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Introduction of a New Environmentally Friendly Acid Mist Suppressant in Copper Electrowinning—Acorga® EW98 - SME Annual Meeting 2025By Justin Jensen, Luis Moya, Jose Carlos Durazo, William Szolga, Tyler McCallum, Tim Doubleday
Sulfuric acid mist is an undesired by-product of the copper electrowinning process, caused by oxygen evolution at the anode which entrains droplets of the acidic copper electrolyte solution. As the ox
Feb 1, 2025
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Production begins at Pecket, Chile’s first large scale, open-pit coal operation and world’s southernmost mineBy Tim Neil, O&apos
Introduction Compania de Carbones de Chile (Cocar SA) has brought into production Chile's first large-scale, open-pit coal mine, located in the Magellan Province. The US $65 million project i
Jan 1, 1988
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Understanding Acid Consumption And Its Relationship With Copper RecoveryBy M. L. Free
Acid consumption in copper heap leaching is determined by the minerals present in the ore. Gangue minerals such as biotite and chlorite consume acid together with copper-bearing minerals such as chrys
Jan 1, 2010
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Futuristic, Underground Coal Mining Production TechnologyBy R. K. Singhal
The underground coal mining systems have kept pace with the developments that have occurred in other types of mining industry. A diversified group of machines with high horsepower motors, built-in mic
Jan 1, 1989
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St. Joe Milling Concepts - Design OverviewBy H. M. Ray
The discovery of the New Lead Belt in the mid-'50s began a search for mill design criteria that is continuously updated. The opportunity to design, construct, and operate four new mills in the sp
Jan 1, 1977
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Citric acid leaching performance at high solid-to-liquid ratios for lithium-ion battery recyclingBy G. Akdogan, S. M. Bradshaw, A. P. Van Wyk, T. Punt
This study investigated the performance of citric acid as lixiviant for cathode material from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Black mass containing 84.2 weight percent MNC (LiNi0.45Mn0.4Co0.
Apr 1, 2025
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Trailing Cable - Getting Your Money's WorthBy Cliff Holloway
The past year has been difficult for Canada's primary industries. The mining, oil and forestry industries have been hit by low prices and a reduced demand for natural resources. Foreign competiti
Jan 1, 1999
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Thrust Faulting In Franciscan Rocks At Permanente, CaliforniaBy Donald Towse
The Permanente plant of Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Corporation is located at a unique thick deposit of Calera Limestone (Figure 1) on the southwest side of San Francisco Bay. Limestone is rare in the eug
Jan 1, 1966
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Improved Drill and Blast Designs Free $3.6m of Ore for Surface Copper Mine - SME Annual Meeting 2025By Liz Diaz, Tacio Ferreira
Capstone Copper’s Pinto Valley Mine faced challenges in recovering rock and ore on final walls because of geotechnical constraints that require restrictions on methods for loading blastholes adjacent
Feb 1, 2025
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Rubber-Lined Balling Drums At United States Steel's Atlantic City Ore OperationsBy Russell L. Dahl
In a continuing effort to improve plant efficiency, United States Steel's Atlantic City Ore Operations completed the rubber lining of its balling drums in late 1982. This resulted in benefits of
Jan 1, 1983
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Starting My ProfessionMy first regular job nearly fell through. My parents were spending the summer in California and I joined them at Lake Tahoe where we were guests at the lovely summer home of the Reids of Belmont. The
Jan 1, 1976
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EducationThe next 13 years gave me an education that anyone, then or now, would well envy. W.T. Reid had founded Belmont School along the lines of Groton and, as at Groton, he sent many graduates to Harvard. H
Jan 1, 1976
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Lignite and SustainabilityBy K. Häge
"Die Nachhaltigkeit der Braunkohlengewinnung in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung wird nur weiter erfolgreich kommuniziert werden können, wenn durch konkretes Handeln glaubhaft gezeigt wird, dass die offen
Jan 1, 2005
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Future Trends On Urban Environmental Issues: National, State And Local Government DirectionsBy Alan C. Richter
Introduction The East-West Gateway Coordinating Council is an organization of local governments formed in 1965 to identify regional problems and to formulate policies, plans and programs to resolve
Jan 1, 1977
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Regulations In Nevada Affecting Industrial MineralsBy R. Fields
Nevada is primarily known today for its nation-leading production of gold and silver. However, industrial mineral production continues to play an important role in providing construction materials to
Jan 1, 1993
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Exploration Budgets Rise; Companies Spent More Than $12 Billion In 2010With commodity prices rising again and market conditions stabilizing, the Metals Economics Group (MEG) found that most mining companies increased their exploration budgets in 2010. In the groups 21st
Jan 1, 2011
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Gaby Copper Mining finds success with new level measurement technologyGaby Copper Mining?s Gabriela Mistral property is located in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile, at an altitude of 2,660 m (8,727 ft) above sea level. The reserve contains an estimated 562 Mt (6
Jan 1, 2014
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Overburden Movement Due to Underground MiningBy W. M. Ma, Daniel W. H. Su, K. Centofanti, Yi Luo, W. L. Zhong, Syd S. Peng
1.1 INTRODUCTION When underground mining involves total extraction, it induces overburden strata movements. If not properly planned it causes surface subsidence and affects surface environmental con
Jan 1, 1992
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Discussion of paper “Testing and analysis of cement foam materials for coal mine seals” - SME Transactions 2015By K. J. Ma, L. Ma, J. Stankus
The paper’s intent is to evaluate pumpable foamed cementitious mine seal material by determining the shear strength of a generic foamed cement in the laboratory. The tests were conducted on three scal
Jan 1, 2015
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Porter Square Rock ChamberBy David E. Thompson, Edward S. Plotkin
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Red Line Extension Northwest is nearing the final stages of construction. The 3. 1 mile extension of the Red Line from the existing Harvard Square
Jan 1, 1983