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  • SAIMM
    Introduction of Drill and Blast Utilizing Pneumatic Rock-Drills in a Rwandan Artisanal Underground Mine

    By T. P. Letsebe, L. Magwaza, T. A. Sethu, S. M. Rupprecht

    "The authors were tasked with introducing safe and efficient drilling and blasting practices to a small artisanal mine located in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. The current mining methods employed at

    Jan 1, 2017

  • ISEE
    Violence Factor – The New Tool for Blast Performance Analysis

    By Dr. Calvin J. Konya, Anthony Konya

    Blast violence has always been a criteria that has been analyzed without a quantitative approach relying on opinions of those viewing the blast and oftentimes does not transfer between open-pit mines,

  • SME
    RockVision3DTM Applications to Delineate Hazardous Geologic and Stress Conditions in Coal Mines-Case Histories

    By K. Hanna

    Early identification of adverse geologic conditions and high stress concentrations during the high-speed extraction of coal using modern mechanized long wall systems is a major challenge facing the mi

    Jan 1, 1999

  • CIM
    Updating Bayesian Network for Diagnostic Failure Analysis of Construction Equipment

    By H. Q. Fan

    Construction equipment is an important type of resources of heavy construction contractors. Since equipment breakdowns can cause project delays and significant financial losses, the contractors are ea

    Aug 1, 2013

  • IIMP
    Sistema preventivo de desprendimiento de rocas basado en detección de puntos del macizo rocoso

    By Juan Francisco Mori, Miguel Ángel Aucapoma, Pablo Zevallos

    En este artículo se describe el prototipo de un equipamiento instrumentado digital cuya función es monitorear la condición de los techos de los socavones para evitar que se produzcan accidentes por de

    Apr 30, 2020

  • CIM
    Criticality-Based Model for Rehabilitating Subway Stations

    By M. Abouhamad

    According to the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), 140 Billion CAD is required to maintain, rehabilitate, and replace subway infrastructure between 2010 and 2014. The current practice adopted

    Aug 1, 2013

  • IMPC
    Electrochemistry of Pyrite Flotation: Evaluation of Length of Hydrophobic Interactions between Mineral and Air Bubble from the Induction Time Measurement

    By V. E. Vigdergauz

    The work presented shows results of electrochemical study of pyrite hydrophobicity evaluated by air bubble induction time (IT) measurements. On the basis of measured IT?s an average thickness of the t

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Case Studies Using the Multiple Blasthole Fragmentation (MBF) Model at Open Pit Mines in Canada

    By Scott King, Norm Patterson, Ruilin Yang

    The multiple blasthole fragmentation (MBF) model developed by Orica models the contributions from multiple blastholes to fragmentation at any given point in the rock and simulates a production blast w

    Jan 1, 2018

  • NIOSH
    Laboratory evaluation of smoke detectors for use in underground mines

    By Charles D. Litton

    Laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the responses of a prototype smoke detector and a commercially available photoelectric smoke detector to smoke particles generated from various combu

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Fractal Characteristics of Temporal-Spatial Distribution of Acoustic Emission during Coal Bursts

    By Ting Ren, Lihai Tan, Alex Remennikov, Xiaohan Yang, Xueqiu He

    "Due to recent coal bursts in Australian coalmines, research of coal bursts has attracted intensive interest from mining researchers and engineers worldwide. Previous research has shown that the sudde

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Preventing Blast Damage to Underground Infrastructure from Open Pit Operations

    By C. Liley

    Open cut blasting at the Ernest Henry mine has the potential to cause damage to nearby underground workings. This paper is a case study of the blast vibration management project which was conducted to

    Jan 1, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Excavating the First Underground Gyratory Crusher at the Deep Mill Level Zone Mine, PT Freeport Indonesia

    By E Hernandez, I Agustian, W Kusumohastuti

    PT Freeport Indonesia is completing the first underground gyratory crusher excavation at their Deep Mill Level Zone (DMLZ) mine located in the mountains of Jayawijaya, District of West Papua, Indonesi

    Mar 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Mining through Sandfill Using Spiling Bars

    By D Carroll

    Mining of the zinc, lead and silver deposit at the Broken Hill Southern Operations site has been occurring for over 100 years. As a result of this, a significant amount of high-grade ore is now taken

    Nov 5, 2014

  • NIOSH
    Theoretical and Experimental Studies on Dust Transport in Mine Airways: A Comparative Analysis

    By R. V. Ramani, R. Bhaskar

    "IntroductionThe behavior of dust clouds in mine atmospheres has been a subject of longstanding interest due to both health and safety reasons. Pioneering studies in Germany and SMRE focussed on ambie

    Mar 1, 1989

  • CIM
    Laboratory Study on Rockbolt Corrosion

    The effect of long term exposure of full size bolts to corrosive environments is presented. A special test rig was used to test four bolts under different loading conditions. Four, X-grade identical p

    Aug 1, 2013

  • SME
    Risk Analysis for Evaluation of Mine Impounded Water (2a71e596-dab6-4ec7-a3a7-5b02069713dd)

    By M. Gobla

    "Since 1994 the Bureau of Reclamation has used risk analysis to evaluate dams. Risk considers both the likelihood of failure and the expected consequences should failure occur. Risk analysis relies on

    Jan 1, 2017

  • TMS
    Photoluminescence of the Interface of SnO2:F/CdS : In/CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells Prepared Partially by The Spray Pyrolysis Technique

    By Riyad N. Ahmad-Bitar, Shadia J. Ikhmayies

    "CdS/CdTe solar cells were built by depositing a 200 nm layer of Sn02:F on glass substrates by the spray pyrolysis (SP) technique, a 500 nm CdS:In layer by the same technique and a 1-1.5 µm CdTe layer

    Jan 1, 2011

  • IIMP
    Sistema preventivo de desprendimiento de rocas basado en detección de puntos de detección del macizo rocoso

    By Miguel Aucapoma, Juan Mori, Pablo Zevallos

    El sistema preventivo de desprendimiento de rocas es un prototipo de un equipamiento instrumentado digital cuya función es monitorear la condición de los techos de los socavones para evitar que se pro

    Sep 20, 2019

  • SME
    A Case Study Of Slope Stabiltity At The Chuquicamata Mine, Chile

    By B. A. Kennedy

    The instrumentation, monitoring, and prediction of a major slope failure at the Chuquicamata mine are described. In December 1967, pre-existing tension cracks on the south end of the east wall of the

    Jan 1, 1970

  • TMS
    Use of the Petrographic Microscope in Refractories Technology

    By C. Burton Clark

    The important role of the petrographic microscope in the petrology of refractories is discussed, based on 45 years of industrial experience by the author. Highlights of his career are used to illustra

    Jan 1, 1982