Search Documents
Search Again
Search Again
Refine Search
Refine Search
- Relevance
- Most Recent
- Alphabetically
Sort by
- Relevance
- Most Recent
- Alphabetically
-
Mobile hydraulic support for copper ore mines
By K. Kotwica, P. Gospodarczyk, J. Sosnica, J. Pawlik, Z. Iwulski, K. Pawlik
The paper presents problems resulting from the mobile mining machines functioning and requirements concerning a machine control system, which controls successive operation stages of such machines. The
Jan 1, 2003
-
Formation and stabilization of rock cavern roof arches
By M. Lu, E. Broch
Abstract: The formation and mechanism of rock cavern roof arches are studied and effects of rockbolts reinforcement are evaluated. It is concluded that a self-supported roof arch may be formed by the
Jan 1, 2003
-
Ignition from conveyor idler rollers
By J. Gummer, M. Williams, S. J. Hawksworth
A common problem encountered in British coal mines is bearing failure on conveyor system idler rollers, which on occasions has led to fires. The UK Mines Inspectorate initiated a study of such failure
Jan 1, 2003
-
New Developments On Mine Planning And Grade Control At Sishen Iron Ore Mine
By D. J. Steynfaard
Sishen Iron Ore Mine is situated 280 km north-west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The mine produces and sells high quality iron ore of various specifications to various na
Jan 1, 2003
-
Optimization of coal mine parameters to provide safe operation
By A. M. Bryukhanov, A. G. Mnukhin
The report states accident rates for gassy/dusty coal mines represented as an ergatic system "man – machine - environment" with further analysis by the method of conditional probabilities. A coal
Jan 1, 2003
-
A Web service prototype of mineralogical data presentation using MineML (Mineral Markup Language)
By Xu H.
In recent years, the mineral applications dealing with more complex data in distributed environment have grown rapidly. Many mineral and mining organizations have to organize internally and globally d
Jan 1, 2003
-
An initial assessment of the closely spaced dip-pillar mining layout as practised at Driefontein Gold Mine
By J. W. Klokow, K. L. Riemer, R. I. L. Ferreira
As a result of the increased depth of mining in the South African gold mining industry mining induced seismicity is a severe problem. One of the strategies within the industry to contain the problem i
Jan 1, 2003
-
Stope design in the Hishikari Gold Mine, Japan, by using numerical analysis
By Y. Sagawa
The Hishikari Gold Mine consists of epithermal vein type Au-Ag deposits, each of which has several veins standing almost in parallel each other and inclining 70 to 90 degrees. The veins have 1 to 3m w
Jan 1, 2003
-
A parametric study of the discontinuity in rock mass and its influence on tunnel behavior
By D. -H. Park, G. -j. Kim, Y. -J. Park, C. -S. Hong, S. -Y. Choo
To evaluate the quantitative tunnel behavior influenced by characteristics of discontinuity, this pa-per executes the parametric study using 2 and 3-dimensional DEM analysis. First of all, this study
Jan 1, 2003
-
Dynamic failure of pillar remnants—case studies
By G. van Aswegen, J. D. Bosman
Gold bearing deposits in the Witwatersrand consist predominantly of narrow tabular conglomerates with quartzite host rock. Extensive mining of these deposits at depth results in significant stresses
Jan 1, 2003
-
SA coal resources and reserves, a present-day outlook
By X. M. Prévost
The reassessment of coal reserves has become a matter of urgency and has come as a result of the present situation of the industry, in the context of globalized coal economies, as well as new mining l
Jan 1, 2003
-
Integrated Seismic Imaging System for Geological Prediction During Tunnel Construction
By P. Otto, G. Borm, Th. Dickmann, F. Amberg, R. Giese
Based on many years experience, the well proven Swiss Tunnel Seismic Prediction System TSP has been substantially augmented for online geological prognosis in underground construction. In its latest v
Jan 1, 2003
-
Coal And Coal Preparation In South Africa - A 2002 Review
By D. Peatfield
The design and operation of coal preparation plants are governed by the inherent quality of the raw coal to be processed, market specifications and the saleable tonnage requirements. Topography influe
Jan 1, 2003
-
Stability evaluation for Jinping arch dam by using bifurcation model in 3D FEM analysis
By C. Steve
ABSTRACT: In this paper, the stability evaluation and bifurcation criteria are presented for the Jinping arch dam structure. The bifurcation models in failure status of the arch dam are derived from t
Jan 1, 2003
-
Coupled Elasto-Plastic Model for Hydraulic Fracturing of Unconsolidated Formations
By I. Gil, J. -C. Roegiers
Abstract Hydraulic fracturing is a technology that has been utilized for more than 50 years in the oil industry. It was originally used for stimulating hard, brittle formations which typically exh
Jan 1, 2003
-
Analysis of water permeation process in rock by X-ray CT
By D. Fukahori, K. Sugawara, A. Sato
X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) is a nondestructive imaging technique, and its efficiency is widely recognized. In the present paper, X-ray CT is successfully applied for the visualization of water per
Jan 1, 2003
-
Pooncarie Project—The technical challenges
By S. C. Everett, I. S. Schache, P. A. Bannister, G. F. Balderson
The Pooncarie Project is located in the Murray Basin region of Australia. This region is a potential new mineral sands province. Due to the geological environment and the lithology of the deposit, the
Jan 1, 2003
-
Excavation simulation for information-oriented construction of large powerhouse caverns at depth
By J. Xiao, Y. Jiang, Y. Tanabashi, Z. Song
Modelling the effect of blasting-caused damage, anisotropy of rock masses and excavation sequence on deformational behaviour and stability of large-scale underground caverns is important in the design
Jan 1, 2003
-
A rock mechanics education program for undergraduate mining engineers in Australia
By S. J. Thomas, P. A. Lilly
With support from the Australian mining industry and the Federal Government, three Australian universities are collaboratively developing flexible-format, web-based course content and delivery in rock
Jan 1, 2003
-
Corner Cracking Associated With The Production Of Square Tubing From Low Carbon Ferritic Stainless Steel
By N. Simpson
Low carbon 11.5% chromium stainless steels are finding increasing use in industry as square or rectangular tubing material for the construction of structures by welding. During processing, resistively
Jan 1, 2003