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Opttimisation of development layyouts for retreat longwall mining with particular reference to the Australian coal minesBy R D. Lama, A Misra
One of the major factors restricting an increase in the productivity of a longwall mine is lower productivity obtained in a development panel. There has been a significant improvement in gate road dev
Jan 9, 1996
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Who's Who in Mineral Engineering - The 1978 Membership Directory of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIMEWho's Who in Mineral Engineering - The 1978 Membership Directory of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME
Jan 7, 1978
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Clayburn-Harbison Limited Operations in British ColumbiaBy R. H. Beaton
"About 1905, a plant was constructed at C1ayburn, in the Lower Fraser valley, 4'5 miles east of Vancouver, to process shales from Sumas mountain into heavy clay products. In time, mining operations we
Jan 1, 1959
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IC 6936 Progress Report No. 3 On Investigation Of Detachable Rock-Drill Bits ? IntroductionBy McHenry Mosier
This paper constitutes the third progress report on a national survey of the use of detachable bits in metal mines. It presents comparative costs of drilling with conventional and detachable bits and
Jan 1, 1937
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Processing of Calcium CarbonatesBy David R. Skuse, Jacek A. Kostuch, Steven M. Fortier
"Particulate ground calcium carbonate (GCC) is used as a filler and coating pigment in a wide range of applications including papers, paints, plastics and films. In this paper we will overview the req
Jan 1, 2004
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Adsorption of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions on Synthetic ZeoliteBy M. A. Barakat
"Adsorption of heavy metal ions specifically, Cu(II), Zn(II), Mn(II), and Cr(VI) from aqueous solution on synthetic 4A Zeolite was evaluated. The 4A zeolite was synthesized previously by dehydroxylati
Jan 1, 2008
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Iron Precipitation in Sulphuric Acid Under Pressure Oxidation Conditions at Elevated TemperaturesBy Rhulani F. Maluleke, Francis W. Petersen, John H. Marsh, Johann de T. Steyl, Allan Nesbitt
"Pressure leaching of chalcopyrite and nickeliferrous pyrrotite at temperatures between 105 and 200 ºC has been proposed as a potentially viable route for the extraction of mineral elements from sulph
Jan 1, 2003
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Designing an Advanced RC Drilling Grid for Short-Term Planning in Open Pit Mines: Three Case StudiesBy J. M. Ortiz
This paper shows the usefulness of geostatistical conditional simulation combined with the quantification of sampling errors obtained from the analyses of fundamental errors ? validated from duplicate
Jan 1, 2014
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Telfer Processing Plant Upgrade - The Implementation of Additional Cleaning Capacity and the Regrinding of Copper and Pyrite ConcentratesBy D R. Seaman, B Adamson, F Burns, B A. Seaman, P Manton
The Telfer concentrator, located in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia, consists of a dual train gold/copper operation processing ore from one underground and, currently, two open pit mines w
Oct 29, 2012
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RI 6677 Freezeproofing LigniteBy Robert C. Ellman
The Bureau of Mines investigated the factors that cause agglomeration of lignite by freezing during winter shipment and sought methods to avoid it. Tests showed that lignite may be freezeproofed by re
Jan 1, 1965
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An historical sketch of the Canadian steel industryBy W. M. Williams
The Canadian steel industry is now in many ways a mature one, having achieved many technical successes during its hundred-year history. It is interesting to look back over this period, to learn someth
Jan 1, 1999
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An Overview Of Research On Self-Contained Self-Rescuer TrainingBy Charles Vaught, Henry J. Kellner, Michael J. Brnich, Henry P. Cole, William J. Wiehagen
In 1985, U.S. Bureau of Mines and University of Kentucky researchers began a series of studies relating to self-contained self-rescuer (SCSR) donning proficiency. During the next 5 years investigators
Jan 1, 1993
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Barrick Goldstrike Roaster - Roasting and Gas HandlingBy Andy Cole, Ken Thomas, Stephen Durn, Jacques McMullen
"The roasting and gas handling circuits of the Barrick Gold’s new Roasting Facility at the Goldstrike Mine in Nevada, USA incorporate well proven technologies in a unique combination. During the desig
Jan 1, 2001
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Proceedings of Local Sections and AffiliationsBy MAURICE ALTMAYER
M Y DUTIES, as a member of the Department of Franco-American War Cooperation of the French High Commission were to study the copper and brass industries of America from the mining of the various non-f
Jan 1, 1920
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The Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Discrete Element Modeling to Understand the Effect of Cell Size and Inflow Rate on Flotation Bank Retention Time Distribution and Mechanism PerformanceBy Richard Peaker, Jens Lichter, Alexander V. Potapov
"The recent combination of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) can provide considerable insight into the performance of flotation cells. One area of interest from a
Jan 1, 2007
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RI 3618 Review of the Hearing Shale Problem in the Gulf Coast RegionBy Gustav Wafe
"INTRODUCTION The discovery in 1901 of ""gusher"" oil production at Spindletop, Tex., Tex., a salt-dome structure, led to exploratory drilling on other known domes and known domes and in areas contigu
Mar 1, 1942
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Reservoir Engineering – General - Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Porosity, Movable Fluid and Permeability of SandstonesBy A. Timur
Fluid flow properties of porous media have long been of interest in such varied disciplines as geology, geophysics, soil mechanics, and chemical, civil, and mechanical engineering. This interest has r
Jan 1, 1970
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51. The Main Tintic Mining District, UtahBy Hal T. Morris
The main Tintic mining district in central Utah has produced approximately 13,500,000 tons of ore, containing silver, lead, gold, copper, zinc, and other metals, valued at more than $315,000,000. More
Jan 1, 1968
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Coal Pillar Strength Analysis Based on Size at the Time of FailureBy J. N. Van der Merwe
"A major shortcoming of the statistical back-analysis of coal pillar strength is that it relies on the asmined pillar dimensions, not taking into account time-related pillar scaling with subsequent re
Jul 1, 2019
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Microcomputers and Mining : Administrative and Geotechnical SoftwareBy Thomas C. Shapiro
This is the final article in a three-part series on microcomputers and application software in the mineral industry. The first article covered microcomputer terms and concepts. The second discussed ex
Jan 4, 1984