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  • SME
    New Miner Training for the 21st Century

    By Daniel H. McClain

    A unique partnership between the Colorado Mine Safety and Training Program (CMSTP), the Colorado Rock Products Association (CRPA) and the Higher Education and Advanced Technology (HEAT)Center resulted

    Jan 1, 2003

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    Geophysical Assessment Of The Mount Princeton Geothermal Area, Colorado ? Summary

    By M. Batzle

    The upper Arkansas basin has some of the greatest potential for geothermal development in Colorado. Over several summers, students conducted an investigation using seismic, gravity, and magnetics in

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Validation of the Predicted Heat Strain Model in Hot Underground Mines Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Paloma Lazaro, Moe Momayez

    Heat-related illnesses (HRI) are relatively common in both hot surface and underground mining operations. When workers are exposed to extreme heat or strenuous work in a hot environment, they become p

  • SME
    Validation of the Predicted Heat Strain Model in Hot Underground Mines Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (b1204250-b5e6-44a6-902f-6383dbcaf5a3)

    By Paloma Lazaro, Moe Momayez

    Heat-related illnesses (HRI) are relatively common in both hot surface and underground mining operations. When workers are exposed to extreme heat or strenuous work in a hot environment, they become p

  • SME
    Critical Chain Project Management Accelerates Equipment Shutdown Management Improvement Process - Preprint 09-051

    By C. Asgaard

    Asset availability has been a longstanding objective in mining and mineral processing plants around the world. Enormous resources in both dollars and manpower are invested in improvement efforts to ac

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Annual Review 2005 – Mining Review

    By P. A. Plunkert, D. E. Morse, L. McCartan, J. F. Papp

    The mineral sector is a fundamental part of the U.S. economy. It contributes to the real gross domestic product (GDP) at several stages —basic (mining), intermediate processing, manufacturing of fini

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    The Search For Asbestos Within The Peter Mitchell Taconite Iron Ore Mine, Near Babbitt, Minnesota

    By Malcolm Ross

    Asbestos crystallizes within rock formations undergoing intense deformation characterized by folding, faulting, shearing, and dilation. Some of these conditions have prevailed during formation of the

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Leaching Process and Mechanism of Weathered Crust Elution-Deposited Rare Earth Ore Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Zhigao Xu, Ming Wu, Jun Qu, Rong Zhang, Wenrui Nie, Ruan Chi, Zhenyue Zhang, Zhengyan He

    The leaching processes and mechanisms of weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth (RE) ores with ammonium sulfate were investigated for their high efficiency and low consumption exploitation. The

  • SME
    Leaching Process and Mechanism of Weathered Crust Elution-Deposited Rare Earth Ore Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (a7b06571-a8d3-42ef-a017-d7b434b4427d)

    By Zhigao Xu, Ming Wu, Jun Qu, Rong Zhang, Wenrui Nie, Ruan Chi, Zhenyue Zhang, Zhengyan He

    The leaching processes and mechanisms of weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth (RE) ores with ammonium sulfate were investigated for their high efficiency and low consumption exploitation. The

  • SME
    Technology News – Using Satellite Technology to Find Precious Minerals

    By Beverly Cramp

    In 1995, mining engineer Alain Gachet thought about using Earth-observation satellite imagery to search for precious minerals. The latest radar Earth-observation satellite, Canada’s RADARSAT-1, had j

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Remediating Historic Mine sites in Colorado

    By James Dunn

    “The strongest argument of the detractor (of mining)is that the fields are devastated by mining operations ...They argue that the woods and groves are cut down, for there is need of an endless amount

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Uncertainty Based Push-Back Design Algorithm In Open Pit Mining

    By J. Gholamnejad

    In open pit mine planning and design, push back mine sequencing is widely used for long-term production planning. In push back design, a series of nested pits is generated and then considered as possi

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Preliminary Design of the Caldecott Fourth Bore

    By Bhaskar B. Thapa, Michael T. McRae, Johannes V. Greunen

    This paper describes the preliminary design of the fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnels along State Route 24 in Oakland, California. The paper focus is on two major aspects of the project: initial sup

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Acid Rock Drainage from Abandoned Mines to High-Andean Lakes

    By José A. Rios, José A. Vidalôn

    The case study of a highland area in the Central Andes of Peru, where many abandoned polymetallic mines are found, is presented. Some of these mines generate metal leaching and acid rock drainage (ML/

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    Northwest Mining Association Sparks Glimmer of Mining Hope

    By Steve Kral

    The domestic mining industry may be in the doldrums but there appears to be hope, at least from a regulatory standpoint. At least one US senator believes that the events of Sept. 11, 2001 made man

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Construction of the C710 Beacon Hill Station Using SEM in Seattle— “Every Chapter in the Book…”

    By Zephaniah Varley, Satoshi Akai, Richard Sage, Steve Redmond, Mike Murray, Rohit Shetty, Gerald Skalla

    One would be hard pressed to find another project as complex as this one given its configuration, the variety of issues to address and the required construction techniques. Contract C710 is currently

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Diamonds and Their Host Rocks in the United States

    By W. Dan Hausel

    More than 220,000 diamonds have been found in the United States that range from microdiamonds to 40.42 carats in weight (Table 1). Some reports suggest diamonds weighing more than 100 carats have also

    Jan 1, 1995

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    An Investigation Into The Use Of Backfill Zones And Yielding Pillars For Subsidence Control

    By Keith A. Heasley, Lee W. Saperstein

    This paper investigates the use of backfill zones and yielding pillars for subsidence control. The investigation begins by choosing an appropriate subsidence predictive technique to simulate the propo

    Jan 1, 1986

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    Remote-Control Monitoring Cuts Maintenance Costs

    By Michael W. Lewis

    The latest downturn in the world’s metal prices has forced many mining companies to focus on cost reduction and productivity improvements to remain competitive. Maintenance represents a significant p

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    Climate Change For Mine Planners: Some Fundamentals

    By R. D. Williams

    In spite of the increasingly polarized and politicized view of climate science and climate change in the United States, many of the principles behind the ?theory? of Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW)

    Feb 27, 2013