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  • AUSIMM
    Improving drill productivity and delivering better geophysical data faster

    By T A. J Hopper, S Mukkisa, K-O Ott, D Palmer

    RIG Technologies has developed new technology that can successfully acquire high quality natural gamma ray (GR) and hole deviations, downhole while drilling, on reverse circulation drills. This techno

    Nov 8, 2021

  • CIM
    The mining town — An endangered species?

    By Graham Farquharson, Jame Marshall

    "Mining towns have always been an important part of Canadian geography. Many Canadians grew up in them. The frontiers of northern Canada would be a lot closer to the United States border but for the p

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SME
    Decarbonization Strategies For Miners - SME Annual Meeting 2022

    By R. Miller

    Lowering our globe’s emissions is a major effort as we move toward a future net-zero carbon environment requiring significant investment in a new, low-carbon infrastructure, along with key market ince

    Mar 2, 2022

  • CIM
    High-Speed Development of a 2,000-foot 12-degree Decline

    By M. D. Lawton, P. Steen

    "Drilling results from the established levels at AngloRouyn Mines Limited had indicated inadequate tonnages to meet the planning schedule. It was decided to develop the main zone of the orebody below

    Jan 1, 1971

  • CIM
    Simulating the Effect of LHD Operations on Production Rates and Ventilation Costs in a Sublevel Cave Underground Mine

    "Load-haul-dump machines (LHDs) are typically used in underground metal mining operations. Delays or inappropriate use of LHDs can result in production loss. Optimized LHD use is especially crucial in

    Jan 1, 2019

  • CIM
    No. 2 Shaft Raise, Aunor Gold Mines, Ltd.

    By G. H. Montgomery

    THE PROPERTY of Aunor Gold Mines, Limited, consists of eleven claims, located in Deloro township, approximately three miles southeast of the town of Timmins. Production began in 1940 and currently the

    Jan 1, 1957

  • SME
    Dust Suppression Hopper Reduces Dust Liberation during Bulk Loading: Two Case Studies

    By J. R. Patts, A. B. Cecala

    "After industrial sand has been mined and processed, the finished product is typically loaded into small bags of 45 kg (100 lb) or less, large bulk bags of 454 to 1,361 kg (1,000 to 3,000 lb), or vehi

    Jan 9, 2018

  • SME
    Ramp Development Of Deep Ore Bodies At Bunker' Hill

    By Robert L. Russell

    The Bunker Hill Mine, located in the Coeur d'Alene Mining District at Kellogg, Idaho, has been a major producer of lead-silver-zinc ores since its discovery in 1887. The mine has produced over 29

    Jan 1, 1971

  • AIME
    Operations of the Chateaugay Division of Republic Steel at Lyon Mountain

    By WILLIAM J. LINNEY

    MAGNETITE ore from Lyon Mountain, so- called "Low Phos Chateaugay," has long been known to the iron and steel industry for its almost complete absence of impurities. These magnetites occur along the n

    Jan 1, 1943

  • NIOSH
    RI 3424 Agglomerating Index Of Coal

    By L. R. Burdick, J. F. Barkley

    "The agglomerating index of coal is an index based upon the nature of the coke residue left when the standard volatile-matter determination of the well-known proximate analysis is made. In this determ

    Nov 1, 1938

  • CIM
    Blast-Furnace Slag Cement

    By J. A. Brothers, M. R. Foran

    "AbstractThis paper reviews the progress made in the manufacture of hydraulic cement from iron blast-furnace slag by simply grinding the granulated material with other constituents. The influence of t

    Jan 1, 1950

  • SME
    Computerized Truck Dispatching At The Chino Mine - Installation And Operation Considerations - Introduction

    By B. A. Barnum

    The Chino mine is an open pit copper mine located in southwestern New Mexico, at an elevation of 1890 m (6200 feet) above sea level, approximately 117 km (70 miles) north of the Mexican border. It is

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    Planning of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Channel Tunnel

    By Art Hamid, Manfred Wong, R. John Caulfield

    "The proposed Channel Tunnel is a critical component of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Central Bayside System Improvements Project (CBSIP), which is a key element of a $6.9-bi

    Jan 5, 2017

  • CIM
    Mine Development Plants

    By A. A. Paoli

    The selection of a mining plant for carrying on development work presents many problems distinct in themselves, and affected by various local factors. In this paper, the writer proposes outlining and

    Jan 1, 1929

  • NIOSH
    RI 9472 - Hydrometallurgical Production of Copper From Flotation Concentrates

    By J. R. Cobble

    Dissolution of chalcopyrite with acidified ferric sulfate produces a sulfur layer on the unreacted chalcopyrite surface that interferes with further dissolution. The U.S. Bureau of Mines has developed

    Jan 1, 1993

  • CIM
    Sustainable Manufacture: A Dilemma or Window of Opportunity?

    By M. H. Attia

    The concept of sustainable development has been evolved into a working framework for sustainable manufacturing, in which the environmental requirements are introduced into product development at the d

    Jan 1, 2006

  • NIOSH
    IC 6475 Rhenium and Masurium

    By Paul M. Tyler

    Masurium and rhenium are two elements known only to a few scientists and known to them for scarcely more than five years . The existence of two members of the manganese family was long suspected , and

    Jul 1, 1931

  • CIM
    The Challenge of Sustainable Communities Reflections from the MMSD-LA Participatory Process

    By Cristina Echavarría

    MAIN POINTS ? The region: opportunities and limitations ? Overview of main issues emerging from MMSD in South America ? Who comprises the local community? ? What are the main challenges? ? Some

    May 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Development of the Largest Sodium Sulphate Deposit in Canada

    By P. G. Rueffel

    "Natural deposits of sodium sulphate are the result of normal geological processes. They are world-wide in occurrence and are found in depressions in arid and semi-arid regions. Primarily, the sodium

    Jan 1, 1968

  • ABM
    Soluções Rhi Para Redução De Defeitos No Aço

    By Alessandro Marques

    Based on a short overview regarding steel defects in the final product, several refractory approaches to maintain or increase steel cleanliness are reviewed in this publication. By applying a ladle to

    Oct 30, 2017