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  • SME
    Impact Of China On Drilling Grade Barite - Introduction - Preprint 09-129

    By W. J. Miles

    At the beginning of the 20th century, barite was a mineral of minor importance in the USA. Its primary use was to extend lead oxide in white paint. Barite also added the special qualities of hiding

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    How Blasthole Shock Absorbers Reduce Costs

    By Jack T. Work

    Spiraling costs in every segment of the open-pit mining cycle is a fact of life that every operator must reckon with. The introduction of various shock absorbing devices for rotary drilling is one rec

    Jan 4, 1980

  • SME
    Turkey operates its first overland conveyor with horizontal curves

    By M. Sagheer

    An 8.5-km (5-mile) conveyor has gone into operation in western Turkey to eco¬nomically transport crushed lignite from the mine area to a power plant. This conveyor has replaced trucks as the principal

    Jan 1, 1989

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    High Performance Tunnel Boring Machine for Queens Water Tunnel, No. 3:A Design and Case History

    By Joseph J. Diehl, Brian B. Khalighi

    This paper discusses the Queens Water Tunnel, No. 3, Stage 2, being driven by a new Robbins High Performance (HP) Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM).The paper is divided into four sections. In the INTRODUCTI

    Jan 1, 1997

  • 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
    A Method To Calculate Hydrodynamic Loads On Underground Bulkheads

    By G. Watson, S. Sawyer

    A Method to Calculate Hydrodynamic Loads on Underground Bulkheads Bulkheads are structures built in openings in underground mines to impound water, preventing the water from entering the active mine

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Environment & Sustainable Development Goldcorp?s Marlin Mine - Guatemala - Preprint 09-114

    By J. Schenck

    Goldcorp Inc. has mining operations and exploration projects throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras; as well as partnerships in Argentina and the Dominican Republic. In

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Development and Status of the Treatment Technology for Acid Mine Drainage "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"

    By Shuangchun Yang, Le Tong, Ronggui Fan, Cunlei Li

    Acid mine drainage (AMD) is difficult to treat due to its physicochemical characteristics, such as high pH and high heavy metal concentrations, so it causes great harm to the environment and human hea

    Sep 4, 2020

  • SME
    Premature Mine Closures - Causes And Effects

    Over 800 mines have closed in Australia in the past 25 years. This paper summarizes the data obtained from those closures and includes all Australian States and Territories and all commodities, includ

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    An Approach to the Classification of Weak Rock for Tunnel Projects

    By Steve Klein

    Weak rock is an important consideration in tunnel design and construction due to the difficult ground conditions that are often encountered. Nevertheless, when conditions are favorable high advance ra

    Jan 1, 2001

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    The SAMVAL Code For The Valuation Of Mineral Businesses, Projects, Properties, Financial Interests And Other Mineral Assets

    By A. S. Macfarlane

    Over the last few years, and especially the last few months, issues relating to Corporate Governance in industry in general, and the Minerals industry in particular, have become increasingly topical,

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    Recent Development Of Advanced Flotation Strategies For Florida Phosphate Resources

    By M. Li, J. D. Miller

    During the past decade, considerable effort has been made to develop improved flotation strategies for the sedimentary phosphate resources from Florida, particularly the dolomitic phosphate resources.

    Jan 1, 2000

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    Reclamation of Canmore Creek; Example of a Successful Walk Away Pit Lake Closure

    By H. Gerry Stephenson, Devin Castendyk

    "One of the most important environmental issues associated with contemporary openpit mining is the closure of mine pit lakes, and the perpetual legacy these lakes can potentially generate. Ideally, su

    Aug 1, 2019

  • SME
    A Review of Digital Transformation in Mining Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Pratt Rogers, Aaron Young

    Digital transformation (DT) is the process by which entities adapt themselves to modern technology. As digital technology becomes more prevalent (automation, cameras, sensors, touchscreens, artificial

  • SME
    Burying The Dinosaurs: Achieving Breakthrough Safety Performance Without A Safety Department

    By B. Cavender

    Safety departments have traditionally been held responsible for the safety performance of their division or company. This approach leads to a lack of ownership of safety issues by the larger organizat

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    Uranium Solvent Extraction From Acid Sulfate Leach Solutions Using Tertiary Amines

    By G. Kordosky, A. Feather, M. Virnig, P. Crane

    Introduction The post World War II nuclear arms race and interest in nuclear power generation resulted in a significant demand for uranium in the 1950’s. This led to the development of uranium solve

    Jan 1, 2007

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    Mineral Joint Venture Activities In China

    By I. J. Wu

    China’s land area, comparable in size to United States or Canada, contains diverse geological environments and mineral resource potential. The diversity in geological environments is such that the po

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    This Is Where the Money Is! The Impact of Contract Front End Documents on Tunneling Projects

    By James G. McKelvey

    Owners have seen several major tunnel projects in recent years fall victim to a general reduction in the number of bidders as well as an erratic range of pricing. It should be noted though that this i

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Hydrometallurgical Process To Recycling Used Waste Silver Paste - Preprint 09-040

    By N. S. Kim

    Silver paste including nano sized particles maintains conductivity in high temperatures without forming oxide layers. In the industry, printing process produces wasted silver paste inside the cylinder

    Jan 1, 2009

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    ADTI-MMS Pit Lake Committee: Goals And Progress

    By L. Shevenell, L. Stillings

    The Acid Drainage Technology Initiative-Metal Mining Sector (ADTI-MMS) has established a Pit Lake Committee to enhance the science and understanding for the long-term management of pit lakes. Partici

    Jan 1, 2002