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  • SAIMM
    Application of new reagents for extraction of non-ferrous and noble metals from tails of sulfide-tin ores, T.N. Matveeva, V.V. Getman, N.K. Gromova, A.Yu. Karkeshkina, and L.B. Lantsova

    By T. N. Matveev, V. V. Getman, A. Yu. Karkeshkina, L. B. Lantsova, N. K. Gromova

    Sulfide-type tin deposits in Russia are characterised by the complex mineral composition of ores and dump products of their processing. Tin-sulfide ores contain industrial quantities of copper, lead,

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Study on the applicability of different hydrodynamic models to simulate flow profiles in an irrigated malachite ore packed bed, M.D. Odidi, M.A. Fagan-Endres, and S.T.L. Harrison

    By S. T. L. Harrison, M. A. Fagan-Endres, M. D. Odidi

    This paper investigated the ability of eight common hydrodynamic models – tanks in series (TIS); three compartmental model configurations (Comp-1, Comp-2 and Comp-3); advection dispersion (AD); piston

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Concentration and distribution of cobalt in pyrites of the IOCG La Estrella ore deposit, Atacama Region, Chile J. Quevedo, R. Kuyvenhoven, X. Prieto, A. Parbhakar-Fox, and L.V. Danyushevsky

    By R. Kuyvenhoven, A. Parbhakar-Fox, X. Prieto, J. Quevedo, L. V. Danyushevsky

    This paper presents the results of a study focussed on determining the distribution of cobalt in different types of pyrite of the La Estrella IOCG deposit in Chile. In the IOCG mineral deposits, where

    Jan 1, 2020

  • CIM
    A Model City That Made Reparations From Past Uraniummining And Milling Practices

    By W. L. Dam

    Grand Junction, Colorado’s legacy with uranium mining and milling serves as a model attracting international interest. Access to water and central location to carnotite ore containing uranium and vana

    Jan 1, 2020

  • CIM
    Steel From Uranium?

    By Mike Dry, Rod Dry

    If humanity is truly serious about reducing emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, today’s power plants burning fossil fuels will have to be replaced by power plants that do not emit CO₂. Un

    Jan 1, 2020

  • CIM
    Best Practices In Drying And Calcining Of Yellowcake

    By S. Kashani Nejad, M. Bellino, K. Collins, C. Tovee, J. Godwin

    Motivated by safety considerations, logistical issues, transportation cost savings, product diversification, and marketing preferences, several uranium producers are revisiting their business models a

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SME
    RETC 2019 Full Proceedings - RETC2019

    By CHRISTOPHER D. HEBERT, SCOTT W. HOFFMAN

    All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Information contained in this work has been obtained by SME, Inc. from sources believed to be reliable. However, neither SME nor its autho

    Dec 1, 2019

  • CIM
    CIM Estimation of Mineral Resources & Mineral Reserves Best Practice Guidelines

    By CIM Mineral Resource, Mineral Reserve Committee

    The CIM Estimation of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Best Practice Guidelines (MRMR Best Practice Guidelines) were prepared by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum's (CIM

    Nov 29, 2019

  • ABM
    Comparação Entre Ferramentas De Avaliação Econômica No Dimensionamento De Equipamentos Para Operação De Mina

    By Marília Silva Cavalcante, Filipe Brito Marinho de Barros, Suelen Silva Rocha, Jorge Luiz Valença Mariz

    A seleção adequada da taxa de produção de um empreendimento mineiro tem influência direta na possibilidade de sucesso do projeto, assim como a definição do porte e quantidade de equipamentos empregado

    Oct 3, 2019

  • SME
    Design and Construction Procurement for the Amtrak Hudson Tunnel Project

    By Phil Rice, Mohammed Nasim, Richard Flanagan

    "The Gateway Trans-Hudson Partnership (GTHP), a joint venture of WSP USA, Inc., AECOM USA, Inc, and STV Incorporated, is providing preliminary engineering services to Amtrak for the Hudson Tunnel proj

    Sep 1, 2019

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals review 2018

    By E. Lee Bray

    "Editor’s note: The editors thank those who make this annual issue possible. A special thank you goes out to the Industrial Minerals Annual Review editor, to the Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Divis

    Jul 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    The State of Mine Closure in South Africa – What the Numbers Say

    By M. Olalde, I. Watson

    "The consequences of ineffective mine closure in South Africa are evident from the number of abandoned mines and operations on extended care-and-maintenance, the on-selling of mines to less well-resou

    Jul 1, 2019

  • SME
    Adaptive Reuse of Mined Lands for Solar Energy

    By D. Anderson Willis, Alan A. Campoli, Douglas Mynear, Seth Mittle, J. Steven Gardner

    "The diversification of energy sources in the United States has seen some major shifts during the past decade resulting from:• A sudden abundance of low-cost natural gas becoming available through adv

    Jun 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    South Africa’s Options for Mine-Impacted Water re-use: A Review

    By T. Grewar

    "South Africa is a water-scarce country, rated as one of the 30 driest countries in the world. Worryingly, government expects water demand to outstrip supply as early as 2025. The South African govern

    Mar 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    Prediction of Copper Recovery from Geometallurgical Data using D-vine Copulas

    By A. Adeli, A. V. Metcalfe, E. Addo, E. Sepulveda

    "The accurate modelling of geometallurgical data can significantly improve decision-making and help optimize mining operations. This case study compares models for predicting copper recovery from thre

    Mar 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    Financing Diamond Projects

    "Investment in diamond exploration has been declining over the past decade, in spite of positive long-term industry fundamentals and a growing interest in diamonds as an investment category. The lack

    Feb 1, 2019

  • CIM
    Jump-Start Your Safety Culture by Changing Environment Perception

    By A. Valdivieso

    Reducing accident rates keeps getting more and more complex as the usual tools enter a curve of diminishing results. Fortunately, nothing modifies behaviour in a stronger and wider way than having a r

    Jan 1, 2019

  • CIM
    The First Electrolytic Copper Refinery in the USA at the Chemical Copper Co. Phoenixville, Pa – History Revisited

    By E. Wraith, W. W. Culver, B. Wesstrom, P. J. Mackey

    Electrodeposited copper of the 1860s was of unprecedented purity, although the profound significance of this achievement was not fully realised until the dawn of the electrical age a decade or so late

    Jan 1, 2019

  • CIM
    Maximize Opportunities in Milling Operations

    By K. Kim

    "All milling operations would like to achieve the best possible recovery in combination with the highest achievable throughput. Unfortunately, many operations have problems with low recovery, low thro

    Jan 1, 2019

  • SME
    Leveraging West Virginia Mined Lands as Centers of Renewable Energy Growth and Innovation

    By D. K. Mynear, J. S. Gardner, S. Mittle, A. A. Campoli

    West Virginia, although having adequate solar insolation, has witnessed very little actual solar development to date. The reasons for this lack of development are varied, but the primary obstacles to

    Jan 1, 2019