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  • SME
    Analysis Of Leakage And Friction Factors In A Coal Mine Ventilation System ? Introduction

    By R. V. Ramani

    An improved mine environment is the single most critical factor affecting the health and safety of workers engaged in underground coal winning. A very important subclassification of this wide field is

    Jan 1, 1973

  • SME
    A Deeper Look At Contractor Injuries In Underground Coal Mines

    By D. Pappas

    Over the past decade, the number of contractors working in underground coal mines has nearly doubled; however, the effect this has had on the industry's injury rates has been the subject of much

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Three Case Studies Of The Economics Of Industrial Mineral Transloading To Counter Unreasonable Freight Rates Or Inadequate Rail Service

    By C. N. Speltz

    The cost of transportation of industrial minerals is frequently higher than the cost of the product. Where a minc, industrial mineral plant. or customer is served by a single railroad, that single rai

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Underground Precautionary Bulkheads

    By T. L. Heisler

    The Cigar Lake project, located in northern Saskatchewan (Figure 1), is one of the world?s largest high grade uranium deposits, with reserves of 150 million kilograms of uranium in a deposit averaging

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    An Overview Of Research In The Location Of Trapped Miners Through Seismic Techniques

    By John Durkin

    A system based on seismic techniques has been developed to detect and locate men trapped underground following a mine disaster. Both theoretical and field studies have been used to generate models to

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME
    Impacts of ESG on the Copper Supply Chain— The New Critical Mineral - SME Annual Meeting 2024

    By Casandra Gamez Gonzales, Angelina Anani

    Copper, the newest addition to the critical mineral list, is an essential metal whose electrical and heat conductive properties label it as a vital mineral for the creation of renewable energy sources

    Feb 1, 2024

  • SME
    Control of High-Order Seismicity in Deep Western United States Mines Through Structural Mine Designs

    By Hamid Maleki

    Mine seismicity is influenced by the mechanical properties of both near-seam strata and overburden/underburden and the prudent selection of mining methods and mine layout designs, utilizing sitespecif

    Jul 1, 2023

  • SME
    Control Of Sulfur Oxide Emissions From Coal-Burning Boilers: Present Status

    By John W. Tieman

    The increasing magnitude of our nation's pollution problems seems to stem from two main factors: urbanization and technical advance. In 1920, less than half the country's 106 million people

    Jan 1, 1972

  • SME
    Coupled Finite Element Modeling Of Slope Stability

    By S. C. Schmelter

    The destabilizing effect of water pressure on rock mass stability is examined quantitatively by the finite element method. A coupled code that accounts for the simultaneous effects of rock mass deform

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    Haber Gold Process

    By Norman Haber

    The Haber Gold Process (HGP) is a proprietary. hydrometallurgical extraction methodology that was developed in 1983-1984 by Norman Haber and Dr. John Lee of Haber, Inc., a small public company in Towa

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Coarse Beneficiation of Trona Ore by Sensor‑Based Sorting (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)

    By NICHOLAS BELLUSCI, D. Erik Spiller, Patrick R. Taylor, VICTOR BRAMAN

    Approximately 30% of the world’s production of soda ash comes from mining and processing of naturally occurring deposits of sodium carbonate containing species. Of these deposits, the largest and most

    Aug 9, 2022

  • SME
    The 'How to' of plant design: SRK Consulting shares the building blocks

    The process design of a metallurgical plant follows logical steps, one built on another, to define the circuit requirements. The methodology used and documentation produced is the same for a pre-feasi

    May 1, 2013

  • SME
    Characterization of Nanoparticles Generated from Drilling Activities within a Mine

    By M. Schreiner, J. Brune, D. Theisen, C. S. -J. Tsai

    This study reports that routine mining activities could produce a high number of nanometer sized particles which have not been well characterized and may represent an unacknowledged exposure present i

    Jan 1, 2019

  • SME
    Surface Mining: Comparison of Methods

    By Ernest Bohnet

    Each mining operation is unique in some aspect ownership; ore body location, size, geometry, grade, mineralogy, hydrology, or geotechnical parameters; or constraints such as environmental regulations.

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Dual-Purpose Mine Land Rehabilitation: Integrating Environmental Restoration and Sustainable Use for Tourism and Agriculture in Cajamarca - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By F. Ysla, M. Mendoza

    This proposal, based on the CIEMAN Cajamarca - Hualgayoc initiative, focuses on “Transforming Abandoned Mine Lands’’ We aim to study and assess the feasibility of an innovative rehabilitation method.

    Feb 1, 2025

  • SME
    Water Control For Shaft Sinking ? Introduction

    By William M. Greenslade

    As the search for minerals leads to deeper mines the need to control water inflow into mine shafts and mine workings will grow. As shal¬lower more readily available minerals are exploited, ore bodies

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    Updates On Geared Vs Gearless Drive Solutions For Grinding Mills

    By R. Kalra

    The current paper looks at evaluating the merits of large geared mills versus gearless driven mills by evaluating the following factors: The capability of currently available systems in terms of powe

    Feb 27, 2013

  • SME
    Reducing Agitator Costs By Minimizing Propeller Losses And Applying Correct Scaling Parameters

    By G. Stephan Derrickson

    Any type of agitation within a confined vessel is primarily concerned with two parameters: 1) A level of agitation describing the homogeneity of the constituents (whether it be suspension or mixing) a

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Effects Of Weathering And Alteration On Point Load And Slake Durability Indices Of Questa Mine Materials, New Mexico - Preprint 09-019

    By G. F. Ayakwah

    Point load strength (Is50) and slake durability (ID2) indices provide a measure of the strength and durability of rock fragments and are related to the alteration intensity and frictional resistance o

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Emulsion Flotation

    By D. W. McGlashan

    [Becaune ad ;the extennive nwrgace anea od u.X chopRex2 in emmiom, emuhion dRokdtiun oddeh poaaibWa don ;the necove/ry ul; BinQey divided minmcd pa~LL&a, Swr~aC;tavu% mu2 akab&ze ;the emu-bion and poa

    Jan 1, 1968