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Routes to Stainless Steel With Improved Energy EfficienciesBy S Jahanshahi
In an earlier LCA study, the authors showed that the electricity consumption of the electric furnaces used in the production of the ferronickel and ferrochrome feedstocks made significant contribution
Jan 1, 2004
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Sampling in Block Cave MinesBy I T. Ross
Sampling drawpoints in block cave mines has been a contentious issue for many years. Doubts have been expressed as to the validity of the process used at most mines. This paper outlines the sampling p
Aug 21, 2012
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The Use of a Portable Aerosol Counting System to Characterize Dust Clouds and Evaluate Control Methods in Underground Metal MinesBy Bigu J, Grenier M. G, Knight G
Particulate control is a major concern in underground mining and the subject of continuing research world wide. In Canada the federal government's Mining Research Laboratory at EIIiot Lake, O
Jan 1, 1988
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Olympic Dam Operation - An Overview of Underground Design and PlanningOlympic Dam Operation is located in the Stuart Shelf Geological Province approximately 520 km north-north-west of Adelaide in South Australia. It is estimated to be one of the worldÆs top five copper
Jan 1, 1999
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3D estimation of variables with complexity in cross-correlation structuresBy N Madani
Linear interpolation of geo-related variables is important to different aspects of mining engineering such as long and short-term mine planning. The ore deposit description attained from spatial model
Nov 21, 2018
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Underground Extension of the FGC Line in Sabadell through Cemented SoilsBy R Justa Cámara, J María Bertrán Llop
"The need for suitable geotechnical characterisation of the rock mass for underground construction is evident. The enlargement project of Railways of the Generalitat of Catalunya (FGC) in Sabadell is
Sep 17, 2014
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Adsorption of Thiol Collectors on Sulphide Minerals and Precious Metals - A New PerspectiveBy Basillo CI
The adsorption mechanisms of various thiol collectors can be subdivided into four classes: chemisorption, EC-mechanism, catalytic oxidation and metathetical substitution. The chemisorption mechanism
Jan 1, 1993
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ISO/TC 34/SC 16 horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis – molecular biomarker analysis and sampling management systemBy M D. Sussman
A large number of countries in the world now have some regulation for labelling the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food. For the last ten years, ISO/TC 34/SC 16 has been providing
May 9, 2017
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Synthesis of actinide chlorides for molten salt preparationBy S Serp, M Duchateau, P Chevreux
Molten salt reactor (MSR) is a promising advanced reactor system aiming to the transmutation of minor actinides such as americium in order to reduce the inventory of ultimate nuclear waste. The fuel i
Jun 19, 2024
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A New Metaheuristic Algorithm for Long-Term Open Pit Production PlanningBy C Niemann-Delius
The problem of long-term open pit mine planning is a large combinatorial problem, which canÆt be solved easily by mathematical programming models because of the large problem size. In this paper a new
Sep 26, 2011
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Bowen Basin Coalmine Spoil Classification for Improved Mine Rehabilitation OutcomesBy T Baumgartl, J Burgess, B Emmerton, P D. Erskine
Large-scale open cut mining in the Bowen Basin has been undertaken for over 40 years. During this period, improved mechanical capability and economics have allowed extraction to greater depths, result
Jun 28, 2016
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A Formal Approach to Economic Analysis of Pit Slope DesignBy Coates D. F, Neil T. J, O&apos
A proper economic analysis of pit slope design must reflect the trade-off between the benefits and the increased risks of slope fail- ure inherent in steeper slope angles. However, no formal framewo
Jan 1, 1977
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Chamfered backs to improve open stope stability in poor ground conditionsBy G Capes
A novel open stope design approach is presented that delivered improved performance in a mining area with poor ground conditions at the Olympic Dam mine. During 2019, a large open stope had an unplann
Mar 29, 2023
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Laboratory Testing and Stability Analysis of Paste Backfill at the Golden Giant Mine (d53b2c09-d9ab-48b2-94c6-0c6f856d783f)By Bawden WF, Paynter JT
This investigation involves laboratory testing and stability analysis of paste fill at the Golden Giant Mine. Site-cast samples are tested in unconfined, confined, and consolidated-undrained triaxia
Jan 1, 1998
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Safety in Underground Railway Stations – An Example of the Interplay between Testing and 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics SimulationBy R Stosch, D Lohberger, J Rodler, E Schnell and A Bassler, H Ramseier
In the last two decades three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations have become an important tool in engineering sciences. More recently, the safety requirements in undergrou
Sep 17, 2014
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The Grande Côte Mineral Sands ProjectBy M C. Ackland
The Grande Côte Mineral Sands Deposit (GCMSP) is located on a coastal mobile dune system in Senegal on the west coast of Africa. Senegal is a stable, democratic republic, having gained its independenc
Oct 5, 2011
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Australian by Product Coking PracticeByproduct coking is practised in three of the major Australian ironmaking centres, the Newcastle and Whyalla works of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. and the Port Kembla works of Australian Ir
Jan 1, 1972
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Thermodynamic Properties of Oxygen in Liquid CopperEquilibrium in the reaction H2(g) + [%0] (in liquid copper) = H2O (g) was investigated at temperatures between 1200 -and 1350°C with p(H2Oj/p(H2) ratios between 1 to 15. A semi-microbalance was u
Jan 1, 1973
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Open Pit to Underground ù Transition and InteractionBy P J. Terbrugge
Many ore deposits have considerable vertical extent which is not always known at the time of commencement of mining. In many of these cases, initial mining is by opencast methods, and as ore reserves
Jan 1, 2000
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Flotation control using froth stability: past, present and futureBy C Smith, J Cilliers, K Hadler
Unstable flotation froths, that burst before they overflow, produce no concentrate. Increasing the froth stability to improve recovery is therefore an obvious control strategy. Froth stability can be
Aug 29, 2018