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Boart Longyear Coring Bits Pass Field Tests
Using mines in Canada, Boart Longyear, a leading provider of drilling services and products, has put its Stage 3 Coring Bit to the test and each time the bit has passed the test with great success. A
Jan 1, 2009
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James R. Arnold: An Interview With the 2007 SME President
How did you get into mining; were you from a mining town or mining family? Not at all. I grew up in northwest Kansas. I liked to hunt and fish, so I thought it would be fun to work for a company
Jan 1, 2007
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Update On Refuge Alternatives: Research, Recommendations, And Underground Deployment - Preprint 09-013
By E. R. Bauer
In response to the mandates in the MINER Act of 2006, NIOSH conducted refuge alternatives research that included characterizing the utility, practicality and survivability of refuge chambers and outby
Jan 1, 2009
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Filtered Air Supply System Reduces Roof Bolter Operators? Exposure To Respirable Dust
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a study to determine the effectiveness of a filtered air delivery system to reduce respirable dust exposure to roof bolter o
Jan 1, 2012
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South Arturo, Nevada
By R. Hipsley, D. Arbonies, P. Dobak
South Arturo is a “Carlin-type”, breccia-hosted, oxide gold deposit located at the north end of the Carlin Trend. The discovery hole was drilled in July 2005 from mine dumps 1,000 feet south of the D
Jan 1, 2007
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New method allows for anchorage checkfor rock bolts
By Gene Mattila, Ron Boyd
Introduction Rock bolting is a general term that encompasses pinning, roof bolting, rib bolting, and cable bolting. Rock bolting contributes the highest nonproductive cost and is the most significant
Jan 4, 1985
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Jabali / Yanbu – A New Source Of Zinc In The Middle East (fe9d2734-cc3c-4ef2-b8ec-54ed953ef19a)
By K. M. Stone, N. J. G. Masson, A. C. Woollett
The Jabali zinc deposit, in Yemen, contains at least 9.4 Mt at a grade of 10.7% zinc, 2.2% lead and 77g/t silver. The zinc occurs as smithsonite with minor hydrozincite. The Jabali ore does not produc
Jan 1, 2002
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Our Future Water Needs ? PMPC Forecast Vs. RFF Estimate - Introduction
By Nathaniel Wollman
About nine years ago the President's Materials Policy Co commission under the chairmanship of William Paley released its report entitled "Resources for Freedom." Not long ago the Senate Select Co
Jan 1, 1961
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Cattle Aid Reclamation at Robinson Mine in Nevada
Inn mining communities throughout the western United States, cows have always been part of the landscape as they graze on surrounding rangelands. Until recently, mining companies regarded these anima
Jan 1, 1999
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The Lithium Industry - Challenges For The Future - Introduction
By I. A. Kunasz
This paper is not intended to review and re-state general information on lithium, but rather to analyze the paradigm that has caused such a rapid rise in lithium production and the development of new
Jan 1, 2011
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Stress, Geologic, And Support Design System (SGSSM) For Underground Mine Slopes
By J. C. Stankus
Accurate evaluation of stress and geological conditions is critical to ground control design in underground openings. For a slope entry, the problem is more difficult because a slope will transverse
Jan 1, 2011
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A New Approach To Decision Making For Mines Rescue Deployment
By D. Brady
There are many examples, historical and recent, from the underground coal mining industry where during emergency response the response and ultimately the outcomes, could have been significantly improv
Jan 1, 2012
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Comparing the Implementation of Two Dust Control Technologies from a Sociotechnical Systems Perspective Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (549ca714-c839-4488-b044-41821e3cdd4a)
By Andrew B. Cecala, Emily J. Haas, Jay F. Colinet
A sociotechnical system (STS) creates a framework that allows an examination of how social and technical factors affect organizational outcomes within a specific environmental context. STS has been ri
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Comparing the Implementation of Two Dust Control Technologies from a Sociotechnical Systems Perspective Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
By Andrew B. Cecala, Emily J. Haas, Jay F. Colinet
A sociotechnical system (STS) creates a framework that allows an examination of how social and technical factors affect organizational outcomes within a specific environmental context. STS has been ri
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Energy Dissipation and Fragmentation of Granite Core During High Velocity Impact Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
By Ying Lu, Jeffrey C. Johnson, Chen-Luh Lin, Jan D. Miller, Sindhoora Puvvada
Energy dissipation and fragmentation of rock is of interest for mine-to-mill operations in order to understand breakage and to minimize energy consumption during blasting at the mine site, and comminu
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Energy Dissipation and Fragmentation of Granite Core During High Velocity Impact Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (1de527b1-559a-4ec3-825e-46bd7ac58c2b)
By Ying Lu, Jeffrey C. Johnson, Chen-Luh Lin, Jan D. Miller, Sindhoora Puvvada
Energy dissipation and fragmentation of rock is of interest for mine-to-mill operations in order to understand breakage and to minimize energy consumption during blasting at the mine site, and comminu
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The CTC (Certified Trading Chains) Mineral Certification System: A contribution to supply chain due diligence and good governance in the mining sector of Rwanda and the great lakes region in Central Africa
By D. Küster, G. Franken, P. Schütte, J. Vasters
The CTC (Certified Trading Chains) mineral certification system has been piloted in Rwanda since late 2008. CTC project implementation is jointly driven by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Na
Jan 1, 2011
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Mining Research Trends as Reflected in SME Transactions, 1961-1990
By Lloyd M. English
During the past 30 years, the research arena has changed significantly in all fields, mining included. The relative representation of the topics of research, how the research is performed and who has
Jan 1, 1995
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Economic Evaluation And Sensitivity-Risk Analysis Of Zarshuran Gold Mine Project
By K. Oraee
Zarshuran gold deposit, with the total reserves of some 12.5 million tons of 4.18 g/ton ore, is considered to be an important gold mining project in the area. In this paper the feasibility studies of
Jan 1, 2011
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Methods To Determine The Status Of Mine Atmospheres – An Overview (9558df84-7241-4dbf-8eae-0e0a3845eb9e)
By R. L. Derick
On a regular basis, mine personnel should obtain air samples directly from active underground areas as well as remotely from sealed locations. These samples provide mine officials with data relative
Jan 1, 2006