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  • AUSIMM
    Lithological Controls on Mineralisation in East Otago Gold Deposits

    East Otago gold deposits are hosted in Otago Schist that is the metamorphosed equivalent of Permian-Triassic Torlesse terrane greywackes. Relatively undeformed Torlesse sequences in Canterbury have &l

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    Modelling of Mineral Potentials of Gold and Base Metals Using Gis in Mahneshan Area, Iran

    By A Kamkar-Rouhani

    The paper describes a mineral potential mapping of gold and other base metals in Mahneshan area, Iran, using geographical information system (GIS), in which, the method of weights of evidence is used

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    The Geology of the Pilbara Block, Western Australia

    The Pilbara Block is a nucleus of Archaean rocks which lies in the North West Land Division of Western Australia, and it constitutes a mineral province that has been divided into two areas-the West Pi

    Jan 1, 1965

  • CIM
    Evolution of a Mine Development System: Tunnel Boring Machine I&C Cameco Cigar Lake

    By Neil H. Brown

    Outline ? Cameco - Cigar Lake ? Cigar Lake Mine Development ? MDS #1 ? MDS #1 Improvements ? MDS #2 ? MDS #2 Improvements Pending ? Acknowledgements Mine Development System ? Mining methods t

    Oct 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    Pyrite roasting, an alternative to sulphur burning - Synopsis

    The roasting of sulphide ores and concentrates is often the first step in the production of metals or chemicals. In many processes, the production of sulphuric acid is viewed as a by-product, whereas

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    The Mineral Composition of the Black Star Copper Ore Body, Mount Isa, Queensland

    By Edwards A. B

    A suite of specimens from the newly developed Black Star copper ore body at Mount Isa was made available for mineragraphic study by the Mount Isa Mines, Ltd. The specimens were selected as representat

    Jan 1, 1945

  • AUSIMM
    No. 2 Open Hearth Plant at Port Kembla

    By Edmonds W, Jeffcoat R

    The completion of the first two open hearth furnaces in the new No. 2 open hearth plant at Port Kembla will increase Australian production of steel by 350,000 tons of ingots per annum.The paper gives

    Jan 1, 1957

  • SME
    BWARI Tunneling Underway

    By Thomas L. Richardson, David R. Chapman, Gary W. Gilbert

    The two contracts of the Big Walnut Augmentation/Rickenbacker Interceptor(BWARI) sewer project for the City of Columbus, Ohio total nearly 35,000 feet of 14and 12-foot diameter tunnel. EPB TBMs will i

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Pebble Project Moves Forward After Election Victory

    In Alaska?s southwest corner, in the Bristol Bay region, 476 holes have been drilled to help define the size of the Pebble Project. The results indicate that the deposit holds close to 32 Mt (72 billi

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    The Occurence of Bismuth in the Lachlan Fold Belt in New South Wales

    Although bismuth mineralization is spread widely through the Lachlan Fold Belt in New South Wales, broad grouping of the various deposits can be effected on the basis of geographical and geological (a

    Jan 1, 1973

  • SAIMM
    An effective face support system to minimize rockfalls - Synopsis

    By N. D. L. Burger

    An effective prototype face support system to minimize rockfalls in rockfall-prone mines was developed and patented during a project sponsored by the Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC). An experime

    Jan 1, 2008

  • NIOSH
    RI 7603 Recovery Of Aluminum From Aluminum-Silicon Alloys

    By E. L. Singleton

    The Bureau of Mines investigated extraction of aluminum from aluminum-silicon alloys as a means of utilizing domestic aluminum silicate ores for aluminum production. Aluminum was extracted from alu

    Jan 1, 1972

  • DFI
    Caisson Foundation For High Speed Paper Machine ? 1 ? Introduction

    By Anthony H. Tawil

    Modern, high-speed machines used in the manufacture of paper require foundations with stringent settlement constraints. To fulfill this requirement, caisson piles, extending into bedrock, were selecte

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    Analysis Of Airborne And Waterborne Particles Around A Taconite Ore Processing Facility

    By Charles W. Axten

    Since the mid-1970s, samples of airborne and waterborne fibrous particulates have been collected in the area of the Northshore Taconite Ore Processing Facility by the Minnesota Department of Health (M

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Nutley Quarry Trunk Sewer Project

    By Michael V. Mergentime, Prakash M. Donde

    The Nutley Quarry Trunk Sewer Project is a good example of a tunnel that went through difficult and complex ground. The 2 m (7ft.) diameter and 840 m (2,750 ft.)long tunnel passed through soft ground,

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SAIMM
    Reconstruction time of a mine through reliability analysis and genetic algorithms - Synopsis

    By M. Kumral

    A mining system consists of many sub-systems such as drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, ventilation, hoisting and supporting. During mining operation, these sub-systems may experience various probl

    Jan 1, 2009

  • IOM3
    High-temperature mine climate simulation model for predicting the effect of mine fire

    By P. Mousset-Jones, G. Danko

    Variations of the temperature and steam/moisture content of the air with distance and time are modelled for a single airway. The input for the simulation is an air temperature that varies with time, t

    May 1, 1991

  • IOM3
    Evaluation of static test used to predict the potential for acid drainage generation at sulphide mine sites

    By B. Gazea, A. Kontopoulos, A. Kourtis, K. Adam

    Static tests give a measure of the balance between acid-producing and acid-neutralising mineral components in a material, while kinetic tests determine acid generation and neutralisation over a long p

    Jun 19, 1905

  • SME
    Weinbach Soft Ground Tunnel: Lessons Learned

    By Raymond W. Henn, Kent A. Pease, Glen J. Rorison

    The paper focuses on construction of a 2.55-km (8,365-ft) long, 2.4-m (8-ft)diameter storm drain tunnel in Evansville, Indiana. The tunnel was driven through saturated soft ground varying from clay to

    Jan 1, 2001

  • NIOSH
    RI 3219 The National Safety Competition of 1932

    By W. W. Adams

    "The eighth National Safety Competition, that for 1932, conducted by the United States Bureau of Mines, was participated in by 322 mines and quarries operating in 34 States. Tables 2 to 6 show the rel

    Jul 1, 1933