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  • SME
    Finite Element Assessment Of The Influence Of Caving On Barrier Pillar Loads In Deep Coal Mines - Introduction - Preprint 09-065

    By W. G. Pariseau

    Conventional barrier pillars in underground coal mines are intended to protect mains and sub-main entries for relatively long periods of time. Inter-panel barrier pillars that may be used in especia

    Jan 1, 2009

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    Steel-Fiber-Reinforced Shotcrete For Tunnel Linings: The State Of The Art

    By Don Rose

    INTRODUCTION A number of tunnels supported and permanently lined by steel-fiber-reinforced shotcrete (SFRS) have been built in North America in the 1980s. The material is more economical than, and

    Jan 1, 1985

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    Improvement in Sinter Properties with Reduction in Emissions Through Partially Replacing Coke Breeze by Anthracite Coal

    By Rameshwar Sah, Somasekhar Pitchika, Akhil Singh, Seenivasan Rajiah, C. B. Dayanand, G. Balachandran

    In the sintering of iron ores, the partial substitution of anthracite coal for coke breeze has been considered to be an effective way of reducing emissions and improvement in sintering properties. In

    Jun 2, 2022

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    Subsidence Monitoring - Case History (0d38711c-ff49-495c-b908-b20ac8ac067d)

    By Dr. Peter J. Conroy

    The current study is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) on-going subsidence research program. The long-term objective of the DOE program is to develop analytical methods of subsidence

    Jan 1, 1982

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    Copper Prices Help Arizona’s Mining Industry

    By William R. Yernberg

    SME’s Arizona Conference was held at the Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park in Tucson on Dec. 5and 6, 2004. The annual conference is organized by the Arizona Conference Board of Directors, which represent

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Health Of The Underground Construction Industry Evident At RETC

    In spite of a global economy that continues to seesaw and a U.S. Congress that is at odds with the president and themselves, cities around the world are still spending billions on their infrastructure

    Jan 1, 2011

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    Exploration: Both a Boom and Bust Year - 1980 Annual Review

    By Paul Russell, M. M. Kimberley, Erick F. Welland, Louis Cope, C. C. Mosher, William M. Shepard, William C. Larson, Graham Closs

    Exploration activities in 1980 felt the effects of unstable economic conditions and oscillating metal prices. In the cyclical, boom-or-bust precious metals and uranium markets, precious metals activit

    Jan 5, 1981

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    Monitoring and Evaluation of Ground Movements Above a Deep Longwall Mine in the Eastern United States

    The prediction and control of ground deformations due to underground mining are important considerations in the permitting, planning, and monitoring of coal mining operations. The prediction of mining

    Jan 7, 2020

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    Role Of The Tunneling Machine

    By William H. Hamilton

    INTRODUCTION It was not very many years ago that tunneling machine manufacturers spent considerable time trying to convince contractors and mine operators of the advantages of mechanical tunnel bor

    Jan 1, 1997

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    Large Diameter Tunnel Boring Machine Development

    By Martin Herrenknecht

    The world?s growing population and rapidly proceeding urbanization are boosting an enormous demand for new and high-capacity infrastructures to secure the mobility of goods and people. Densely popula

    Jan 1, 2010

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    Impact Of Consolidation On The Shear Strength Of Coal Refuse Impoundments – Preprint 97-110

    By R. J. Sweigard, C. T. Justice, T. Beckham, E. D. Thompson, T. C. Hopkins

    Fine coal refuse is often pumped, as slurry, into surface impoundments as a means of permanent disposal. As the available volume is filled, the height of the embankments are frequently increased. Many

    Feb 24, 1997

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    Predicted versus Actual Obstructions for Two Pipe-Jacked Tunnels of the Henderson CSO, Seattle, Washington

    By Dennis Molvik, Roberto J. Guardia, Brad Cowles, Rick Andrews, Robert A. Robinson

    A 220-meter (m) segment of the Henderson/ ML King Combined Sewer Overflow(CSO) consists of two 1.8-meter-inside diameter (I.D.) pipe-jacked tunnels that pass beneath Interstate-5 and the BNSF and UPRR

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Update On Development Of Mini-Disc Drill Bits

    By J. E. Friant

    The Mini-DiscTM cutter drill bit is a radical design departure from the traditional tri-cone rockdrill bit. Miniature disc type cutting tools as small as 3.25 inches (82.5 mm) diameter are fitted to

    Jan 1, 1999

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    St. Peter Sandstone Mineral Resource Evaluation, Missouri

    By J. G. Davis

    The St. Peter Sandstone is typically a well-sorted, friable, ultra-pure, fine- to medium-grained, quartzose sandstone with silica content higher than 99 weight percent in places. The sand grains are w

    Feb 27, 2013

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    Getting The Engineer?s Estimate Right

    By Tom Martin

    Mega projects present unique challenges with regard to estimating costs. With such projects, which may span decades, these challenges often begin as soon as a project is conceived. The importance of h

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    Roof Monitoring Helps Prevent Injuries in Stone Mines

    By A. T. Iannacchione

    From 1990 to 1996, 16 states reported 92 injuries from falls of roof, rib or face in the more than 90 underground stone mines in the United States (Fig.1). Missouri, Pennsylvania and Kentucky account

    Jan 1, 2000

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    Slurry pipelines for Egypt and Sudan

    By Baha Abulnaga

    Slurry pipelines are used in a number of countries to convey processed ore mixed with water over long distances from remote mine sites to ports or plants for further processing. In Egypt and Sudan,

    Jan 3, 2010

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    Northeast Interceptor Sewer Case History

    By Brett Zernich, Michael Krulc, Brett Robinson

    This paper provides an account of the efforts undertaken to construct the Northeast Interceptor Sewer (NEIS) project, which is a portion of a much larger program in Los Angeles, California to upgrade

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Continuous Improvement And Teamwork Are The Keys To Success At Phoenix Mine

    By Scott Ellenbecker

    The formation in Newmont Mining?s Phoenix Mine near Battle Mountain, NV contains high levels of abrasive quartzite as well as gold, copper and silver. Newmont started mining operations at Phoenix (for

    Jan 1, 2009

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    A century of mining safety and health research A century of mining safety and health research A century of mining safety and health research

    By John A. Breslin

    The year 2010 will mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the research efforts by the U.S. government to improve the health and safety of miners working in the United States. This research

    Jan 1, 2010