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  • AUSIMM
    Dynamic Simulation of an Alumina Refinery

    Dynamic Simulation of an Alumina Refinery

    Sep 13, 2010

  • 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

  • ISEE
    Small Diameter Explosives - Choosing for Underground Blasting Applications

    By S J. Brace

    About 180 000 tons of explosives are used annually underground in South Africa. Most is loaded into holes less than 50mm in diameter. 75% is consumed in the gold and platinum mines where holes are bet

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    The Hunt for Hydrous Bedded Iron Deposits - An Investigation into Flinders MinesÆ Blacksmith Tenement

    By M F. Jennings, N J. Corlis, B J. Thomas, L N. Tylkowski, A E. Petts, G D. McDonald

    Flinders Mines is an iron ore explorer and developer with a tenement package located in the Hamersley Ranges region of Western Australia, approximately 70 km north of Tom Price. Exploration over the p

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AIME
    Geology - Tectonic History of the Basin and Range Province in Utah and Nevada (Mining Engineering, Mar 1960, pg 251)

    By J. C. Osmond

    One of the least known geologic regions in the U.S. is the area now called the Basin and Range Province. It is paradoxical that so little geologic information has been compiled for a province that has

    Jan 1, 1961

  • SAIMM
    Benefits Of Increased Flotation Cell Size - A Pyrite Flotation Plant Case Study - Synopsis

    By C. Wade, A. Swart, M. Dworzanowski

    AngloGold Ashanti operate a pyrite flotation plant at their East Gold Plant, Acid Plant and Flotation Plant (EGAF) metallurgical complex within their Vaal River operations in the North West province i

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Estimation of optimum exploitation life of a bucket wheel excavator: Through the prism of dynamic programming

    By R. Zivojinovic, S. Vujic, T. Tanaskovic

    The problem of determining the optimum exploitation life of machinery, namely the optimum time for machinery and equipment replacement, represents a complex and highly responsible engineering task. Ta

    Jan 1, 2003

  • DFI
    Geotechnical Exploration Phase Drilled Shaft Load Testing

    By Walter E. Vanderpool

    Full scale load tests are frequently performed immediately prior to deep foundation construction to verify the design assumptions. Occasionally, load tests are performed during design development and

    Jan 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Process Development at the Raglan Concentrator

    By Joe Holmes, Peter Langlois

    "Falconbridge’s Raglan Concentrator, located at the northern limit of Quebec’s Nunavik Region, has been in operation since December 1997. Originally designed to process 800,000 tonnes per year of high

    Jan 1, 2001

  • CIM
    Adaptive control in mineral processing

    By K. Najim, D. Hodouin

    "The raw ores which are processed in mineral processing plants exhibit very strong variations of their physical and chemical properties. As a consequence, the performances of the comminution and separ

    Jan 1, 1992

  • CIM
    Stacking of Potash Mill Tailings (a53a3fa3-c9c5-495d-81ff-6d030f92ec59)

    By P. G. Roden, G. A. Maki, P. J. Fullmann

    "In October 1984, Rocanville Division began using a stacking system to handle potash mill tailings. Previous to this date, mill tailings were slurried to the top of the tailings pile and allowed to de

    Jan 1, 1986

  • TMS
    Hydrometallurgical Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Coal

    By Rick Honaker

    Rare earth elements (REEs) contained in coal and associated mineral matter exist in several forms including micro-dispersed minerals, ion adsorption onto clay surfaces, and chemically bound. Tests fou

  • AUSIMM
    Stratigraphy of the Thomson Orogen – New Insights from Mount McLaren, North-east Australia

    By C Verdel, M Lee, A Oorloff, K Welsh

    "An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. The Thomson Orogen is a large but poorly understood element of Queensland geology. Extensiv

    Mar 18, 2015

  • TMS
    Converter Modernization And Operational Improvements At The Pirdop Smelter

    By William A. Enrico

    Umicore acquired the Pirdop Smelter in a privatization offering by the Bulgarian government in September 1997. Since that time, an investment program has been conducted to increase capacity to 225 00

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    The Impact of Politics, Economics and Local Legislation on Exploration and Mining in Pacrim Countries

    By M J. Bourassa

    In addition to the geologic risk of a particular project, the criteria that an international exploration company (æIECÆ) utilises when making an investment decision in a particular country should also

    Jan 1, 1999

  • DFI
    Non-Destructive Testing, Evaluation And Optimization Of Existing Deep Foundations For Re-Use Along The East Coast

    By Matthew E. Meyer

    Renovation, rehabilitation, restoration and expansion of existing residential, retail, commercial, hospital facilities and historic structures requires assessment and evaluation of foundation systems

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Minerals Industry Salary Survey

    In its April 1991 issue, MINING ENGINEERING published a salary survey form asking for information relating to engineering and management jobs in the minerals industry. 1038 of these forms were filled

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    Summersville Raw Water Intake

    By Douglas Banks

    Construction for the new 2.5 MGPD raw water intake project commenced December 2002. The project, initially designed as a 12' Ø concrete lined intake shaft,145' deep, with two offset 24" lake

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Geologic study of gravels of the Agua Fria River, Phoenix, AZ

    By William H. Langer

    The annual consumption of sand and gravel aggregate in 2006 in the Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area was about 76 Mt (84 million st) (USGS, 2009), or about 18 t (20 st) per capita. Quaternary alluvial dep

    Jan 2, 2010

  • AIME
    Institute of Metals Division - The Effects of Irradiation upon Metals

    By F. Seitz

    STAFF: Editor, Gerhard Derge Carnegie Institute of Technology Schenley Park Pittsburgh 13, Pa. Editorial Assistant, M. A. Redmerski Managing Editor, James J. Burke THE METALLURGICA

    Jan 1, 1960