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By Walter Casquino

El presente trabajo señala las características, control de los proyectos mineros, así como el alcance de estudios, modales de ejecución, el factor humano y su relación con la empresa, entre otras recomendaciones.

Sep 1, 1980

By G. E. Walker

"El Manto Ombla en Morococha, ha producido cobre durante más de 30 años. Cuando esta producción llega a su etapa final, se decidió hacer una investigación y descartar evidencia de otro mineral existente. Por ello, el texto señala los resultados de este estudio, como los conceptos nuevos sobre la geología. La mineralización de este manto no constituye un reemplazarriento selectivo, sino más bien fue controlado por una falla de compresión, cuyo producto estriba en la compresión lateral, plegamiento asimétrico y décollement. El fallamiento de compresión se extendió oblicuamente a través de los horizontes incompetentes formando una traza característica en ""S"", paralela al plano axial origina del pliegue asimétrico, y eventualmente se unió al plano basal de desprendimiento en el contacto volcánico. Dicha mineralización se inició con una etapa con una fase pirítica que formó reemplazamiento masivo a lo largo del contacto volcánico y penetró también los horizontes de anhidrita a lo largo de ciertas fracturas. Así, la anhidrita no parece haber causado la disminución de la mineralización en profundidadexcepto en el sentido de haber restringido la migración de las soluciones mineralizantes. "

Aug 20, 1963

By Kevin Beirne

Most people involved in the mining industry are familiar with student-industry co-op work-study programs. Many colleges and universities have used them for years. Northern College’s Haileybury School of Mines student co-op program adds a new dimension of productivity to the college and the mining industry. The college is located in Hailey-bury, Ontario, Canada. An example of the program’s success is the school’s relationship with Sabin Metal’s SMC (Canada) Ltd.’s McAlpine Mill in Cobalt, Ontario. Students gain practical knowledge and experience while industry gains an eager-to-learn worker. And many of the college’s advanced research services are made available to industry to supplement their own capabilities. The McAlpine Mill was established to provide custom milling of slags and ores. It also recovers metal values from other products of the primary and secondary precious metal industries.

Jan 1, 1999

By Joe Pezo

Desde 1999 se desarrollaron pruebas de lixiviación de concentrados en la planta LESDE de Toquepala con el propósito de evaluar las recuperaciones y los tiempos de procesamiento. Las recuperaciones a nivel laboratorio indican que la promoción de la actividad bacteriana es uno de los factores para acelerar el proceso de solubilización del cobre calcopiritico del concentrado. La actividad bacteriana se define como la capacidad de adaptación que tienen las bacterias en medios lixiviantes para elevar la velocidad de oxidación del ión ferroso y convertirlo en férrico y es el mecanismo para la lixiviación del sulfuro primario o calcopirita, el resultado de la interacción de las bacterias ferrooxidantes, el oxígeno y el control de ácido que mantienen un pH por debajo de 2.1. En ese sentido, el presente texto señala las pruebas de lixiviación de concentrados que incluyen estos últimos conceptos, con el objetivo de evaluar la factibilidad técnica y económica de obtener licores de cobre que puedan ser aprovechados utilizando la capacidad existente de extracción por solventes y electrodepositación de la planta LESDE Toquepala.

Sep 12, 2005

By Regina Rocha, Miguel Humpire

Uno de los retos dentro de las operaciones unitarias de minería es la voladura, la cual presenta un impacto importante aguas abajo en los siguientes procesos, es por eso que las compañías mineras aseguran los resultados del proceso de voladura a través un trabajo en conjunto con empresas especialistas en explosivos. En ese sentido, como parte de la excelencia operacional, se implementan sistemas de control y aseguramiento de calidad de todas las actividades que se producen en mina y conllevan a ejecutar la voladura en una mina de alta complejidad a fin de dar cumplimiento al diseño de carga.

Sep 30, 2022

Organization Place Date 1917 American Institute of Architects Philadelphia,.,; Pa. Dec. 26-29 American Society of Mechanical Engineers New York City. Dec. 26-29 American Mining Congress State Chapter Phoenix, Ariz. Dec. 26-29

Jan 11, 1917

By Pilon CG, Deakin RC

It is proposed that a waste rock dump be constructed on slopes consisting of soft colluvium and weathered Chim Formation mudstone at the Porgera Gold Mine, in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Geolog- ical, geomorphological and geophysical investigations were conducted in support of geotechnical studies to assess the physical character of the 6km2 site. Geomorphological studies focused on the extent and nature of colluvium cover and landslide activity. Detailed ground traverse mapping resulted in classification and delineation of eight terrains and seven material types. Seismic refraction and resistivity profiling, combined with drilling, provided subsurface data. Results were presented as standard profiles, coloured contoured sections and plans. Subsurface features, including deep colluvial channels, buried cliffs, slump blocks and buried alluvial channels, were identified. Results of the combined investigations allowed designers to model the colluvium/ bedrock surface and identify critical areas of deep, mobile colluvium and weak bedrock. A design approach was developed which accounted for the morphology of landslide systems and distribution of colluvium types.

Jan 1, 1991

By Albert H. Fay

The first data compiled by the Bureau of Mines relating to coal- mine accidents in the United States were published in Bulletin 69," in which the total fatalities by years and States were tabulated from 1896 to 1912. Since the publication of Bulletin 69, further research has been conducted, with the result that the bureau is now able to publish for the first time all of the fatal accidents described in the State inspectors' reports by States, causes, and calendar years, from the beginning of inspection service to date. For the anthracite mines of Pennsylvania, there is a continuous record since 1870; the records of the Pennsylvania bituminous mines are continuous from 1877, and, with the exception of one year, the Ohio records are complete from 1874 to date. In fact, the records of all of the States, with few exceptions, are complete; and incomplete data for any year may generally be attributed to the fact that no report was published during that year. The magnitude of the coal-mining industry in the United States is such that too much stress can not be placed on the need of safeguard- ing the three-quarters of a million men employed. Although the figures given herein show an appalling record for past years, they are not published for the purpose of proclaiming the high fatality rate of the past. They are a record of experience covering a period of 45 years, showing causes and results of many accidents in the coal mines of the United States. They represent a diagnosis of the hazard of the mining industry, pointing out the principal physical causes of accidents, and make available a body of uniform facts that will serve as a basis of preventive measures for use in future operations. It is with these great purposes in view that the Bureau of Mines presents the classified data in this report. Classification and study of mine accidents on the basis of number of persons killed is common and very old, but fails to throw enough light upon the problem involved. Many serious accidents in mines have no fatal results, hence in a tabulation of fatalities they are overlooked and the real hazard of the industry is not made clear. An accident does not necessarily include an injury that may result therefrom. Such accidents as the breaking of a hoisting cable, an explosion of powder, gas, or dust, a runaway car or motor are all serious. Although no loss of life results, they should be recorded, investigated, and studied to prevent their repetition. No accurate data for the United States are available showing how far the personal element as related to the miner and his co-worker, the mine foreman, or to the superintendent and others in authority, contributes to accidents. Many accidents are due to inexperience on the part of the miner, his failure to heed orders, a misunderstanding of instructions and last, but not least, carelessness of himself or his fellow worker. A foreman or superintendent may fail to give proper warning regarding the conditions of certain parts of the mine; he may not have inspected certain rooms or entries on the day of a mine accident; the mine may not be properly equipped, or the operator may neglect to comply with the inspector's recommendations. There is, therefore, a personal element on the part of both the operator and the miner that must be considered. Legislation and the enactment of compensation laws will make the operator realize the seriousness of the mine-accident situation, when fatalities and injuries are to be paid for in legal tender of the realm. The miner must be educated and made to realize the dangers he encounters; he must learn that self-preservation and the safety of his fellow workmen should receive his first attention; he should cooperate with his employer, his asso- ciates, and the State mine inspector to the end that the mine hazard may be reduced to a minimum. "Cooperation for safety" should be the watchwords of the operator, miner, State inspectors, and all others in any way interested in the mining industry.

Jan 1, 1916

By R. H. Pemberton

"THE Mattagami district of Quebec has, during the past few years, experienced intense exploration by virtually every mining company operating in Canada. As a result of this activity, a number of well-mineralized zinc-copper bearing bodies have been found, some of which will almost certainly go into production. Much of the area has undergone what is now termed ""Saturation Prospecting"" or intense and detailed geological and geophysical surveying, followed by the drilling of nearly all possible bets. Considering only the airborne geophysical surveying, some blocks of ground have been flown by virtually every geophysical instrument which has to date been installed in an aircraft. A list of these different geophysical instruments would include: l. Fluxgate-type total field magnetometers 2. Vertical field magnetometer ,3. Nuclear-precession magnetometers 4. Single-frequency out-of-phase electromagnetometers 5. Dual-frequency out-of-phase electromagnetometers 6. Horizontal component measuring electromagnetometers 7. In-phase and out-of-phase electromagnetometers8. Dip-angle measuring electromagnetometers."

Jan 1, 1961

By Breno Totti Maia

O presente trabalho teve por objetivo uma análise de parâmetros geométricos de bicos de lança em operação e uma extrapolação para situações futuras. Foram determinadas as principais relações trigonométricas e, a partir disso, verificada a possibilidade de “coalescência”. Os principais resultados mostram que círculo primitivo dos bocais (PCD) não tem qualquer influência nas relações trigonométricas do bocal, limitado pelo ângulo de saída divergente. Bicos com até 04 furos e pequeno ângulo com a vertical podem promover a coalescência e bicos com mais furos afastam essa possibilidade assim como a relação entre número de furos e ângulo entre dois bocais adjacentes. O presente trabalho mostrou uma importante ferramenta para determinação de condições para desenvolvimento de novos bicos de lança.

Aug 17, 2017

By Afonso Garcez de Azevedo

As indústrias cerâmicas do Parque Industrial do Município de Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ utilizam como matéria-prima a argila oriunda das jazidas presentes na planície de inundação do Rio Paraíba do Sul. Os artefatos produzidos por essas indústrias, que são na sua maioria tijolos e telhas, apresentam propriedades provenientes das transformações que ocorrem na constituição mineralógica da matéria-prima após queima, bem como do processo de fabricação empregado. Com o intuito de melhor entender o processo de fabricação destes artefatos e como suas propriedades se desenvolvem, este trabalho pretende caracterizar e identificar os minerais constituintes de uma camada argilosa do Município de Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, usando, para isso, técnica de Difração de Raios-X, e analisar as transformações térmicas ocorridas através de ADT/ATG/TG e microscopia óptica.

Oct 30, 2017

By Agustín Chang

La aplicación de las técnicas de Ingenieria Industrial en las minas de Centro Min Perú son importantes para ayudar a las operaciones para mejorar la productividad y reducir los costos. Los resultados obtenidos mediante los estudios de mejoras y de medición de trabajo, permitieron elevar la eficiencia personal y la óptima utilización de los recursos de operaciones de minas. En ese sentido, el presente texto busca proveer información relacionada con la práctica industrial en las minas de CentrominPerú a los ingenierios de Minas.

Nov 1, 1976

By Rebecca Darling

El texto describe la importancia del agua en la minería a partir de la integración de enfoques técnicos y sociales para la gestión sostenible del líquido elemento en las comunidades aledañas. Por ello, se describen los riegos típicos de agua que las compañías enfrentan y plantea las posibles soluciones para tener un entorno minero más operativo. Entre estas resoluciones tenemos: la alineación interna, la comunicación estratégica y la cogestión de recursos (un espectro de monitoreo participativo para la toma de decisiones compartida.

Aug 1, 2014

El presente artículo señala que el proceso de exploración en superficie de la mina de Cercapuquio para determinar nuevas zonas mineralizadas, es de difícil actuación a causa de la falta de ganga en este tipo de mineralización. Para ello, se consideró oportuno proceder a una exploración de carácter geológico de la zona en estudio, antes de empezar los trabajos sistemáticos de exploración geofísica. Asimismo, los procedimientos empleados en las etapas de exploración, son las siguientes: trabajos geológicos, geofísicos y mineros.

Oct 1, 1955

By Giovanna Valdivia Málaga

Dado que la comunidad de Michiquillay recibe una gran cantidad del canon minero a través de la gestión de la Municipalidad del mismo nombre, se planteó mejorar las relaciones de parentesco y la inmersión en la modernidad económica y socia de dicha comunidad y pasar de una economía informal a una economía social o solidaria. En ese sentido, el presente texto describe el proyecto de participación colectiva entre los miembros de la comunidad Michiquilllay y La Encañada, con el objetivo de construir una propuesta de privatización del proyecto minero Michicallay. El trabajo de campo se realizó en los ocho sectores y se desarrolló desde hace dos años, alcanzando la comunicación y sostenibilidad del mismo.

Sep 12, 2011

By Max R. Peña W

El crecimiento de la minería en el Perú requiere de un adecuado desarrollo tecnológico, así como de la reducción de costos en las mismas operaciones. Por ello, en la actualidad minera se desarrollan alternativas para la reducción de costos en perforación y voladura a través de las técnicas de corte escalonado y los detonadores eléctricos de alta precisión, a fin de obtener un mejor rendimiento en cuanto a su funcionamiento y precisión en minería subterránea y de cielo abierto.

Nov 24, 1993

By I M. Turnbull

QMAP (the Quarter Million Mapping Programme, 1:250 000 scale) is a geological mapping programme which will build a digital geological database of the whole country and publish maps and books to document it. The programme was established in 1993, following a recommendation by a review panel appointed by the Ministry of Research, Science & Technology, and is funded by the government, from the Public Good Science Fund. The relevance and fundamental value of QMAP lies in the greatly improved geological knowledge it will provide for researchers and other end-users of geological information.   QMAP research involves assessment of previous work, field and laboratory investigations in key areas, and data storage, manipulation and publication using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) computer technology. The QMAP digital database of New Zealand geology will be completed by 2006, as will the series of 21 full colour printed geological maps and accompanying explanatory texts. Two are already completed and published (Kaitaia and Dunedin), and six other projects are well advanced.   QMAP information will also be available in digital form. Next year we hope to expand the scope of the programme to cover the reconciling and linking of many other earth science databases to QMAP, because we believe this will create a powerful research tool. The intention is to develop internet access to the databases, to make the information publicly available.

Jan 1, 1997

By Frederick H. Raab

The electromagnetic retransmission system is a new, automated method of locating trapped mine workers. This technique overcomes many 1 imitations inherent in electromagnetic direction finding by reducing the effects of the conducting ground to an acceptable maximum, by finding position accurately in the presence of antenna tilt, and by eliminating the need for the receiver to be located directly above the subsurface transmitter. Three transportable three-axis magnetic-dipole transmitters on the surface create a system of electronic grids in which the phases of the downlink Signals convey position information. The subsurface retransmitter modulates the uplink carrier of the existing beacon transmitter with the received downlink signal; the coal-pillar loop antenna is used for both receiving and transmitting. The uplink receiver uses a three-axis antenna and extensive digital signal processing. A small computer integrates data, estimates position, and controls system operation through VHF-FM communications. Both coal-mine and deep-mine operation are possible by selecting appropriate transmitting power and signal frequencies. This report shows such systems to be both feasible and practical.

Jan 1, 1980

By Héctor Velásquez, Kellyn Cristóbal, Deivy Ríos

La minería como actividad económica busca un beneficio y además sostenibilidad en el tiempo y en ese sentido maximizar la extracción de los recursos agotables con el mayor margen posible es una tarea constante. El presente trabajo considera dos conceptos fundamentales para lograr el objetivo planteado, el cut off mínimo siguiendo las teorías de leyes de corte desarrolladas por Kenneth Lane y Jean-Michel Rendú y el VPN de los flujos de caja descontados como indicador de valor comparativo

Sep 29, 2023

By R. Frank Chiappetta

A new blasting technique has been developed by International Technologies, LLC. to eliminate subgrade drilling, lower ground vibrations, improve fragmentation and reduce explosive consumption. The new technique utilizes a uniquely designed borehole plug, with a bottom hole air deck and a predetermined stemming mass on top of the plug. This combination is referred to as the Power Deck?. Single holes and full scale tests were conducted by Blasting Analysis International, Inc. (BAI) to determine how the system works, the mechanisms behind its success and the best design parameters to use for the given rock conditions. Results have shown reduced or eliminated subgrade drilling, ground vibration reductions of up to 33%, reduced explosive consumption by 16 to 25%, and improved fragmentation by up to 25%. This paper summarizes the methodology, field test setups, analyzes procedures and results for one series of single hole and full-scale tests which were performed in a Pennsylvania, USA quarry.

Jan 1, 2004