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  • SME
    Companies Turning To Seafloor In Advance Of Next Great Metals Rush

    Nautilus Minerals and Neptune Minerals are betting that the next great metals rush will take place more than 1,500 m (5,000 ft) below the sea. Nautilus is the first company to commercially explore th

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    A Review Of Twenty Eastern And Midwestern State Coal Surface Mining Laws

    By Kraig W. Grubaugh

    Rapid growth in the rate of surface mining for coal has caused many states to increase the rigor and complexity of their surface mining codes. The promulgation of Federal surface mining standards may

    Jan 1, 1977

  • SME
    Quantifying and Insuring Against Mine Risks from the Changing Climate

    By S. Kemball-Cook, D. Heinze, A. Kornberg, M. Harmon

    Climate change presents risks to mine infrastructure, operations and long-term obligations to protect environmental conditions. Management strategies and design of infrastructure and containment syste

    Jan 1, 2019

  • CIM
    Mettop Process Control and Regulation System

    By I. Filzwieser, A. Filzwieser

    The Peirce Smith converter is the key metallurgical vessel in the majority of copper smelters. During the two step process, oxygen enriched air is injected through a row of tuyeres into the matte rece

    Jan 1, 2007

  • CIM
    A Projection of Future Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity from Copper Mining

    In this study, we develop a detailed model of the likely future carbon footprint of primary copper supply. We develop a peak copper production model, based on a detailed copper resource data set, and

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    The Recovery of Zinc from Baja Mining Corp's El Boleo Orebody

    By M. Holmes, R. Molnar, E. Norton, K. Baxter, J. Riordan

    The Boleo Copper-Cobalt-Zinc-Manganese Project of Baja Mining Corp. is situated adjacent to Santa Rosalia on the Baja Peninsula of Mexico. The El Boleo ore is a mixed oxide-sulfide deposit with major

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Visualizing Rock Mass Displacement and Strain Data for Interpretation of Tarp Levels as a Safety Measure: A Case Study at the San Xavier (SX) - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By Angelina Anani, Nilufer K. B. Akbulut, Sefiu O. Adewuyi

    Crucial information about safety, design, and operation can be utilized in underground mines from ground movement data. Communicating the information and exploring new findings can be a challenge in a

    Feb 1, 2025

  • AUSIMM
    Surface Mining and Legacy Mining Communities in South Wales, UK

    By R N. Humphries, R J. K Thompson

    Large-scale coal mining in South Wales dates back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries with the birth of ironmaking on an industrial scale. This rapidly gave rise to new and large communities wit

    Jul 16, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    The Influence of Resource Rent Taxation on Mining and Investment Strategies

    By A D. Stewart Gillies

    Resource rent taxes are taxes which only become effective at such a time as a pre-determined rate of return has been achieved by an operation. Resource Rent Taxes have from time to time been considere

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SAIMM
    A pragmatical physics-based model for predicting ladle lifetime

    By S. T. Johansen, B. T. Løvfall, T. Rodriguez Duran

    In this paper we develop a physics-based model for lining erosion in steel ladles. The model predicts the temperature evolution in the liquid slag, steel, refractory bricks, and outer steel shell of t

    Apr 16, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Mining for Water - Partnering for Sustainable Water Use in Semi-Arid Regions

    By N Lefebvre, M Jakeman, R Aseervatham

    Semi-arid regions suffer from two afflictions; evaporation may exceed precipitation by multiples of two or more and variations in precipitation can be both extreme and difficult to predict. Many Austr

    Jan 1, 2006

  • TMS
    Electric Sulfide Smelting Technology Elxem Engineering Division's New Processing/Design. Concept For The '80s

    By Jan A. Aune

    The paper describes a number of electric furnace equipment modules especially developed or modified for slag furnace applications. Both the resulting design concept for a modern electric sulfide smelt

    Jan 1, 1983

  • CIM
    Programmes in Safety Prevent Accidents

    By C. S. Gibson

    INTRODUCTION I WELCOME the opportunity to speak on Programmes in Safety. The invitation to do so shows that those guiding affairs of the Institute in this District realize the practical importance of

    Jan 1, 1951

  • DFI
    Design And Construction Of Integral Drilled Shaft - Columns For The Boscawen-Canterbury Bridge

    By Frederick C. Rhyner

    Drilled shafts have become an economical foundation choice for bridges in the northeast United States, especially when they can be constructed over water without the use of cofferdams. For the Boscaw

    Jan 1, 2004

  • NIOSH
    IC 6857 Review Of Literature On Effects Of Breathing Dusts With Special Reference To Silicosis - Part III-A - Chapter 5. Economic And Legal Aspects Of Dust Disease In Industry (Sections 1 And 2)

    By D. Harrington

    This circular presents Part III-A of a series reviewing the literature on effects of breathing dusts with special reference to silicosis; it deals with the economic and legal aspects of dust diseases

    Jan 1, 1935

  • IIMP
    Evaluación de las alternativas de planeamiento a largo Plazo en la Mina Toquepala

    By Tomás Gonzáles

    El presente trabajo describe la metodología usada para evaluar las estrategias de las alternativas del planeamiento a largo plazo en la explotación del mineral y el lixiviable en la Mina Toquepala.

    Aug 25, 2002

  • SAIMM
    Identification of Key Performance Areas in the Southern African Surface Mining Delivery Environment

    By A. W. Dougall, T. M. Mmola

    "SynopsisThe global resources and commodities market has become highly competitive. While southern Africa’s abundance of minerals resources is still unrivalled, it has lost considerable dominance in t

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Product Stewardship - A Vital Element In Business Success

    By William M. Clark

    In 1988, the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) launched Responsible Care®, a program of guiding principles created to address the publics' concern about the manufacture and use of chemicals. T

    Jan 1, 1998

  • DFI
    Drilled Shaft Foundations For The KcICON Missouri River Bridge

    By Paul J. Axtell

    The design-build delivery system is being used to erect the landmark Christopher Bond Bridge as part of the kcICON project. The cable-stayed bridge is currently under construction and will span the M

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    A Water Accounting Framework for the Australian Minerals Industry

    By C J. Moran

    Given that the mining industry is committed to sustainable development principles and that Australia is experiencing changes to the regulatory environment that aim to modernise the water sector and en

    Jan 1, 2009