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  • NIOSH
    OFR-69(3)-75 Research And Development Contract For Coal Mine Communication System ? Volume 3 - Theoretical Data Base - Section 1 - Theoretical Approach To VLF Through-The-Earth Propagation

    A knowledge of the mechanics of wave propagation through the earth is essential if reliable communication systems are to be designed for coal mine environments. To obtain a reliable basis from which a

    Jan 1, 1974

  • ISEE
    BLASTCAD Three Dimensional Underground Blast Design Software

    By David Sprott, Patrick Andrieux

    In 1990 the Noranda Technology Centre commenced a project to develop an interactive three-dimensional blast design system using a commercial computer-aided drafting and design package (CADD). The obje

    Jan 1, 1991

  • CIM
    Maximisation des revenus et du rendement financier par l’optimisation de I’information, de la planification et des pratiques minières*

    By M. Vallée

    "RÉSUMÉDurant les 10 dernières années, les améliorations dans le contrôle des limites des sautages et les arpentages après l’exploitation ont fourni des informations préalables et post facto sur les l

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AIME
    Chicago Paper - Chilean-mill Practice at the Portland Mill (with Discussion)

    By Luther W. Lennox

    The purpose of this article is not to compare one type of grinding machinery with another and to conclude from a series of tests that one particular machine is superior to all others. Neither is the r

    Jan 1, 1920

  • AUSIMM
    The Extraction Nickel from Nickel Sulphides and Nickeliferous Laterites Using Chlorinated Paraffins

    The passage of chloroform vapour in a carrier of oxygen through two nickel sulphide ores heated to 380°C converted the nickel to the water soluble chloride form. In one ore the nickel (2·75

    Jan 1, 1972

  • SME
    Design and construction of a surface air cooling and refrigeration installation at a South African mine

    Impala Platinum?s No.16 Shaft mine is currently under construction and is expected to reach full production of 256 500 tons per month by 2014. Mining will start at 1 260 m below surface with a maximum

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Particle Mechanics and the Design of Cyclone Tribochargers

    Particle Mechanics and the Design of Cyclone Tribochargers Triboelectric separation is a dry electrostatic technique that has shown promise in several particle processing applications. A tribocharger

    Sep 13, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Textures, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Low-Sulfidation Au-Ag Epithermal Veins at the Favona Deposit, Waihi, New Zealand

    By J L. Mauk

    The Favona low-sulfidation epithermal deposit in the Hauraki Goldfield is less than one kilometre southeast of the world-class Waihi deposit. The veins are hosted by Miocene andesite of the Waipupu Fo

    Jan 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Settlement of Tailings Slurries by Creep Compression

    By J. Don Scott

    Analytical predictions of the rate and magnitude of settlement of deposited oil sands tailings slurries generally overestimate how fast pore pressures will dissipate. Field deposits of nonsegregating

    May 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Diatreme Breccia-hosted Epithermal Gold Deposit at Ridge Mountain, Eastern Mindanao, Philippines

    "An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation.Low-sulfidation epithermal gold mineralisation at Ridge Mountain occurs within the Oligocene

    Mar 18, 2015

  • CIM
    Oxygen Demand – Measuring Pulp Reactivity

    By Stephen R. Grano, Jon Glatthaar, Philippe Steinier, Christopher J. Greet

    "The importance of the oxygen content of sulphide mineral pulps in determining which reactions occur, and their subsequent influence on flotation behaviour is grossly underestimated in most operating

    Jan 1, 2004

  • CIM
    Optimizing Grinding Circuits

    By James Anstey

    BHP Billiton?s Cannington facility is a mining and minerals processing plant near Mt. Isa in Central Queensland, Australia, producing silver, lead and zinc. Mine ore is processed in a concentrator, wh

    Apr 1, 2005

  • NIOSH
    Statistical Summary (5ae8598a-a428-4f67-bb47-ef44f8bb7aef)

    This chapter summarizes data on crude mineral production for the United States, its island possessions, and the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico. Included also are tables that show the principal mineral

    Jan 1, 1978

  • SAIMM
    DMS Cyclone Modelling At De Beers

    By Kurt R. P Petersen

    This paper discusses the current approaches to modelling the DMS cyclone within the De Beers group. Current efforts are split into short term value-adding process understanding and longer term semi-fu

    Jan 1, 2006

  • NIOSH
    Continuous Measurement Of Radon For Uranium Mines

    A system to continuously measure the concentration of radon in mine ventilating air has been developed and tested in a uranium mine. In use, the air/radon mixture to be monitored is pumped through f

    Jan 1, 1978

  • AUSIMM
    Precipitate Flotation for the Removal of Heavy Metals and Cyanide from Metallurgical Effluents

    By CorrOa de Araujo A, Salum MJG

    The treatment of mining and metallurgical liquid effluents is becoming, everyday, a necessity felt by these industries. Physical-chemical and chemical methods for treating such effluents are general

    Jan 1, 1993

  • NIOSH
    Swelling-Induced Volumetric Strains Internal to a Stressed Coal Associated with CO2 Sorption

    By Özgen C. Karacan

    It is generally accepted that typical coalbed gases (methane and carbon dioxide) are sorbed (both adsorbed and absorbed) in the coal matrix causing it to swell and resulting in local stress and strain

  • SME
    Mine Ventilation at Kiruna

    By Lennart Mukka

    The Kiruna Mine in Sweden currently has three ventilation systems. The first two (a new and old system) serve the production areas. The third system is used for the facilities on the former main hau

    Jan 1, 2002

  • NIOSH
    OFR-33-73 A Seismic Communications Investigation Employing A Piezoelextric Transducer

    By Craig C. Johnson

    The purpose of this effort was to investigate the feasibility of employing a piezoelectric transducer for seismic communications applications in mine environments. The transducer, a government furnish

    Jan 1, 1972

  • AUSIMM
    Tectonic Severance of Links between Placer Gold and its Sources, Southern New Zealand

    By D Craw, P Upton

    "An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. The Otago Schist belt of southern New Zealand hosts widespread orogenic gold deposits. Eros

    Mar 18, 2015