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    Scale-Dependence And The Hydrologic Design Of In Situ Copper Leaching Operations (be2cf072-1593-4dc9-9358-22f8d51609c2)

    By Michael J. Friedel

    The scale-dependent hydraulic properties in a fractured porphyry copper oxide deposit are investigated for relevance to in situ leach mine (ISLM) design. In most well field designs, mine operators ass

    Jan 1, 1993

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    Environmental Changes Caused By Irrigation In The Pasco Basin, Washington

    By Randall E. Brown

    Irrigation simulates a climate change so that crops can be grown that otherwise would not thrive. The abundant sunshine and warm weather of many arid regions induces a rate of growth in excess of that

    Jan 1, 1971

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    Revaluation Of Mine Rock Waste As A Substrate For Carbon Sequestration

    By Hitch M.

    Many mining wastes, especially those from the metal mining industry, have traditionally been treated as a matter of little or no value and in practice a cost burden. Some wastes, due to their reactiv

    Jan 1, 2010

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    Mining And The Environmental Impact Statement: Guidelines For Baseline Studies

    By R. C. Berry

    The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has become a routine requirement for mining operations on federal lands. A similar document is being required in developing countries. Baseline studies are nee

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Control Of Pollution From Deep Bituminous Coal Mines In Pennsylvania

    By Ernest F. Giovannitti

    A couple of years ago, one of the major television networks produced a series on the environment. One episode in the series dealt with the nation's solid waste problem and some of the research be

    Jan 1, 1972

  • SME
    Floor Heave Analysis in a Deep Coal Mine

    By K. K. Haramy, J. McDonnel

    INTRODUCTION Primarily because of mining at greater depth, an increasing number of coal mines in the United States experience floor heave problems. In many instances, the floor heaves at a slow ra

    Jan 1, 1986

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    Oxygen Production On The Moon: Processes For Different Feedstocks (f66aff36-0568-4532-97a0-03640dec2ebb)

    By L. A. Taylor

    The production of oxygen on the Moon utilizing indigenous materials is paramount to a successful lunar colonization. And several processes have been put forth to accomplish this. The LLOX generation s

    Jan 1, 1991

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    Remote De-Tensioning of Tieback Anchors After Structural Completion - RETC2023

    By Sean Peterfreund, Grant Finn, Ty Jahn

    For urban underground development involving tieback anchors for excavation support, authorities having jurisdiction typically require tiebacks to be de-tensioned before project completion. This paper

    Jun 13, 2023

  • SME
    Risk Management for Soft Ground Tunnels in New York

    By Andy Thompson, Frank Perrone

    "As part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $10.5bn East Side Access Project in New York, 3,200 m of tunnel had to be constructed in rock, mix face and soft ground conditions beneath one o

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    Large Operator's Approach to Wall Operator's Heap Leach Properties

    By T. M. Plouf, G. A. Lang

    INTRODUCTION The finding or acquisition of ore bodies containing 200,000 opt gold and greater is becoming more difficult. There are more investors and small heap leach operators who have or can ra

    Jan 1, 1987

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    Assessment Of Modeling Techniques For Prediction Of Subsidence Over Longwall Areas

    By A. W. Khair

    This paper presents an assessment of modeling techniques in predicting subsidence over longwall areas. Extensive instrumentation, both at the surface and subsurface of three longwall mines in northern

    Jan 1, 1989

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    Case Study Of Blast Vibrations Induced Sounds Recorded Inside A House Near A West Virginia Coal Mine

    Blast vibrations induce sounds within neighboring residences. A house wide vibration and sound monitoring system was installed in a West Virginia home which was subjected to blasts at varied distances

    Jan 1, 2010

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    Special Features Of WIPP Underground Ventilation System

    By S. C. Sethi

    The paper presents an analysis and discussion of the underground ventilation system at the waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), with particular emphasis on specific repository-related requirements and

    Jan 1, 1988

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    DISCOL: A Long-Term, Large-Scale, Disturbance-Recolonization Experiment In The Abyssal Eastern Tropical South Pacific Ocean

    By G. Schriever, H. Thiel, E. J. Foell

    A long-term, large-scale, disturbance-recolonization experiment with relevance to the environmental effects of deep seabed mining is described. The study is funded by the German government and was lau

    Jan 1, 1993

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    Differential Flotation Process For Recovery Of Molybdenite From Copper Concentrates

    By M. V. K. Reddy

    A differential flotation process for recovery of molybdenite from chalcopyrite concentrates produced at Rakha Copper Concentrator, Bihar, India has been developed. The flowsheet is simple, and relativ

    Jan 1, 1982

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    The Xinglongzhuang Coal Preparation Plant

    The Xinglongzhuang Coal preparation plant project was a joint effort by American and Chinese engineers and for the most part designed to American standards. The plant owner and operator is the Yanzhou

    Jan 1, 1989

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    Technical Note - Planning of support work in underground coal mines using MANSUPP

    By J. M. Dean, R. L. Grayson

    Introduction With the continued downward pressure on coal selling prices, mine management must make its operations as efficient as possible. The problem is the same one throughout the mineral indus

    Jan 1, 1996

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    Drainage of Tailings Impoundments Application of Principles and Experience

    By John D. Nelson, Clint L. Strachan

    Drainage of tailings impoundments is a key issue for impoundment stability, water control, seepage control, and reclamation. Drainage control is an established operating practice where climate and sit

    Jan 1, 1988

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    Numerical Impact Assessment of Axially Loaded Piles and Their Seismic Effects on an Existing Bored Subway Tunnel - NAT2024

    By Keivan PakIman, Maziar Pasdarpour

    Transportation tunnels are highly sensitive to ground movements and are required to be stable and secure for safe operation. In urban areas, the interaction between tunnels and adjacent piles, which a

    Jun 23, 2024

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    The Use Of Computer Spreadsheets In The Mineral Industry

    By P. Bevilacqua, M. C. Williams, T. P. Meloy

    We will bet you that, without prior programming within 10 minutes, we can design and simulate a 10,000 unit operation separation circuit. We will even do it at your place. We do it all the time. [ ]

    Jan 1, 1993