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  • NIOSH
    Suppression of Inhaled Particle Cytotoxicity by Pulmonary Surfactant and Re-Toxification by Phospholipase-- Distinguishing Properties of Quartz and Kaolin

    By W. E. Wallace, V. Castranova, P. Hathaway, F. H. Y. Green, E. D. Recad, V. Vallyathan, M. J. Keane

    Inhaled particle contact with pulmonary surfactant in the hypophase lining pulmonary alveoli was modeled in vitro by exposing two respirable sized dusts, kaolin and silica quartz, to lecithin, a major

    Jun 1, 1988

  • AIME
    Development Of Ventilation System And Usage Of Computer Simulation At Northeast Churchrock Mine

    By David Yob

    INTRODUCTION This paper is intended to fulfill three major purposes. The first of these purposes is to narrate the improvements to the ventilation of Northeast Churchrock Mine and the subsequent re

    Jan 1, 1982

  • IOM3
    A methodology for the statistical and spatial assessment of soil contamination around mining districts

    By S Durucan, A Korre

    The application of simple methods of statistical analysis, coupled with geostatistical analysis and geographic information systems, can only summarise and give an outline of the spatial distribution o

    Jun 21, 1905

  • SME
    Investigation of longwall face ventilation air splitting methods for improved dust control (41795262-f38e-4bbf-a2c7-d68c8c13ed6d)

    By J. A. Organiscak

    Two types of airflow splitting methods for improving longwall dust control were investigated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Pittsburgh Research Laboratory. Investi

    Jan 1, 2000

  • CIM
    Recent Improvements in Grinding at the Williams Mine

    By T. R. Raponi

    "The Williams Mine, Canada's largest gold mine, processes over 6,000 t/d of ore utilizing SAG/ball milling, leaching and CIP, carbon stripping, electrowinning and refining to produce gold dare bullion

    Jan 1, 1994

  • ISEE
    2000 Blasting in the New Millennium - The Blasting Log An Essential Witness of Professional Blasting Part 1

    By Steve Dillingham

    The origin of the written blasting log or shot report can likely be traced back to the earliest annals of blasting and record keeping. These records were, for the most part, a way of checking inventor

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    An Integrated Solution for Project Cost Control

    Project cost control procedures and computer systems have enjoyed a successful and simple relationship over the past decade, thanks primarily to the proliferation of portable computers or PC's

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SAIMM
    The Relevance of Computer Methods to the Economics of the Mineral Industry

    By R. Perlman

    This paper describes the various new computer-aided techniques being used by economists in the construction of economic models. It discusses the relevance of these techniques to mining industries. In

    Jan 1, 2014

  • NIOSH
    An Active Proximity Warning System For Surface And Underground Mining Applications

    By W. H. Schiffbauer

    NIOSH has developed an active proximity warning system called HASARD (Hazardous Area Signaling and Ranging Device) for warning workers as they approach known dangerous areas around heavy mining equipm

  • AUSIMM
    Resue Firing and Dilution Control in Narrow Vein Mining

    Mining of narrow vein mineralisation, invariably depending on the mining method selected, involves the extraction of both ore and waste rock. The level to which mining of waste rock can be minimised d

    Jan 1, 2008

  • TMS
    Recovery Of Uranium Using Continuous Countercurrent Ion Exchange,(CCIX)

    By Joseph C. Milbourne

    Tetra Technologies CCIX? (continuous countercurrent ion exchange) system has been involved in a wide range of uranium concentration, separation and purification applications over the past 40 years. Ur

    Jan 1, 1995

  • NIOSH
    A Comparative Evaluation Of The Differential-Pressure-Based Respirable Dust Dosimeter With The Personal Gravimetric Respirable Dust Sampler In Underground Coal Mines

    By R. V. Ramani, J. M. Mutmansky, P. C. Luna, V. A. Marple, Honglin He, B. A. Olson

    The development of a sampling instrument for the assessment of an underground coal miner’s exposure to airborne respirable coal mine dust on a continuous and real-time basis has been long identified a

  • AUSIMM
    Coal Bursts in the Deep Longwall Mines of the United States

    By C Mark

    Coal bursts involve the sudden, violent ejection of coal or rock into the mine workings. They are a particular hazard because they typically occur without warning. During the past two years, three US

    Nov 5, 2014

  • SME
    Minor- And Trace-Element Geochemistry Of Coals In The United States - Part A: Element Abundances And Distribution Geochemistry Of Minor And Trace Elements Of Coals In The United States ? Introduction

    By Joseph R. Hatch

    During the past ten years detailed elemental analyses of approximately 8,000 well-documented samples of coils in the United States (including Alaska) have been produced by the U.S. Geological Survey a

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Techniques for Assessing and Mitigating Longwall Subsidence Effects on Highway Bridges Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (81ecdff2-8ca5-451f-abf7-490db849ce9c)

    By Yi Luo, Jian Yang, Hua Jiang

    Surface subsidence events induced by underground longwall coal mining operations can cause various disturbances to surface structures ranging from integrity and stability to functionality problems. Hi

  • ABM
    Análise Da Confiabilidade Na Determinação Das Propriedades Mecânicas Em Ensaios De Tração

    By Cláudia Lisiane Fanezi da Rocha

    Softwares desenvolvidos para análise das propriedades mecânicas em máquinas de ensaio de tração facilitam o trabalho rotineiro de caracterização dos materiais. No entanto, estes aplicativos não aprese

    Aug 7, 2018

  • SME
    Influence Of Mine Ventilation By Falling Material - Solids And Water - During Sinking And Filling In Of Shafts Or During Actions For Extinguishing Mine Fires In Shafts - Introduction

    By J. Linhart

    In vertical airways, falling material - solids-or water - may cause undesirable disturbances in the ventilation in the airway itself and also in neig¬bouring airways unless precautions are taken to st

    Jan 1, 1980

  • AIME
    Minerals Beneficiation - Bunker Hill's Concentrator (MINING ENGINEERING. 1961. vol. 13 No. 6 p. 573)

    By N. J. Sather

    A detailed description is given of Bunker Hill's concentration process employed at the company's lead-zinc property in the Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho. The plant is equipped to proce

    Jan 1, 1961

  • SAIMM
    End-Of-Life Mode Of Failure Of A Zinc Sulphide Concentrate Fluidised Bed Roaster And Its Rebuilding

    By N M. Vegter, C B. Kohler, E H. O Meyer

    Zincor operates four Lurgi fluidised-bed roasters at its roast-leach-electrowin refinery in Springs, South Africa. In 2006, Zincor?s four roasters had reached ages ranging between 26 and 38 years, whi

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Improvement of blast efficiency at Rio Tinto Borates and Lithium Mine in California, USA

    By J Furtney, W Fu, D Nutakor, A Brose

    Rock blasting outcomes are often a shared responsibility of both the mine operations group and the mine geotechnical group. From an operational logistics and planning perspective, blasting concerns in

    Jun 22, 2022