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  • RMCMI
    Prevention Of Accidents And A Higher Standard Of Sanitary Conditions In Our Coal Mines

    By John McNeil

    Mr. President, and Members of the Rocky Mountain Coal-Mining Institute-Gentlemen : I appreciate the distinction of addressing this representative body of men upon a subject that lies so close to the h

    Jan 1, 1913

  • SME
    An Update On “The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly” Silica--Revisited

    By E. A. Metz

    It has been approximately four years since IARC reclassified crystalline silica as a “Group One” substance. Since that time, crystalline silica has been considered a human carcinogen. Silicosis i

    Jan 1, 2000

  • CIM
    Crystallex’s Las Cristinas Gold Project (7d5d7696-3ce9-4e3a-a905-204bcf9d3fae)

    By J. R. Goode

    "The Las Cristinas deposit contains about 10.2 million ounces of gold at a grade of 1.3 g/t. The deposit comprises a layer of fully oxidized saprolite (SAPO), a layer of sulphide-enriched saprolite (S

    Jan 1, 2004

  • IMPC
    Use of Practical Correlation Equations for Statistically Determining Specific Surface Area Values Using One of Four Given Methodologies and Predicting the Correspondent Results of the Other Three Methods

    By A. C. Maffei, M. V. Lins Gonçalves

    Ore concentration processes are a function of the respective particle size distribution; however, most of them do not use an efficient operational method to determine it. From a practical point of vie

    Jan 1, 2003

  • CIM
    Energy and Cost Comparisons of HPGR Based Circuits with the SABC Circuit Installed at the Huckleberry Mine

    By O. Mejia, J. Drozdiak

    "This paper summarizes a comprehensive energy and cost study comparing an existing SAG mill based circuit at Huckleberry Mine with two proposed circuits involving comminution technologies which are as

    Jan 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Role of Ore Preparation During Chrysotile Manufacturing

    Principles of management in ore preparation before process of enrichment of chrysotile ores are discussed. The formulas, which were tested in industrial conditions, are offered, which may be used for

    Dec 6, 2010

  • IMPC
    Microbially Induced Mineral Flotation and Flocculation (ABSTRACT PAGE)

    By K. A. Natarajan

    Interaction with microorganisms results in significant surface chemical changes on minerals. For example, chemolithotrophs such as Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Thiobacillus thiooxidans significantly

    Jan 1, 2003

  • NIOSH
    Fan Selection For Large-Opening Mines: Vane-Axial Or Propeller Fans – Which To Choose?

    By R. H. Grau, R. B. Krog

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has investigated the unique ventilation requirements of large-opening mines to help identify and evaluate the effectiveness of various

  • SAIMM
    Strength Of Chromite Briquettes And Its Effect On Smelting Of Charge Chrome / Ferro Chrome

    By P. K. Sahoo, C. R. Ray, S. S. Rao

    This paper deals with various factors affecting the strength of chromite briquettes which plays a vital role in the smelting of charge chrome / ferro chrome production. Appropriate briquetting para

    Jan 1, 2007

  • NIOSH
    RI 9576 - Rock Mechanics Study of Shaft Stability and Pillar Mining, Homestake Mine, Lead, SD (In Three Parts)

    By M. E. Poad, M. M. McDonald, J. C. Johnson, W. G. Pariseau

    A U.S. Bureau of Mines case study of pillar recovery in high-grade ore near the Ross shaft at the Homestake Mine, Lead, SD, has demonstrated the usefulness of the finite-element method for evaluating

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SAIMM
    The Kinetics Of The Dissolution Of Colloidal Silver In Cyanide Medium And Application To The Control Of The Cyanidation Process

    By M. J. Nicol

    The kinetics of the dissolution of colloidal silver in aerated cyanide solutions has been investigated with the aim of developing a relatively rapid and convenient method for monitoring the ?leaching

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Safeguards To Prevent Airflow Reversal From Ventilation Changes

    By R. D. Peterson

    As underground mine operations expand, the ventilation systems supporting them become complex. Complexity increases with periodic ventilation changes. New diagonal connections require a rebalance of

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    A Simple Method To Select A Pit In The Presence Of Grade Uncertainty

    Mine planners must select a single pit for design with the knowledge that the grades on which this selection is made are uncertain. This uncertainty is often ignored through the use of deterministic m

    Feb 27, 2013

  • CIM
    Contaminant Problems in Agrium’s Canadian Phosphate Business

    By Julie Culverhouse, Dennis Grimm, Kieran Harding, Jean-Francois Boulanger

    "Agrium’s Canadian Phosphate Business (CPB) is comprised of Kapuskasing Phosphate Operations (KPO) in Northern Ontario, Canada’s only operating phosphate mine, and Redwater Phosphate Operations (RPO)

    Jan 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Dust Control at Granisle Copper

    By L. W. Hamel

    "DUST CONTROL - GRANISLE COPPER LIMITEDINTRODUCTIONGranisle. Copper Limited is located in the north-central region of the Province of British Columbia, approximately 200 road miles north-west of Princ

    Jan 1, 1976

  • AUSIMM
    Geostatistically Assisted Domaining of Structurally Complex Mineralisation: Method and Case Studies

    By M Humphreys

    Multi-episodic mineralisation is often characterised by different spatial trends exhibited by different generations of the mineralisation. The structural complexity of mineralisation together with the

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    Silicomanganese Production - Process Understanding

    By S. E. Olsen, M. Tangstad

    The main source of Mn in raw materials for SiMn production is Mn-ore and Mn-rich slag from the high carbon FeMn production. The amount of slag per tonne of SiMn metal is mainly determined by the ore/s

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Evolutionary algorithms for the optimization of production planning in underground mines

    By Q. X. Yun

    This paper provides a new approach to optimize the production planning in underground mines by means of evolutionary algorithms. Firstly, genetic algorithm is used to reach the global optimization in

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Study on Desulfurisation and Deashing for Medium-High Sulfur Coal Using Shaking Table

    Study on Desulfurisation and Deashing for Medium-High Sulfur Coal Using Shaking Table As important coal resources, medium- high sulfur accounts for a significant part of the coal reserve in China. Th

    Sep 13, 2010

  • SAIMM
    Modeling rock mass bulking around underground excavations

    By J. Gómez-Hernández, P. K. Kaiser

    Abstract The process of stress-induced fracturing around underground excavations in brittle rock is associated with dilation or volume increase of the failed, fractured rock. Different attempts to

    Jan 1, 2003