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Reducing Risk From First-of-kind In-situ Recoveryfor The Athabasca BasinBy Jared Onyirimba, Jim Viellenave, Hal Demuth, Dale Verran, Chad Sorba, Errol Lawrence, David Bronkhorst
As outlined within the Denison Mines Corp’s (“Denison”) Pre-Feasibility Study ("PFS") completed in late 2018, additional work is required to increase confidence and reduce risk associated with the app
Jan 1, 2020
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Influence of coal rib pillar width on the stability of strata around the face-end and gatehead in longwall miningBy Tony B. Szwilski
"The efficiency of operation and life of an advancing longwall coalface depends, to a great extent. on the face-end roof strata conditions and the stability of the gateroads. The factors that influenc
Jan 1, 1981
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Fe Skarn, Iron Oxide Cu-Au, and Manto Cu-(Ag) Deposits in the Andes Cordillera of Southwest Mendoza Province (34°-36°S), ArgentinaBy I. B. Schalamuk, R. E. de Barrio, M. J. Pons, M. B. Franchini, L. Meinert
"Several Fe, Fe-Cu, and Cu-Ag prospects hosted by Mesozoic carbonate-rich sedimentary rocks that were intruded by diorite stocks define an approximately 20 × 200 km belt along the Andes Cordillera of
Jan 1, 2007
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Development of a Softsensor for Particle Size MonitoringBy René G. del Villar, Jules Thibault, René del Villar
"Some key control variables of industrial processes, associated with product quality, often cannot be measured directly or frequently enough to establish adequate control. In such cases, it is possibl
Jan 1, 1996
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Working with Uncertainty in Adaptive Processing Optimisation"This contribution is concerned with adaptive processing decisions, where the process parameters are optimally adapted to the varying properties of the material input stream. Our starting point is the
Jan 1, 2016
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An update of Conditions in the Donkin-Morien TunnelsBy R. W. Seedsman
In 1984 and 1985, two 7.6m diameter TBM tunnels were driven from the Donkin-Morien peninsula in Nova Scotia to access the Harbour coal seam. The design of the ground support was based on identifying z
May 1, 2009
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Measurement of inert graphite anode wear using confocal surface profilometryBy J. B. Rubenstein
This work demonstrates the feasibility of using confocal surface profilometry to measure and characterize wear of graphite anode surfaces. This method was tested using anode samples that were electrol
Jan 1, 2004
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Crack Detection and Seal-Lock Casting RepairBy E. Ettles
This paper features some of the spectacular new advances in the fields of fluorescent penetrant inspection and magnetic particle concentration. Casting fractures in the various stages -before the repa
Jan 1, 1971
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Analyzing Geological Field Data For Rock Slope DesignBy D. Cruden
DISCODAT is a system of computer programs written for CANMET, Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and resources, to be used in analyzing geological data for rock slope design. The programs were writt
Jan 1, 1978
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Some Aspects of the Law Respecting the Exploration for Petroleum and Natural Gas in the Province of AlbertaBy C. D. Williams
The following paper deals with some of the aspects of the law as it relates to the oil and gas industry in the Province of Alberta, but it should be stated here that consideration of this large subjec
Jan 1, 1951
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Endless-Rope Haulage in Coal MinesBy J. D. Stewart
One of the first important questions that should be settled on the opening of a mine or the development of a new deep is the system of haulage to be used, since the layout of the haulage-ways at the p
Jan 1, 1928
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Recent Advances in the Laboratory Study of OreBy F. G. Smith
Abstract Laboratory methods are now in use whereby the temperature and pressure during the crystallization of hydrothermal minerals can be determined. The techniques include the use of the decrepit
Jan 1, 1949
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Smoothing effect, conditional bias and recoverable reservesBy Guocheng Pan
"Although many factors play roles in the estimation of recoverable reserves, smoothing effect and conditional bias are considered major geostatistical issues in the estimation. This paper introduces m
Jan 1, 1998
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A Three-Wire Method of Plumbing a ShaftBy I. M. Marshall
SOME years ago the writer had the opportunity to plumb a number of mine-shafts, each of which presented various conditions and difficulties. This afforded the chance to compare several methods of shaf
Jan 1, 1938
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Hazards associated with the mining of diamondiferous pipes"With the globalization of the mining industry, many companies are now seeking to invest in underground diamond mines, with the purchase of small diamond pipes being seen as particularly attractive. H
Jan 1, 2000
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Geostatistics and Drill Hole Spacing: Has it Helped in the Economics of Exploration?By Barton G. Stone
The mining and exploration industries have been using Geostatistics (Matheron, 1963) for the past forty years. It has been extensively incorporated into three dimensional block modeling software whose
Oct 1, 2009
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Effects of Confining Pressure on Hydraulic Fracturing of Shales by Acoustic Emission Monitoring and X-Ray Computed TomographyBy Q. Li, X. -L. Lei
Accompanying global energy shortage and high energy prices, shale gas has been the focus of exploration and it has attracted great attention from both academia and industry. The combination of horizon
Jan 1, 2015
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Rail-Veyor® An Energy Efficient Alternative to Material HaulageBy Patrick Fantin
Mining ? The Past Safety Not a priority; Health Not a priority; Energy Manual Labour; Horsepower? Literally. Financially Robust For the Owner?s; Mining ? The Future Safety Ze
May 1, 2013
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Diesel Power in the Canadian Mining IndustryBy J. Ander
About fifteen years age some mines in western Canada commenced using Diesel engines, partly for development work but also for operations on quite a large scale. In the Eastern mining field, the Diesel
Jan 1, 1930
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A Novel Process For The Integral Processing Of Residues And Effluents Generated In The Copper IndustryBy A. Robles-Vega
Personnel of Mexicana de Cobre, a subsidiary of Southern Copper located in Nacozari, Sonora Mexico have been working in the past few years on the development of a process to treat and manage, in an en
Jan 1, 2007