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  • CIM
    Suggested Support System for a Mining Tunnel in the E1 Longwall Panel of the Parvade1 Underground Coal Mine: The Finite Element Method

    By B. Oraee-Mirzamani

    One the most important tasks after excavation of tunnels is the implementation and installation of a support system. Tunnel collapse poses a safety hazard and can cause worker injuries. In addition, i

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Mechanics of Failure of Paste Backfill Face Exposure During Adjacent Mining

    By A. P. E. Dirige

    The stability design of cemented backfills is normally conducted using conventional approaches. Analytical or numerical models, backed by trial-and-error methods, are the primary means used to describ

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Gas Diffusion Rules Through Coal Particles of Different Sizes

    By Baisheng Nie

    The process of gas diffusion through coal particles and the mathematical physical model under the third kind boundary condition was determined to obtain the rules of gas diffusion through coal particl

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Implementation of a Hybrid Brattice to Control Dust Dispersion in Underground Coal Mine Faces

    By J. C. Kurnia

    Presence of fine dust in air causes serious health hazard for mine operators resulting in such serious problems as coal workers? pneumoconiosis and silicosis. Major sources of dust appear of course al

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Health and Rare Earth Elements Mining

    By Linlin Zhang

    Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of lanthanides elements which have been widely used in the electronic, petrochemistry, metallurgy, and defense industries. Their demand has increased sharply in

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Convergence of Safety Technologies ISARC ? World Mining Congress 2013

    Pressure for Better Safety Practices ? Increase Government Regulation ? Safety practices evolve from: ? Increased efficiency and performance ? More knowledgeable workforce ? Focus on decreasing

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Social Acceptability in the Mining Industry: Innovative Practices in the Acquisition Process

    By Transfert Environment and Society

    Transfert?s added value ? Building bridges between project promoters and communities ? Unique expertise in working toward Social License to Operate through meaningful community engagement ? 25 ye

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    "Blue Mining" The Future of Mining Initial Considerations for Underground Pumped Storage Plants

    By M. Kellner

    Due to continuously growing resource demands and increasing requirements for sustainability, safety and environmental protection on the other hand, the mining industry is being subjected to these addi

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    BIM for Facility Management: Design for Maintainability with BIM Tools (Construction Science and Management Program)

    By R. Liu

    As Building Information Modeling (BIM) becomes widely adopted by the construction industry, it holds undeveloped possibilities for supporting Facility Management (FM). Some FM information systems on t

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    A Remotely Operated Robotic Rock Breaker with Collision Avoidance for the Mining Industry

    By A. Boeing

    Rock-breaker automation and remote operation improves the safety and efficiency of mining operations. This article presents an overview of the Rocklogic rock-breaker automation system architecture tha

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Capturing Energy from Ventilation Air Methane

    By D. L. Cluff

    Ventilation Air Methane (VAM) is a high volume low concentration methane source. The capture or use of methane from VAM is challenging, which results in the routine discharge of methane into the atmos

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Prospects for China's Coal Industry Development

    By Wang Xianzheng

    For a long period of time, the Chinese Government has been attaching great importance to and supporting the rapid development of the coal industry. Particularly since more than 30 years ago, when Chin

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Remote Firmware Upgrading in the Emergency Communication Dispatcher's Broadcasting System Sat, Product of Telvis Ltd.

    By A. Kowalski

    Telvis Limited, manufacturer of an emergency communication dispatcher's broadcasting system, now introduces the possibility of a remote software upgrade to its devices. The paper presents methods

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    K+S Group's Newest Venture: The Legacy Project

    By Franz Xaver Spachtholz

    K+S Potash Canada GP (KSPC) is part of the K+S Group, one of the world's leading suppliers of standard and speciality fertilizers and the world?s leading salt producer. Globally, the K+S Group em

    Aug 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Hybrid Process Control Strategy for the Ok Tedi Mining Ltd Semi-Autogenous Grinding Mill #2 - A Comparative Analysis

    By G Metzner, R Rodriguez, C Savage

    OK Tedi Mining Ltd. (OTML) is in the process of optimising the concentrator performance. One aspect that has been recently implemented is an upgrade of the existing expert control philosophy on the gr

    Jul 15, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    The Selection Design and Application of Mill Liners for Large Wet Grinding Mills

    By C Thompson, D Connelly

    The history of mill liners has evolved over time and this paper tracks the changes and development of liner technology. It provides an overview of the primary types of liners, the design and the mater

    Jul 15, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Mount Isa Mines Copper Concentrator - An Insight into Current and Historical Practice

    By P Radulovic, W Y. Lui

    The Mount Isa Mines (MIM) copper concentrator at Mount Isa processes both chalcopyrite ore from the MIM underground mine and rotary holding furnace (RHF) slag from the MIM copper smelter. There have b

    Jul 15, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Mineral Project Management - A Perspective from Four Decades in the Industry

    By J S. Dunlop

    At its most basic level, minerals project management may be broken down into a series of logical chronological phases, described in this paper as: exploration, discovery; scoping and pre-feasibility;

    Jul 15, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    FLSmidth Flotation Developments - Dorr Oliver Machines

    By S Vianna, K Caldwell, R Silva, T Olson, D Bell

    Studies to enhance the FLSmidth forced air machine through changes in the design, showed important improvements through changes in the number of Rotor blades, stator designs, rotor air distribution an

    Jul 15, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    A Review of Best Practice in Gravity Circuit Design and Operation

    By A Bax, G Wardell-Johnson, A Giblett, W Staunton

    This paper presents a number of key considerations for process development testwork as a reliable basis for the inclusion of gravity separation in gold recovery flowsheets. Operating data, experiences

    Jul 15, 2013