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Simtars New Mobile Gas Laboratory For Emergency Response
By D. Brady
The need for onsite gas monitoring during, or following, a major incident at an underground coal mine has long been recognised. Recommendations from inquiries following Queensland mine disasters have
Jan 1, 2012
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The Evaluation of Empirical Coal Pillar Strength Formula Based on Uncertainty Criterion
By Navid Hosseini
Several empirical equations to estimate coal pillar strength have been presented in academic studies. The development processes of these equations are similar and are usually obtained by fitting the m
Jan 1, 2012
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New Trends For An Integrated Mining Control System - Introduction
By K. Short
Over the past several years, the mining and minerals market was overloaded with discussions around reviving mature terminologies like distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers
Jan 1, 2012
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Energy Plan For Mining Operations - Introduction
By F. Mielli
Ranging between 20% and 40% of the typical mining operational costs, energy in mining operations is a growing concern for the industry. However, this concern is a complex, multi-faceted variable that
Jan 1, 2012
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Implementing Best Practices of Metal Accounting at the Strathcona Mill
By Donald Leroux, Asim Tuzun, Simon Gariépy, Luc Lachance, Hayley Halsall-Whitney
"The importance of coherent material balance results has long been recognized by mining and metallurgical companies. Although this is still true nowadays, various stakeholders are increasingly concern
Jan 1, 2012
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The Development and Application of Polyurethane Injectable Cable Bolts
By Dakota D. Faulkner
Cable bolts have been very effective in mine ground control. Non-tensioned and tensioned cable bolts are now used for both primary and supplemental bolting (Suder, 2001; Mirabile, 2010). In the United
Jan 1, 2012
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Commercialisation Of Research In The Minerals Processing Industry
Commercialisation of outcomes from research projects is a process often poorly understood and managed, but has the potential to achieve significant benefits for the industry and community as a whole.
Jan 1, 2012
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Beneficiation Of Zircon Sand In South Africa - Synopsis
By S. Lubbe
South Africa and Australia are the biggest suppliers of zircon sand to the international zirconium industry. However neither South Africa nor Australia is well known for zircon beneficiation. Geratec
Jan 1, 2012
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Narrow Vein Long Hole Stoping
Due to deposit shape and dimension, narrow vein makes reserve modeling, geological control, stope design, drill and blasting more challenging. It needs high standard quality control as errors can be c
Jan 1, 2012
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High Performing HMA Design Optimization
By O. F. Brown
The use of quality materials (aggregates and asphalt binder) in optimal proportions is the key to producing optimally performing hot mix asphalt (HMA). The Superpave mix design standard in the US intr
Jan 1, 2012
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The Estimation of Ground Control Risk By Real?Time Quantitative Visual Assessments
By Alexander Garcia
Roof and rib falls are the basic ground control hazards associated with underground roadways during development, stand up and, if applicable, retreat. Falls of ground can happen following the deterior
Jan 1, 2012
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Metal-Rock Pair Characterization In Excavation Engineering - Synopsis
Abrasivity and wear resistance are not intrinsic properties of materials, but rather parameters describing the interaction between the wear part and the material exerting the wearing action. Moreover,
Jan 1, 2012
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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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Innovative Roof Support Systems For The Next Generation Of Mining
By S. C. Tadolini
Roof support systems have evolved from standing posts and timbers to a generation termed ?big nails? where steel bars are inserted into boreholes and anchored with expansion shells and/or resin cartri
Jan 1, 2012
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Remote Sensing In Management Of Mining Land And Proximate Habitat ? Synopsis (c72a7306-b2b5-47b6-8485-87f58ff82fa2)
By K. Koruyan
Although remote sensing technology has been available for many years, it has rarely been used for monitoring mining activity. Recent studies indicate that remote sensing is also a valuable tool for ma
Jan 1, 2012
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Feasibility Study On Underground Coal Gasification Of No. 15 Seam In Fenghuangshan Mine ? Synopsis
By W. G. Huang
To recover the coal resources of high-sulphur anthracite in Jincheng Mining Area, underground coal gasification (UCG) of No. 15 seam in Fenghuangshan Coal Mine was proposed. The feasibility of the pro
Jan 1, 2012
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The Study Of Geotechnical Parameters For Paste Technologies: A General Review
By A. Bascetin
Waste materials caused by mining activities are an important environmental problem. Paste technology is a good alternative for waste management because it has many benefits in the aspects of environme
Jan 1, 2012
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Manufacturing Of Anhydrous Zirconium Tetrafluoride In A Batch Reactor From Plasma-Dissociated Zircon And Ammonium Bifluoride - Synopsis
By M. M. Makhofane
Anhydrous zirconium tetrafluoride can be used as a precursor for the manufacturing of nuclear-grade zirconium metal. This can be done by fluorinating plasma-dissociated zircon with ammonium bifluoride
Jan 1, 2012
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TEM Studies Of Pt-Al-Cr-Ru Alloys - Synopsis
By M. B. Shongwe
Pt-based alloys are being developed for high-temperature applications with the aim of replacing some of the currently used Ni-based superalloys (NBSAs) in the highest temperature applications. The Pt-
Jan 1, 2012
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Improved Understanding Of Explosive?Rock Interactions Using The Hybrid Stress Blasting Model ? Synopsis
Since 2001, the Hybrid Stress Blast Model (HSBM) project members have developed a software suite to model the complete blasting process from non-ideal detonation to muck pile formation. To preserve th
Jan 1, 2012