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  • SME
    Equipment adds efficiency, safety to cross passage work

    From a vast army of workers to gargantuan machines to immense volumes of material being moved, almost everything about the Port of Miami Tunnel (POMT) project points to tunneling on a massive scale. A

    Sep 1, 2013

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    Washington, D.C. hosts 2013 RETC

    Every two years, industry leaders and practitioners of tunneling and underground construction gather at the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC) to learn from their peers about the most re

    Sep 1, 2013

  • SME
    Large diameter tunneling in Seattle is a sign of things to come

    By Christopher Bambridge

    The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is constructing a new tunneled route under Seattle to replace the existing State Route 99, Alaskan Way Viaduct (AWV), which follows the histor

    Sep 1, 2013

  • SME
    T& UC Tunnel Demand

    TABLE TUNNEL NAME OWNER LOCATION STATE TUNNEL USE LENGTH (FEET) WIDTH (FEET) BID YEAR STATUS Gateway Tunnel project Amtrak Newark NJ Subway 14,600 24.5 2015 Under study

    Sep 1, 2013

  • SME
    Istanbul Strait Road Tube Crossing to link Asia and Europe

    A large-diameter road tunnel will cross beneath the strait in Istanbul and expand the infrastructure bottleneck between Europe and Asia. The technical planning of the tunneling operations poses comple

    Sep 1, 2013

  • SME
    Ground freezing resolves complex challenges ahead of SEM tunneling

    By Gregory T. Ziegler

    A complex soil profile and high water table, together with a below-grade active subway tunnel, an above-ground elevated railway line, and the heavily travelled Northern Boulevard all passing above the

    Sep 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    The Chinese Iron and Steel Industry Response to the Challenges of Iron Ore Supply

    By Y Sha

    During the last two decades, China has expanded its iron and steel industry very quickly, from less than 100 Mt/a steel production to over 700 Mt/a. It caused big increases in both domestic iron ore p

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    ArriumÆs Iron Baron Hematite Beneficiation Plant - A Success from Start to Finish

    By M Bannear, C Stanton

    Since 2008, Arrium has been developing and commissioning a new low-grade hematite ore benefication plant (or OBP) at its Iron Baron mine site.The Iron Baron mine, which was closed in the 1990s, could

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Lessons from the S11D Truckless Mining Project

    By T Atchison

    The Vale Ferro Carajßs S11D project in northern Brazil is based on the movement of unprecedented volumes of waste and ore for mobile in-pit crushing and conveying or ætrucklessÆ systems. In peak years

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Application of X-ray Diffraction to Iron Ores - Potential Implications for Grade Control and Downstream Processing

    The steps for the beneficiation of iron ores differ from ore to ore, depending on the mineralogical phases of the particular iron ore and the nature of the association of the gangue minerals with iron

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Managing Challenges Faced in the Brownfield Commissioning of an Ultra-Fine Hematite Processing Circuit at ArriumÆs Iron Duke Ore Beneficiation Plant

    By E Selvapandian, R Barr

    Arrium (previously OneSteel) initiated a desktop study into the performance of its hematite ore beneficiation plant in early 2010. The beneficiation plant utilises jig concentrators and spirals to upg

    Aug 12, 2013

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    Implementation of Advanced Transfer Chute Designs

    By N van Aarde, B A. Moore, S van der Merwe

    Frequently materials handling operations are compromised by transfer chute problems ranging from high wear rates, blockages and ineffective loading of the downstream conveyor. This paper will present

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Column Flotation of Iron Ore - Status and Advances

    By H Thanasekaran, L Christodoulou, J Kohmuench

    "Column flotation has been successfully applied to iron ore concentration since the 1980s with the goal of reducing silica content and allowing for the efficient production of pellet feed. Since then,

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    21st Century Bond

    By M Sherman

    The challenge facing the engineering provider is to calculate throughput rates when faced with disparate specific energies calculated by different testing methodologies. Typically, an ownerÆs team wou

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    New Methods for High Phosphorus Oolitic Hematite Dephosphorisation by Direct Reduction Process

    By H Han, W Wang, E Zhou, D Duan

    "In this study, physical, chemical and microscopic characteristics of high phosphorus oolitic hematite were studied firstly. Based on which, the new methods of high phosphorus hematite used in the æso

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Recent Developments in Stress Analysis and Live Reclaim Prediction within Iron Ore Stockpiles

    By K C. Williams, A W. Roberts, J D. Prigge

    For stockpile design, the flowability and structural interfaces are critically dependant on the stress conditions throughout the pile. Historically, the predictive methodologies for stress determinati

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Microbes and their Metabolites - Potential Iron Ore Flotation Reagents

    By R Dwyer, S Rea, W J. Bruckard, N McSweeney, R Holmes

    "The innate ability of microorganisms to adapt to changing or inhospitable environments has often been exploited for industrial purposes and forms the basis of many current biotechnological processes.

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Implicit Geological Modelling of Iron Ore Deposits

    By A-A Latscha, C Boyle

    Geological modelling has historically been done using sectional interpretation of paper sections or on a computer screen. Boundaries of geological units or grade shells are interpreted by a geologist

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Research and Innovation for the Iron Ore to Carbon Steel Value Chain

    By J Law, S Jahanshahi, R Holmes

    Iron ore is AustraliaÆs largest commodity export and is vitally important to AustraliaÆs current and future prosperity. However, while major expansions are currently in progress to satisfy demand, the

    Aug 12, 2013