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  • SME
    Environmental Considerations Of In-Situ Uranium Mining

    By David L. Durler

    In-situ uranium mining is a relatively new and innovative method utilized for the commercial extraction of uranium. As with any mining method, however, significant environmental concerns will be evide

    Jan 1, 1982

  • CIM
    Barrick Goldstrike Roaster Facility Dry Grinding and Leach

    By Dayle Denton, Lloyd Buckingham, Kenneth G. Thomas, Jacques McMullen

    "The dry grinding and leaching circuits of Barrick Gold’s new Roasting Facility at Goldstrike Mine in Nevada, USA incorporate well proven technologies in a unique combination. During the design of the

    Jan 1, 2001

  • CIM
    Recent Developments in North-Western Quebec

    By H. C. Cooke

    This paper will discuss two comparatively unrelated subjects; first, a general review of the advances made at the more important properties in the last year; and second, a statement of the conditions

    Jan 1, 1926

  • NIOSH
    IC 7101 Mining And Milling Methods And Costs In The Alma District, Colorado ? Introduction

    By Jos. R. Guiteras

    This paper is one of a series published by the Bureau of Mines on mining and milling methods and costs. It describes operations in the Alma district of Colorado in September 1937, supplemented by som

    Jan 1, 1940

  • AUSIMM
    Unmanned Aerial Robots for Remotely Operated and Autonomous Surveying in Inaccessible Underground Mine Voids

    By A Grace, C Sennersten, T Taylor, A Davie, R Lyu, D Pentecost, C A. Lindley, J Craig, L De Macedo Camargo

    Many underground mine void spaces are not suitable for human entry due to unprotected roofs, instability or having an unknown safety state (eg if they are many decades old). Investigations of these vo

    Nov 4, 2015

  • IMPC
    The effect of different collectors on iron removal from quartz by flotation

    By Yagmur Sirinyurt, Ayhan Ali Sirkeci, Gülay Bulut, Mustafa Özer, Tuncer Acar

    "The basic requirement of glass industry for the silica sand is at least 99% SiO2 content. On the other hand, coloring impurities such as Fe and Ti, must be removed. Flotation is the most widely used

    Jan 1, 2014

  • AIME
    Evolution of Mechanical Roasting

    By Arthur S. Dwight

    THE last decade of the 19th century was a peculiarly interesting one in. the annals of American metallurgy, especially as concerns the lead and copper- smelting industries; and it may be interesting t

    Jan 1, 1921

  • TMS
    Progress in Understanding the High Ductility of Rare Earth B2 (CsC1-Type) Intermetallics

    By Alan M. Russell

    In recent years, several rare earth intermetallic compounds with the B2-type structure have been reported to exhibit high tensile ductility and high KIC fracture toughness at room temperature. These m

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Convection mechanisms for geothermal heat exchangers in a vertical mine shaft - SME Transactions 2013

    By N. Wahl, D. M. Blackketter, R. Thornton

    This paper evaluated using a water-filled abandoned mine (Orphan Boy) as a heat source for a 240- kW closed-loop heat pump with the goal of heating a 2,000-m2 building. The mine has a 245-m vertical s

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SME
    Criteria For The Use Of Abandoned Limestone And Gypsum Quarries For Sanitary Landfill Sites In Iowa ? Introduction

    By Donivan L. Gordon

    One of the several problems facing society today is that of disposing of its solid waste. Each year this nation spends approximately 4.5 billion dollars to collect, transport and dispose of some 360 m

    Jan 1, 1974

  • NIOSH
    OFR-70-84 Revegetating Disturbed Areas To Protect The Environment

    By Edward F. Redente

    Several research projects have been conducted in the western United States to determine the optimum soil replacement thickness for reconstruction of rangeland and cropland. However, the information ga

    Jan 1, 1984

  • NIOSH
    IC 7430 Low-Temperature Carbonization of Coal in Japan

    By William T. Reid

    Low-temperature carbonization of coal in Japan served as an important source of liquid fuels during the war. Six plants operating in Japan Proper produced 203,069 KL (53.7 million gallons) of liquid f

    Feb 1, 1948

  • SME
    Geology, Mining, And Marketing Of Mississippi Embayment Ball Clays

    By L. G. Kirk

    The Mississippi embayment ball clay region, including western Kentucky, western Tennessee, and northwestern Mississippi, accounted for more than 95% of the total U.S. ball clay production during 1985.

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SAIMM
    Role of Metal Accounting in Assessing and Managing the Business Risks Involved in Production Planning

    By Donald Leroux, Simon Gariépy, Luc Lachance

    "Quantitative information about the quality of metal balance results is often overlooked when making important plant production planning decisions. Not only is this common omission made in a context w

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation Of Net Smelter Returns In The South African PGE Industry By Application Of Base Metal Concentrate Commercial Treatment Terms

    By D. A. Cowen

    Toll and custom treatment of base metal concentrates have been performed for decades as mines and concentrators are developed distant from capital and, energy-intensive smelting and refining facilitie

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Non-Conventional Surface Ground Behaviour Induced By Underground Mining in Pennsylvania

    By R. Gray

    "Experience from Australia has identified what is referred to as non-conventional surface subsidence behaviour. This occurs under irregular surface topography, resulting in valley closure, valley floo

    Jan 1, 2015

  • AIME
    Mining and Metallurgy - Nonferrous Physical Metallurgy

    By H. W. Gillett

    MAINTENANCE of membership by the technical so¬cieties and the activity of these societies in spite of the adverse business situation have been noteworthy. This forcibly brings home the fact that indus

    Jan 1, 1933

  • NIOSH
    RI 8865 The Theory of Flammability Limits - Flow Gradient Effects and Flame Stretch

    By Martin Hertzberg

    In this Bureau of Mines study, an equation is derived for the limit burning velocity for divergent, spherical propagation from an ignition kernel of radius, r: (Su)e = ( ) . For flame propagation into

    Jan 1, 1984

  • AUSIMM
    Case study of a practicable, risk-based solution in response to new regulatory approaches to Mining Health and Safety using Queensland Recognised Standard 22 (Management Structure for the development and implementation of the SHMS)

    By S Amor, A Beasley

    This paper provides an example of how industry can respond to the implementation of new regulatory approaches to mining risk, health and safety by adopting a robust, practical, software-based approach

    Apr 16, 2024

  • AIME
    The Condensation Of Fume And The Neutralization Of Furnace-Gases.

    By F. T. Havard

    (Canal Zone meeting, November, 1910.) I. INTRODUCTION. THE present truce in litigation between Western smelting and ranching interests gives opportunity for a summary of the results achieved by meta

    Aug 1, 1910