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  • SME
    Geologic Investigation Of The Muskeg River Mine, Ft. McMurray, Alberta

    By M. Fustic, A. H. Paul

    The geology of the Muskeg River Oil Sands Mine is described to demonstrate how geologic modeling aided in resource evaluation and material characterization during the feasibility and construction stag

    Jan 1, 2002

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    Coalbed Methane Production And Utilization In China

    China’s vibrant economic growth is built on coal, the source of two thirds of the country’s electricity. Over 95 percent of China’s coal is mined underground with the average mining depth at 410 m and

    Jan 1, 2006

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    Drive Options For Belt and Apron Feeders

    By Laszlo Toth

    A feeder is used to control the gravity flow of bulk solids from storage areas, like a bin or a stockpile. For this type of application, it is important to select a proper drive that can fulfill all

    Jan 1, 2003

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    NATM Tunnels at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, California

    By P. J. Doig

    The LCLS project at SLAC will allow new insights into material properties, chemical reactions and biological processes. The project includes half a mile of new underground construction. Excavation in

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Geographic Information Systems And Industrial Minerals

    By M. J. Price

    The usage of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is increasing rapidly throughout the Mining Industry, especially in the Industrial Minerals sector. GIS provides an efficient and robust link between

    Jan 1, 2001

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    Mineralogy and upgrading ability of Mejel valley zircon ore

    By SH. Shahsavari, H. Akbari, M. Noaparast, M. Oliazadeh

    Mejel valley zircon ore in Iran is located in north part of Iran and was sampled to evaluate its concentration. The aim of this project was to define the mineralogy of this zone and separating zircon

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Attendance Up, Attitude Upbeat at Prospectors and Developers Meeting

    By Bruce Gellar

    For the past six years, the author has made it a priority to attend the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) annual conference. This most recent meeting took place March 10-13, 20

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Uncertainty Based Push-Back Design Algorithm In Open Pit Mining

    By J. Gholamnejad

    In open pit mine planning and design, push back mine sequencing is widely used for long-term production planning. In push back design, a series of nested pits is generated and then considered as possi

    Jan 1, 2007

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    Can we return heavy mineral sands mines in Virginia to productive agricultural uses?

    By W. Lee Daniels

    Significant deposits (> 4,000 ha) of heavy mineral sands were discovered in the USA Coastal Plain of Virginia and North Carolina in 1989. The majority of these lands support highly productive row crop

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Deep-Sea Minerals and the Lure of Advanced Planetary Exploration: A Perspective from Astrobiology

    By Claudio Flores Martinez

    The prospect of accomplishing economically and scientifically profitable deep-sea mineral mining within this decade or the next one is of particular interest to the emerging discipline of astrobiology

    Sep 1, 2014

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    Underground Storage for Hydrocarbon Fluids

    By R. L. Loofbourow

    SEVERAL categories of storage are used depending on capacity. Operational storage, which is small in comparison with the market, facilitates handling surges of a few hours' or a few days' du

    Jan 1, 1959

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    Problems with determining oxygen deficiencies for use in ratios used for assessing spontaneous combustion activity

    Several common ratios used for determining spontaneous combustion activity rely on comparing the amount of various products of oxidation with the amount of oxygen consumed to produce these products. A

    Jan 1, 2009

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    Mine Roof Truss Support Systems Technology

    By R. M. Cox

    The ground forces generated by a properly installed and tensioned mine roof truss assembly can provide permanent mine roof support, even in severe ground conditions, either by direct suspension of the

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    The Spillway Dilemma For Mine Tailings Closures

    By T. Clarkin

    This paper presents a hydrologic closure design concept to minimize the risk of water discharges from closed mine tailings facilities. It evaluates the applicability of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commiss

    Jan 1, 2012

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    The Economics of Silver and the Miner

    By Hugh Douglas

    In the past two years recent increases in silver prices over levels that prevailed for many years have changed supply/demand patterns. On the supply side, a silver mining boom is in progress in the Un

    Jan 1, 1981

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    A Study Of Coal Spontaneous Combustion Propensity Based On Kinetic And Coal Quality Parameters Using A TGA Setup

    The propensity of coal spontaneous combustion can be evaluated using various laboratory testing methods such as R70 adiabatic tests, thermal gravimetric analyzer (TGA) and critical self-heating temper

    Jan 1, 2012

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    Overview Of Geology And Mineralization Of The Colorado Portion Of The Rio Grande Rift - Physical Description Of The Rift In Colorado

    The Colorado portion of the Rio Grande rift is clearly defined physiographically from the south in the San Luis valley northward to the latitude of Leadville where sediments of the Dry Union Formation

    Jan 1, 1987

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    Selection Of A Novel Mine Tracer Gas For Assessment Of Ventilation Systems In Underground Mines

    By S. Underwood

    The tracer gas method of conducting ventilation surveys is a means of determining air quantity in underground mines with knowledge of the concentration of the tracer in the atmosphere and the flow rat

    Jan 1, 2012

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    Microtunnels vs. EPB Risk-Based Selection

    By Michelle L. Ramos

    INTRODUCTION The Ballard Siphon was built in 1935 and consists of two 91.4 cm (36-inch) diameter wood-stave pipes. These pipes convey sewer flowsunder the Ship Canal from northwest Seattle and the Ba

  • SME
    Geopolymer-Based Concrete To Reduce Carbon Foot-Print Of Construction Industry

    By H. Akbari

    The ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is the key pozzalonic component of the concrete mix, widely used as the construction material world-wide. Billions of tons of OPC are used in the construction indust

    Feb 27, 2013