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Assessment of the Potential for Radioactive Pollution at a Phosphogypsum Waste Dump and Possibilities for Ra226 RemovalBy V. T. Vacariu, P. D. Georgescu, N. Tomus
To assess the potential for radioactive pollution unique to the environmental conditions of the Bacau phosphogypsum waste dump, surface samples were taken, drillings were performed on the entire waste
Jan 1, 1999
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Safe Disposal of Liquor Containing Arsenic and Heavy Metals from Bacterial Leaching of Refractory Gold ConcentratesBy Satid Therdkiattikul, Donald A. Dahlstrom
Many gold ores are known to be refractory so that conventional cyanide processing will result in serious losses of gold and silver values. A significant percentage of these refractory ores contain are
Jan 1, 1993
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Geophysical Applications In Coal Exploration And Mine Planning: SeismicBy T. L. Dobecki
Numerous seismic techniques have proven to be important and cost effective aids to both coal exploration and nine planning. Projects conducted by Sandia in recent years have sham seismic refraction is
Jan 1, 1982
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The Recovery Function - Definition And Comparison With Production Data ? IntroductionBy Fred H. Seymour
In spite of the progress made by geostatistical theory over the years, evaluation of low grade open pit gold deposits continues to be challenging. Many Carlin type deposits are modelled from explorati
Jan 1, 1989
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Abatement Optimization Of Abandoned Mine Land SubsidenceBy P. M. Lin
This paper presents an overall stabilization method to eliminate the potential of reoccurrence of subsidence over abandoned mine lands. The method considers column grouting at the specific locations i
Jan 1, 1990
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Recovery Of Unleached Gold Values From CIL TailingsBy R. E. Brewer
Pilot scale flotation tests were conducted with a 1-ft-diam column at the Barrick Resources (USA) Mercur mine, Tooele County, UT, to scavenge unleached (0.01 to 0.018 oz/st) gold values from the taili
Jan 1, 1989
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Technical Note - Effect of metal ions on the stability and zeta potential of barite suspensionsBy R. W. Smith, Z. Sadowski
INTRODUCTION Problems encountered in barite flotation from various waste materials such as spent drilling muds are likely to be closely connected with the effect of contaminant metal ions and othe
Jan 1, 1988
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Relating Technology To People: The Community Within (Government's Concerns)By Robert L. Marovelli
Organizational development that attempts to simultaneously deal both with training and with job design parameters as they relate to mine health and safety, productivity, and quality of life is one of
Jan 1, 1981
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Fuzzy Modelling Of Mineral Processing EquipmentBy C. L. Karr
Researchers at the University of Alabama have developed a method for producing fuzzy linguistic models of mineral processing equipment directly from engineering data. These fuzzy linguistic models rel
Jan 1, 1996
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More than 350 Attend George A. Fox Conference in New York"Replacing the century old rail tunnels that run beneath the Hudson River and carry about 200,000 passengers per day between New York to New Jersey has been a high priority for many years. But after S
Jan 3, 2018
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Mine Plan Simulation To Evaluate The Impact Of A Remine Best Professional Judgement (BPJ) AnalysisBy L. B. Phelps
This paper focuses on the use of an integrated mine planing software package entitled "REMINE" which was constructed to provide a project evaluation tool for analysis of remining projects. Coal remini
Jan 1, 1990
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Fine Coal Flotation Using The Flotaire Column Flotation CellBy T. E. Durney
In the Fall of 1987 The Wellmore Coal division of The United Company installed a fines separation circuit in its #20 plant near Big Rock, Va. The addition of the fines circuit included a bank of class
Jan 1, 1990
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Carbon Dioxide for PH Control in Mineral ProcessingBy D. Tahija
"Carbonic acid prepared on-site from carbon dioxide gas is widely used in water treatment and increasingly in some industrial applications. It has not seen extensive use in mineral processing but is a
Jan 1, 2015
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Sublevel Caving at the Stobie Mine, lnco Metals Co.By G. W. Johnston
INTRODUCTION For many years mining at the Stobie mine of the Inco Metals Co. consisted mainly of fill-type mining for higher grade ores and block caving or blasthole open stope mining for lower grade
Jan 1, 1982
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Special Support Systems Used for the Execution of a Hydrotechnical Gallery Excavated in Difficult Geological ConditionsBy Alexandru Corneliu Stematiu, Catalin Popescu, Radu Sarghiuta
"The tunnel sector is excavated into a rock mass heavily affected by tectonics, defined as a regional fault. The rock around the tunnel support undertakes the non – elastic deformation and gradually d
Jan 1, 2016
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Development Of Hydrologic Risk - Based Methodology For Evaluation Of Dam Safety In Missouri ? IntroductionBy R. L. Peyton
Risk analysis is used extensively in many engineering applications. Although its use in the field of dam safety has been limited in practice, it has received considerable attention in recent years in
Jan 1, 1986
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Strategic Mine Planning at Newmont's Twin Creeks OperationBy P. Schumacher, M. Fein
"INTRODUCTION Newmont’s Twin Creeks operation, part of its Nevada operations, produces gold from two large open pit mines. Mined ore is processed at one of three on-site facilities: a refractory mill
Jan 1, 2015
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Development Of The Henderson Mill DesignBy J. D. Vincent
The Henderson mine site is located at Red Mountain on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, approximately 50 miles west of Denver, Colorado. The mill site is on the west slope of the Rockies and m
Jan 1, 1972
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Innovative Concept In Tailgate Entry Support: Elimination Of Crib Blocks Through Utilization Of New High Capacity Roof Truss Systems (09e488b1-c200-4c40-8033-9884411485ce)By J. C. Stankus
In this paper, an innovative concept in longwall tailgate support is discussed. This new concept utilizes a new high capacity roof truss system in lieu of conventional wooden crib block. The first fie
Jan 1, 1995
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A Pilot Study Using An In-Situ Method To Determine Metals Attenuation In Soil Prior To Land Application DischargeBy P. S. Hettinger
Land Application Discharge (LAD) is a useful method of disposing of waste water from mining operations and in certain climatic regimes, stormwater runoff. LAD systems function under the premise that m
Jan 1, 1994