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  • SME
    The Effect Of Bit Geometry And Size On Cutting Parameters In Linear Cutting

    By A. W. Khair

    This paper deals with the design characteristics of cutting tools and the operating parameters these tools are usually subjected to. Eight types of cutting tools/bits with different geometrical shapes

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    The Implementation of FloatStar Grade-Recovery Optimisation Control Solutions using Blue Cube Online Grade Analysers on Industrial Flotation Circuits

    By D Phillpotts, S M. Mantsho, P Strobos

    A challenge on many industrial flotation circuits is controlling concentrate mineral grades using measurements that are provided infrequently. The mineral grades in concentrate streams are a critical

    Oct 29, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Blasting related indices as the key to underground blasting improvements in a challenging rock mass

    By J Jackson, E Sellers

    Blasting related indices were developed to quantify variation in rock strength and structure for each stope, and for each lift of each stope, as part of a Mine to Mill study at an underground open sto

    Oct 16, 2017

  • SME
    Production Scheduling At LKAB’s Kiruna Mine Using Mixed Integer Programming

    By M. Kuchta, A. Newman

    LKAB’s Kiruna Mine, located in northern Sweden, produces about 24 Mton of iron ore yearly using sublevel caving. For efficiency, the mine must deliver planned quantities of three ore products. We use

    Jan 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Canzinco Ltd. - Nanisivik Mine

    By Ron Light, Doug Applett

    "HistoryThe Nanisivik mine began operation in October 1976 as the world's most northerly metal mine and the first permanent industrial project in the Canadian High Arctic. Located 700 km north of the

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    Environmental Hazards & Other Difficulties Associated, with Blasting Operations in India and Their Remedies

    In all the industries that require blasting operations using explosives, there exists numerous unwanted side effects of the blast which may pose as environmental hazards. These hazards face prominence

    Jan 1, 1995

  • CIM
    Significant Improvements are Possible from Process Optimization

    By Jon R. Maki

    "EVTAC, an iron ore mine in Minnesota, had trouble meeting the customer’s pellet silica requirements. In addition, the mine plan was moving towards a lower grade ore and funding was not available for

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    A Preliminary Comparison of Coal Classification and Processing between Canada and China

    By Ting Lu, Gerard Laman

    "This document compares the systems of coal classification described under ASTM standards used in Canada to GB standards used in China. A preliminary connection of metallurgical coal classes was set u

    Jan 1, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Practical Stope Reconciliation in Large-scale Operations Part 2, Olympic Dam, South Australia

    By J Wesseloo and Y Kim, Y Potvin, G Mungur, D Grant

    At the previous MassMin conference held in Sudbury in 2012, the authors proposed a new framework going beyond dilution and equivalent linear overbreak sloughing (ELOS) for stope reconciliation in rela

    May 9, 2016

  • NIOSH
    RI 3043 Use and Value of Air Analyses in Ill. Mines

    By A. U. Miller

    "Ventilation is one of the meet important factors in mining, although until recent years less thought has probably been given to effective ventilation than to any other one phase of mining. In the pas

    Oct 1, 1930

  • SME
    Disc Cutter Performance in Boulder-Laden Ground ? Introduction

    By D. S. Kieffer

    Ground characterized by hard boulders embedded in soft matrix represents one of the most challenging conditions for TBMs, as the cutterhead must cope with the non-optimal conditions of cutting hard bl

    Jan 1, 2008

  • NIOSH
    Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling Of Spontaneous Heating In Longwall Gob Areas

    By L. Yuan, A. C. Smith

    To provide insights for the optimization of ventilation systems for U.S. underground coal mines facing both methane control and spontaneous combustion issues, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) stud

  • AIME
    Institute of Metals Division - A Study of the Spectral Emissivities and Melting Temperatures of Osmium and Ruthenium

    By E. F. Adkins, R. W. Douglas

    The variation of the spectral emissivity of osmium and ruthenium with temperature can be expressed by the following relations: DURING a study of the sintering characteristics of osmium and rutheniu

    Jan 1, 1962

  • TMS
    Granulation Of Precious Metal Bearing Alloys And Slags

    A molten metal granulator was designed and fabricated at the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Albany Research Center, for granulation of precious metal-bearing alloys and slags. The system was designed to safel

    Jan 1, 2006

  • ABM
    Influência Da Temperatura Nas Propriedades Físicas E Mecânicas De Cerâmica Produzida Com Adição De Chamote

    By Verônica Silva Costa Medeiros

    O chamote é um resíduo proveniente da indústria cerâmica, classificado como material não-plástico. Tal rejeito pode ser retornado ao processo de produção de cerâmicas, substituindo parte da matéria-pr

    Oct 30, 2017

  • NIOSH
    Technology News - No. 517 - New Updates For NIOSH Coal Mine Ground Control Software

    The NIOSH suite of coal mine ground control software addresses nearly every aspect of coal mine ground control planning, including geologic characterization, mine layout, pillar design, and support se

    Jan 4, 2006

  • CIM
    Owl Creek Processing Summary

    By O. Matwijenko

    "1. IntroductionThe Falconbridge Owl Creek open pit gold mine is located 17 km northeast of Timmins and 2.5 km west of the Kidd Creek metallurgical site. Diamond drilling first commenced in 1964 with

    Jan 1, 1988

  • SME
    A High‑Precision Road Network Construction Method Based on Deep Learning for Unmanned Vehicle in Open Pit

    By Qinghua Gu, BUQING XUE, XUEXIAN LI, JIANGSHAN SONG, Qian Wang

    To solve the problem of time-consuming and low precision in updating the open-pit vehicle transportation network, a high precision road network model construction method for unmanned vehicles in open-

    Jan 11, 2022

  • SME
    Sustainability and resource efficiency in potash and rock salt mining

    By F. X. Spachtholz

    "Raw materials industry is crucial for national economy. German mining companies are known for their high degree of resource efficiency based on modern technology and know how. K+S is one of the world

    Jan 1, 2011

  • IIMP
    Tecnología de la información aplicada a las observaciones preventivas - Caso Antamina

    By Víctor Siña

    El presente trabajo describe una alternativa de sistematización de las observaciones preventivas generadas en las áreas operativas de la minera Antamina a través del programa de Prevención de Riesgos

    Sep 9, 2007