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  • SME
    The Supaflo Flocmiser Feedwell

    By N. D. Jagger

    In order to maximize the benefits obtained from flocculating agents when used as settling aids in high rate and conventional thickeners, it is often necessary to dilute the thickener feed prior to flo

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    Remodelling the Purnama Deposit – An Interpretation Case Study from G-Resources Martabe Project, Indonesia

    By A N. Kusnanto, D Sims, L Henim, S Crispin, J Hertrijana

    The high sulfidation Purnama Au-Ag deposit located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra entered production in mid-2012 following a two-year program of construction and development. Discovered in 1997 f

    Aug 18, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Assessing the socio-economic impact of a zinc mine in South Africa through the application of digital tools: A case study

    By B. Genc, V. J. Mahadeo, S. Ramparsad4, U. Govender

    The study was intent on assessing the socio-economic impact of a zinc mine in South Africa through the application of people-centric digital tools using a case study research methodology. The global m

    Dec 11, 2024

  • NIOSH
    IC 7791 Titanium - A Materials Survey

    By Jesse A. Miller

    ALTHOUGH the element titanium was discovered by William Gregor in 1790, over a hundred years passed before it was put to commercial use. The first commercial application of titanium was as an alloy ad

    Jan 1, 1957

  • IMMS
    A Self-Regulatory Model For The Management Of The Environment And Public Issues In Marine Mining

    By Julian Malnic

    The emerging marine minerals exploration and mining industry is currently focused mainly on the technical elements for its success such as developing exploration and mining technologies. However, in o

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    Automating Communications between Laboratories and Mines – A Case from the Coal Industry

    By S Mundell, J Armstrong, M Evans

    "Automation is a common goal within the coal industry for reasons such as efficiency, reliability and sustainability. However, it requires standards and frameworks so business systems can communicate

    Aug 18, 2014

  • NIOSH
    RI 5536 Development Of Equipment And Process For Extracting Cerium (IV) - Summary

    By D. J. Bauer

    This report covers a phase of an extraction project carried out as part of a research program on rare-earth technology. The current project--the production of pure cerium compounds--is an intermediate

    Jan 1, 1959

  • SAIMM
    Towards a generalizable project readiness assessment methodology for the mining industry: A literature review

    By H. Mulder, M. C. Bekker

    The principal objective of this investigation was to conduct a thorough literature review on the status of project readiness mechanisms, tools, techniques, and frameworks for mining projects. The revi

    Sep 1, 2022

  • SME
    Groundwater Restoration For In Situ Solution Mining Of Uranium

    By J. R. Riding

    In situ solution mining of uranium has environ- mental advantages over conventional mining. The leaching of uranium, however, alters the groundwater quality in the aquifer where the mining occurs. Cur

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    RETC 2017 Full Proceedings - RETC2017

    By COLIN A. LAWRENCE, Anthony Del Vescovo

    All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Information contained in this work has been obtained by SME, Inc. from sources believed to be reliable. However, neither SME nor its autho

    Dec 1, 2017

  • ISEE
    JKVBOC Blast Movement Model Applications for Ore Control at Open Pit Mines

    By Constanza Bujes, Mark Jones, Graham Crook, Yansan Jamyanbaatar, Sedat Esen

    Tracking ore characteristics such as grade and hardness from its original position into the material handling and processing stages remains one of the key challenges in open pit mining of hard rock de

  • AUSIMM
    A Capitals Based Approach – Leading Innovation in Planning for Life-of-Mine Sustainability

    By L Dyer, A Keith, G D. Corder

    As mining activity moves to remote and less developed locations globally, a holistic approach to mine development is fundamental for achieving a balance between strong financial returns and corporate

    Jul 16, 2014

  • NIOSH
    Human Engineered Cabs

    Mining machine cabs were built to comfortably fit 90 percent of adult American males, and have controls that allow fast natural reactions during emergencies. These cabs and controls also fit 40 percen

    Jan 1, 1978

  • AUSIMM
    The successful deployment of a fatal risk system, designed for the front-line

    By C J. Pitzer

    The prevention of fatal risks is a key objective for the global resources industry, especially considering poor performance with regard to fatality rate reduction and the continued occurrence of mine

    Mar 29, 2023

  • IMPC
    An Online Expert for Minerals Processing Plants (9414d69c-3397-460e-baa5-28af9fdd43ef)

    By David G. Hulbert, Daniël J. Oosthuizen, Bernard Muller, Daniël de V. van der Spuy

    "Expert Online is a software system that makes use of novel artificial intelligence technology, known as the Interpreting Expert System (IES), to mimic an informed expert on a minerals processing plan

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Cayeli Mine journey to become a safer mine with an innovative approach – Think! Safety Program

    By S Flanagan, M M. Mete, A R. Tiryaki, M Guresci

    First Quantum Minerals (FQM) operates the Cayeli underground copper mine in Turkey. In response to a lost time incident (LTI) that occurred at the mine in 2022, the mine management decided to introduc

    Apr 16, 2024

  • SME
    Strategies for Recycling of Primary and Secondary Resources for Germanium Extraction

    By Pratima Meshram Abhilash

    In this review, availability of germanium in primary and secondary resources and its recovery from these resources are presented. With nearly 40% germanium consumed in fiber optics and scarcity of res

    Jan 16, 2022

  • CIM
    The Future of the Canadian Oil Industry

    By J. C. Rudolph

    "THE TOPIC on which I am speaking this afternoon is ""The Future of the Canadian Oil Industry.'' At the time of C + 100, we should take a searching look at ourselves, an honest appraisal of our achiev

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AUSIMM
    Sampling Challenges for the Copper Industry

    In spite of the efforts done in the past to implement in Codelco best practice guidelines and standards on several important sampling, assaying and variability issues, many people, particularly top ma

    Mar 1, 2010

  • NIOSH
    Isolation and Culture of Type II Pulmonary Epithelial Cells

    By S. R. Rannels, D. E. Rannels

    "I. IntroductionThe alveolar surface of the lung is covered by two populations of pneumocytes, type I and type II epithelium. The type I cell, which accounts for most of the alveolar surface area and

    Dec 1, 1995