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  • AUSIMM
    Implementation of a Surface-based Hydraulic Fracturing Program to Successfully Propagate a Large Cave through Hard, Competent Near-surface Rock Masses to Achieve Breakthrough

    By L Olivier, R J. Lowther, J L. Lett, I Brunton

    Hydraulic fracturing to precondition the orebody to enhance rock mass cavability is gaining acceptance in underground cave mining applications. Assisting cavability is becoming important as an increas

    May 9, 2016

  • AIME
    Minerals Beneficiation - Belt Conveyor Power Studies

    By A. W. Asman

    The problem of balanced design in a belt conveyor has been under constant study. Increased use of this method of transport in recent years has stimulated investigations. Conveyor belt, power transmiss

    Jan 1, 1961

  • CIM
    El Mochito Mine – Latest Operational Improvements and Future Challenges in the Area of Mineral Processing

    By Renaud Adams, Vladimir Salatic

    "The El Mochito Mine located in Honduras, Central America, has produced lead, zinc and silver in concentrates since the 1950s. The paper discusses changes made in both lead and zinc circuits to reduce

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Importance of Strain to Fragment Strength in Blasting Induced Pre-Conditioning

    Importance of Strain to Fragment Strength in Blasting Induced Pre-Conditioning When a rock is blasted, cracks propagate through the rock causing the rock to fracture. This paper focuses on applying th

    Sep 13, 2010

  • DFI
    Optimising the Compressive Behavior of Screw Piles in Sand for Marine Renewable Energy Applications

    By Andrew J. Brennan, Jonathan A. Knappett, Lewis Hamilton, Michael J. Brown

    "Abstract This paper investigates the compressive behaviour of screw piles in sands and the key design parameters which control this. These types of foundation elements have typically been used as scr

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    The behaviour of individual species in the carbochlorination of titaniferous oxides

    By P. den Hoed, J. Nell

    Tests were conducted on samples of rutile, titaniferous slag and ilmenite; each sample was mixed with coke and chlorinated in a bubbling fluidized bed at 1000°C. Profiles of the rates of chlorination

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Numerical approach to influence of pore pressure magnitude and gradient on fracture propagation in brittle heterogeneous rocks

    By T. H. Yang, K. K. Lee, Z. Z. Liang, C. A. Tang, L. C. Li, Y. Tsui, L. G. Tham

    Abstract: A series of numerical tests of hydraulic fracturing in heterogeneous rocks were performed to investigate the influence of pore pressure magnitude and gradient on initiation and propagation

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Studies On Effect Of Cu(Ii) On Growth Of Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans Using Series Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal

    By M. Okido, W. Wei, L. Chai

    The kinetics on the growth of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans was studied by use of series piezoelectric quartz crystal ( SPQC ). Arsenic ioninhibits the growth of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, which is consis

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    Computer Modeling For Improved Production Of Mechanical Excavators

    By L. Ozdemir, M. Cigla

    This paper presents and discusses some of the computer models developed and currently used at the Earth Mechanics Institute (EMI) of the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). These include the performance m

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SAIMM
    Strain-softening behaviour of a schistose rock under triaxial loading

    By A. Varadarajan, M. Hashemi, K. G. Sharma

    Quartz mica schist collected from Nathpa-Jhakri Hydropower Project, Himachal Pradesh, North India is tested under triaxial loading using a servo-controlled loading system. Complete stress-strain-volu

    Jan 1, 2003

  • CIM
    Precious-Metal-Bearing Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits, Campo Morado, Guerrero, Mexico

    By Robert Cluff

    The Campo Morado precious-metal-bearing, volcanogenic massive sulphide district occurs in a Lower Cretaceous felsic volcanic sequence in a northerly trending belt in the Guerrero Terrane in northeaste

    May 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Large Diameter Steel Pipe Piles Running Under Self Weight In Soft Clay ' Predicted Vs. Observed Behavior ' Richmond San Rafael Bridge Seismic Retrofit

    By A. R. Dover

    The Richmond San Rafael Bridge (Figure 1) is a 4.3 mile long major toll bridge span across northern San Francisco Bay. Tutor-Saliba/Koch/Tidewater (TSKT) conducted a comprehensive seismic retrofit, wh

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Probabilistic modelling of lithological domains and its application to resource evaluation - Synopsis

    The modelling of lithological domains is a critical step in mineral resource and reserve evaluation. Deterministic models rely on an interpretation of the available drill hole data and expert knowledg

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    A study of metal droplet distributions in slags during ladle treatment phase of secondary steelmaking

    By J. Ekengård, H. Srinath, M. Andersson, P. Jönsson, D. S. Sarma

    The present paper deals with mixing between the metal and slag phase during the ladle refining process, including vacuum degassing. Dispersion of metal drops in ladle slags has been studied. The resul

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AIME
    Action of Reducing Gases On Heated Copper

    By W. H. Bassett

    In considering the effects of reducing gases on hot solid copper the following conclusions have been reached. (1) Depth of deoxidation of copper heated in reducing gas is greater the smaller the amoun

    Jan 1, 1926

  • AUSIMM
    SAG Mill Grinding Design Versus Geometallurgy - Getting it Right for Competent Ores

    SAG Mill Grinding Design Versus Geometallurgy - Getting it Right for Competent Ores Smarter processing for the future, in the area of SAG mill design involves accurate grinding test data, completing

    Sep 13, 2010

  • TMS
    Solid Oxide Membrane (SOM) Technology For Cost Effective And Environmentally Sound Production Of Metals And Alloys From Their Oxide Source

    By A. Krishnan

    Keywords: Tantalum extraction, SOM Technology, inert anode, membrane stability The Solid Oxide Oxygen Ion conducting Membrane (SOM) technology offers great potential for environment friendly and en

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Development Of Fuzzy Rule-Based Systems For Industrial Flotation Plants By Use Of Inductive Techniques And Genetic Algorithms

    Control of flotation processes is mostly managed by plant operators, who assess the performance of the plant based on their own experience and other heuristic rules. These rules tend to be subjective

    Jan 1, 2000

  • CIM
    Process Improvement Update at Brunswick Mine

    By Jodi Roberts, Curtis Deredin, Jean-Guy Paulin

    "Since the establishment of the Six Sigma quality improvement program in 2001, several projects have been successfully carried out in the copper-lead, zinc, copper separation, lead upgrading and bulk

    Jan 1, 2008

  • IIMP
    Informatización de datos Geológicos al servicio de las operaciones en la mina Iscaycruz

    By Boris Chacón

    Durante el desarrollo cotidiano de una operación minera, se obtienen diversos tipos de información como: muestreo, perforación diamantina, etc. las cuales, se originan en base a observaciones de campo

    Aug 25, 2002