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  • CIM
    Maintenance improvements and innovations at Noranda Minerals

    By D. W. I. Griffiths, J. C. Bélanger

    "La Division Matagami de Minéraux Noranda inc. a profité de la construction de sa nouvelle mine (Isle-Dieu) pour continuer sa modernisation.L'utilisation d'automates programmables (PLC) s&ap

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME-ICGCM
    Formation of Face Headings Using Stress Relief at Asfordby Mine

    By John Cassie

    The condition of roadways in the Deep Main seam at Asfordby mine, operated by RJB Mining (UK) Ltd, is strongly dependant on drivage direction relative to the maximum horizontal stress. The mine is la

    Jan 1, 1997

  • AIME
    A New Caving Procedure At The Crestmore Limestone Mine

    By R. H. Wightman

    THE following paper describes current mining practices of the Riverside Cement Co. at its Crestmore plant, Riverside, California. For a number of years the Riverside Cement Co. obtained its raw mater

    Jan 1, 1944

  • AIME
    Rise And Decline In Production Of Petroleum In Ohio And Indiana

    By J. A. Bownocker

    THE EXISTENCE of petroleum in the rocks of Ohio and Indiana seems to have been first shown by wells dug for salt. The fuel, however, was objectionable owing to its odor and inflammability. Not until t

    Jan 2, 1920

  • SAIMM
    Selective flotation separation of scheelite from fluorite using a novel self-assembly Pb-BHA-NaOL complex as collector, J. Wang, Z. Gao, H. Han, W. Sun, and Y. Gao

    By H. Han, Z. Gao, Y. Gao, W. Sun, J. Wang

    Strategic Ca-bearing minerals like scheelite and fluorite are usually separated by flotation, yet the separation is quite difficult due to their similar surface Ca active sites. Compared with the conv

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SME
    Practical Elements of Project Management For Underground Construction

    By Dean R. Gehring

    Creating projects to reach a goal is not new to American industry. In fact, all major construction projects, from skyscrapers to bridges, are completed using similar project management techniques. H

    Jan 1, 1996

  • AUSIMM
    Basic Mechanism of Strata Fractures Formation and Expansion Around Mine Working

    Underground measurements, observations and computed simulations, started a long time ago were concerning the study of : - occurence of typical rockburst, - inducing, stretching of main fractures in

    Jan 1, 1988

  • AIME
    Trona In Wyoming

    By Howard I. Smith

    THE mineral trona was discovered on Government land in 1938, about 18 miles west of the town of Green River, Wyo., in the core of the John Hay, Jr., well, a test well drilled for oil by the Mountain F

    Jan 1, 1942

  • AIME
    Papers - Refining - Electrolytic Refining - The Nichols Series System of Electrolytic Copper Refining

    By H. F. Johnson, C. S. Harloff

    The Nichols series system of electrolytic copper refining has successfully maintained its strong competitive position in the copper-refining industry of today; therefore the improvements made in accom

    Jan 1, 1934

  • AIME
    Technical Notes - Origin of Recrystallization Textures

    By J. E. Burke

    THE origin of recrystallization textures continues to be a matter of controversy. One explanation is that a recrystallization texture occurs because only grains having a limited range of orientations

    Jan 1, 1953

  • AUSIMM
    Marketable Resources of Australian Coal

    Coal is a very versatile resource, having variable characteristics and having potential for a wide variety of mar- kets. Australia has extensive deposits of black coal, although they are concentrated

    Jan 1, 1975

  • TMS
    Patent Litigation In The United States - An Overview

    By John D. Kinton

    A patent is a right granted by the government to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing a claimed invention. Once the right is granted, the patentee may use the U.S

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Factors Influencing Dust Suppressant Effectiveness (7d74a0e1-7fd7-43af-9313-91b87b8b2fa5)

    By C. R. Copeland

    Water sprays are a common method used to reduce particulate matter (PM) emissions. Various factors such as wettability, surface area coverage, fine particle engulfment rates, interparticle adhesion f

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AIME
    Natural Gas Technology - Practical Solution of Gas-Flow Equations for Wells and Pipelines with Large Temperature Gradients

    By R. V. Smith, M. H. Cullender

    Rigorous equations for calculating subsurface pres.tures in flowing and static gas wells, and pressures along horizontal pipelines are presented in this paper. These general equations, based on the me

    Jan 1, 1957

  • AIME
    Looking Into the Future of the Coal Industry

    By Walter Barnum

    AS a member of the Institute and as the president of the National Coal Association, I come before you today in a dual role. As an Institute mem-ber I welcome the opportunity to make complimentary re

    Jan 3, 1927

  • DFI
    Piled Rafts In Geotechnical Practice - An International Perspective

    By Michael W. Neill, O&apos

    The performance of foundations that combine the high bearing capacity of rafts (mats) with the settlement reduction capability of piles is described through a summary of 24 case histories. Structures

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Mitigation Of Feather Edging And Validation With Instrumented Bolted Breakerlines

    By S. K. Singh, J. Shepherd

    "Feather edging"- a major source of injury and fatal accidents in Australia, South Africa and USA, refers to a phenomenon where the roof, at the goaf edge, falls as a thin wafer of rock often suddenly

    Jan 1, 1999

  • AUSIMM
    Direct Leaching of Pb and Zn from Complex Sulphide Ore and Concentrate

    By Sharma T

    Laboratory investigations have been carried out on direct leaching of lead-zinc complex sulphide ore and zinc concentrate using ferric chloride. From the investigation it was observed that the use o

    Jan 1, 1992

  • CIM
    Policy Issues for Energy-Intensive Export Industries

    By Rick Hyndman

    ? Context: Ø Global action on climate change ? The situation of trade-exposed industry sectors ? The federal government?s draft plan for industry ? CAPP?s position ? Canadian emissions & Canada?

    Nov 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Microstructure and Strength of Mg-Zn-Ho Alloys Containing Quasicrystal Phase

    By A. Singh

    Two alloys Mg96.9Zn2.7Ho0.4 and Mg93Zn6Ho have been processed by direct extrusion at 300°C and 200/230°C to produce various microstructures containing icosahedral quasicrystalline phase with different

    Jan 1, 2006