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  • DFI
    Fresh Concrete Pressure in Cast In-Situ Bored Piles

    By Matthias Pulsfort, Hanna Nissen, Markus Herten

    An insufficient integrity of cast in-situ bored piles can lead to a reduction of the load bearing capacity and may require cost intensive repairs. Reasons for an insufficient pile integrity are linke

    Sep 8, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    A Computer Program for Analysing Rock Behaviour Based on the Bieniawski Criterion

    Development of a global failure criterion for rocks has been a desired goal in rock mechanics. Due to variations in factors affecting rock specifications and their mechanical properties, proposing a s

    Nov 25, 2010

  • RMCMI
    1993 RMCMI Mine Rescue Performance Evaluation

    The second annual RMCMI Mine Rescue Performance Evaluation was held in conjunction with the 1993 RMCMI Convention at Beaver Creek. [ ] Six teams participated in this year's evaluation; BHP Min

    Jan 1, 1993

  • SME
    The Thermodynamic Foundation Of The Zero Emission Concept

    By T. Yegulalp, K. S. Lackner

    Zero emission coal plants capture their own CO2 emissions. Since they have no smoke stack, they emit no pollutants to the air. Zero emission plants circulate a gas stream, to which fresh fuel is added

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AIME
    38. The Uranium Mining Industry and Geology of the Monument Valley and White Canyon Districts, Arizona and Utah

    By Roger C. Malan

    The Monument Valley and White Canyon districts are in northeastern Arizona and southeastern Utah. Exploration and mining for uranium has been conducted in these districts since the late 1940's. In Jul

    Jan 1, 1968

  • NIOSH
    A Review Of Recent Accidents Involving Explosives Transport

    By Richard J. Mainiero, James H. Rowland

    When most people think of explosives transport they think of a hazardous operation. We all know that we aren’t allowed to transport explosives through tunnels and are discouraged from traveling throu

  • SME-ICGCM
    A New Generation of Web-Based Applications for Mine Design

    By Nathaniel Schaefer, Christopher Newman, Zach Agioutantis

    "As mining reserves continue to be developed in deeper and more complex geological and geometric conditions, there has been an increased demand for underground mine designs to better reflect site-spec

    Jan 1, 2017

  • ISEE
    Influence of Fragmentation on the Loading and Haulage Operations: A Stochastic Approach

    By Francisco Leite, Tomi Kouvonen, Bianca Saraiva, Vinicius Miranda, Auã Oliveira

    One of the main challenges facing mining engineers is to draw up a plan that can be implemented in a timely manner, taking into account the operational variability of the mine’s production processes.

    Feb 6, 2023

  • NIOSH
    RI 3896 Exploration of El Dorado Copper Mine, El Dorado Co., CA

    By R. H. Bedford

    "The El Dorado copper mine is situated in the foothill copper-zinc belt of California, which traverses the western slope of the Sierra Nevada with unusual persistence from Butte County to Kern County,

    Jun 1, 1946

  • SME
    Investigation into the Sulphide Dust Explosibility And The Influences Of Post Detonation Fumes

    By Yunsheng Yao, P. Golledge, A. D. S. Gillies

    In order to investigate the explosibility of sulphide mineral dusts, sulphide ore samples were collected from five underground metalliferous mines in Australia. The mineralogical and chemical composit

    Jan 1, 1997

  • CIM
    Final recovery at Inco's Little Stobie Mine: A case study

    By S. Espley, G. Tan

    "Inco's Little Stobie Mine is a low-grade nickel operation producing approximately 4()()() tons per day. Backfill has never been an economical option at the mine; therefore, the only viable type

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    Notes on the S. and M. Mine and on Treatment of Bismuth, Tin, and Wolfram Ores

    By Pound J. R

    THIS mine, which is the property of the S. and M. Syndicate, London, is located at Moina, in North-West Tasmania, 18 miles from Stavertorr railway station and 36 miles from Devonport. There are metall

    Jan 1, 1919

  • TMS
    Modeling of Material Processing by CVD

    By M. K. Alam

    Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) processes are currently attracting special attention in materials processing. CVD processes are now used to produce special materials in the form of thin films, coating

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    Predicting The Effect Of Physical Conditions On Productivity In Underground Coal Mines

    By S. C. Suboleski

    In a high risk venture such as mining where capital is committed and contracts are signed on the minimum of information, decisions are based primarily on production forecasts derived through considera

    Jan 1, 1980

  • RMCMI
    Afternoon Session - Tuesday, March 19, 1935 ? Movie - Building Greater Service into Wire Rope and Hidden Value

    By M .. K. Stewart

    (Here follows descriptive movie.) CHAIRMAN KNOX: Thank you very much, Mr. Stewart, for this wonderful paper and picture. We are indebted to you. It certainly is the most interesting thing I have ever

    Jan 1, 1935

  • ABM
    Iso-viscosity Curves For Cao-sio2-al2o3-mgo Steelmaking Slags At High Temperature

    By Wagner Viana Bielefeldt, Vinicius Cardoso da Rocha, Augusto Lachini Pereira, Antônio Cezar Faria Vilela

    A minor change in the chemical composition and temperature affects the slag viscosity, which has a great extent of the physical properties in regarding refining slags. Optimizing those parameters may

    Nov 1, 2019

  • SME
    Geological Status Of NWTs Repository Siting Activities In The Paradox Basin ? Background

    By N. A. Frazier

    The goal of the U.S. nuclear waste management program is to provide assurance that existing and future nuclear waste from military and civilian activities, including spent fuel from the once-through n

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME
    Numerical Model Calibration for Simulating Coal Ribs

    By K. M. Mohamed, I. B. Tulu

    "Failures of coal ribs are major hazards in underground coal mines. For the period of 2010 to 2014, rib falls were the leading cause of groundfall fatalities and accounted for 35% of all groundfall-re

    Jan 1, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Accounting for Vegetation Dynamics in Landform Evolution Modelling

    By G R. Hancock, S Grant, T Whiteside, J B. C Lowry, J Boyden, T J. Coulthard

    Physically-based landform evolution models (LEM) provide a spatial framework to forecast the long-term geomorphic stability of post-mining landscapes. When used to test the relative stability of diffe

    Jun 28, 2016

  • CIM
    The Albert Silver Mine Revisited: Toward a Model for Polymetallic Mineralization in Granites of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

    By Robb. V. M., F. Walraven, L. J. Robb

    "Abstract -The old Albert Silver Mine is a polymetallic deposit comprising concentrations of Cu­ Pb-Zn-Ag-U-F within a set of sub-parallel quartz-hematite veins which occur within the fine-grained api

    Jan 1, 1994