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Determining Ore Breakage Characteristics using the Steel Wheel Abrasion TestBy Tapiwa Chenje, Victor Olivas, Peter Radziszewski
"Ore breakage and grinding media wear have always been considered and determined separately in laboratory tests. However the two processes are linked with the ore broken down in any comminution device
Jan 1, 2011
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Estimation Errors for Gold Inventory in Large Carbon-In-Leach TanksBy Jr. Blanchette, Claude Bazin, Paul Blatter
"Reporting of the gold production during a month implies to estimate the mass of gold that is processed by a mill, recovered as dorés, lost to the tailings and the change of gold inventory within the
Jan 1, 2011
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Activated Carbon: Manufacture, Structure, Properties and Application in Precious Metal RecoveryBy D. A. Ainsworth
"The first known use of activated carbon dates back to the Ancient Egyptians who utilized its adsorbent properties for purifying oils and medicinal purposes. Centuries later, the early ocean going ves
Jan 1, 1984
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Physical Properties and Technical Applications of Asbestos MineralsBy M. S. Badollet
"The study of the physical properties of asbestos minerals requires a careful isolation of the fiber from the wall rock and, at a later stage, a comparison of these physical properties with those of f
Jan 1, 1969
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Teck Corona Operating Corporation, David Bell Mine, Concentrator Operating HighlightsBy K. Meyer
"INTRODUCTIONThe David Bell Mine Concentrator started production in April 1985. A staff of twenty-seven people operate and maintain the concentrator. The crew is grouped into the following main areas.
Jan 1, 1989
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Effects of blasting on damage and grindability of impacted rockBy C. Pelley, S. Kelebek, G. Kunzel, S. Gregersen, M. Pollanen
A series of small-scale tests was conducted to evaluate the effect of micro-fracture development, imposed by blasting, on the material properties of the rock as well as its resistance to crushing and
Jan 1, 2006
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Rock Mechanics Approach for the Recovery of the Zone G Crown Pillar at the Raglan Katinniq MineBy P. P. Andrieux
The recovery of the Zone G crown pillar, located between the bottom of the open pit and the top of the underground workings at the Raglan Katinniq Mine in Nunavik, started in the summer of 2008 and sh
May 1, 2009
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The Need to Innovate: Celebrate the Past....Look to the FutureBy Dominic Fragomeni
"The mineral processing industry has had a long history of innovation that is recognized but not often celebrated. These include significant advances in mineral measurement, testing, comminution, min
Jan 1, 2017
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Giant's Milling OperationBy H. E. Pawson
Giant Yellowknife is located 600 air miles north of Edmonton on the north shore of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. In its 24 years of operation some 7,730,000 tons of ore have been trea
Jan 1, 1973
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Case Studies on Circuit Design Using Flotation ColumnsBy Glenn S. Dobby, Glenn A. Kosick
"Column flotation circuit engineering has matured to a good level of understanding regarding testing, scale-up and design. Some of the factors important to the process of implementing columns are addr
Jan 1, 1995
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Design, Implementation, and Commissioning of the Gibraltar Development Plan 3By S. A. H Tyrrell, R. Rotzinger
"Taseko Mines Limited recommenced operation of the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in 2004 and embarked on series of development projects to modernize the mine and increase throughput capacity. The G
Jan 1, 2014
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The development of process mineralogy at Falconbridge Limited and application to the Raglan MillBy J. S. Stickling, P. J. Whittaker, N. O. Lotter
"Assessment of opportunities to improve mineral processing performance in existing concentrators and in describing undeveloped orebodies is key to improving the business case of a mining company. This
Jan 1, 2002
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The Past 70 Years of Flash SmeltingBy M. Lahtinen, P. Latostenmaa, I. Kojo, E. Peuraniemi, M. Lindgren, S. Jyrkönen, M. Jåfs
The year 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of Flash Smelting. The technology was operated on industrial scale for the first time at the Outokumpu Harjavalta copper smelter in Finland in 1949. Since then
Jan 1, 2019
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Implementation of mining-induced seismic hazard maps at Creighton Mine for risk assessment of rockmass damage due to mining at depthBy Pavel Vasak
The Laurentian University Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRL) has provided a unique platform for the development and testing of novel seismic and microseismic data processing and visualization technology
Oct 1, 2010
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Concentrator upgrade program at the Iron Ore Company of Canada, Carol Lake Concentrator: concentrator upgrade testing program; concentrator flowsheet developmentBy Martin Nevens
"In 1998, the Iron Ore Company of Canada initiated an aggressive program to improve the performance of its Carol Lake Concentrator located in Labrador City, Newfoundland. This program was termed the C
Jan 1, 2002
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Evolution of the Teniente Converter- Caletones SmelterBy C. Carrasco
Caletones Smelter, Division El Teniente of Codelco Chile, has used Teniente Converter (TC) as the only smelting unit since November 2000. The modernization project considered the shutdown of the last
Jan 1, 2007
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Fugitive Dust in Surface Crushing PlantsBy G. V. Lewis
"INTRODUCTORY REMARKS""I believe we need to communicate as much as possible with the industry. I don't think that we should be a body that just goes around doing dust surveys and writing nasty letters
Jan 1, 1976
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A hydrometallorgical process for the extraction of copperBy W. A. Ahrens, J. H. McNamara, J. G. Franek
"An economical, pollution-free process has been developed for the hydrometallurgical extraction of copper from sulphide ores. The extracted copper, in the form of cuprous chloride (CuC/), is converted
Jan 1, 1980
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Mineral Industry Image- Negative or Positive? With some Concrete Suggestions for our Two SocietiesBy Roger V. Pierce
"WITHOUT mineral wealth, modern man would not exist. True, man could survive on a stone-age basis with an average life expectancy of, say, 25 to 30 years -once he got past infancy.However, no metal wo
Jan 1, 1967
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Magnetoflotation in Nickel Ore ProcessingBy Peter Wells, Adrian Sabau, Turgut Yalcin
"The nickel ores of Sudbury contain substantial amounts of the gangue mineral pyrrhotite (Fe7S&) which causes certain diflculties in the milling of these ores. This paper proposes a process called “ma
Jan 1, 1999