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  • SME
    Reducing Mine Accidents By Design

    By J. H. Daniel

    The reduction of accidents will play an ever increasing role in the mining of coal and hardrock ores as mining operations become more mechanized, the equipment becomes more costly and sophisticated, a

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SME
    Haulage 2002: Lowering Haulage-Equipment Costs

    By Steve Kral

    Reducing the cost per ton and increasing productivity are key factors in a mine’s profitability. Mining companies can do little about commodity prices. So to keep a mine operating at a profit, manag

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Machine Learning Prediction of the Load Evolution in Three‑Point Bending Tests of Marble (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)

    By K. KAKLIS, O. SAUBI, Z. Agioutantis, R. JAMISOLA

    Three-point bending (TPB) tests were conducted on prismatic Nestos marble (Greece) specimens. The specimens were instrumented with piezoelectric sensors, and comprehensive recordings of acoustic emiss

    Sep 7, 2022

  • SME
    Energy Growth Bodes Well For Western Coal, RMCMI Attendees Told

    By Steve Kral

    The coal mining industry in the western United States is seeing the same boom as the rest of the country and the world. Most coal mines in the West are operating flat out as the nation’s appetite for

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Rock Mechanics Study Of A Longwall Panel

    By Lewis V. Wade

    This paper summarizes the results of the rock mechanics monitoring program performed as part of Old Ben Coal Company's longwall coal mining demonstration project conducted in cooperation with the

    Jan 1, 1977

  • SME
    Rare Earth Elements (REE) Deposits In New Mexico

    By V. T. McLemore

    Deposits of rare earth elements (REE) are found in NM, but they have not been important exploration targets in past years because demand has been met elsewhere. However, with the projected increase in

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Hand‑Arm Vibration Controls for Jackleg Rock Drills: a Pilot Study Assessing Ergonomic Hazards - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)

    By Scott Rosenthal, Dave Gilkey, Theresa Stack, Daniel Autenrieth, Ciara Kremer

    Jackleg drill operators are exposed to harmful levels of hand-arm vibration (HAV). Anti-vibration handles and gloves provide modest reductions in HAV exposures and forearm muscle exertion from the use

    Jul 12, 2021

  • SME
    Using LSTM and ARIMA to Simulate and Predict Limestone Price Variations "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"

    By Mei Long, Tawum Juvert Mbah, Jianhua Zhang, Haiwang Ye

    There have been many improvements and advancements in the application of neural networks in the mining industry. In this study, two advanced deep learning neural networks called recurrent neural netwo

    Jan 6, 2021

  • SME
    Sustainable Change of Coal-Mining Regions Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (eb41200c-f89a-4073-aec3-fcdb45ccee3e)

    By Jürgen Kretschmann

    According to the model of product life cycles, the global coal mining industry is in the stagnation phase. The coal demand of the main consumer, China, has peaked in 2013 and is slowly declining. The

  • SME
    Optimization Of A Grinding And Classification Circuit Of A Magnetite Ore Processing Plant Through Computer Simulation

    By J. A. Delgadillo

    Computer simulation and mineral modeling was applied to the optimization of a grinding circuit in a plant processing 256 t/h magnetite. These tools were used to develop a grinding and classification c

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Possible Heavy Mineral Resources, Offshore Alabama And Mississippi

    By Stephen H. Stow

    Economically important heavy minerals have been studied in the sediments of offshore Alabama and Mississippi. Sandy samples have been collected from a 200 square mile area from Dauphin to Horn Islands

    Jan 1, 1975

  • SME
    The Interaction Of Tunnel Ventilation Systems And Cross Passageway Ways - Preprint 09-055

    By M. J. Gilbey

    Cross passageways between adjacent tunnels in passenger rail or transit systems may be used during train fire emergencies to evacuate passengers to points of safety in the non-incident tunnel. Rescue

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Rock mechanics of the Davis Detector Cavern - SME Transactions 2012

    By D. R. Tesarik, T. C. Trancynger, W. G. Pariseau

    The Davis detector cavern was excavated on the 4850 Level of the former Homestake Mine in the mid- 1960s to house a novel neutrino detector developed by Nobel Prize winner Dr. R. Davis. The original c

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Large Diameter Shaft Excavation Support Design and Blasting Methods in a Dense Urban Environment for the Pawtucket Tunnel Project - RETC2023

    By Frederic Souche, Andrew R. Klaetsch, Brian Hann, Nick Goodenow

    This paper describes support of excavation (SOE) design and construction for three large diameter shafts excavated through glacial soil and controlled blasting in complex sedimentary rock formations.

    Jun 13, 2023

  • SME
    Characteristic Curves Revisited: A More Logical Approach to Determining Operating Points – Preprint 97-53

    By L. M. English, Y. J. Wang

    When plotted as head vs. volume, fan curves start high and decrease in head with increasing volume while mine head curves start low and rise with increasing volume. Their intersection is the system op

    Feb 24, 1997

  • SME
    Surface Extraction

    By Christopher J. Bise

    INTRODUCTION The level of analysis for the selection of extraction practices and equipment for surface mining differs significantly from that found in underground mining. In underground mines, manuf

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Sustainable Development Of Industrial Minerals From Mining To Manufacturing - Introduction - Preprint 09-080

    By J. E. Kogel

    Industrial minerals play a central and dual role in the sustainable development (SD) of natural resources. Over the past decade the mining industry has increasingly focused on sustainably extracting

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Short Startup for a High Pressure Mixshield Tunnel Boring Machine - RETC2021

    By Matthew Burdick, Andrew Rule, Erica Bailey

    The Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel, Burrard Inlet Crossing project for the Greater Vancouver Water District entails deep shaft construction, subway sized pressurized face tunneling through highly

    Jun 13, 2021

  • SME
    Multiple-Criteria Cut-Off Grade Optimization Utilizing Excel Solver

    By Clinton Birch

    The multiple-criteria decision analysis is a technique that helps to find an optimal solution by evaluating conflicting criteria. In this study, an approach to perform multiple-criteria decision analy

    Jun 25, 2023

  • SME
    The Role Of Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems In Implementing Best Management Practices For Self-Monitoring Programs In Mining Operations ? Introduction

    By A. Korchevisky

    Environmental self-monitoring is one of the advanced approaches for industrial sustainability programs. Organization for Economy Cooperation and Development (OECD) defines self-monitoring as ?the syst

    Jan 1, 2012