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The Road To NPV+
By R. Hummel
When the slope angles of the southern side of the Venetia open pit were required to be flattened by some 20 degrees after an analysis completed by De Beers geotechnical engineering in conjunction with
Jan 1, 2001
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RI 5999 Changes In Stress Concentration Created By Undercutting In Block Caving ? Summary And Introduction
By Robert H. Merrill
Several investigators have obtained solutions for the concentration of stress around circular, ovaloidal, elliptical, and rectangular holes in an elastic, isotropic, semiinfinite plate subjected to un
Jan 1, 1962
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Environment Driven Innovation of Hydraulic Excavators
By Axel Doelcken
?? Liebherr excavators in standard configuration are generally designed to operate in an ambient temperature range between -12°C and +55°C (10.4 °F and 131°F). ?? To operate effectively and efficient
May 1, 2008
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Ground Control of Strip Backfilling Water Conservation Mining in Shallow Coal Seams
According to the classification of water conservation mining in shallow coal seams in China, when the ratio of the impermeable layer thickness to the mining height is less than 18, the mining belongs
Jan 7, 2020
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Longwall Mining at Huntly West
By W Farnworth
The Huntly West Mine has undergone significant changes in the last two years, which will affect the remainder of the mine's life. The paper describes the evolvement of plans and an overview of th
Jan 1, 1991
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A Semiquantitative Chromatographic Method for Estimating Gold
A field method combining solvent extraction and paper partition chromatography permits a simple and rapid semiquantitative estimation of gold in siliceous, argillaceous and sulphide ores. The method w
Jan 1, 1964
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The Petrology and Paleoenvironmental Setting of Coal at Waitewhena Coalfield û Relationships Between Paleoenvironment, Coal Type and Analytical Data
Lower Miocene Maryville Coal Measures at Waitewhena Coalfield, in the Taranaki coal region, include seams of sub-bituminous coal up to 4 m thick. During coalfield exploration Fletcher Challenge Ltd dr
Jan 1, 1987
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RI 7405 Viscosity Of The Helium-Nitrogen System From 133° To 740° K For Pressures Between 1 And 240 Atmospheres
By Robert E. Wood
The temperature dependency of the low-density viscosity coefficients, ?°T, of helium and of nitrogen, 100° to 1,000° K, is correlated with empirical equations, and the temperature and composition depe
Jan 1, 1970
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A Re-Examination of the Sacred Cows in the Sart Process
By M. Melashvili
"The SART Process was introduced to the gold mining industry in the late 1990s and several commercial plants were built over the following 10 to 15 years. Most of these plants have operated well and e
Jan 1, 2016
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Coal clearance system at Zondagsfontein Colliery ? Synopsis
By P. Mogodi
The purpose of the project was to propose a coal clearance system (coal transportation system from the mining face to the plant) that could be used for the planned underground operations at Zondagsfon
Jan 1, 2010
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Soil Profiles Along The Alignment Of The I-880 Replacement Project
By Mark A. Willian
The purpose of this short paper is to present soil profiles and basic soils information for the portion of the I-880 Replacement Project alignment where highway structures are to be built. The informa
Jan 1, 1996
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Kenya- A New Source Of Titanium Minerals
By J. C. Potvin
Although the occurrence of deposits of titanium minerals on Kenya’s present day beaches and adjacent dune systems has been well documented, the potential for older formations to host economically viab
Jan 1, 2001
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Porcupine Joint Venture A new birth ? a new venture ? a plan for success!!!
Located in Timmins, Ontario the Porcupine Joint Venture, a pooling of assets between two existing operations (the Dome Operation of Placer Dome (CLA) and the Hoyle Pond Operation of Kinross Gold Corpo
May 1, 2003
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The 2,600 Feet Level Exploratory Drive North at North Broken Hill Limited
CONTENTSIntroductionNorthern ExplorationDrive ConceptionGeneralDriving CrewDrive Cross Section and Track DetailsVentilation by Electrically Driven FanTemperatures and HumidityFan PerformanceRock Drill
Jan 1, 1946
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Application Of Shotcrete At Oryx Mine
By D. P. Venter
When Oryx Mine down-scaled in 1994, focus was placed on development, with the primary aim being the exposure and proving of ore reserves. In order to achieve this aim, development ends had to be advan
Jan 1, 1998
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Large-scale infrastructure projects. Application of rock mechanics in geotechnical engineering to avoid delays in constrution time and increases of costs—case studies
By W. Wittke
SUMMARY: Geotechnical problems often lead to an increase of construction time and costs for large highway and railway projects. Some reasons, which have led to failures and thus to a delay of construc
Jan 1, 2003
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Economic Recovery and Upgrade of Metals from Middling and Tailing Streams (c573bdd5-90fc-4072-9ce3-2caa48051cb4)
"As mine head grades decline and orebodies become more complex, traditional mineral processing techniques and flowsheets to achieve saleable concentrate become more difficult to design and construct.
Jan 1, 2017
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Response to Load for Four Different Types of Bored Piles
By Mario Terceros H., Bengt H. Fellenius
"ABSTRACTFour strain-gage instrumented bored piles were constructed in a sedimentary, dense to very dense, fine to medium sand in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Two of the test piles were the normally used bore
Jan 1, 2014
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Application Of Tunnel Boring Machines To Coal Mine Entry Development
By Thomas J. Crocker, Douglas B. Uthus
Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) have gained worldwide acceptance in the construction field and are being employed in ever increasing numbers to drive underground transit lines, drainage systems, etc. How
Jan 1, 1976
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IC 6245 Effect of Abnormal Air Conditions on Mine Workers
By R. R. Sayers
"The number of investigations reported during the past year indicates that control of the health hazard due to abnormal air conditions is still a matter of serious consideration in the mining, metallu
Feb 1, 1930