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The energy game: first down and four to goBy Robert B. Parsons
"First down and four to go. In the game Of football, this is not a bad position to be in. However, in this game of political football, it means that there is still a long way to go. The government in
Jan 1, 1981
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Process Hazard Analysis - Foundation for Managing Operational RisksBy Palaniappan Chidambaram
Despite the advances in processing technologies, construction techniques, inspection methods, and materials, the number of process safety incidents are still increasing, and often the same types of in
Jan 1, 2014
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Technological Innovation and Sustainable Competitive Advantage in the Copper Industry – The Case for Corporate Investment in Step Change TechnologyBy John O. Marsden
Technology development and innovation has played a crucial role in the copper industry throughout history. The effective development and implementation of new technologies allows mankind to produce co
Jan 1, 2019
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The Role of the Center for Science in Public Participation in Mining Environmental Issues, with Perspective for Regulators and IndustryBy James R. Kuipers
Center for Science in Public Participation CSP2 ? Organized in 1997 to provide technical assistance to public interest groups on mining and water quality issues ? 80%of effort devoted to direct su
May 1, 2002
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Molybdenite Depression by Shear Degraded Polyacrylamide SolutionsBy S. H. Castro
Molybdenite depression by shear degraded polyacrylamide solutions has been investigated. Aqueous solutions of polyacrylamide-type flocculants were subjected to shear degradation under a range of high-
Jan 1, 2004
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Bio-Inspired Burrowing Mechanism for Underground Locomotion ControlBy S. M. Moon
Today, underground exploration is spotlighted as an infinitely developable area. For this purpose, many tunneling technologies were created. And until this very day, many techniques are being develope
Aug 1, 2013
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Operation of the Bicroft Ion Exchange CircuitBy I. C. Edwards, D. C. Smith
THE milling plant of Bicroft Uranium Mines Limited at Ban-croft, Ontario, was one of the first in Canada to employ ion excl1ange for the selecti1•e recovery of uranium from acid leach liquors. The ion
Jan 1, 1962
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Geologic setting of recently discovered stratiform barite-sulphide deposits in northeast British ColumbiaBy D. G. Macintyre
"Potentially economic stratiform barite-sulphide deposits have recently been discovered in Devonian basinal facies rocks of the Kechika Trough of northeast British Columbia. This new mineral district
Jan 1, 1982
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Computerized vehicle dispatching goes undergroundBy Russell A. Luke
"Modular Mining's computerized LHD position monitoring and dispatching system commenced operation at the De Beers Finsch Mine in mid- J99J. A sophisticated blend of proven and new technologies li
Jan 1, 1993
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Circular vibrating screens in cyanidation scavenger circuit for carbon dewateringBy MacKenzie Dickson
"INTRODUCTIONGold is found in many natural states, native nuggets, loose grain in river sands, veins in rock, as well as associated with sulphides, oxides, etc., disseminated more or less minutely.Its
Jan 1, 1989
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Electrolytic Recovery of Metallic Iron and Chlorine Gas from Chloride WasteBy Yves Pépin, Sylvain Lefebvre, Dimitrios Filippou, Guillaume Hudon
"Titanium dioxide pigment plants using the so-called “chloride process” produce considerable amounts of chloride waste, which contains predominantly iron chloride. In most cases, this waste is dissolv
Jan 1, 2016
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The Development and Operation of a High-Intensity Wet Magnetic Separator Circuit for Hematite Recovery at Wabush MinesBy M. Beech-Jones
The increased emphasis on the efficient utilization of capital and mineral resources has led to several new advances in the science of mineral separation. One example of a recent development is the ap
Jan 1, 1979
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The economics and marketing of Canadian potashBy M. A. Upham
"Prairie Evaporites of the Province of Saskatchewan in a deep oil-well hole. Exploitation started in 1950 under a shroud of doubt that this huge reserve could be mined. It was fraught with almost insu
Jan 1, 1980
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Managing metal price risksBy Keith C. Hendrick
"Metal prices are frequently the most critical and least predictable element in determining the profitability of mining operations. Short -term fluctuations can be offset in varying degrees by hedging
Jan 1, 1983
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Guidelines for the Reporting of Diamond Exploration ResultsThe following guidelines have been recommended by the Diamond Exploration Best Practices Committee established by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. These guidelines are appli
May 1, 2003
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Energy conservation at Inco Metals Company: Frood-Stobie mill-heating and ventilating systemBy C. R. Kerr
"This paper describes the revisions to the heating and ventilating system at the Frood-Stobie mill, which resulted in substantial savings in energy costs.IntroductionInco Metals Company, a unit of Inc
Jan 1, 1981
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Removing Impurities from Iron Ores: Methods and Industrial CasesBy M. Oliazadeh, A. Vazirizadeh
"The inclusion of small amounts of silicon, phosphorus and sulphur in iron ores or concentrates can have a profound effect on the steel making process and thus on the final iron and steel products. In
Jan 1, 2016
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On The Understanding of Aluminum Grain Refinement by Al-Ti-B Type Master AlloysBy Q. Han, W. Dai
Al-Ti-B type master alloys have been widely used in the grain refinement of aluminum since 1940s. The introduction of Al3Ti and TiB2(AlB2) particles reduces the grain sizes down to about 200 micromete
Jan 1, 2014
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Copper smelting to the year 2000By W. G. Davenport
Methods of extracting copper are evaluated in terms of innovations during the 1970's, and predictions to the end of this century are made. It is concluded that between one and two new smelters an
Jan 1, 1980
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Molybdenite Behaviour in the Flotation Process of Assarel ConcentratorBy N. Kolev, M. Poibrenski, I. Nishkov
"The following paper examines the flotation of copper porphyry ores in Assarel concentrator with focus on the reasons for low molybdenum recovery in the final copper concentrate. The copper-porphyry o
Jan 1, 2016