascur

    Large metallurgical complexes have more data than a small city and these data change as internal and external conditions evolve. Staffing turnover hinders experienced-based decisions especially with

    Jan 1, 2002

  • NIOSH
    The Status of Mine Fire Research in the United States

    By M. A. Trevits

    During the time period from 1990-2007, 1601 reportable fires occurred in the U.S. mining industry (an average of 89 fires per year). The leading causes of U.S. mine fires were flame cutting and weldin

    Jan 1, 2008

  • NIOSH
    A Review of the Programs and Activities of the Generic Mineral Technology Center for Respirable Dust

    By Raja V. Ramani, Robert L. Frantz

    "The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) established on August 15, 1983, a Generic Mineral Technology Center (GTC) for Respirable Duet within the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institutes (MRIs) at The

    Aug 31, 1989

  • IMPC
    A Modelling Study of the Dynamics of Sulphide Heap Leach Processes with a View to Improved and Novel Applications

    By Jochen Petersen, David G. Dixon

    "Although heap leaching may be perceived as a somewhat low-tech route for the extraction of low-grade minerals, the underlying physical, chemical and biological processes are in fact extremely complex

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    An Application Of Statistics To Reagent Testing

    By R. Maurice King

    In the operation of today's large scale ore-processing mills, it is extremely important to have some way of making an objective evalu¬ation of the performance of the available flotation reagents.

    Jan 1, 1964

  • AIME
    Iron and Steel Division - Oxidation of Phosphorus and Manganese During and After Flushing in the Basic Open Hearth

    By F. W. Luerssen, J. F. Elliott

    F LUSHING the early slag from a stationary open Fhearth having a high percentage of hot metal in its charge is necessary in order to remove silica from the system. The flush slag is strongly oxidizing

    Jan 1, 1956

  • CIM
    Evaluating the Effect of Operational Changes at Vale Inco's Clarabelle Mill

    By J. Doucet, C. Price

    In an industrial setting, operational changes are continually introduced, driven by new technologies or changing economics. Because of day-to-day variability, quantifying the impact of these changes b

    Jan 1, 2009

  • NIOSH
    RI 9335 - Production of Lead Metal by Molten-Salt Electrolysis With Energy-Efficient Electrodes

    By J. E. Murphy

    The u.s. Bureau of Mines investigated electrode designs for electrowinning lead metal from a LiCl-KCl-PbCI2 electrolyte at 4500 C. The major objective of this investigation was to decrease the energy

    Jan 1, 1991

  • ISEE
    Small Diameter Explosives - Choosing for Underground Blasting Applications

    By S J. Brace

    About 180 000 tons of explosives are used annually underground in South Africa. Most is loaded into holes less than 50mm in diameter. 75% is consumed in the gold and platinum mines where holes are bet

    Jan 1, 1994

  • ISEE
    GEM (Geologic Element Motion) Blast Heave Modeling Sensitivity Studies of Explosive Formulations and Energy Partitioning

    By D. S. Preece, S. Silling, A. Bhuiyan, C. M. Lownds

    GEM (Geologic Element Motion) is a Discrete Element Method (DEM) capability for blast-induced heave simulation with a very fast computational algorithm that can efficiently treat many different elemen

    Jan 1, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Technological study on gravity concentration of a manganese ore, E. Otgonjargal, N. Sugir-Erdene, D. Baasanjav, Ts. Zagarzusem, Ts. Soyolmaa, B. Unursaikhan, S. Sukhbat, B. Orgilbayar, and L. Jargalsaikhan

    By B. Orgilbayar, B. Unursaikhan, S. Sukhbat, Ts. Zagarzusem, D. Baasanjav, L. Jargalsaikhan, E. Otgonjargal, N. Sugir-Erdene, Ts. Soyolmaa

    This study has investigated the efficacy of the gravity beneficiation method based on gravitation and centrifugal forces for manganese ore. Powdered samples of manganese ores from the Unagad deposit i

    Jan 1, 2020