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  • AIME
    Milwaukee Paper - Casting and Heat Treatment of Some Aluminum-Copper-Magnesium Alloys (with Discussion)

    By A. J. Lyon, J. B. Johnson, Samuel Daniels

    The wrought alloys of aluminum with small amounts of copper and of magnesium have, with the development of the automotive and aircraft industries, sprung into prominence through the medium of duralumi

    Jan 1, 1925

  • SAIMM
    Determination of the erosion level of a porphyry copper deposit using soil geochemistry

    By S. M. H. Ahmadi, K. Barani, F. Moradpouri, R. Ghaedrahmati

    As exploration is time-consuming, costly, and risky, determination of the erosion surface of a metalliferous deposit before geophysical surveying and exploration drilling might be very helpful. Geoche

    Feb 6, 2023

  • SME
    Investigation of occupational accidents in mining with survival analysis

    By Hakan Uyguçgil, Beril Bayraktar, Adnan Konuk

    In mining, which is one of the industries with the highest risk of occupational accidents, a primary goal is to enhance safety through the thorough investigation of accidents using reliable methodolog

    Feb 1, 2024

  • NIOSH
    5 Environmental Monitoring - 5.1 Current Sampling Criteria - 5.1.1 Characteristics Of The Currently Approved Sampling Device

    The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977* defines respirable dust as dust measured with a device approved by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services [30 USC 842(e)]

    Jan 1, 1997

  • CIM
    Agnico-Eagle Laronde Plant: Metallurgical Challenges Present and Future

    By Jean Cayouette, Paul Blatter, Paul Cousin

    "The Laronde mill was commissioned in 1988 and has been treating the Laronde Penna ore since 2000. The Laronde plant, situated in the Abitibi region of Quebec, has experienced mill expansions to accom

    Jan 1, 2011

  • NIOSH
    IC 9244 Longwall Automation: A Ground Control Perspective

    By Jeffrey M. Listak

    This U.S. Bureau of Mines report describes the implications of in-mine ground control on the automated or remotely controlled operation of longwall mining equipment, Perhaps the greatest challenge to

    Jan 1, 1990

  • IOM3
    The Physical Chemistry of Copper Smelting

    By Ruddle R. W.

    An outline account is given of the smelting of copper and the chemistry of the process. A table provides compositions of the more important minerals from which copper is won by smelting. Roasting is d

    Jan 1, 1953

  • ISEE
    Fragmentation by Blasting through Precise Initiation: Full Scale Trials at the Aitik Copper Mine

    By E Novikov, D Johansson, U Nyberg, A Beyglou, N Petropoulos

    Fragmentation is an important factor for improving downstream processes in mine operations. Six trials have been conducted at the Aitik copper mine to investigate the effect of ultra-short inter-hole

    Jan 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    ROES« û A Low-Cost, Remotely Operated Mining Method

    By A Castleden, G Cavanough, M Kochanek, J Cunningham

    ROES« is a proposed new mining system for underground hard rock mines. Ore is accessed from within a shaft, which is located close to or within the stope, and pitched either vertical or within approxi

    Jan 1, 2008

  • IMPC
    Induction Based Sensor for Determining the Quality of the Concentrate of Iron Ores

    By Y. Nahmad- Molinari

    We present a novel on line inductive sensor for the determination of the quality of the concentrates of iron ores. This device is coupled with a cheap USB Data Acquisition System that makes it versati

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Mathematical Models for Optimum Design of Grinding Circuits

    By A. L. Mular

    Some specific cases of the collection of data from industrial grinding and classifying operations, and the development of models from the data so obtained, will be described. The problems encountered,

    Jan 1, 1971

  • AUSIMM
    The effects of operational parameters on HydroFloat® performance in a metalliferous application

    By A J. Morrison, K Demir, J Kohmuench, K Runge, C Evans

    The Eriez HydroFloat® is a flotation device capable of recovering significantly coarser and lessliberated particles than is possible using a conventional mechanical flotation cell. Originally develope

    Aug 24, 2022

  • AIME
    Coal Processing and Carbonization Plants Working at Capacity?Some Improvements Made

    By A. C. Fieldner

    COKE and by-products have prime importance in the war program. The past year was marked by the construction of new and the rehabilitation of old by-product and beehive ovens and by the increase of pro

    Jan 1, 1943

  • SME
    Minicomputer Software for the Minerals Industry

    By W. J. Douglas

    Before discussing minicomputer software for the mineral industry, it is helpful to explain some of the computer program terminology. Most of the terms are the same as those applied to large computers.

    Jan 11, 1981

  • AUSIMM
    Immortality design of the allflux® upstream classifier in the iron ore industry – for a safe workplace and an economic, sustainable and highly efficient separation technology

    By M Steinberg, M Amarant

    Upstream Classifier are well-known in the iron ore industry for at least 15 years. At present, more than 60 units are in operation in Western Australia. The advantage of this technology is their capab

    Sep 18, 2023

  • CIM
    The Use of Oxygen Instead of Air in Bioleaching Operations at Medium Temperature

    By D. Ibarra, J. Jacob, A. G. Guezennec, P. d’Hugues, A. Archane

    The lack of adequate gas mass transfer is a rate limiting step in many bacterial leaching processes. Oxygen often becomes a limiting factor because of its low solubility compared to the high demand in

    Jan 1, 2016

  • CIM
    A New Electromagnetic Device for the Surveying of Subsurface Conductors

    By A. E. Lehmberg

    "IT IS KNOWN that some ores of sulphide type, such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, and bornite have an electrical conductivity comparable to that of metals, and accordingly much higher than the conductivity

    Jan 1, 1952

  • AIME
    The Gold Discoveries

    When Ponce de León landed in Florida in 1573 he was told of an Indian chief that possessed much gold. In 1576 Diego Meruelo obtained some of it from the Indians, and in 1579 Álvarez de Pineda reported

    Jan 1, 1932

  • ISEE
    Advantages in Using Real-Time Blasting Simulation in Surface Blast Planning and Grade Control

    By Peter Dare-Bryan, Will Hunt, Lee Julian

    It is well-known that blasting has an economic effect on grade control activities. However, until recently, methods did not exist for measuring the grade control value change caused by the blast. Rule

    Feb 6, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    "Geometallurgy – Driving Innovation in the Mining Value Chain"

    "Geometallurgy is a discipline that seeks to improve the sustainability of the extraction of metals and minerals by promoting the smarter use of non-renewable resources, better energy efficiency and g

    Jun 15, 2016