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Factors Affecting The Location Of Methanometers On Mining Equipment
The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (Title 30) requires that a methane monitor be placed on every mining machine to continuously observe and record methane levels at the face. The monitor must provid
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Investigations and assessment of the dust hazard state after the coal dust explosions on 2002 in the ‘Jas-mos’ and in the ‘Rudul/towy’ collieries
By K. Cybulski
In 2002 a coal dust explosions occurred in the Polish collieries “Jas-Mos” and “Rydultowy” in the Upper Silesia coal basin. In the “Jas-Mos” colliery the coal dust explosion was initiated in the face
Jan 1, 2003
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Do Light-Emitting Diode Cap Lamps Enable Improvements In Miner Safety? - Preprint 09-090
By J. Sammarco
Proper illumination is critical to a miner?s ability to detect hazards in underground mines. Moving hazards are often located in the miner?s peripheral field-of-view, while slip/trip/fall hazards are
Jan 1, 2009
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Northwest Mining Association Returns To Spokane For 113th Meeting
On Nov 1, 2007 House Resolution 2262 ? The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 ? was passed by the U.S. House by a vote of 244-166. HR-2262, among other things, would impose a 4-per-cent roy
Jan 1, 2008
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Large Arena Test Simulator Using Small High Explosive Charges.
By Paul Worsey, Larry Frost, Braden Lusk, Seok Bin Lim
For certification of blast resistant windows, current tests consist of arena tests or large air gun tests. Arena tests involve the detonation of more than 1000 pounds of explosives with windows placed
Jan 1, 2006
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Information Requirements For Equity Issues
By E. L. Affleck, W. G. Stevenson
In both Canada and the United States, a company making a public offering of securities must comply with regulations which have been passed by Federal, State and/or Provincial Legislatures. These r
Jan 1, 1985
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Can The Toxicity Of Asbestos Be Reduced? - Preprint 09-124
By F. Habashi
Asbestos, an extremely useful natural resource, has been studied extensively mineralogically and for industrial application. Its extraction from ores has been greatly improved with respect to safety i
Jan 1, 2009
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Strategic Alignment: A Mining Industry Challenge
By Russell Barr
Strategic alignment throughout a mining organization is critical to effective strategic execution and good business performance. The alignment of strategic goals and objectives in the different operat
Jan 1, 2008
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The Development Of An Agglomerate Through The Use Of FeMn Waste
By K. P. Davey
In 1998 an initial objective was given to the author, to process valuable off grade High Carbon Ferro Manganese (FeMn) metal fines profitably. The previous attempts that had been made to re-melt these
Jan 1, 2004
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The Design, Commissioning And Operation Of The Castle Valley Plant In Wellington, Ut
By P. J. Bethell
Background Increasingly complex geological conditions, with the presence of high ash binders in the mining horizon were encountered at the A.C. I. Dugout Mine near Price, Utah. This led to the prod
Jan 1, 2008
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St. Andrew Goldfields
By P. Massi
"Wholly owned by the Coniagas Mining Company, the oldest continuously listed mining company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, St. Andrew Goldfields is located on Hwy. 101 approximately 30 miles east of d
Jan 1, 1992
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Helmet Cam: A Tool For Assessing Miners? Exposure To Respirable Dust In The Metal/Nonmetal Mining Industry
By A. B. Cecala
Video technology coupled with data logging exposure monitors have been used to evaluate worker exposure to different types of contaminants. However, previous application of this technology used a stat
Feb 27, 2013
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Alumina from Clays
By Karim El-Ouassiti, Marc Minville, Stéphane Chabot, Claude Bazin, Valérie Ouellet
"Alumina is the main source of aluminium and it is extracted almost exclusively from bauxite ores found in the Southern hemisphere. Clays are abundant minerals that contain from 15 to 40% w/w of alumi
Jan 1, 2005
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IC 6831 The Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association And Its Awards ? Introduction
By D. Harrington
Every few weeks United States newspapers of 25 or 30 years age ran scare-heads telling of some mine disaster, which was a first-page attraction for a day or two and then was forgotton until another di
Jan 1, 1935
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RI 4988 Future of Birmingham Red Iron Ore, Jefferson Co. AL
By J. R. Thoenen, B. H. Clemmons, A. H. Reed
"INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARYOverall red-ore reserves in the Birmingham, Ala., area were estimated in 1910 by E. F. Burchard 4/. Since then mining has progressed into areas classed by Burchard as ""unava
Jul 1, 1953
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Ensuring Adequate Safety When Using Hydrogen as a Fuel
By D. Allan Coutts
Demonstration projects using hydrogen as a fuel are becoming very common. Often these projects rely on project-specific risk evaluations to support project safety decisions. This is necessary becaus
May 1, 2007
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The Deep Underground Science And Engineering Laboratory And The Construction Of Physics Megacaverns
By C. Laughton
The Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) is to be constructed at the defunct Homestake Mine, in South Dakota. As a cornerstone of DUSEL?s research program, it is intended to con
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Kinetics And Thermodynamic Parameters For The Manufacturing Of Anhydrous Zirconium Tetrafluoride With Ammonium Acid Fluoride As Fluorinating Agent ? Synopsis
By C. J. Pretorius
More than 30 percent of the global demand for zircon (ZrSi04) is supplied by South Africa. A significant amount of the zircon is exported, and beneficiated products are then imported for industrial ap
Jan 1, 2012
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Development and application of new technology for 3D Geomechanical model test of large underground group caverns
By S. Jiansheng, H. Nakayama, D. Lu, A. Wang
ABSTRACT: New techniques and methods for 3D geo-mechanical model test are presented in this paper. The new model material NIOS with high density and low cost; the so-called DPSS (Discrete Principal St
Jan 1, 2003
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Foreword by H. J. Gruy
Jan 1, 1969