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  • SME
    Effect Of Grinding Media Shapes On Breakage Distribution Function - Introduction - Preprint 09-128

    By H. Ipek

    Industrial grinding machines used in the mineral processing industries are mostly of the tumbling mill type. These mills exist in various types: ball, rod, pebble, autogenous, and semi-autogenous. Bal

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Evaluation Of Smoke Detectors For Use In Underground Mines - Preprint 09-072

    By C. D. Litton

    Laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the responses of a prototype smoke detector and a commercially available photoelectric smoke detector to smoke particles generated from various combu

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    SME Leadership Forum Addresses Shortage of Mining Professionals

    By Steve Kral

    In 2002, many in the mining industry — companies, academia and government — realized that the industry would soon be facing a serious shortfall in salaried and hourly employees. Depending on whose nu

    Jan 1, 2006

  • IIMP
    Sistema de muestreo para la evaluación y cubicación del tajo a cielo abierto en Cerro de Pasco

    By Villanueva G. Julio

    El presente trabajo describe el método de muestreo para la evaluación y cubicación del tajo a cielo abierto en Cerro de Pasco. Para ello, primero se describe la geología general de la zona de Cerro de

    Jul 20, 1960

  • AUSIMM
    The Genesis of the Iron Ores of the Middleback Range, South Australia

    The Physiographical Features of the Region The Middleback; Range proper, from the Iron Duke in the south to the Iron Prince in the north, extends in a meridional direction for 21 miles, but may well b

    Jan 1, 1949

  • NIOSH
    RI 4878 Investigation Of Gas Explosions In Brighton, N.Y. September 21, 1951

    By G. W. Jones

    From evidence made available during the investigation, it was concluded that the first of a series of explosions occurred at 1:15 to 1:20 p.m. September 21, 1951, in an underground vault that housed p

    Jan 1, 1952

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2005 – Ball Clay

    By R. L. Virta

    Four companies mined ball clay in four states during 2005. They included H.C. Spinks Clay (owned by Franklin Minerals), Kentucky-Tennessee Clay (owned by Imerys), Old Hickory Clay and Unimin. P

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Discussion - Selective flocculation for the recovery of iron in Kudremukh tailings - Technical Papers, MINING ENGINEERING, Vol. 37, No. 11, November 1985, pp. 1312-1315

    By K. Hanumantha Rao, A. Nayak, K. S. Narasimhan, S. N. Mahapatra

    B.A. Hancock It is not at all surprising that causticized potato and potato derived amylopectin starch solutions performed much better than their parent starches. Some preparation is required to ru

    Jan 9, 1986

  • TMS
    Building a Sustainability Strategy into a Consumer Products Business

    By Leon H. Bruner

    This paper presents a case study describing how a global consumer products company with 138,000 employees that markets over 300 brands in 180 countries is building sustainability into the rhythm of it

    Jan 1, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Atomic Absorption Analysis for Nickel Using a Resonance Detector

    Resonance re-emission from nickel vapour affords a convenient method for isolating the resonance lines at 3415A, 3515A, and 3524A. The vapour is generated by cathodic sputtering and is illuminated by

    Jan 1, 1968

  • CIM
    Re-Treatment of Corundum-Bearing Tailings at Craigmont

    By A. G. Roach

    Introduction This paper deals with the operations and plant of the Craigmont Corundum Project, formerly of Wartime Metals Corporation but now under the Mines Section of the Resources Development Br

    Jan 1, 1946

  • CIM
    Operation of a High-Density Tailings Thickener

    By Ernie Doell, Trung Nguyen

    "In early 1995 Cluff Mining commissioned a newly constructed high density tailings thickener at its Cluff Lake uranium mill. The 85 ft diameter high density thickener is one of the first of its kind i

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SME
    Controlling Conveyor Dust Before it Becomes a Problem

    By Neil F. Archer

    Due to the increased chance of violations and shutdowns by the U.S Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a company can save itself pro

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Development of Best Practice Guideline for the management of hot holes in surface coal mines

    By M. Mpofu, G. Stenzel, F. Magweregwede, B. Maphalala, T. Kgarume

    Surface coal operations in which mining activities are conducted above old underground workings experience hot holes after drilling. In a coal mine, hot holes are defined as shot holes, which after be

    Sep 9, 2024

  • NIOSH
    RI 3039 The Trauzel Block Strength of Dynomite

    By G. St. J. Perrott, N. A. Tolch

    "The measured strength of an explosive depends to a certain extent on which it is determined. An earlier investigation showed the relative propulsive strength of dynamites as determined in one type of

    Oct 1, 1930

  • SME
    Auxiliary Ventilation in Underground Mines

    By L. K. Marshall

    Last month's engineering fundamentals article discussed some general considerations of underground mine ventilation. This month's article takes a look at auxiliary ventilation-brattice, fans

    Jan 2, 1982

  • AIME
    Who's Who in Mineral Engineering - The 1978 Membership Directory of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME

    Who's Who in Mineral Engineering - The 1978 Membership Directory of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME

    Jan 7, 1978

  • NIOSH
    RI 4924 Estimate Of Known Recoverable Reserves Of Coking Coal In McDowell County, W. Va. ? Conclusions

    By Joseph J. Wallace

    1. The Investigation shows that there are six coal beds of major importance in McDowell County from the standpoint of present production - Pocahontas No. 3, Pocahontas No. 4, Pocahontas No. 5, Sewall,

    Jan 1, 1952

  • SME
    Application of Ground Freezing for Underground Construction

    By Helmut Hass, Michael S. Shultz

    For many tunneling, deep shaft and deep excavation projects ground freezing is one of the best if not the only technique available to create a watertight and load bearing temporary support system in s

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    North Carolina Famous For North America?s Largest Emeralds

    By Wade Edward Speer

    The Hiddenite District of Alexander County, NC has produced some of the world?s finest large emeralds since the first one was discovered 134 years ago. In fact, North America?s largest emeralds come

    Jan 1, 2009