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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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