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Feasibility Study And Design Of A New Underground Coal Mine Developed From Open Cut Highwall In IndonesiaBy Takashi Sasaoka
About 200 M tons of coal were imported into Japan in 2007 and Indonesia was its second largest exporter, accounting for about 30 M tons (12% of the total imported coal). Indonesia produced about 200 M
Jan 1, 2009
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Early Cretaceous Deposits Of Kaolin Clay And Silica Sand In Nova Scotia, CanadaBy P. W. Finck
Detailed mapping, using a large diameter diamond-drill in conjunction with high resolution reflection seismics, has increased known resources of kaolin clay and glass-grade silica sand from scattered
Jan 1, 1996
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of a Medium-Sized Surface Mine Blasthole Drill ShroudBy W. R. Reed, J. P. Rider
"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR) has recently developed a series of models utilizing computational fluid dynamics (C
Jan 1, 2016
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Calibrating Numerical Model For Room-And-Pillar Coal Mining Simulation In Weak Immediate Roof Based On In-Situ TestsBy Andre C. Zingano
It is a very difficult task to estimate the immediate roof and support behavior in a room-and-pillar mining section in the initial phase of the mining project. There is little information available at
Jan 1, 2009
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Stability Mapping To Examine Ground Failure Risk: A Field Study At A Limestone MineAs the surface reserves are being depleted, more and more stone operators are seeking underground mining options. Stability of underground openings is a major concern for the safety and productivity.
Jan 1, 2009
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The First Adoption of Soil Cement Steel Diaphragm Walls in the Construction of Underground Railway StationBy Koji Nakanishi, Masayoshi Karasawa, Yasuhiro Morimoto
"Shin-Yokohama station (tentative name), one of the station of the Sotetsu - Tokyu through line (ST line), is under construction by the OPEN – CUT method. The Underground Soil–Cement Steel Diaphragm W
Jan 1, 2016
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Vanadium: The New ?Green? Metal And Mineral Deposits In The Colorado PlateauBy A. D. Hammond
Vanadium is a transition metal, ductile, silver-gray metal. It is harder than most metals and steels and it has a good resistance to corrosion, it is stable against alkalis, sulfuric and hydrochloric
Feb 23, 2014
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Attenuation of Mechanical Vibration During Transmission to Human Body Through Mining Vehicle Seats - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)By AMIT SHARMA, BIBHUTI BHUSAN MANDAL
Operators of mining vehicles are exposed to high levels of whole-body vibration (WBV) and are therefore at risk of developing vibration-related health disorders. For implementing an effective control
Mar 12, 2021
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An Exploratory Assessment Of The Risk Of Lung Cancer Associated With Exposure To Diesel Exhaust Based On A Study In RatsBy Randall Smith, Leslie Stayner
At the request of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, a quantitative assessment of the risk of lung cancer associated with occupational exposures to diesel exhaust was performed. This assessmen
Jan 1, 1991
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Evaluating Tailgate Spray Manifolds to Reduce Dust Exposures for Shearer Face PersonnelBy G. J. Joy, J. P. Rider
"Technical advances in longwall mining over the last several years have resulted in much larger and faster shearers that have the capability of mining at speeds over 100 ft./min. This has resulted in
Jan 1, 2015
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Development, Design, and Installation of Climax's Tin Upgrading CircuitBy R. M. Rowe, T. E. Irwin
A flowsheet was developed for upgrading Climax tin concentrate to about 45 percent Sn. Bench-scale test work conducted at AMAX Extractive Research and Development, Inc., was used to design a multiple-
Jan 1, 1986
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Practical Application Of PSM At Golden Sunlight MinesBy G. B. Amicucci
A Denver Autometrics Particle Size Monitor, PSM-400, was installed at Golden Sunlight Mines, Inc. in October 1988. The PSM-400 measures the grind product's particle size and percent solids. The p
Jan 1, 1991
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Indian Experiences Of Mechanised Coal Pillar ExtractionBy Arun Kumar Singh
Wide variation in the nature of the coal seams and the surrounding rock mass of the Indian coalfields and very little information about the associated stress fields were observed to be the major hurdl
Jan 1, 2009
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Cut-And-Fill Mining In Sweden: Development Trends And ApplicationsBy G. Almgren
With the exception of sublevel caving, the most common method of underground mining in Sweden is the "cut-and-fill" method. It is normally used for mining non-ferrous metals , and' is used extens
Jan 1, 1975
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Geology, Genesis And Bauxite Reserves Of West Kalimantan, IndonesiaBy Johan K. Rodenburg
A major bauxite belt was discovered and evaluated from 1969 to 1974 by P. T. Alcoa Minerals of Indonesia in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The proven reserves of beneficiated bauxite are 800 million tons
Jan 1, 1984
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The Edge Surface of Kaolinite and its Surface ChemistryFundamental results obtained from research on the properties of the edge surfaces of kaolinite particles (~500 nm) are reported. Of particular significance was the development of the experimental prot
Feb 23, 2014
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A New Approach To Determine The In-Situ Strength Of Coal In Mine PillarsBy Y. J. Zhang
This paper presents the results of a recent study on the development of an in-situ testing method for determining the coal strength in mine pillars. The strength testing is performed in the horizontal
Jan 1, 1995
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Novel, Fully-Automated German Tunneling MethodBy Thiemo Hagedorn, Gerhard Weissbach, Ralph Bergmann, Wilhelm J. Kogelmann
The objective of this unique method is to multiply the advance rate of conventional tunneling while improving both ground control and the safety of the crew. The high advance rate is achieved by concu
Jan 1, 2003
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Golden Sunlight - A New Gold Mining OperationBy T. J. Smolik
The Golden Sunlight Mine started full-scale operations in February 1983, with a conventional open-pit mine supplying 4464 tonnes (5000 tons) per day of milling ore. After crushing and grinding, the or
Jan 1, 1984
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Preparing the section foreman for his full responsibilitiesBy R. L. Grayson, R. C. Althouse, M. J. Klishis
The health and safety of employees, efficiency of the operating system, and production are paramount goals in underground coal mining. The section foreman assumes responsibility for making his part of
Jan 1, 1987