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  • SME
    Econometric Forecasting Of The World Zinc Industry

    By William R. Bush

    This paper is a presentation of findings based upon an econometric model of the world zinc industry. The model was developed as a simple but useful aid for long-run forecasting and planning purposes.

    Jan 1, 1979

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    A review of nickel, copper and cobalt recovery by chelating ion exchange resins from mining processes and mining tailings

    By BARBOSA AMILTON, Denise C. R. Espinosa, David B. Dreisinger

    Chelating resins can be used to recover important metals from different sources, and it is important to understand which resin is most suitable for each metal [1]. This review  benefits the mining ind

  • SME
    Continuous Dust Measurement Underground with OSIRIS

    By L. E. Baker, M. J. Leck

    OSIRIS is a continuous monitoring system for respirable dust which has been specifically designed for mining and related industries. By using the latest microprocessor technology, OSIRIS provides a so

    Jan 1, 1987

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    Variational Methods in the Simulation of Three-Dimensional Fracture Propagation.

    By F. Touboul, M. Thiercelin, K. BenNaceur

    Introduction The need to develop accurate predictive hydraulic fracturing simulators arises from the consideration of vertical containment for the fracture. Fracture height growth from a pay zone

    Jan 1, 1986

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    Added Value Opportunities In Industrial Minerals

    By Steven B. Van Kouteren

    Added value is a term loosely used in the industry, but what exactly does it mean? What does it take to make a value-added product and more importantly how does a company maintain the value added to i

    Jan 1, 1990

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    Mineral Wool Production And Raw Material Considerations At United States Gypsum's Tacoma, Washington Plant ? Introduction

    By Samuel W. Woods

    The Tacoma, Washington plant is one of six plants in the United States Gypsum Company's Acoustical and Mineral Fiber Division. The Tacoma facility was acquired in 1959 along with six other minera

    Jan 1, 1983

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    International Trends And Market Relationships Of The Rare Earths

    By G. A. Campbell

    This paper considers the international market trends of the rare earths and how they are strongly influenced by the by-product/co-product nature of their mining and processing. The two main economic m

    Jan 1, 1996

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    The Sands Of Glass

    By E. Wm. Heinrich

    Glass sands fall into that extremely select category of mineral deposits that requires a fantastic degree of natural concentration (95% +) of a single component before they can even be considered as o

    Jan 1, 1974

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    Control Of Mineralization By Mesozoic And Cenozoic Low-Angle Structures In West-Central Arizona

    By J. E. Spencer

    Mesozoic and Tertiary mineral deposits in west-central Arizona are commonly associated with Mesozoic thrust faults and Tertiary detachment faults, respectively. Quartz-kyanite rocks and pyritic quartz

    Jan 1, 1988

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    Overcoming Sustainability Challenges for Design and Construction of Urban and Long-Distance Tunnels - NAT2024

    By Bernd Hagenah, Eric C. Wang

    New tunnels of significant alignment lengths such as mountain tunnels, base tunnels, as well as beneath urban centers pose unique environmental challenges. This paper highlights key environmental cons

    Jun 23, 2024

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    Behavior of Anions in Association with Metal Ions Under Hydrometallurgical Environments: Part I — OH- Effect on Various Cations

    By K. N. Han, H. C. Cho, R. Kim

    "A comprehensive analysis of the effect of OH- on various cations in hydrometallurgical systems has been investigated. Cations chosen for this analysis included groups 1A and 2A, rare-earth elements a

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Stone, Dimension

    By W. Robert Power

    Stone is considered by many to be the premium material for beauty and durability in all kinds of construction. Its use dates to the dawn of civilization and only buildings made of stone have survived

    Jan 1, 1994

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    Thrust Faulting In Franciscan Rocks At Permanente, California

    By Donald Towse

    The Permanente plant of Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Corporation is located at a unique thick deposit of Calera Limestone (Figure 1) on the southwest side of San Francisco Bay. Limestone is rare in the eug

    Jan 1, 1966

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    Maximum Utilization Of ANFO Energy By Proper Initiation

    By Paul H. Rylund

    Substantial priming was a considered necessity for proper initiation of ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixes as ANFO began to carve its niche in the mining industry in the latter fifties. Heavy priming acc

    Jan 1, 1972

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    Excavation Of Bear Swamp Underground Powerhouse

    By James J. Brady

    The basic story at Bear Swamp was how to excavate an underground chamber 79 feet wide by 227 feet long and 150 feet high, along with the related access, tarbrace, leads, power tunnels and shafts, do i

    Jan 1, 1974

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    Single-Entry Research in the United States

    By F. Michael Jenkins, Elaine T. Bowers

    Longwall systems are used to mine approximately 50 pct of the world's total coal production. Single entries are the predominate method of longwall development in Europe and Asia where mining cond

    Jan 1, 1986

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    Backfill Design for Deep, Underhand Drift-and-Fill Mining

    By Graham Swan, Richard K. Brummer

    The paper begins by describing an underhand cut-and-fill mining concept for a 50m thick, generally tabular though irregularly shaped orebody dipping at 30 degrees and occurring at a depth of between 2

    Jan 1, 2001

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    Broken Aro Coal Remining/Reclamation Project

    By Shan Mafi

    he Broken Aro coal mine is located at the Woodbury Wildlife Preserve 11 km (7 miles) west of Coshocton, OH on State Route 541. Underground min¬ing at the 16-hm2 (40-acre) site took place during the 19

    Jan 1, 1998

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    Current Progress in the Development of the Web Ground Control Application

    By C. Newman, N. Schaefer

    "INTRODUCTION As underground mining continues to operate at deeper depths and in more complex geologic and geometric conditions, there has been an increased demand for higher design standards in groun

    Jan 1, 2017

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    The Effect of Excavation Progress on the Behavior of Hakim Highway Tunnel Using Geotechnical Instrumentation

    By Majid Sadeghi, Ali Naghi Dehghan, Kaveh Ahangari, Seyed Mahdi Pourhashemi

    "Instrumentation and monitoring of ground deformations in tunneling is a principal means for selecting and controlling the excavation and support methods among those foreseen in the design, for ensuri

    Jan 1, 2016