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  • NIOSH
    RI 3954 Exploration of the Crowell Fluorspar Mine Nye County, Nevada

    By Robert W. Geehan

    "INTRODUCTION The Bureau of Mines, in cooperation with the Federal Geological Survey, explored the Crowell fluorite mine by core drilling in 1945. Claims investigated are in sec. 14, T. 12 S. R. 47 E.

    Nov 1, 1946

  • TMS
    Multimedia Dispersion And Solidification Of Molten Material Flows

    By David Arana

    The use of gas-water dispersion of a molten material flow onto a vibrating surface is developed as a process to minimize water pumping requirements, minimize the risks of explosions, and minimize the

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AIME
    Discussion of Production Control

    By AIME AIME

    THREE of the addresses presented at this interesting and important session are printed in full else- where in this issue. The fourth, Mr. Hewett's paper, on "Cycles In Metal Production" has been

    Jan 1, 1929

  • AUSIMM
    A Review of Gold Mineralisation and Processing in the Southwest Pacific Rim

    A number of mineral deposits occur in close proximity to the Pacific plate fronts. Among these deposits are gold-silver and the base metal sulphide deposits of copper, zinc and lead. Gold deposits tha

    Jan 1, 1999

  • NIOSH
    OFR-115-93 Application Of Cost Engineering To Determine The Optimum Production Rate For Waste Remediation Of Mine Tailings

    By Thomas W. Camm

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines has developed a system for estimating mining and processing costs as a function of process feed rate with the objective of applying this system to abandoned mine tailings and

    Jan 1, 1993

  • CIM
    The Design of Gold Mills: What Could Be Simpler

    By R. Nendick

    "IntroductionThe Ancient Egyptians recovered gold from the mud in the bottom of ponds by having teams of maidens sit around the pond dipping goose feathers dipped in grease into the mud. The gold woul

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Up-to-date Excavation, Support, and Lining Solutions Meet Timing Requirements for the First Two Tunnels of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games

    By Georgios Kalamaras, Chiaia Dinu, Platania Paolo, Alessio Carlo, Giampiero Cirvegna, Claudio Santucci

    The Project alignment initiates north of Pinerolo, along the State Road 23[S.S. 23] that is one of the principal arteries to the northwestern Alps where a number of Olympic events for the 2006 Winter

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    The Cinola Project, Process and Environment

    By C. J. A. Davie

    "SUMMARY A practical application of nitric acid oxidation of sulphides, based on the principles of the Arseno process, has been developed for the Cinola ore. Development of the process has been based

    Jan 1, 1989

  • IOM3
    Role of diethylene triamine (DETA) in pentlandite-pyrrohitite separation: part 1: complexation of metals with DETA

    By S. Kelebek, J. A. Finch, Zhenghe Xu, S. R. (Ram) Rao

    To improve SO2 emission compliance, pyrrhotite from Sudbury copper-nickel ores is being depressed with DETA. To understand the mechanism of depression, the role of complexing in controlling metal-ion

    Jun 19, 1905

  • SME
    Experimental Study Of Residence Time Distributions Of Ball-Mill Circuits Grinding Coal-Water Mixtures

    By K. Shoji

    Residence time distributions (RTDs) were estimated by water tracing in a number of wet overflow ball mills (diameters 0.38 to 4.65 m) producing dense, coal-water slurries. In open-circuit mills of 0.3

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    The Influence of Particle Shape in Rock Fracture

    The Influence of Particle Shape in Rock Fracture

    Sep 13, 2010

  • SME
    Social, Economic, And Planning Impacts Of Rapid Excavation And Tunneling Technology

    By W. L. Garrison

    Improvements continue to be made in rapid excavation and tunneling technology. There are several ways to examine the impacts of such improvements. The most common procedure is to monitor current devel

    Jan 1, 1974

  • DFI
    Multiple Foundation Systems For The Porter Street Outfall Relocation For The North Approach - Summary

    By William D. Spielvogel

    The Massachusetts Highway Department awarded the Porter Street Outfall Project to the J.M. Cashman Company in November 1991. Timely completion of the Project in one and one half years is critical to t

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    Application of Rotating Magnetic Field (RMF) to the Separation of Roasted Ilmenite

    By H Aral

    A rotating magnetic field can be produced in a magnetic separator by using a magnet rotor fitted with alternate north-south magnetic poles, similar to the rotors currently used in modern eddy current

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    Ore Genesis in Fracture-Controlled Hydrothermal Systems: Percolation Theory Approaches

    By M A. Knackstedt

    Coupling between deformation processes and rock permeability is a major factor influencing the architecture of fluid migration and the localisation of ore deposition in several types of hydrothermal o

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    The Atlanta West Area CSO Storage Tunnel and Pumping Station Project—15 Months of Design Accomplished Within 10 Months

    By Refik Elibay, Lawrence A. Williamson, George D. Barnes

    Under an extremely aggressive schedule, final design of 13.5 km (8.4 miles) miles of 8.2 m (27 ft) diameter deep rock tunnel, 322 ML/day (85 million gallons / day)submersible pumping station and assoc

    Jan 1, 2005

  • NIOSH
    OFR-61-84 Role Of Rock-Fluid Reactions In The Enhanced Recovery Of Petroleum ? Introduction

    By W. H. Somerton

    Many oil-producing formations contain significant amounts of clay. Because of the large surface area and reactivity of such surfaces, the response of the formations to various recovery processes may b

    Jan 1, 1984

  • SME
    Rewards and Frustrations of Female Mining Engineers

    By Christy Z. Lueders

    Introduction More and more women engineers are joining the traditionally male mining industry. Are they successful? Do they encounter special problems? How do men in mining respond? How can the minin

    Jan 10, 1981

  • SME
    Coal Mining in Ruhr Germany: An American Perspective of an Industry in Transition

    By Jürgen Kretschmann, Christina Suarez, Jürgen Brune, Stefan Möllerherm

    "The Ruhr region in Germany’s North-Rhine Westphalia is going through significant change. By the end of 2018, the last two underground hard coal mines in the Ruhr, Ibbenbüren and Prosper-Haniel collie

    Mar 1, 2019

  • CIM
    Sustainable Hydrometallurgical Processing at the Ambatovy Nickel Operation in Madagascar

    By D. Yuan, M. Sitter, S. St. Jean, M. Collins

    The Ambatovy Joint Venture comprises an operating lateritic nickel mine, ore slurry pipeline, pressure acid leach plant and nickel refinery in Madagascar. The hydrometallurgical process selected by S

    Jan 1, 2015