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The Mineral Industry and Urbanization
"Since World War II, urban communities have expanded at an unprecedented rate. The industrial mineral industry supplies the sand, grave], limestone, crushed rock, cement, gyp-sum, etc. for urbanizatio
Jan 1, 1968
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Mineral Particle Interactions in Gypsum-Supersaturated Process Water
By R. M. Beauchamp
Base metal processing operations often treat process tailings and acid mine drainage using a high density sludge (HDS) water treatment process. Lime is used in this process, which reacts with existing
Jan 1, 2006
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Some Aspects of Operating Under High Pressure
By E. W. Lucht
THE term "high pressure", as used in industry today, is applied rather loosely. Generally, it refers to pressures that are higher than those encountered in most industrial processes although no defini
Jan 1, 1962
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Assessment of Acid Rock Drainage and Metal Leaching Risks at Barrick Gold Corporation
Barrick Gold Corporation is the gold industry leader, with 25 operating mines and a pipeline of large, long-life projects located across five continents, in addition to large land positions on some of
Jan 1, 2011
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Sinking Operation at McIntyre No. 11 Shaft, Porcupine District, Northern Ontario
By H. A. Kee
In the mining industry, as in other business, one of the more satisfactory results of sincere but cheerful effort lies in the proper completion of undertakings and problems, which, to be successful, m
Jan 1, 1928
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Recovery of Lanthanides from Apatite Phosphogypsum
By Cz. Mora, A. Pawelczyk, D. Hreniak, P. Nowak, A. Dyonizy, S. Strek, W. Strek, K. Grabas, A. Ostrowski
Globalization and a growing demand for limited raw material resources have forced changes in the approach to the supply chain. This is particularly true in the case of rare earths, which are regarded
Jan 1, 2014
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Mineralogy and Predictive Metallurgy of Major Types of Gold Ores
ABSTRACT Based on mineralogical characteristics and processing techniques required, gold ores can be classified into 12 types: gold placers, quartz vein-lode ores, oxidized ores, silver-rich ores, iro
Jan 1, 2013
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High-Resolution Downhole Data: A Guide to Front-End Process-Plant Design
By R. Howard
"In projects involving resource development and plant optimization, the use of in-mine geophysics can deliver considerable benefit. The value proposition lies in using very high resolution downhole me
Jan 1, 2016
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From Drill Core to Metal: A Multi-Disciplined Approach to Flowsheet Development
By Norman O. Lotter, Virginia Lawson, Mika Muinonen, Dominic Fragomeni, Jorge F. Oliveira
Development of metallurgical flowsheets from drill core to production of finished metal involves two main domains: process mineralogy to sample the ore and develop a successful flowsheet producing sal
Jan 1, 2014
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In-Situ Leaching of Gold Deposits
In-Situ Leaching (ISL) process plants are low cost producers for uranium deposits where the geology is suitable. In the 1970s, a three-year pilot ISL program occurred on gold ore from the Ajax Mine, C
Jan 1, 2011
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Geostatistical modelling of McMurray oil sands deposits
By O. Leuangthong, E. Schnetzler
"The McMurray formation in the Athabasca oil sands deposits of northern Alberta is part of the world’s second largest proven crude oil reserves. The formation is characterized by stratigraphic layers
Jan 1, 2006
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Daily Production Planning Efforts at Phelps Dodge Miami Smelter
By V. Ushakov, P. Bogdan
Daily production scheduling in a highly dynamic smelter environment has always been a great challenge for the operation management due to a significant amount of uncertainties. Planned and unexpected
Jan 1, 2007
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Geology of the Cargill Phosphate Deposit in Northern Ontario
By P. O. Sandvik, George Erdosh
"AbstractThe Cargill phosphate deposit, located 32 kilometers southwest of Kapuskasing, Ontario, was discovered by the Resource Development Group of International Minerals & Chemical Corporation in 19
Jan 1, 1977
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Dry Cleaning Plant of the Greenhill Mine of the West Canadian Collieries, Limited, Blairmore, Alberta
By G. A. Vissac
In this paper we intend to deal particularly with the economic side of coal washing as it applies to our mines. We will then discuss why the dry-cleaning process has been selected, and give a brief de
Jan 1, 1924
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The Risk in Risk Management
By D. S. Evans
Major Project Blues Over the last two decades, almost every major project has suffered significant cost overruns, significant schedule delays, and/or poor quality work. Exceptions are rare and most
May 1, 2013
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Ore Sorting of Low-Grade Gold Sulphide Deposits
By N. Schmalbein, L. von Ketelhodt, L. Kotelo
"The mining industry continues to remain challenged. Lower commodity prices, increasing labor costs and more importantly diminishing reserves are amongst some of the primary factors contributing to th
Jan 1, 2017
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Developments In Copper Smelting: A Discussion of Changes in Copper Technology and Science as Seen through the Lens of Professor Davenport’s TEXTS
By Phillip J. Mackey, Gerardo R. F. Alvear F.
It is now 38 years since the publication of the first edition of "Extractive Metallurgy of Copper" by Professor W.G. Davenport and the late Professor A.K. Biswas. The text book would be issued in a to
Jan 1, 2014
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Reducing CIP Tails Solution Losses at Goldcorp’s Campbell Processing Facilities
By Monique Pharand, Jeet Basi, Simon Hille
"High quality activated carbon is essential in the recovery of gold in Carbon-in-Leach (CIL), Carbon-in-Pulp (CIP), and Carbon-in-Column (CIC) circuits. Goldcorp’s Campbell complex at Red Lake Gold M
Jan 1, 2016
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The Aurora Super-Pump, a Large Diameter Slurry Pump for Aurora North
By D. Wolfe, R. Cleminson
"The Aurora North mine has been operating for more than ten years, and is the source of over half of Syncrude’s bitumen production. The slurry systems at Aurora experience high rates of wear, and miss
Jan 1, 2013
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The State of Art in Environmentally Sustainable Nickel Smelting: Boliden Harjavalta Nickel Smelter
By P. Pyykkö, E. Peuraniemi, J. Järvi, P. V. Latostenmaa, V. Törölä, S. Junnikkala
"Nickel concentrate smelting started in Harjavalta in 1959. First, flash smelting - Peirce-Smith converting route was applied, and the high-grade converter matte was further refined to nickel cathodes
Jan 1, 2014