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  • CIM
    The Impact of Grinding Chemistry on Galena Flotation at Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation, Namibia

    By Marco Lombard, Paulus Kapolo, Christopher J. Greet

    "The conversion of a concentrator from one grinding media type to another is a major undertaking in terms of both financial and technical risk. So, a strategy of completing sufficient laboratory and f

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Utilization Of ISO 6892:2009 Testing Standard For Determining Tensile Properties Of TM380 Mild Steel - Synopsis

    By L. Shoke

    The aim of this study was to develop an in-house tensile testing procedure that would yield accurate and reproducible parameters as input material properties into computational models for numerical si

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SME-ICGCM
    Screw Anchors for Ground Control

    By Frank Schmidt

    Due to changing geology, rib bolting is an ever-changing problem in ground control. With the economic status of the coal market, the need for safely increasing productivity in rib bolting is at an all

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    South African Mining In The Contemporary Political?Economic Context - Introduction

    By M. Solomon

    During the course of 2011 the nationalization of mines emerged as one of the most contentious and emotive political issues under review. Some four years after the African National Congress electoral c

    Jan 1, 2013

  • TMS
    Effect of Impurities in Monocrystalline Silicon for Solar Cells

    By Marisa Di Sabatino, Michael Phan Knudson, Mari Juel, Eivind Øvrelid

    "A p-type Czochralski silicon ingot doped with boron was characterized for resistivity, minority carrier lifetime, interstitial oxygen, and metallic impurities. Analyses show a peak in resistivity and

    Jan 1, 2013

  • TMS
    A Comparison between the Properties of SnO2:F Thin Films Prepared by using Different Doping Compounds: HF and NH4F

    By Shadia J. Ikhmayies

    "Nanocrystalline fluorine doped tin oxide (Sn02:F) thin films were produced by the spray pyrolysis technique (SP) on glass substrates at a substrate temperature T, = 450 ° C. The hydrated stannous chl

    Jan 1, 2013

  • ISEE
    Journal: Recent Projects Chimney blasting in Vienna, Austriatria

    By Walter Voglauer

    On May 14, 2011 a chimney blast took place in Vienna, Austria. The blasting operation was part of the demolition works at a former railway fabrication. The demolition works on this ground were done un

    Jan 1, 2013

  • TMS
    Measuring the CO2 Captured on Bauxite Residue Carbonation

    By Jose Antonio Silva Souza, Emanuel Negrao Macedo, Iara Ferreira Santos, Otacilio Dias, Luis C. A. Venancio

    "The Bayer process alumina production generates 0.7 to 2.0 ton of bauxite residue (BR) and an average of 1.0 ton of C02 per ton of alumina produced. The direct reaction of exhaust gases to reduce the

    Jan 1, 2013

  • METSOC
    The Challenge Of Treatment And Control Of As In Non-Ferrous Pyrometallurgical Processes

    By Igor Wilkomirsky

    Professor Ralph Harris was interested in minor elements behavior in nonferrous pyrometallurgical processes. His approach always considered fundamental aspects and technological considerations for the

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SME-ICGCM
    Influence of Roof/Floor Interface on Coal Pillar Performance

    By Kyle A. Perry

    Pillar design formulae have existed for decades, and the guidelines for design stability factors are generally accepted by regulatory agencies and broadly used within the coal industry. Nearly all des

    Jan 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Pilot Plant Pressure Oxidation of a Refractory Gold-Silver Concentrate

    By D. Yuan, L. Yan, M. J. Collins, P. Kalanchey, I. M. Masters

    ABSTRACT Pressure oxidation tests have been conducted by Sherritt for a refractory gold-silver project in China. The feed contained 39 g/t Au and 970 g/t Ag; the major gold-bearing minerals were pyrit

    Jan 1, 2013

  • DFI
    Design Of The Drilled Shaft Foundations For The Cooper River Bridge

    By Liang Shen

    The Cooper River Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, replaces two existing bridges along U.S. Highway 17 and connects the City of Charleston and the town of Mount Pleasant, South

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SME-ICGCM
    Biaxial Horizontal Swelling Strains in West Virginia Coal Mine Roof Rocks in Response to Moisture Adsorption

    By Monte R. Hieb

    Study of moisture-induced swelling strain in Pennsylvanian Period rocks of the Appalachian Plateau in West Virginia shows a 2:1 biaxial horizontal anisotropy which trends NW-SE. Oriented in-situ slabs

    Jan 1, 2013

  • TMS
    Life Cycle Assessment of Microwave Hot Air Systems

    By Guo Chen, Jin Chen, Jinhui Peng

    "In this paper, the methods of life cycle assessment for microwave hot air systems, and the concept of green degree were proposed. Greenness evaluation index, evaluation system and evaluation model of

    Jan 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Current Status of the Chemistry of Gold Flotation in Industry

    By C. Fortin

    ABSTRACT The subject of gold flotation has been reviewed extensively. Most of these reviews focus on the theories of gold flotation and the physical and chemical effects that may impact the efficacy o

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    The Effect Of The Matrix Structure On The Metal Dusting Rate In Hydrocarbon Environments - Synopsis

    By G. A. Slabbert

    The paper describes work undertaken to identify the influence of the matrix structure on the metal dusting rate of stainless steel alloys. Specifically, the difference in metal dusting rate between au

    Jan 1, 2013

  • TMS
    Tensile Mechanical Properties and Brittle Effect of Austempered Cr-Mo Alloy Steel

    By Truan-Sheng Lui, Li-Hui Chen, Fei-Yi Hung, Cheng-Yi Chen

    "This research used the austempering heat treatment on the SCM435 thin specimen with a type of double loop and obtained the Cr-Mo bainite structure, and then we could further investigate the mechanica

    Jan 1, 2013

  • ISEE
    Reducing Blast Vibration Amplitudes Close-In to Structures of Sub-Standard Construction

    By Enrique Munaretti, Cathy Aimone-Martin, Vitor Rosenhaim, Jair Koppe

    Production blasts at one of Copelmi’s coal mine operations will be carried out 100 m (330 ft) from a neighborhood located in the town of Butiá, southern Brazil. Mine management is concerned about the

    Jan 1, 2013

  • TMS
    Designing Permanent Magnet Machines for Ferrofluid Immersion

    By Andy Judge

    "In traditional Permanent Magnet Machines, such as electric motors and generators, power is transmitted by magnetic flux passing through an air gap, which has a very low magnetic permeability, limitin

    Jan 1, 2013

  • METSOC
    Best Practices In Material Choice For Design And Construction Of Hydrometallurgical Equipment

    By T. Johnson

    Hydrometallurgical processes can be exceptionally corrosive. This is particularly true in acid leaching processes for copper, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements. In the last five years, several

    Jan 1, 2013