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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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