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Safe mining practice at Quinsam coal mineBy K. Galovich, P. Krivokuca
"Quinsam coal mine is located about 25 km west of Campbell River on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Using continuous miners in a fully mechanized retreat room-and-pillar operatio
Jan 1, 2004
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Collector Consumption Heads or TailsBy J. A. Meech, R. J. Tucker
"Since the establishment of froth flotation as an effective method of mineral beneficiation there has been both academic and industrial interest in the levels of the various reagents required to perfo
Jan 1, 1984
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Alkaline Pressure Oxidation Barrick Mercur ExperienceBy P. T. O'Kane
"INTRODUCTION Wright Engineers Limited is active and has extensive experience in the design of pressure oxidation plants for the treatment of refractory gold ore and concentrate. In addition to the Me
Jan 1, 1989
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German Experience in Hydraulic Coal Mining and its Application to Canadian ConditionsBy H. Harzer
Statistics Canada record s indicate that in recent years 70 to 80% of the entire Canadian coal production originated from Western Canadian mines, in which about 55 to 65% of the coals are bituminous.
Jan 1, 1978
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Porcupine Joint Venture A new birth ? a new venture ? a plan for success!!!Located in Timmins, Ontario the Porcupine Joint Venture, a pooling of assets between two existing operations (the Dome Operation of Placer Dome (CLA) and the Hoyle Pond Operation of Kinross Gold Corpo
May 1, 2003
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Prospects for the Canadian uranium industryBy O. J. C. Runnalls
"Canada became the world's largest uranium producer in 1984. That leadership position is likely to be maintained for many years into the future because of a firm production base, many undeveloped
Jan 1, 1988
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Geochemical exploration in areas of shallow till: some case historiesBy A. D. Thomas, V. N. Rampton, S. Paradis, C. F. Gleeson
"A shallow till sampling program was completed on a 1 km grid over the St . George Batholith in southern New Brunswick. The ""B"" soil horizon was analyzed for Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, Co, Mo, U and Sb and the
Jan 1, 1986
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Heap Leaching in Ontario - An ExampleBy W. J. Witte, M. K. Witte
"The purpose of this report is to present a generalized preliminary design and cost estimates for a typical heap leach operation such as might be undertaken in Northern Ontario. This report should be
Jan 1, 1985
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The Application of the Marconaflo Slurry System to Mineral Processing and ExtractionBy N. W. Kirshenbaum
"The Marconaflo slurry system was originally developed to reduce costs and solve technical problems in the marine transport of mineral cargoes. In the short time since its inception, it has been found
Jan 1, 1973
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Considerations Regarding the Development of an Economic Mathematical Model for Optimizing the Technological Variants in the Coal Mine FacesBy Dolea Gabriel Gheorghe
In the present paperwork is proposed an economical-mathematical model (fuzzy) that aims optimize the technological variants of the mechanized coal face. By fuzzification, the issues to solve become mo
Oct 1, 2009
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A New Analytical Model to Simulate SAGD Process Considering GeomechanicsBy A. Azad
SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) is an in-situ oil recovery technique for heavy oil reservoirs. The technique has been successfully applied to many projects in the past 25 years and the process
May 1, 2009
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Design of paste tailings disposal systemsBy Fred W. Brackebusch
"The use of paste technology for surface tailings disposal may offer economic, technical, safety, and environmental advantages for both underground and surface mining operations. Paste is a non-Newton
Jan 1, 2002
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Building International ExpertiseBy Jane Spooner
"The papers presented in this edition of the Bulletin cover some of the business issues that face mining companies exploring or operating in jurisdictions outside Canada. While technical innovations m
Jan 1, 2004
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Meeting the Global ChallengeBy Jean Vavrek
What is CIM?s role on a planet-wide scale? That question has been coming back to the forefront of many discussions regularly in the months since we came on board as Executive Director and Vice-Preside
Feb 1, 2004
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Continuous Countercurrent Ion Exchange (CCIX) Used In Hydrometallurgy - The Influence of IronBy Filip Rochette, Yvan De Busscher
Extraction of minerals can be achieved by a variety of technologies; one of them is ion exchange. There are several ion exchange configurations and mechanical set-ups available, but only one technolog
Jan 1, 2016
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L?éclatage Des Roches Dures Sans Explosifs - Une Technique Prometeuse D'exploitation Des Gisements FiloniensBy Jacek Paraszczak
L?exploitation rentable des gisements de type filonien constitue un problème important dans le contexte actuel de l?industrie minière québécoise. Les études effectuées depuis 1994 ont indiqué, que la
Oct 1, 2001
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Drum Hoists ? Case StudyBy Gordon F. Scott
This paper considers a recently completed hoist project for IAMGOLD. Called the Westwood project, this mine utilises some of the largest drum hoists supplied to the North American Market in recent tim
May 1, 2011
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NYE Concentrator ExpansionBy D. Turk, P. Lefebvre, J. Sargent, K. Major
"Stillwater Mining Company recovers platinum and palladium from their Nye Montana operations. Mining first commenced at Nye in 1987 at a milling rate of 455 t/d (500 stpd). The plant was expanded in 1
Jan 1, 2000
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Evaluation of Environmentally Friendly Collectors for Xanthate ReplacementBy J. Dong
"Xanthate is a sulfide collector that has been widely used in flotation for almost a century. It is inexpensive, easy to synthesize and apply, and produces good metallurgy in the right applications. H
Jan 1, 2011
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Flotation Column Scale-Up and SimulationBy G. S. Dobby, J. A. Finch
"I. INTRODUCTIONA significant development in flotation over the past few years has been the increasing industrial use of flotation columns, primarily in Canada. The column differs dramatically from co
Jan 1, 1985