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  • CIM
    A New Process to Upgrade Ilmenite to Synthetic Rutile

    By Fathi Habashi, Ernesto Bourricaudy, Fouad Kamaleddine

    Ilmenite occurs in black sand at the mouth of great rivers as in India, or as massive deposits like in Quebec Province in Canada. It is unsuitable for processing into pigment or for metal production b

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Recovery of tantalum parts from used capacitor using steam gasification with mixted molten carbonate

    By Tohru Kamo, Shigeyuki Katano, Hideki Nakagome, Maiko Adachi, Shingo Nakamura, Kaneshi Taniguchi, Zar Zar Hlaing, Takaaki Wajima

    Tantalum capacitor is a small-sized and has large capacity, and is indispensable for electric equipment. The demand increases year by year, and a quite large number of used tantalum capacitors is gene

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Economic Surface Mining of Multiple Seams

    By Thomas V. Fame, William E. Porter

    "As geological and mining conditions become more complex, and as overall mining economics become more marginal, short- and long-range decision-making regarding multiple-seam surface mining becomes mor

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Preparation, Structure and Mechanical Properties of PET/Kaolin Nanocomposites

    By Y. P. Lu

    PET/kaolin nanocomposites were prepared with melt blending and the structure of the composites was characterized through IR techniques. The results showed that there is stable chemical bonding between

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    An alternative impact test to improve the short term forecasting of grinding circuit

    By C. Suazo, O. Alruiz, A. Hofmann, I. Fernandez, W. Kracht, N. Mora

    "Compañía Minera Dona Inés de Collahuasi, CMDIC, has developed a methodology that allows estimating economic benefit taking into account the variability of the ore characteristics (geometallurgical mo

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Single phase tracer mixing and power number studies in laboratory scale flotation cells

    By Sanja Miskovic, Manjunath Basavarajappa

    Numerical investigation of fluid flow characteristics and mixing efficiency of different impeller designs, based on the mixing characteristics of a passive scalar/tracer, is conducted using CFD for la

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Drying of fine coal using air in a fluidized bed

    By Marco Le Roux, Martha Van Rensburg, Quentin Campbell

    Fluidised bed drying is currently receiving much attention as a dewatering option during the beneficiation of fine (defined here as between 1 mm and 2 mm particles) coal. Apart from concerns about saf

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    History of strain gaging mills: What have we learned?

    By Moris Fresko, Julia Sun, Charles C. Golembewski, Vytas Svalbonas

    "A history of mill strain gaging at Metso is presented. The output of these strain-gaging programs is compared with calculated stress ranges from different finite element solutions. These comparisons

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    A Factorial Study of Gold Leaching in Temperature Controlled Thiosulfate Solutions Containing Copper and Meso-2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid

    By L. Fernandes

    A factorial study was performed to investigate the relative effects of temperature, copper concentration and meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) concentration on the performance of thiosulfate lea

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    The Effect of Mineral Solid Surface on the Water Viscosity in Boundary Layer

    By S. M. Wen

    In mineral processing, the settling of mineral particles in water, the flow of ore pulp, the dewatering and filtering of concentrates and so on, are related to the pulp viscosity. While the interactio

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Numerical Modeling for Acidification of Soil by Electrokinetic Processing

    By M. Niinae

    Electrokinetic soil remediation by electroosmosis and ionic migration is restricted to soluble sub-stances. At a higher pH, the soil particles sorb more heavy metals, such as cadmium, than at a lower

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Towards an Integrated Framework for Asset and Process Health Monitoring and Optimization on a Milling Circuit

    "In mining operations, it is widely accepted that strategies to drive operational goals must revolve around improving plant availability, reliability and process efficiency. In this paper, an integrat

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Static Recrystallization and Texture Evolution of Fast Rolled AZ31 during Annealing

    By H. Utsunomiya, Mehdi Sanjari, Abu Kabir, Steve Yue, Jing Su, L. Kestens, In-ho Jung

    The microstructure and texture evolution of low temperature rolled AZ31 magnesium alloy during annealing were investigated. The specimens were rolled at the temperature of 100? at a high rolling speed

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Development of a dynamic Jb / Jc estimation Model in a single stage SAG mill

    By Francisco Vicuña, Miguel Becerra, Nelson Iglesias

    "The following article presents the development of a dynamic tool for the estimation of Jb/Jc rate (ball filling level / total load filling level) of a SAG mil operating in a single stage mode. Using

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Role of Mineral Transformations in Sulphuric Acid Leaching of Pre-reduced Nickel Laterite Ores

    By W. H. Cheung

    Nickel (Ni) plays a major role in the production of steel and other major alloys. There are two sources of Ni: laterite and sulphide ores. Global reserves of sulphide ores are being rapidly depleted,

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Extraction of Nickel from Aqueous Solutions by Emulsion Liquid Membranes Using Tributylphosphate (Tbp) As Extractant

    By Ting An Zhang, Chengzhi Jiang, Xiujing Zhai, Feng Xie

    The extraction and concentration of nickel from aqueous solutions by emulsion liquid membranes (ELMs) using tributylphosphate (TBP) as extractant has been investigated in this research. The emulsion l

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Selection Decomposition of Metallurgical Slags by Va-part-impact Devices

    By I. V. Shadrunova

    Annually it is formed more than 95 Mt of clinkers in iron and steel industry of Russia, including 79 Mt of clinkers in blast-furnace, steelmaking, foundry and ferroalloy productions. Complex developme

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Use of Flotation in the Removal of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Soils

    By G. Belardi

    This paper presents the preliminary results of a research programme conducted to assess the feasibility of a flotation technique in the remediation of soils severely affected by heavy metal contaminat

    Jan 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Effect of regrinding conditions on the flotation of sulphide minerals in the cleaner stage

    By Xumeng Chen, Yongjun Peng, Dee Bradshaw

    Regrinding rougher flotation concentrates has become a common practice when processing low grade and complex ores. It not only reduces the particle size and improves mineral liberation but also modifi

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Analysis of the Uncertainty by the Random Finite Elements Method of a Vertical Load Test of a Piled Raft Founded in Tropical Soil

    By Cristhian C. Mendoza, Renato da Cunha, Bernardo Caicedo, Max Barbosa

    "Abstract This paper shows that a raft alone is not sufficiently appropriate to address the uncertainty of underlying soil variability; therefore, a piled raft system is a better option for mitigating

    Jan 1, 2014