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  • SME
    Mineralogical Characteristics And Applications Of Vermiculite From Seven Major Mines In China

    By P. Tong-jiang

    We studied mineralogical characteristics of the vermiculite samples from seven mines in China. We found three types of interstratified structures in the investigated samples: 1:1 regular interstratifi

    Feb 27, 2013

  • SME
    Minerals Industry Salary Survey

    In its April 1991 issue, MINING ENGINEERING published a salary survey form asking for information relating to engineering and management jobs in the minerals industry. 1038 of these forms were filled

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    Operational Practices To Reduce Copper And Other Metals Loading Onto Activated Carbon In Heap Leach CIC Circuits - Introduction - Preprint 09-109

    By B. Cousins

    Copper, nickel, zinc and other ?penalty? metals are found with gold together in nature, and have a similar chemical affinity for cyanide used in leaching operations4. As a result, solutions that come

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Accelerating Plant Commissioning: Unlocking Early Profits Through Strategic Planning - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By Daniel Roy, Danielle Bouffard, Antoine Berton, Simon Gariépy

    Commissioning a mineral processing plant has always been a challenging task. The process includes pre- operational verification, dry and wet commissioning, and a gradual ramp-up to full production, al

    Feb 1, 2025

  • SME
    Instrumentation Of Open Cut Subway Excavation For The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

    By Rodney K. Morrison

    MARTA, The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, is building a 53 mile heavy rail transit system to serve the City of Atlanta. Phase A of the Rail System, consisting of approximately 14 miles

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    Brij Moudgil: An Interview With the 2006 SME President

    Your assessment of the minerals business. I would first like to express our profound sadness and sincere condolences to the families of the miners who lost their lives in recent mine mishaps part

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Application of linear circuit analysis in gravity separator circuit design

    By T. McKeon

    Gravity separators are commonly used in multistage cleaning and scavenging circuits to improve the quality and/or recovery of the final concentrate. Unfortunately, studies suggest that many industrial

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Enhancement Of Bacterial Iron And Sulfate Respiration For In Situ Bioremediation Of Acid Mine Drainage Sites: A Case Study (9e023564-700d-405d-941a-989b38ed4fb9)

    By A. A. Bilgin

    The prevention of acid mine drainage (AMD) in situ is more attractive than down-gradient treatment alternatives that do not involve source control. AMD source control can be achieved by shifting the m

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Application of Derrick high frequency fine screening technologies in Kelsey Jig zircon tailings recovery (DuPont, Starke, Florida)

    By C. P. Kelley, T. J. McKeon

    Several recent developments in fine screening technology have been implemented at the DuPont Starke, Florida plant allowing enhanced zircon recoveries while minimizing operator requirements and total

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Mining Foundation of the Southwest Honors 2002 Inductees

    The 20th annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Banquet sponsored by the Mining Foundation of the Southwest will be held at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson, AZ, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002. This y

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Montana Sapphires - Past, Present, And Future - Preprint 09-029

    By R. B. Berg

    Montana sapphires were first discovered in alluvial deposits in the Helena area in 1865 and subsequently were discovered in other alluvial deposits in southwestern Montana and also in a lamprophyre di

    Jan 1, 2009

  • 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

  • SME
    Radial Pick Cutting Performance In Dry And Saturated Sandstone

    By M. Z. A. Bakar

    To investigate the differences in the radial drag pick cutting performance in dry and saturated sandstone, a suite of linear rock cutting test was performed using linear rock cutting machine (LRCM). E

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Coal Desulfurization With Sodium Hypochlorite

    By Eung Ha Cho, Wendi Li

    Wet desulfurization of Pittsburgh No. 8 coal and Illinois No. 6 coal were conducted with sodium hypochlorite in the laboratory. Pittsburgh No. 8 coal was leached by hypochlorite at high pHs in one ste

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    A Next Generation Mining Machine Guidance and Control System

    By Janet A. Flinn, David G. Fileccia

    Machine guidance and control systems have become more pervasive in the mining industry in recent years but not always from mining-experienced providers. Dozers, motor graders, scrapers, excavators, sh

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Methane Emissions And Airflow Patterns On A Longwall Face

    By S. J. Schatzel

    Coal mine longwall face ventilation is an important component of the overall mine ventilation system. Increases in the production rate due to higher capacity mining equipment tend to increase methane

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Phosphate From Wastes Via Acid-Leaching In The Presence Of Methanol (64665c5f-6100-4b26-89bb-d8b426016fc8)

    By G. M. Wilemon

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines has conducted investigations on extracting phosphate values from wastes generated during the mining and beneficiation of phosphate matrix. These wastes may contain up to one t

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    A Hydrometallurgical Approach to Produce Nano-ZnO from Electrical Arc Furnace Dusts - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)

    By Ali Behrad Vakylabad, Esmaeel Darezereshki, Babak Koohestani

    As a by-product of the steelmaking industry rich in iron and zinc, electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) landfill disposal is restricted in many countries due to the metal lixiviation risks. Several approa

    Mar 10, 2021

  • SME
    Operation of large underground fans at Kidd Mine ? progressing through the challenges

    Kidd Mine in Northern Ontario is now producing from Stage 1 of the Mine D expansion project ? mining between 2100 m and 2700 m below surface. Planning for Stage 2 of the Mine D project is already well

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Oil Agglomeration And Its Effect On Beneficiation And Filtration Of Low-Rank/Oxidized Coals

    By Z. Yu

    Low-rank/oxidized coals respond poorly to oil agglomeration. Emulsification of kerosene in the presence of surfactants dramatically reduces the size of the kerosene droplets. While this dramatically

    Jan 1, 2000