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  • SME
    Cryogenic Refuge Alternative Supply System (Cryorass) Tested in a Built-In-Place RA

    By D. F. Doerr, E. Blalock, D. R. Bush, K. D. Cohen

    "BACKGROUND The design, development, fabrication, and test of a cryogenic supply for a refuge alternative is part of a larger effort funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    Predictive Control Of Flotation Plants

    By Frédéric Flament, Daniel Hodouin, Claude Bazin

    A control strategy is proposed to meet the following specifications of flotation control: minimize the variations of concentrate and tails grades and recovery while limiting the amplitude of variation

    Jan 1, 1993

  • SME
    BORON - Its Past, Present And Future ? Summary

    By D. S. Dinsmoor

    Boron, estimated to comprise about 0.001 percent of the earth's crust (Fleischer 10), as an element is never found free in nature, although its compounds are found in many localities. the bora

    Jan 1, 1958

  • SME
    Mineral Sand Products And Their Uses ? Introduction

    By Thomas E. Garnar

    Mineral sand products have been produced from beach sand heavy minerals for nearly a century. These minerals have specific gravities of 3.0 or higher and are extremely resistant to weathering. The mos

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SME
    Industry-Government Efforts To Improve Air Quality In Florida ? Introduction

    By E. R. Hendrickson

    About 1/3 of the world's supply of phosphate rock is produced in a relatively small area of the Florida peninsula east of Tampa. Until this past year, a circle with a radius of about 25 miles and

    Jan 1, 1966

  • SME
    Experience With Bin Operations Use Of Stainless Steel Conical Hoppers ? Introduction

    By Thomas M. Larimer

    Prior to April, 1961, the coal charge to Clairtonts coke oven batteries was 3" x 0" mine waslied coal having approximately 6.0% to 7.0% moisture. Even at this size and moisture content, the arching, r

    Jan 1, 1968

  • SME
    The Use Of Heat Transfer And Limiting Physiological Criteria As A Basis For Setting Heat Stress Limits - Introduction

    By J. M. Stewart

    The incidence of heat stroke in the South African gold mining industry is today small (less than 1 in 10 6 shifts worked). Acclimatization and selection procedures have been developed and applied thro

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME
    Induction-Time Measurements At A Particle Bed

    By Y. Ye

    Induction times for a variety of minerals have been measured at a particle bed. Electrostatic repulsive forces between bubble and particle generally are of secondary importance in determining the hydr

    Jan 1, 1988

  • SME
    Principal Horizontal Stress Contributing to Massive Roof Collapse at the Subtropolis Mine - SME Annual Meeting 2024

    By Allegra Yeley, Ted Klemetti, Gamal Rashed, Tim Miller, Nicole Evanek

    In 2015, the Subtropolis Mine in Petersburg, OH, experienced a massive ground collapse that continues to grow over time. Horizontal stress effects have affected the roof at this operation in the past

    Feb 1, 2024

  • SME
    Effect Of Structural Changes On Grindability Of Some Boron Minerals

    By S. Sener

    In this investigation, the changes in the grindability of both ulexite and colemanite related with the different structural modifications created by the heat treatment were examined with respect to wo

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Using a Dual Interchange Algorithm to Evaluate the Effect of Stope Size on Economic Value in Planning an Underground Sublevel Open-Stoping Layout

    By Cuthbert Musingwini, Adeodatus S. Nhleko, Mahlomola I. Mabala

    Optimization of a three-dimensional (3D) underground stope layout is complex given the number of variables and constraints to consider, such as the stope size. Determination of the appropriate stope s

    Jun 25, 2023

  • SME
    Use of a microcomputer in the design and selection of materials hoisting systems - by G. T. Lineberry and J. D. Patsey Technical Papers, MINING ENGINEERING, Vol. 39, No. 2 February 1987, pp. 127-129

    By A. E. Hall

    The authors are to be commended for their attempt to provide a convenient piece of software for preliminary drum hoist specification. This field has received little attention in recent years and is em

    Jan 1, 1988

  • SME
    Some Considerations in Determining the Origin of Ore Deposits of the Mississippi Vailey Type

    By Ernest L. Ohie

    In 1939 the Geological Society of America published a summary of the geology of the ore deposits of the Mississippi Valley region, This volume, edited by E. S. Bastin, contained contributions from the

    Jan 1, 1958

  • SME
    Cutter Roof Initiation And Propagation In Multiple-Entry Development Subject To High Horizontal Stress

    By S. S. Peng

    High horizontal stress has been well recognized as a significant factor in roof control. It can adversely affect roof stability if the panel is designed improperly. Mining experience has shown that it

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SME
    An Expert System for Metal Resources Exploration and Mining Feasibility Evaluation

    By Qinghua Song, Jianhong Chen, Shan Yang, Zhiyong Zhou

    "The development process of Metal Resources Technical and Economic Evaluation Expert System (MRTEEES) is introduced in the aspects of requirements analysis, design of the expert system, main functions

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SME
    Mine Ventilation Network Optimization Using The Generalized Reduced Gradient Method

    By Changhong Huang, Y. J. Wang

    This paper describes the formulation of mine ventilation network optimization as a standard nonlinear programming problem and the solution of the problem using the generalized reduced gradient (GRG) m

    Jan 1, 1993

  • SME
    The Threshold Of The Seventies The East 63rd Street Tunnel

    By Eugene F. Casey

    The next ten to fifteen years will be exciting ones for the construction industry because three city agencies alone have started or will start, on tremendous expansion programs, the cost of which will

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    Discussion - Use of a microcomputer in the design and selection of materials hoisting systems

    By J. D. Patsey, G. T. Lineberry

    A.E. Hall The authors are to be commended for their attempt to provide a convenient piece of software for preliminary drum hoist specification. This field has received little attention in recent ye

    Jan 8, 1987

  • SME
    Geology and gold mineralization in western Turkey

    By L. T. Larson

    Nothing in Turkey is simple. Its his¬tory is long and convoluted, its culture fascinating, its metallogeny diverse, and its geology very complex. This article will focus on the geology of western Anat

    Jan 1, 1989

  • SME
    Metals Industry Forecasting: Information, Expectations and the Question of Capacity

    By Robin G. Adams

    The market prices received by producers of internationally traded commodity metals have been, and continue to be remarkably volatile and unpredictable compared with most other traded goods and service

    Jan 1, 1989