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  • SME
    SME Leadership Forum Addresses Shortage of Mining Professionals

    By Steve Kral

    In 2002, many in the mining industry — companies, academia and government — realized that the industry would soon be facing a serious shortfall in salaried and hourly employees. Depending on whose nu

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Estimating Rock Tunnel Water Inflow—II

    By Ronald E. Heuer

    A 1995 RETC paper of similar title presented a method for estimating rock tunnel water inflow based on semi-empirical correlations with borehole water pressure tests. Since that time the author has fo

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    On-Line Diagnostic Of Gold Leaching Parameters In A Laboratory Scale Simulation Of A Heap Leach System

    By M. G. Irish, E. E. Vidal, M. J. Jahraus, P. R. Taylor

    An experimental system has been designed to monitor on-line variations of leaching parameters in a closed circuit of cyanide leaching solutions and gold bearing ores. Experiments performed to deter-mi

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    CFD-Based Floatation Model For Prediction Of Pulp Recovery Rate

    By S. Ragab

    The objective of flotation models is to predict the recovery rate of minerals from a flotation cell. In this paper a CFD?based flotation models is presented. The model uses first order rate equation,

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    The Potential Of GPS Guidance In The Mining Industry

    Recent advances in GPS, machine guidance technology and telemetry allow an unprecedented level of control of surface mining operations. GPS technology can now locate the bucket of a shovel or the blad

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    Influence of hydrodynamics on preflotation process in flotation machine Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By W. Pawlos, A. Bakalarz, M. Duchnowska

    This paper presents the results of an investigation into the influence of hydrodynamics on a preflotation process for the copper sulfide ore from the Fore-Sudetic Monocline deposits in Poland in a flo

  • SME
    Determination Of The Leaching Parameters For A Refractory Gold Ore Containing Aurostibite And Antimony Minerals: Part II ? AD Zone

    By G. Deschênes

    Following a successful investigation on the Central Zone sample, a cyanidation study was conducted on an ore sample from the AD-MW Zone of Clarence Stream Property, owned by Freewest Resources Canada,

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Physico-Chemical Aspects Related To The Floatability Of Magnesite And Dolomite –Single Mineral System

    By A. Yehia, M. I. Al-Wakeel

    Flotation behavior, of magnesite and dolomite pure minerals was studied separately. Rice bran oil (a source of fatty acid ) was used as a collector for both minerals . The aim of this study is to find

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    Measuring And Managing Dust And Nanoparticulates In Pyrometallurgical Processing (6689d80f-d5e8-491a-995c-6a41f35034df)

    By C. R. Copeland

    Combustion processes, comminution and materials handling can generate airborne particulates. Regulation of these particulates by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is becoming progres

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Evaluation Of Materials And Technologies Used In Mine Shafts Reclamation In Former Uranium Ore Mines In Eastern Germany - Development Of A Technical Guideline

    By F. Schreiter

    The Ore Mountains in Germany have a history of more than 850 years of underground mining activity. This has created a situation where thousands of old mine shafts and adits are due for rehabilitation.

    Feb 27, 2013

  • SME
    Predominance Area Diagrams Bounding the Cu-As-S-O System’s 3D Predominance Diagram at 900 K (627 °C) Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (8a1d5964-4d01-4605-bf23-bcfbb4667775)

    By M. Sadegh Safarzadeh, Stanley M. Howard

    The two-dimensional predominance area (Kellogg) diagram (PAD) surfaces bounding the three-dimensional Cu-As-S-O system were constructed at 900 K. The computations employed gases As4O6(g), O2(g), and S

  • SME
    Predominance Area Diagrams Bounding the Cu-As-S-O System’s 3D Predominance Diagram at 900 K (627 °C) Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By M. Sadegh Safarzadeh, Stanley M. Howard

    The two-dimensional predominance area (Kellogg) diagram (PAD) surfaces bounding the three-dimensional Cu-As-S-O system were constructed at 900 K. The computations employed gases As4O6(g), O2(g), and S

  • SME
    Enhancing Safety in the Polish High-Methane Coal Mines: an Overview Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (07aef6c1-7d9a-450e-8cd4-9efae3b6949b)

    By Justyna Swolkień, Nikodem Szlązak, Dariusz Obracaj

    Polish coal mines are characterized by severe geological conditions and the co-occurrence of natural hazards. These hazards are associated with methane and dust emissions during mining processes which

  • SME
    Enhancing Safety in the Polish High-Methane Coal Mines: an Overview Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Justyna Swolkień, Nikodem Szlązak, Dariusz Obracaj

    Polish coal mines are characterized by severe geological conditions and the co-occurrence of natural hazards. These hazards are associated with methane and dust emissions during mining processes which

  • SME
    Narrow vein shrinkage stope ventilation measurement using tracer gas and numerical simulation

    By G. Arpa

    Ventilation survey using tracer gas measurement is one of the techniques for mine ventilation design, monitoring and investigation of movement of fresh air and contaminants. However, there has been li

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Mining Foundation of the Southwest Honors its 2004 Inductees

    The 22nd 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. 4, 2004. This ye

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    Commissioning Of A 750 KW Centrifugal Fan At Pt Freeport Indonesia’s Deep Ore Zone Mine

    By F. Calizaya

    The PT Freeport Indonesia‘s Deep Ore Zone(DOZ) copper deposit is located in the province of Irian-Jaya, Indonesia. Currently, a block cave mine is being developed around this deposit. Production is sc

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    Mini Symposium ? Grinding Performance Of Large Balls Mills II - Population Balance Model Predictions Of The Performance Of Large-Diameter Mills

    By J. A. Herbst

    In spite of potential theoretical and economic advantages of large-diameter ball mills, many manufacturers elect not to build these mills owing to what is perceived as an excessively large design risk

    Jan 1, 1983

  • SME
    Effect of micro-bubbling on settling behavior of fine particles for deep-sea mining

    By Rei Arai, Yuta Yamamoto, Tetsuo Yamazaki, Naoki Nakatani

    "Methane hydrate is of interest as an alternative energy resource in Japan and the R&D program has been ongoing for ten years (MH21: http://www.mh21japan.gr.jp/english/). Rare-earth element-rich deep-

    Sep 1, 2014

  • SME
    Long-Term Evaluation Of Cab Particulate Filtration And Pressurization Performance

    By A. B. Cecala

    Over the past decade, a substantial effort has been made to improve the air quality inside enclosed cabs of both underground and surface mobile mining equipment to reduce respirable dust exposures to

    Jan 1, 2012