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  • AUSIMM
    The Failure of Lead by Creep

    From time to time lead, which is normally considered to be a soft ductile metal, fails by cracking. The cracks which form appear to be of two distinct types-(a) those which follow a zig-zag course aro

    Jan 1, 1935

  • AUSIMM
    Mine Site Environmental Management and Sustainable Post-Mining Land Use in New South Wales, Australia

    The Department of Mineral Resources has a statutory responsibility for mine site environmental management and control in New South Wales. The Department is focusing on an environmental management syst

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Capacity Of Driven Piles In Sand

    By Mohab Sabry

    Pile foundations are used extensively around the world to support both inland and offshore structures, including important structures such as nuclear plants and oil drilling platforms. The limit of th

    Jan 1, 2006

  • ISEE
    A Case Study of Near-Field Vibration Monitoring, Analysis, And Modeling

    By Tamara Whitaker, James Gunderson, Ruilin Yang

    This paper presents the results of a vibration control project conducted in soft overburden at a surface coal mine located in the western United States. The study uses near-field blast vibration monit

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AIME
    Tribulations of a Small-Mine Operator ? Red Tape Worms Make Operation Difficult ? Efficient Managing Offsets Rising Costs

    By H. L. Hazen

    THIS is the story of the recent operations of the Standard Cyaniding Co., which owns the Standard mine, a low-grade gold property in sight of Highway 40 about thirty miles from Lovelock toward Winnemu

    Jan 1, 1947

  • AUSIMM
    Circulating Air Classification of Manufactured Sand

    Circulating Air Classification of Manufactured Sand Due to environmental concerns, the supply and use of natural gravel has been limited by the Swedish government. The Swedish concrete industry is th

    Sep 13, 2010

  • CIM
    The Use of Coal in Pyrometallurgical Processes in Western Areas of Canada and the United States

    By J. C. Bothan

    A program to provide technical in-formation on the use of fuels in pyro-metallurgical processes, from the Canadian fuel viewpoint, was initiated about five years ago by a Canadian Institute of Mining

    Jan 1, 1963

  • SME
    Geology of the Brewer Gold Mine in South Carolina

    By W. Scheetz

    The Brewer Gold Mine is an open-pit, heap leach operation that processes about 122 kt/m (135,000 stpm). The mine is operated by Brewer Gold Inc., a subsidiary of Westmont Mining Inc., and is located n

    Jan 1, 1991

  • NIOSH
    RI 7199 Laboratory Studies On The Use Of Sodium Sulfate For Removing Copper From Molten Iron

    By H. V. Makar

    Laboratory tests were performed to obtain a quantitative description of the effectiveness of sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) for removing copper from molten iron and to determine the effectiveness of Na2SO4 o

    Jan 1, 1968

  • IOM3
    Liberation of accessory minerals from various rock types by electric-pulse disintegration: method and application

    By B. E. Burakov, S. D. Lupal, O. A. R. Thalhammer, B. Saini-Eidukat

    Electric-pulse disintegration is a mineral separation technique that liberates all mineral grains from any igneous or metamorphic rock irrespective of its lithology or grain-size distribution. The nor

    Apr 1, 1995

  • AUSIMM
    Caving-induced Subsidence Behaviour of Lift 1 at the Palabora Block Cave Mine

    By D P. Sainsbury, B L. Sainsbury, A Vakili, H-D Paetzold, P Lourens

    The cave propagation behaviour of a jointed rock mass is strongly governed by the unique nature of joints and discontinuities, together with the intact strength of rock bridges that make up the rock f

    May 9, 2016

  • NIOSH
    IC 8796 Cost Of Producing U308 From Ammonium Bicarbonate In Situ Leach Solution By The Multiple-Compartment Ion-Exchange System

    By Masami Hayashi

    The Bureau of Mines estimated the cost for ,3 uranium ion-exchange recovery system using five grades of 17.0, leach solution producing 815,570 pounds of U 0? per year from an ammonium bicarbonate in s

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    AUV- and ROV-based exploration of active and inactive seafloor massive sulfide deposits at the Semyenov and Irinovskoe sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    By J. W. Jamieson, J. Escartin, A. Steinführer

    Evidence of hydrothermal activity on two Mid-Atlantic Ridge oceanic core complexes (OCCs), at 13º30’N (the Semyenov 1 through 5 fields) and 13º20’N (the Irinovskoe field) (Fig. 1) were studied using C

    Sep 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Optimization of shovel-truck system for surface mining - Synopsis

    By S. G. Ercelebi

    In surface mining operations, truck haulage is the largest item in the operating costs, constituting 50 to 60% of the total. In order to reduce this cost, it is necessary to allocate and dispatch the

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Influence of Frothers on Bubble Shape and Velocity Close to the Generation Point

    Influence of Frothers on Bubble Shape and Velocity Close to the Generation Point

    Sep 13, 2010

  • NIOSH
    Barite Deposits Of Arizona ? Summary - Bureau Of Mines - Report of Investigations - 1960 RI 5651

    By L. A. Stewart

    This paper describes all occurrences of barite in Arizona that were known or reported to the authors. The history, ownership, production, and geologic setting are discussed for most of the deposits. T

    Jan 1, 1960

  • SME
    Cryogenic Air Supply for Cooling Built-in-Place Refuge Alternatives in Hot Mine Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration - Springer

    By Miguel Reyes, Bruce Whisner, Joseph Bickson, Lincan Yan, David Yantek, Justin Srednicki, Nicholas Damiano, Eric Bauer

    Built-in-place (BIP) refuge alternatives (RAs) are designed to provide a secure space for miners who cannot escape during a mine emergency. Heat and humidity buildup within RAs may expose miners to ph

  • SME
    Cryogenic Air Supply for Cooling Built-in-Place Refuge Alternatives in Hot Mine Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Miguel Reyes, Bruce Whisner, Joseph Bickson, Lincan Yan, David Yantek, Justin Srednicki, Nicholas Damiano, Eric Bauer

    Built-in-place (BIP) refuge alternatives (RAs) are designed to provide a secure space for miners who cannot escape during a mine emergency. Heat and humidity buildup within RAs may expose miners to ph

  • SME
    Corporate social responsibility within the mining industry: case studies from across Europe and Russia

    By E. A. Adey, C. Baciu, P. Whitbread-Abrutat, M. Varul, T. Ejdemo, R. K. Shail, F. Wall

    Responsible mining requires stakeholder engagement throughout all operational stages and after mine closure. By assessing the current and anticipated future socio-economic and environmental impacts, a

    Jan 1, 2011

  • TMS
    Preparation Of Fibrous Ni-Co Alloy Precursor Articles By Modified Coprecipitation Method

    By Zhang Chuanfu

    Keywords: modified coprecipitation method, Ni-Co alloy powders, solid-solution oxalate, growth mechanism Homogeneous solid-solution oxalates of Ni2+ and Co2+ ions were synthesized by modified copre

    Jan 1, 2005