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  • NIOSH
    1 Introduction - 1.1 Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

    By Efrem R. Reeves

    Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the most common occupational illness in the United States, with 30 million workers exposed to excessive noise levels [NIOSH 1996] every day. Of particular concern

    Dec 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    How to Get a Social Licence to Mine

    By J Lööw, M Nygren, E Segerstedt, L Abrahamsson

    The purpose of the paper is to discuss socially sustainable development in the mining industry and the communities surrounding the mines. The discussions are based on results from a prestudy and liter

    Nov 4, 2015

  • SME
    Scheduling And Resource Allocation With Genetic Algorithms

    By C. L. Karr

    The efficient management of the distribution of goods and services is important throughout the minerals industry. From the scheduling of processing plant operations, to the routing of work crews in mi

    Jan 1, 1994

  • NIOSH
    IC 7786 Mining Methods and Practices at the Mineral Hill Copper Mine, Banner Mining Co

    By Walter R. Storms, Allan B. Bowman

    This paper , which describes mining methods and practices at the Mineral Hill copper mine , is one of a series being prepared by the Division of Minerals of the Bureau of Mines on mining methods , pra

    May 1, 1957

  • NIOSH
    IC 9286 Cobalt Availability : A Minerals Availability Appraisal

    By D. G. Willard

    The U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines has evaluated the potential resource and annual availability of cobalt from 27 deposits or districts in 11 market-economy countries. More than 95 pct o

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SME
    Advances in Industrial Ball Mill Media Sizing

    By T. P. Weldum, W. Conger

    "These studies address the relationship between mill media sizing and its grinding efficiency. Starting with the results from a review of the literature, the issues of initial media sizing for a new b

    Jan 1, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Mine Waste Cover System Design ù Linking Predicted Performance to Groundwater and Surface Water Impacts

    By C Wels

    Current best management practice requires the placement of a cover onto most types of mine waste including tailings, waste rock and/or spent heap leach rock at closure of the mine. The objectives of a

    Jan 1, 2003

  • NIOSH
    IC 8528 Coal Mine Dust Standards Of The United States And Other Countries

    By Donald P. Schlick

    This Information Circular presents a brief historical digest of the early attempts of the Bureau of Nines and the U.S. Public Health Service to establish coal mine dust exposure standards. It reviews

    Jan 1, 1971

  • CIM
    Engineering Aspects of the St. Lawrence Seaway

    By D. M. Rippley

    THE St. Lawrence Seaway Project ranks with the greatest engineering undertakings of all time. A summary of major materials going into the construction of this project, shown in Table I, will assist in

    Jan 1, 1957

  • SAIMM
    Spatial clustering as an aid to optimise infill drill holes configuration during exploration campaigns APCOM 2021

    By M. Kumral, S. Hmoud

    Optimising the configuration of infill drill holes is an important step during mineral exploration campaigns. However, this optimisation process encompassing all possible drilling configurations withi

    Sep 1, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    Soft sensors for advanced process monitoring and control of comminution circuits

    By M Hilden, G Forbes, Z Ye, M Yahyaei, F Reyes, V Jokovic

    Soft sensors offer several practical advantages for the process control of comminution circuits by combining multiple conventional sensors and other data sources with real-time analysis using mechanis

    Aug 24, 2022

  • IMPC
    Multi-Objective Optimization of a Mineral Processing Plant via Machine Learning and Genetic Algorithms

    By Venkataramana Runkana, Aditya Pareek, Vishnu Masampally, Nagaravi Kumar Varma Nadimpalli

    "Recovery and grade of the ore produced are two important metrics, which define the profitability of a mineral processing plant. Achieving high grade and high recovery at the same time in a mineral pr

    Jan 1, 2018

  • NIOSH
    RI 2329 Use of Low-Pressure Gas Burners in Oil-Field Boilers

    By M. P. Youker

    USE OF LOW-PRESSURE GAS BURNERS IN OIL- FIELD BOILERS

    Feb 1, 1922

  • AUSIMM
    Underground Auxiliary Ventilation Monitoring and Diagnostic System

    By S Viviers, G Ratner

    Ventilation is part of all underground mine operations and is undertaken in order to introduce fresh, cool air to the workings and to remove stale, affected air. It is problematic to obtain efficient

    Jul 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Determination of the Transition Point from Open Pit to Underground Mining

    By A K. Ghosh, J Chung, E Topal, M Asad

    "Many open pit (OP) mines with considerable vertical extent are approaching the end of their life-of-mine; some of them are seeking the opportunity to make the transition from OP to underground (UG) m

    Nov 15, 2016

  • DFI
    The Deep Cut-Off at the Walter F. George Dam

    "TREVIICOS CorporationINTRODUCTIONThe Walter F. George lock and dam was constructed on the Chattahoochee River between 1955 and 1963 with the double function of improving navigation and generating pow

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME
    Dynamic Material Balance Algorithms: Application To Industrial Flotation Circuits

    By D. Hodouin

    The paper reviews approaches to estimate in a real time fashion consistent mass flowrates and assays, using data from the on-stream analyzers and flowmeters of a flotation circuit. Results obtained wi

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SME
    Critical Minerals and Acid Mine Drainage in Black Hawk Mine Waste, Grant County, New Mexico - SME Annual Meeting 2024

    By Zohreh Kazemi Motlagh, Virginia T. McLemore

    There are more than 15,000 abandoned mine features in New Mexico. A considerable number of these mines have not been cataloged or assessed for prioritized reclamation efforts. These mine wastes can be

    Feb 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Optimization of Fragmentation in benches for Dragline deployed in large opencast coal mines- A case study of Indian mine

    By Rajesh Sonkar, Sanjeev Kumar

    The deployment of Dragline machines in opencast coal projects involves huge capital expenditure as well as operating costs. The mine operators always endeavor to ensure smooth excavation of material b

    Jan 1, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Strategic and Tactical Geometallurgy – a Systematic Process to Add and Sustain Resource Value

    By N McKay, J Vann, W Ware, P Hodkiewicz, C Morley

    "Geometallurgy is now recognised within the mining industry as an approach that can both maximise value and reduce the risks associated with resource development. The process of spatial ore variabilit

    Jun 15, 2016