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  • CIM
    Application of Electrical Logging in Canada

    By M. P. Tixier

    Abstract In a review of the application of electrical logging in Canada, examples are .given of long and short distance correlations by means of the electrical logs. The use of MicroLogging for the

    Jan 1, 1951

  • AIME
    Discussion - Hansotte, C. T. - Inland Steel Company

    In recent years, with the advent of new steelmaking procedures, the emphasis has turned away from conventional teeming and has been directed toward continuous casting. This paper points out the fact t

    Jan 1, 1972

  • DFI
    Construction Of A Deep Basement On A Sloping Site In Glasgow: The Aurora Project

    By H. Boghosian

    This paper presents the design and construction of a deep basement in a steeply sloping site in glacial till in Glasgow city centre. Existing foundations, adjacent structures and services, in tandem w

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Is Mining Technology Advancing Faster Than Ventilation Practices?

    By Terence H. Fisher

    The use of more productive mining equipment, the tendency to longer development and the advent of new mining methods have introduced new challenges to the ventilation practitioner in Western Australia

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    CFD Model of a Straight-Grate Furnace for Iron Oxide Pellet Induration

    By D. J. Englund, R. A. Davis

    "A three-dimensional CFD model of a straight grate furnace for indurating iron-oxide pellets was developed for exploring conditions of furnace operation for fluid flow, heat transfer and reactions. Th

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Highwall Stability In Open-Pit Coal Mines, Western Powder River Basin, Wyoming And Montana

    By Fitzhugh T. Lee

    Results from the first part of a two-part investigation of the stability of highwalls in open-pit coal mines in the Paleocene Fort Union Formation of the western Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Mont

    Jan 1, 1977

  • TMS
    Methods and Application of Quantitative Mineralogy in Mineral Exploration

    By D. M. Hausen

    Microscopic point-counting of polished sections, in combination with x-ray diffraction analyses of representative whole rock samples, provides an efficient means to compare the modal mineralogic compo

    Jan 1, 1981

  • NIOSH
    RI 2780 Coal-Mine Royalties And Leasing Conditions In Macoupin, Sangamon, And Montgomery Counties, District VII, Illinois ? Introduction

    By L. D. Tracy

    This is the third of the series of reports on coal-mine royalties and leasing conditions in Illinois. The results of the study of District VI were published as Serial No. 2726, January, 1926, and thos

    Jan 1, 1926

  • SME
    Design and Construction Performance of a Large Diameter Tunnel Constructed in Soft-Ground by the Stacked Drift Method

    By Paul H. Madsen, Victor S. Romero

    The Tren Urbano project in Puerto Rico includes a 19 m diameter tunnel constructed by the stacked drift method, which involves installation of a pre-supported concrete arch using multiple tunnels. Geo

    Jan 1, 2001

  • IMPC
    Review of some accuracy issues in water accounting

    "The business importance of water for mining companies is unequivocal as it may affect several aspects of mining projects ranging from the life-and-death license to operate to the imperative economic

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME
    Strong reserve bases are key to oil companies surviving over the long-term

    By Wilfred P. Schmoe

    Introduction An integrated oil company has two options in approaching strategic planning. It has to decide whether it is in business for the long-term. I state this in all seriousness. Those who help

    Jan 6, 1985

  • SME
    Applications of Point Cloud Technology in Geomechanical Characterization, Analysis and Predictive Modeling

    By J. Kemeny, J. Lyons-Baral

    "Point cloud technology is now an indispensable tool in geological and geotechnical data collection, interpretation and analysis. Open pit and underground mines of all sizes are regularly collecting p

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    Mini Symposium ? In Pit Crushing And Conveying III And Open Pit Mining - High Angle In-Pit Conveying System

    By James J. Anthony

    High-angle in-pit conveying is an idea that is being seriously studied by a number of important mining companies in North America. Its application in coal, iron ore, and copper mining is expected to r

    Jan 1, 1983

  • NIOSH
    Increased Airway Responsiveness is Associated with Cigarette Smoking in Underground Coal Miners and Nonmining Controls

    By M. Townsend, E. L. Petsonk, H. Abrons, E. Daniloff, K. Kinsley

    Workers exposed to certain inhaled dusts may show increased levels of nonspecific airways responsiveness (AR). In some studies, cigarette smokers have also been reported to have increased levels of AR

    Jan 1, 1989

  • IMPC
    Correlation between the Velocities of Particle Spin and Particle Settling and the Optimal Stream Velocity in Gravity Separation

    By M. Barsky, E. Barsky

    A study was conducted to elucidate the relationship between the hovering velocity and the particle settling velocity. The experiments were carried out in a water medium on five materials ranging in de

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AIME
    Metal Mining - National Lead Co. Mechanization at Fredericktown, Mo.

    By Harold A. Krueger

    FACILITIES and mining operations of the National Lead Co., St. Louis Smelting and Refining Division, near Fredericktown, Mo., are situated in a famous mining area. Copper, lead, nickel, and cobalt hav

    Jan 1, 1954

  • ISEE
    Journal: Summary of Amendments of ADR concerning the Transport of Explosive Materials in the EU

    By Rolf Schillinger

    Transport of Small Quantities of Explosives Material on Public Roads The transport of dangerous goods on public roads is extensively regulated by EU and national law. The transport of explosive materi

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Meeting The Coal Quality Challenge In The Expanding Powder River Basin Coal Marketplace

    Powder River Basin (PRB) mines were originally built to serve power plants designed specifically for their coal. Sulfur was the major concern, with BTU and sodium limiting the market for some. The Cle

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Hutchinson Mine - A Problem In Coal Mine-Drainage

    By Ernst P. Hall

    The Irwin Basin. (Fig. 1)* is a synclinal or shoe-horn *Figure numbers throughout refer to color slides not included with the preprint shaped basin in the Pittsburgh Coal Seam, It is approximately 10

    Jan 1, 1959

  • NIOSH
    RI 6540 Safe Use of Respiratory Protecth'e Equipment in Work in Compressed Air Detection and Physiological Effects of Gases Encountered

    By T. F. Curry, L. B. Berger, H. A. Watson, S. J. Pearce

    The conduct of work at elevated air pressures , such as in caissons and in tunnel - driving in subaqueous strata , poses safety problems not encountered in mining and tunneling operations at ordinary

    Jan 1, 1964