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Health and Safety in Mineral Exploration: The PDAC RoleBy Bill Mercer
The Triggers for PDAC Involvement in H&S ??Increase in serious accidents in mineral exploration in past few years ??Increasing junior role in exploration ?? Impression that there were few H&S prot
May 1, 2008
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The Installation and Operation of Heap Leaching Test FacilitiesBy J. Maheu
Heap leaching is an old technique for the recovery of copper, but a fairly new technique for the recovery of gold.The paper outlines the equipment required for the establishment of heap leaching test
Jan 1, 1982
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Hydraulic versus cable in 1988By Brian Reid
"This paper studies the progress made by hydraulic shovel manufacturers over the last few years, particularly in the areas of productivity increase and operating cost reductions.Five years ago, it was
Jan 1, 1988
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La modèlsation du broyage des concentrés d'hématite à Sidbec-NorminesBy John Redstone, André R. Laplante
"Le rebroyage des concentrés d'hématite en usine (Sidbec-Normines, Port-Cartier) et en laboratoire a été modélisé selon le modèle de Reid (1965).L'effet du pourcentage solide sur la cinétiqu
Jan 1, 1983
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Agnico-Eagle Laronde Plant: Metallurgical Challenges Present and FutureBy Jean Cayouette, Paul Blatter, Paul Cousin
"The Laronde mill was commissioned in 1988 and has been treating the Laronde Penna ore since 2000. The Laronde plant, situated in the Abitibi region of Quebec, has experienced mill expansions to accom
Jan 1, 2011
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Two Contrasting Iron Deposits in the Precambrian Mineral Belt of Cameroon, West AfricaBy E. M. Shemang, C. E. Suh, L. Mbinkar, University of Yaounde
"Two iron deposits within the Precambrian mineral belt of Cameroon are described in detail for the first time: the Archean Metzimevin replacement iron deposit enclosed in Fe-enriched itabirite, and th
Jan 1, 2008
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Fabrication of Gold Nanoparticle Superlattices and Their Optical and Electronic PropertiesBy Toshiharu Teranishi
When we apply the Au nanoparticle superlattices to the future nanooptical and nanoelectronic devices, the control of not only the particle size but also the interparticle spacing and symmetry of super
Oct 1, 2003
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Emergency Egress/Ventilation Raise Innovations in Directional Raise Boring & Remote Shotcrete ApplicationBy Eric Schraml
Wardrop Engineering and the Placer Dome?s Campbell Mine Design Team utilized leading edge directional raise boring techniques and an innovative, remote controlled application of steel fibre reinforced
May 1, 2002
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Detection of Kaiser Effect in Marbles Under Tensile StressesBy Xie Qiang
It is known that the stress state inside rock discs under Brazilian tests is neither simple compression nor tension, but a complex combination of both stress types, as well as for a beam subjected to
May 1, 2009
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Framework for optimizing components in an oilwell cement slurry designBy D. Getzlaf
"Oilfield cementing has been utilized in the industry since the turn of the century. Originally, wells were shallow and criteria for well integrity were somewhat limited. Since that time, wells have s
Jan 1, 2004
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Materials Challenges in Mine, Mill, and SmeltersBy N. Behnood
"This paper describes how material selection, quality assurance, and failure investigation play important roles in the efficiency and safety of mining and metallurgical operations.INTRODUCTION Materia
Jan 1, 2015
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Diamond Project Development ? An Holistic ApproachBy Jarek Jakubec
The new euphoria in diamond exploration brings with it a need to understand the challenges that new projects can face in different stages of the development and risks that the commercial outcomes from
May 1, 2006
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Geophysical Case Study of Shallow and Deep Structures Based on Traditional and Modified Interpretation Methods: Application to Tectonic Studies and Mineral ExplorationBy J. Asfahani
"The Schlumberger configuration used in geoelectrical sounding is slightly adapted here to obtain reliable data for both shallow and deep penetration depths from the same survey. In this configuration
Jan 1, 2009
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Production Trends and Economic Characteristics of Canadian Gold MinesBy M. Doggett
All 231 Canadian primary gold mines that produced from 1946 to 2004 were analyzed with respect to their production and economic characteristics. Trend analysis revealed that the average annual capacit
Jan 1, 2007
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The Application of Crushers and Screens in the Mining Industry: More Art than ScienceBy Fernando Romero Lage
"Crushing and screening theory and application has remained fairly consistent in the last 50 years. The application of such equipment is guided by varied formulaic conventions and rules that due to th
Jan 1, 2010
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The Processing of REE’s From Search Minerals’ Foxtrot Resource - An UpdateBy Mike Johnson, Niels Verbaan, David Dreisinger
The Search Minerals Foxtrot project in Labrador represents a significant Canadian resource of rare earth elements rich in the sought after heavy rare earth elements (19.8% HREE/TREE). A preliminary ec
Jan 1, 2014
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Effect of welding speed on Nd:YAG laser weldability of ZE41A-T5 magnesium sand castingsBy H. Al-Kazzaz
The 2-mm butt joints of ZE41A-T5 sand castings were laser welded using 1.6 mm EZ33A-T5 filler wire and a continuous wave Nd:YAG system at a power of 4 kW, surface defocusing and various welding speeds
Jan 1, 2005
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Experiences from Implementation of Advanced Process Control ProjectsBy 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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Membrane Technology Applications in Mineral ProcessingBy Rory Cameron, Chuck Edwards
"Stringent environmental performance criteria and regulations, and the desire to minimize water use have made membrane-based treatment and separation processes an attractive option. This has lead to m
Jan 1, 2012
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Distribution Ratios of Platinium Group Metals Between Al2O3-CaO-SiO2 or FeO-CaO-SiO2 Slag Systems and Molten IronBy K. Yamaguchi, Sekimoto. H.
"Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) used as catalyst which reduces toxic substances in emission gas exhausted from an automobile should extensively be recycled because they are rare metals produced only at
Jan 1, 2014