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  • CIM
    Application of a Model-Based Predictive Controller on a Vacuum Heat-Exchange Network for the Bayer Process

    By Yannis Faitakis, Simon Bergeron

    "This paper describes the implementation of model-based predictive control (MPC) on a vacuum heat exchange network at Alcan's Jonquière Complex. The plant produces alumina from bauxite ore using the B

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Sorting the future? Possibilities at Obuasi Mine

    By V Chamberlain, M Appeah Owusu, M Aniawu-Asumakah, A Anyimadu, R Peattie

    This is an integrated geology and plant improvement study arising from the heterogeneity seen in mineralogy and gold association at the Obuasi goldmine in Ghana. This heterogeneity comes from the two

    Nov 10, 2020

  • CIM
    Building the Next Major Iron Ore Mine in the Labrador Trough

    Certain information contained herein regarding Champion Minerals Inc., including management?s assessment of future plans and operations, may constitute forward-looking statements under applicable secu

    May 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Paste Backfill Bulkhead Monitoring ? A Case Study from Inmet?s Cayeli Mine, Turkey

    The stability of paste fill bulkheads forms an integral part of a successful paste fill system. Bulkheads are constructed at the draw points of open stopes to contain paste fill while the initial pour

    May 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Stability evaluation for Jinping arch dam by using bifurcation model in 3D FEM analysis

    By C. Steve

    ABSTRACT: In this paper, the stability evaluation and bifurcation criteria are presented for the Jinping arch dam structure. The bifurcation models in failure status of the arch dam are derived from t

    Jan 1, 2003

  • NIOSH
    RI 8127 The Theory of Flammability Limits - Natural Convection

    By Martin Hertzberg

    The concept of limit burning velocities is used to formulate a quantitative theory of flammability limits. Competing processes dissipate power from a combustion wave and quench propagation at some cha

    Jan 1, 1976

  • IMPC
    Sink Float Tests Of Coal: Sampling And Washability Data Validation Issues

    By A. S. Choudhary

    Most of the coal reserves in India are of drift origin and have very poor washability characteristics and a high level of near gravity materials. At least 30 new coal wash plants are expected to be se

    Sep 1, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Applied Mineralogy of the Kevitsa Nickel-Copper-PGE Deposit, SodankylS, Northern Finland

    By F Gervilla, J Laukkanen

    The Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE deposit in northern Finland contains disseminated Ni-Cu-Fe sulfides, and platinum-group minerals (PGM). The 2.05 Ga-old ultramafic-mafic, funnel-shaped intrusion is intruded into

    Jan 1, 2008

  • NIOSH
    OFR-45-88 Research On The Stability Of An N20 Metal Powder System

    By R. H. Lien

    The Bureau of Mines investigated nitrous oxide (N20) stability when used as a solvent for organic removal from metal powder surfaces. Both supercritical and subcritical conditions were studied. This i

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ABM
    Correlação Mineralógica E Química Do Pellet Feed Das Minas De Fábrica Nova, Alegria E Brucutu

    By Catia Casagrande

    O processo de pelotização foi desenvolvido com a finalidade de aproveitar as partículas finas e ultrafinas geradas nas operações de exploração e tratamento do minério de ferro. Os principais minérios

    Aug 17, 2017

  • CIM
    Fluo-Solids Roasting of Arsenopyrite Concentrates at Cochenour Willans

    By Owen Matthews

    Introduction For the past year and a half, the mill of Cochenour Willans Gold Mines, Limited, McKenzie Island, Ontario has been roasting arsenopyrite-gold concentrates, prior to cyanidation, by mea

    Jan 1, 1949

  • NIOSH
    RI 3549 Measuring Particle-Size Distribution And Colloid Content Of Oil-Well Drilling Fluids ? Introduction (7b011e4b-9011-4587-99c3-c2ac01ef70bc)

    By George L. Gates

    [When clays e.re mixe~ "Jith "~later to nake mud fluids f'ol' use in :irilling ','Iells "for oil and gar: h;:r vue :;'0 tary me thee. t 18 liquid mij~ tUl"es have certair.. ph

    Jan 1, 1941

  • SME
    A review on potash recovery from different rock and mineral sources

    By SANDEEP KUMAR JENA

    This paper reviews the recovery of potassium from different rocks and mineral sources. Global demand for potassium is rising steadily due to the growth of agricultural production. Fertilizer manufactu

  • CIM
    ERP Systems in the Brazilian Mining Industry: A Case Study

    By Paulo F. T. Sachs

    ERP systems have been widely implemented nowadays in several industries. However, ERP was originally designed to fit former MRP and MRP II users, and most of the ERP research has been focused on discr

    May 1, 2004

  • IMPC
    Enrichment Of Valuable Metals From End-Of-Life Printed Circuit Boards Using Mechanical Recycling Techniques

    Large quantities of electrical and electronic equipments are discarded at the end-of-life (EOL) in different industries and house hold applications. Their disposal is creating a challenging environmen

    Sep 1, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Blasting related indices as the key to underground blasting improvements in a challenging rock mass

    By J Jackson, E Sellers

    Blasting related indices were developed to quantify variation in rock strength and structure for each stope, and for each lift of each stope, as part of a Mine to Mill study at an underground open sto

    Oct 16, 2017

  • CIM
    Sinking No. 5 Winze at Wright-Hargreaves Mine

    By W. T. Sampson

    Introduction The Kirkland Lake (Ontario) property of Wright-Hargreaves Mines, Limited, - consists of four claims. The two main shear zones or 'breaks' of the Kirkland Lake camp extend thr

    Jan 1, 1948

  • SAIMM
    Technological developments for spatial prediction of soil properties, and Danie Krige’s influence on it

    By R. Webster

    "Daniel Krige’s influence on soil science, and on soil survey in particular, has been profound. From the 1920s onwards soil surveyors made their maps by classifying the soils and drawing boundaries be

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Hydrotransportation System of Tailings Dam ?Benkovski 2? ? New Technological Solutions to Prolong the Operational Lifetime and Raise the Final Filling Contour of the Hydraulic Structure

    By S. K. Dimitrov

    ?Ellatzite Med? is one of the biggest mining companies in Bulgaria, processing about 12,000,000 t of ore per year. Waste materials left after extraction of copper concentrate are deposited in tailings

    Aug 1, 2013

  • SME
    Optimized Extreme Learning Machine by an Improved Harris Hawks Optimization Algorithm for Mine Fire Flame Recognition - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Jian Wang, Kun Li, Hao Wu, Juan Nan

    In this paper, in order to solve the problems of low accuracy and slow speed of fire flame recognition, an extreme learning machine (ELM) method based on improved Harris hawks optimization (IHHO) is p

    Jan 17, 2023