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  • SME
    Reducing Dust and Blockages with Engineered Flow Transfer Chute Designs

    By Greg Blerie

    The requirements placed on belt conveyors grow increasingly complicated No longer is it sufficient for the conveyors to merely move material from "Point A" to "Point B. " Now these systems must be

    Jan 1, 2004

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    The Coexistence: Of Nahcolite-Trona In Central Anatolia-Turkey

    By Fikret Suner

    Two rare evaporite minerals, nahcolite (NaHC03) and trona (Na2C03?NaHC03?2H20), are both widely used in the production of sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) The largest natural carbonate deposits (trona) are i

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME
    The Risks Associated with TBM Procurement and the Next Steps toward Industry Change

    By Gary Brierley, Lok Home

    "The majority of tunnels for civil engineering applications are now being constructed using some form of mechanical excavation. Beginning in the 1960s with rock tunnel boring machines (TBM), the tunne

    Jan 9, 2018

  • SME
    Equilibrium Analysis Of Carbon Dioxide Absorption In Alkali Solutions

    By Brett P. Spigarelli

    To meet the growing need for CO2 capture and storage technology, Michigan Technological University is researching CO2 capture and storage using alkali solutions1. Without implementing emission control

    May 1, 2012

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    Ammoniacal Cyanide Leaching For Recovery Of Gold From Torco Tailings -akjoujt Mauritania

    By Darryl J. Butcher

    The Akjoujt Project is operated by MORAK SA, a company incorporated in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. MORAK is jointly owned by General Gold International SA (A wholly owned subsidiary of General

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    Computer Simulation Of Mine-Wide Conveyor Transport

    By Heinrich H. Becker, Vladimir L. Konyukh, Sergey P. Koltsov, Valery A. Davidenkol

    Ramifide conveyor transport of the biggest russian coal mine "Raspadskaya" is simulated by Petri nets. There are 6 longwalls with accidental output. 12 belts, and 5 transfer bunkers at this mine. It i

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SME
    Gold electrowinning/replate circuits at Gold Fields Ortiz and Mesquite operations

    By W. J. Pennstrom, J. R. Arnold

    Gold Fields installed what was the mining industry's first commercial gold electrowinning/replate circuit at Ortiz in 1981. Its highly successful operation since that time provided the design bas

    Jan 1, 1988

  • SME
    Kinetic Study of Copper and Cobalt Dissolution from Sulfidic Ores in Sulfate–chloride Media

    By Mamookho Elizabeth Makhatha, Mbal Henock‑Michel Mwanat, Kubangala Brest Kasongo, Ntumba Edward Malenga

    This study investigated the operating parameters that affect the kinetic dissolution of copper and cobalt from sulfidic ores. The sulfuric acid concentration, temperature, sodium chloride concentratio

    Aug 26, 2022

  • SME
    Innovative shaft lining method

    By R. F. Kovar, R. N. Torbin

    Foster-Miller has recently developed a new concept for a highly specialized shaft lining system. This innovative shaft lining system uses a continuous slip forming placement technique, lining the shaf

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    The Use Of Blast Furnace And Steel Furnace Slags As Construction Aggregates In The United States - Blast Furnace Slag

    By James J. Broderick

    In the production of Pig Iron - Limestone, Coke and Iron Ore pellets are changed to the blast furnace and reacted at approximately 2,800 degrees F. The resultant products are molten iron and a molten

    Jan 1, 1985

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    Viscosity of FeO-SiO2 slags

    By K. Hebbar, R. G. Reddy

    The viscosities of various FeO-SiO2 slags were calculated using a previously developed structural-based model. Using hole theory and the atomic pair model, an expression was derived to relate the visc

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Mining Of Magnetite & Martite At Benson Mine

    By A. F. Peterson

    There is no single mining problem at Benson that does not exist at some other mine. There are four, however, that require special attention primarily because they occur together and have an influence

    Jan 1, 1958

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    Interaction and Confinement Effect Between Steel Square/Arch Sets and Surrounding Rocks at Slope Bottom Intersections

    By J. C. Stankus

    How to quantitatively identify the loads on a square/arch set is a complicated issue in designing the square/arch set in an intersection/entry. From an engineering perspective, understanding the natur

    Feb 23, 2014

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    Progress report on Cominco’s Red Dog project in Alaska, second largest zinc deposit ever discovered

    By H. M. Giegerich

    About Cominco Only the original Broken Hill zinc deposit in Australia is larger than Cominco's Red Dog deposit. Indeed, the third largest zinc deposit in the world is Cominco's own Sullivan

    Jan 12, 1986

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    Maintenance Practices At The Barrick Goldstrike Pressure Oxidation Plant

    By A. Durnan

    Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc. (Goldstrike) operates a six circuit (train) pressure oxidation plant for the pretreatment of gold bearing sulfide ores. The property is located 27 miles north of Carlin,

    Jan 1, 1994

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    Evaluating the Major Performance Characteristics of Current Standing Support Systems

    By T. J. Batchler

    "INTRODUCTION A variety of standing supports are being applied in underground coal mining operations to assist in providing stable mine entries. Standing support performance requirements depend on the

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SME
    Application of Expert Systems in the Minerals Industry

    By Lynn B. Hales, Randy Ynchausti

    Expert systems are now being used effectively to streamline and improve the performance of supervisory computer control strategies. Their advantages have led to use in both batch and continuous applic

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    Applied Statistics In Mineral Exploration

    By J. W. Merks

    Applied statistics provides scores of powerful tests and techniques that are widely used and abused in science and engineering. The variance is the basic measure for variability, precision and risk. T

    Jan 1, 1997

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    Near Pit Crushing And Conveying At Black Thunder Mine

    By Kenneth Ronald Miller

    Thunder Basin Coal Company's Black Thunder Mine is located 80 km (50 miles) southeast of Gillette, Wyoming in the Powder River Basin. Surface coal mining operations began in 1977. The Black Thund

    Jan 1, 1989

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    Aerodynamic Potential Used For The Control Of Fire Areas In Mines - Introduction

    By Henryk Bystron

    The underground fire areas are formed as a result of failure of an active fire extinguishing in mines. Such areas bring about a fire hazard for the work safety and for the mining operations. For liqui

    Jan 1, 1980