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  • CIM
    Freeport McMoran El Paso Refinery Steam Control

    By Bradford C. Wesstrom, Ricardo Parra

    The Freeport McMoRan El Paso Refinery uses co-generation to produce some of its electricity and all of its steam. This paper will cover the operation of the co-generation plant natural gas turbine at

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Open Face Design Optimization

    By Owen Collins

    In surface mining, designing patterns to reduce the probability of flyrock and optimizing fragmentation through powder factor calculations are important for safe, efficient blasts. The designed powder

    Jan 26, 2026

  • DFI
    Geotechnical Exploration Phase Drilled Shaft Load Testing

    By Walter E. Vanderpool

    Full scale load tests are frequently performed immediately prior to deep foundation construction to verify the design assumptions. Occasionally, load tests are performed during design development and

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Agrico slashes injury rates by shifting responsibilities

    Introduction Agrico Mining Co.'s Florida mining division has three surface mines and employs nearly 700 workers. The division produces some 6.3 Mt (7 million st) of phosphate rock annually. It i

    Jan 1, 1985

  • AUSIMM
    Mineral Matter in Australian Bituminous Coals

    The mineral matter has been isolated from a selection of Australian bituminous coals using low temperature (radio-frequency) oxidation or hydrogen peroxidation techniques and the species present ident

    Jan 1, 1978

  • TMS
    An Investigation on Utilization of Ferrous Scrap by Could-Bonded Pelletizing

    By Xiao-hui Fan, Li-shun Yuan, Xu-ling Chen, Wei Lv, Min Gan, Yi Wang

    "As the amount of ferrous scrap increases every year, it becomes more and more urgent to deal with this iron-bearing resource properly. This paper puts forward a method on resource-oriented utilizatio

    Jan 1, 2013

  • DFI
    Diplomacy And Innovation: Octakong And The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Project

    By David White

    When finished (projected completion in 2016) the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Project will comprise three cable-stayed span bridges and a 4.15 mile immersed tube tunnel - linking Hong Kong to Macau a

  • ISEE
    The Non-Deal Detonation

    By Eric Dussell

    Commercial or industrial explosives are mechanically-mixed, fuel-oxidizer composites which exhibit varying degrees of non-ideal behavior. Non-ideality results from a relatively slow and state-insensit

    Jan 1, 1997

  • AIME
    Total Production In The United States

    The total estimated production of coal in the United States during the first century and a quarter of mining is shown in Table 20. This is the total of the production of the various states already sho

    Jan 1, 1942

  • DFI
    The Heritage of Swedish Foundation Engineering

    By Stefan Aronsson, K. Rainer Massarsch

    "ABSTRACT The geology of Sweden is characterized by the most recent glacial period with deposition of very soft clays and loose sand. Due to these difficult geotechnical conditions, new, innovative fo

    Jan 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Economic and Environmental Constraints on Use of South Island Resources for Power Generation

    Since the early 1990s it has been evident that electricity demand has outstripped investment in generation and transmission. At the same time, concerns were being expressed about the risks associated

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AIME
    Bingham Canyon Switches to Bulk Grease Handling

    By William I. Busenbark, Elmer C. Newman

    At Bingham Canyon, the world's largest open-pit copper mine, annual grease consumption is in the neighborhood of 109 000 kg (240,000 lb), all of which was 544 (120-16) purchased, warehoused, and

    Jan 9, 1977

  • SME
    Design and Construction Performance of a Large Diameter Tunnel Constructed in Soft-Ground by the Stacked Drift Method

    By Paul H. Madsen, Victor S. Romero

    The Tren Urbano project in Puerto Rico includes a 19 m diameter tunnel constructed by the stacked drift method, which involves installation of a pre-supported concrete arch using multiple tunnels. Geo

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SAIMM
    Assessing risk in grade-tonnage curves in a complex copper deposit, northern Brazil, based on an efficient joint

    By M. B. Fonseca

    Risk quantification in grade-tonnage curves is critical for capital investment in mining projects and can be obtained through geostatistical simulations of orebodies. A practical difficulty may arise

    Jan 1, 2003

  • NIOSH
    The effects of water spray placement for controlling respirable dust and face methane concentrations

    A series of laboratory evaluations examined the impact of water spray pressure, curtain setback distance, and external and underboom spray use for controlling respirable dust levels and sulfur hexaflu

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME-ICGCM
    Mining Through In-panel Entries and Full-face Recovery Room Without

    By John Smyth

    Mining through in panel entries and the full face recovery method has been successfully practiced at U.S. Stwl, Mine 50. Suppat of the cut-through entries and recovery room is critical. Traditionally,

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    An Equipment Selection Application Using The AHP Method

    By M. Yavuz

    Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is one of the most considerable branches of Operation Research. MCDM refers to making decisions in the presence of multiple, usually conflicting, criteria. The

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation Of Elastic Deformation Energy In Stone Cutting Of Portuguese Marbles With A Diamond Saw ? Synopsis

    By P. Falcão Neves

    A detailed analysis of the geomechanical behaviour in rock cutting with a diamond saw is provided to obtain a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the process. The energy of elastic def

    Jan 1, 2012

  • NIOSH
    Effective Use of Geological and Geomechanical Information

    By T. Bieniawski

    "INTRODUCTION The Congress theme ""Improvement of Mine Productivity and Overall Economics by Modern Technology"" is probably beat: addressed by the subtheme allocated to this Plenary Session. It is ap

    Jan 1, 1989

  • NIOSH
    Mining Facts - 2001

    In 2001, 14,623 mining operations reported employment statistics to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). This was an increase of 210 mining operations compared to 2000. Almost half (49%)

    May 1, 2003