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The Market for Western Bituminous Coal
By T. G. Ewart
INTRODUCTION FOR THE purpose of this paper, western bituminous coal is defined as steam coal produced in Alberta and southeastern British Columbia for sale primarily to railways and industries. Befo
Jan 1, 1951
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Assessing Vertimill Ultrafine Grinding Performance: The Gibraltar Mine Case
By Keith Merriam, Jim McDonnell, Peter Radziszewski, Rob Rotzinger, Ian DeHart
"Taseko Mines Limited Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine recommenced operation in 2004 with the initiation of a series of development projects to increase throughput capacity as well as modernize the mi
Jan 1, 2015
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Design, Construction and Performance of PKC Dams on Northern Terrain
By James W. Cassie
The Snap Lake Diamond Project is located approximately 220 km northeast of Yellowknife, NT, Canada at an approximate latitude of 63?35?. The project location is within the zone of continuous permafros
May 1, 2003
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Remote Real-Time Tire Monitoring in Open Pit Mines
By Joel T. Werner
Tire costs represent one of the highest controllable costs in open-pit mining, accounting for approximately 10% of mining costs. Tire monitoring technology has evolved rapidly in recent years and is e
May 1, 2002
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Partial Roasting of Copper Concentrate with Stabilisation of Arsenic and Mercury
By K. Lundholm, M. Andersson, L. Nevatalo, Å. Holmström, L. Hedström
"Several copper deposits have the arsenic bearing minerals enargite (Cu3AsS4) and tennantite (Cu12As4S12). Since this mineral contain both arsenic and copper, it is not possible to remove the arsenic
Jan 1, 2014
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Advanced Control Decision Tree (46th Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference© , Ottawa, Ontario, January 21-23, 2014)
By Michel Ruel
"This paper describes how to make advanced control choices when difficult processes need improvement. The decision-making process involves choosing between a rules-based approach and a model-based app
Jan 1, 2014
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The Challenges and Ramp op of Filtered Tails in a Modern Production Plant – Éléonore Project Experience
By Andy Fortin, Jeet Basi, Simon Hille
Goldcorp’s Eleonore mine is situated in Ell Lake area in the northeastern part of the Opinaca reservoir in the James Bay region of Quebec. The design of the 7000 t/d process plant includes crushing,
Jan 1, 2016
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Long-term planning at Raglan (b8ce356e-c666-4ad8-a03a-11ba76659079)
By L. W. T. Weitzel
"This paper reviews the Falconbridge- SMRQ’s Raglan project in northern Quebec and the process that was used in developing its current long-term mine plan. Challenges were many and not only limited to
Jan 1, 2003
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Guideless Autonomous System for Underground Navigation
By Joseph N. Bakambu
It is currently recognized by mining society that autonomously guided underground mining vehicles may greatly increase the efficiency of mining production and improve human safety. Recent results in m
May 1, 2002
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Benchmarking Red Dog Ores using Modal Analysis and its Correlation with Observed Metallurgy
By David Lin
"Modal data from Red Dog Main Pit ores were collected and analysed on a size-by-size basis. The Main Pit data were compared to data from composite samples of Red Dog Aqqaluk ores. The data revealed th
Jan 1, 2002
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Comparative Study on Flotation Performance of Stockpiled and Fresh Ore Samples
By C. Pelley, S. Kelebek, T. Katsabanis, B. Nanthakumar
"As part of a larger investigation on generation of fines from mining activities and their effect on downstream operations, ore samples from Onaping area stockpiles of Falconbridge Ltd were studied. B
Jan 1, 2006
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Understanding Electrical Energy Use at Copper Smelters
By Lauri Pesonen
"Although electrical energy use at copper smelters is typically about 15-20% of operational costs, it is something which is not very often analyzed and discussed at a detail level in technical papers
Jan 1, 2017
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Experiences from Implementation of Advanced Process Control Projects
By E. Sharifi
Advanced Process Control (APC) has been one of the most beneficial tools in the past decades available to minerals processing industry. Low capital cost together with significant improvements in proce
Jan 1, 2014
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Review of Self-Heating Testing Methodologies
By J. E. Nesset, F. Rosenblum, J. A. Finch
"The self-heating of sulphides can be a major hazard in mining operations and concentrate handling, particularly during transportation and associated storage. Self-heating results from the oxidation o
Jan 1, 2014
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Mining in the National Economy
By The Staff
IT is a high compliment to be invited to present a pap::r on the subject of "Mining in the National Economy". To cover it adequately would need the knowledge of the economic geologist and of the techn
Jan 1, 1937
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VXP2500 Stirred Mill Optimization at Casmyn Mining Turk Mine
By D. Rahal, I. Shah, B. Hines, S. Reddick
"The development of stirred milling technology has proven to be an enabling technology in fine grained metallic deposits. The increased grinding efficiency allows for the economic size reduction requi
Jan 1, 2014
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Magnetic Gold: Losses from a Gold Recovery Circuit
By Adil Aledresse, N. Emre Altun, Bern Klein, Nuri Hmidi, Brent Hilscher
A study was conducted to investigate high gold grades in water lines and carbon fines collected from the Musselwhite gold recovery circuit. It was discovered that fine magnetic particles in the overfl
Jan 1, 2014
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The Influence of Large Unit Equipment on Mine Plant Design
By A. G. Spencer, A. D. Taylor
This paper discusses some of the advantages and problems associated with the selection of large unit equipment for a metallurgical plant. A given flowsheet and material balance for an iron ore concent
Jan 1, 1968
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Rock Mass Classification for Pre-Excavation Support Planning and at-Face Excavation Performance Assessment
The rock mass classification systems were developed for different functions, including support selection, excavation method selection and the determination of rock mass engineering properties for exca
May 1, 2009
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Average Relative Error in Geochemical Determinations: Clarification, Calculation, and a Plea for Consistency (31b12265-3348-4f2c-b091-f58cbc224f80)
"The measurement of error in assays collected as part of a mineral exploration program or mining operation historically has been undertaken in a variety of ways. Different parameters have been used to
Jan 1, 2007