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  • SME
    Rock Disintegration Tests Of A Water Cannon

    By William C. Cooley

    Modern tunnel boring machines are subject to excessive cutter wear and bearing failures when used in hard and abrasive rock. In very hard rock, the high cost of cutter and bearing replacement, combine

    Jan 1, 1974

  • SME
    Environmental Effects Of Cementation Process On Spent Shale Leachates

    By D. Marcus

    A methodology was developed wherein. the increase in compressive strength, mineralogical changes and pore water composition were all studied simultaneously as a function, of moisturized spent shale cu

    Jan 1, 1984

  • SME
    Microorganisms, biotechnology and acid rock drainage - emphasis on passive-biological control and treatment methods

    By N. Kuyucak

    Acid rock drainage (ARD) resulting from the natural oxidation of sulfide mineral wastes has become a major concern to the mining industry, both during the operational period and after mine closure. AR

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    When Tailing Impoundments Go Wrong

    By Donald R. East

    In the planning and design of mill tailing disposal facilities, the chemical and physical nature of the fine­grained material to be disposed of has to be fully understood in order to create an efficie

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    Financing International Mineral Development Projects ? Introduction

    By Wallace W. Wilson

    It scarcely 1s possible to read a new issue of any of the principal mining trade journals without noting some mention of a major new overseas mining venture with which one or more domestic companies a

    Jan 1, 1973

  • SME
    Exhibitors Show Off Their Products, Services At SME Annual Meeting And Exhibit - ABB Industrial Systems - 100 Years Of Experience In Ac Motors

    ABB Industrial Systems is one of the largest electrical engineering companies in the world. ABB develops, manufactures and markets electric drives. The company has more than 100 years experience in t

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    A Review of Alternative Energy Technologies

    By T. E. Walsh

    I will address two important alternative energy resources, solar and geothermal, with emphasis on their potential application in electric power generation. As a result of this presentation, I hope to

    Jan 9, 1980

  • SME
    Substitutes for Western Bentonite in Magnetic Taconite Pellets - Introduction

    By James A. Clum

    The shift to lower grade iron ores, e.g., magnetic taconites, resulted in a shift towards agglomeration practices which could effectively deal with the fine particle sizes generated in the liberation

    Jan 1, 1976

  • SME
    A Review of Alternative Energy Technologies

    By T. E. Walsh

    Introduction I will address two important alternative energy resources, solar and geothermal, with emphasis on their potential application in electric power generation. As a result of this presentati

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME
    Analysis And Assessment Of Grade Variability For Improving Exploration Planning And Reserve Estimation ? Introduction

    By Edmundo Tulcanaza

    Increasing exploration costs and the need to reduce the time-frame from exploration to production presently demand formalized procedures to assist exploration planning and reserve analysis. Explor

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Longwall seafloor subsidence monitoring: Why and how

    By T. R. C. Aston

    Extensive undersea coal reserves, identified in the offshore portion of the Sydney coalfield, Nova Scotia, have resulted in the implementation of a multi-year research program to develop site specific

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    Geology-Its Application And Limitation In The Selection And Evaluation Of Placer Deposits (74118f96-c342-4537-bffa-430f32ddb99e)

    By R. A. Metz, William H. Breeding

    The remarks that follow are based substantially on experience covering 45 years, 80% of which has been in placer work, rather than on a review of available literature. Most commercial placers have be

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    Detection of abandoned coal mine workings and underground voids by microgravity

    By D. Butler

    Subsurface density changes can be detected by very precise surface gravity measurements. A feasibility study, combined with field experience using modern instruments, will indicate the probability of

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    Easy Areas for Improvement and Good Ideas I've Seen When Reviewing Plant Operations-From a Prominent Consultant in Base and Precious Metals

    By Terry McNulty

    DOUG HALBE: I've decided that we're going to change tactics here and we're going to be nice to people from now on. [Co-chair makes gesture of intense disbelief; laughter] I've also

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Assessing Risks from Mining-Induced Ground Movements near Gas Wells

    By Gregory M. Rumbaugh, Christopher Mark

    "The proliferation of unconventional gas well development in the Northern Appalachian coalfields has raised a number of mine safety concerns. Unconventional wells, which extract gas from deep shale fo

    Jan 1, 2019

  • SME
    Comparacion De Los Costes Estimados Del Capital Vs. Costes Reales Y Datos Operativos Para Un Concentrador De Cobre ? Introduccion

    By Thomas D. Henderson

    Este capítulo presenta- un "caso histórico" de los pasos a dar para estimar IDS castes de capital y operativos para un concentrador típico de cobre porfirico de ± 9;070 toneladas métricas de producció

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Realism In Statistical Demand Forecasting: The Econometric Challenge

    By Richard Newcomb

    It is four years since the seminal study of demand for rapid excavation by the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) and Engineering outlined this technology's opportunities, requirements and sign

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    Mining Equipment into the 21st Century

    By John Wiebmer

    Several industry trends are putting new demands on surface mining equipment. This is true both on the “hard” side of the equipment business - the research and product development programs, and on the

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SME
    Economic Decision Making For Frontier Technology

    By J. C. Agarwal

    Major scientific discoveries cannot be programmed. New or frontier technology, however, can and should be planned. It is the vital force underlying the business strategy of a vigorous and profitable m

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SME
    Commercialization Of A Column Flotation Circuit For Gold Sulfide Ore

    By K. N. (Mani) Subramanian

    A 2.5 meter diameter column has been successfully used in a 100 tph flotation plant at the Harbour Lights Mine in Leonora, Western Australia, to produce a final gold bearing sulfide concentrate from t

    Jan 1, 1988