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Hauler Body Payload Balance (04e00105-6441-4904-be43-8981f7e8cd3c)
By T. G. Joseph, A. Chamanara
ABSTRACT: The chicken and egg scenario — where adverse truck motions cause ground deterioration and poor ground profiles cause adverse truck motions — is a downward deterioration spiral dominating our
Jan 1, 2012
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Condition Monitoring and Basic Maintenance?. One Without the Other?
? Founded In 1953 ? Mining growth of 83% since 2007 ? We produced over 1 million ounces of Au in 2012 ? We Forecast of 20% Au production in 2013-2015 ? We have paid a dividend 31 years consecuti
Aug 1, 2013
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Experiences from an IREDES Prototype Project Production drilling with Atlas Copco Simba L6C Drill Rig at LKAB Kiruna mine
By Mikael Ramström
The IREDES Special Interest Group (SIG) for Drill rigs has been active since its inception at MineExpo 2000, in Las Vegas USA. The SIG for drill rigs is responsible for the development of a IREDES Dri
May 1, 2003
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Education is the Stumbling Block for the Mines of the Future
By T. Yameogo
Many ideas, tools, technologies, and methodologies are believed to have staked their claims on the future of mining. For example, automation is strongly positioned as the platform within which mining
Aug 1, 2013
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Petrogenetic relationships and assimilation processes in the alkalic Iron Mask batholith, south-central British Columbia
By L. D. Snyder, J. K. Russell
"The Lower Jurassic Iron Mask batholith intrudes Upper Triassic Nicola Group volcanic rocks in the Quesnellia terrane of southcentral British Columbia and hosts Cu-Au mineralization. The batholith com
Jan 1, 1995
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Hot Workability Differences of 7000 Aluminum Alloys With and Without Copper Additions
By P. Leo
The Al-Zn-Mg alloys (e.g. 7004, 7020) are employed for land transport and architectural applications whereas the Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys (e.g. 7075, 7050) provide the high strength aircraft alloys. The Cu
Jan 1, 2011
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Flash Flotation Circuit Design Considerations
"The first SkimAir flash flotation cell was installed in Outokumpu’s Hammaslahti Copper Concentrator in 1982 to prevent overgrinding of soft sulphides in the milling circuit. Since this first installa
Jan 1, 2017
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Improving Concentrate Grade through Smart Design and Piloting
By T. Strong
"Selectively recovering pentlandite from high levels of pyrrhotite presents a technical and operational challenge. The liberation characteristics and also the chemical environment is critical to perfo
Jan 1, 2017
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Stratigraphic and Structural Constraints on Limestone Exploration: A Case Study from Northern New Brunswick, Canada
By I. Dimitrov, S. R. McCutcheon
"Industrial-grade limestone is found in both the Lower Silurian La Vieille Formation and Upper Silurian LaPlante Formation of the Chaleurs Group in northern New Brunswick. Currently, between 150 000 a
Jan 1, 2007
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Estimation of Bulk Density for Mineral Resource Reporting
By G. J. Arseneau
Mineral resource statements are reported as tonnage and grades. While great care is placed on generating a reliable estimation of grade, the determination of bulk density for resource estimation is of
Aug 1, 2013
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Large Underground Excavation Support for Ore Exploitation
By R. Lapcevic, P. Lokin
"Among other components, ore body „T“ was discovered in the Bor pit copper mine at a depth of app. 500m. The ore body is relatively small: 60-65m long, 40-45m wide and up to 50m high, but with an extr
Jan 1, 2015
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Developments in Mine Hoist Design
By J. M. Whatley
"IntroductionIN UNDERGROUND mining operations, the mine hoist has become one of the most important and one of the most expensive single pieces of equipment. As the means of transporting men and materi
Jan 1, 1953
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Cyaniding at Noranda
By C. G. McLachlan
Abstract This paper deals with the application of the cyanide process to recover gold from a pyrite concentrate produced by means of differential flotation. This concentrate before cyanidation cont
Jan 1, 1946
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The Mineralogy and Predictive Metallurgy of Major Types of Gold Ores
By J Zhou
Based on the mineralogical characteristics and mineral processing techniques required, gold ores can be classified into 12 types, including gold placers, quartz vein-lode ores, oxidized ores, silver-r
Jan 1, 2011
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Experimental Production of Pig Iron and Steel From Cominco Iron Concentrates
By B. G. Hunt, E. J. Kwasney, W. P. Campbell, S. L. Gertsman
"AbstractIn the separation of lead and zinc concentrates from the ore from Cominco's Sullivan mine at Kimberley, • B.C., an iron sulphide concentrate is also produced, some of which is roasted to prov
Jan 1, 1955
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Adapting to Ore Characteristics at Lac des Iles Mine
By Erin N. Legault-Seguin
The Lac des Iles Mine (LDI) is located approximately 100 km northwest of Thunder Bay, ON. The mine has been in operation since 1993. The initial mine production was 2,300 mtpd and increased to 15,000
May 1, 2009
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Building from the ground up in the Sahara The complexities of project execution in a developing country
By Olivia Gamache
When working in remote and extreme environments, projects are faced with new challenges for engineering and project execution. This is heightened when also working in countries with a developing env
May 1, 2013
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Origin of the Soft Iron Ores of the Knob Lake Range
By Stephan I. Zajac, Roger A. Blais, John B. Stubbins
THE iron deposits of central Labrador occur within a relatively small area, herein called the Knob Lake Iron Range, in which a northwest-trending series of low hills and ridges defines the height-of-l
Jan 1, 1961
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SAG milling design trends, comparative economics, mill sizes and drives
By M. Pfeifer, M. N. Brodie, D. J. Barratt
"This paper reviews design trends related to the various SAG mill configuration and drive options available today. The impact of these options on capital and operating costs is assessed, and key techn
Jan 1, 1999
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Managing the risk of product demand
By Akira Fujisaki
"The oil crisis accelerated the change of non-ferrous metals' demand structure. Maturing societies in developed countries and preference for lighter, thinner and smaller products are eroding the
Jan 1, 1983