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Valuation of Non-Producing Mineral Properties Using Market ComparablesBy William E. Roscoe
"Non-producing mineral properties include those at various stages of exploration, properties at the pre-feasibility or feasibility stage, properties with currently uneconomic mineral resources, and pa
Jan 1, 2003
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Evaluation of refractory brick classes for the Cerro Matoso S.A. electric furnaceBy L. Tejeda, J. R. Donald, R. Parra, J. Duran, P. H. Lauzon
"Crucible slag tests were employed to evaluate different refractory brick classes for the Cerro Matoso electric furnace. Comprehensive analysis was conducted to evaluate the crucible erosion and chara
Jan 1, 1999
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An overview of valuation practices and the development of a Canadian code for the valuation of mineral propertiesBy K. Spence
"The notion of “value” has always been a subjective and contentious issue. Indeed, value is in the eye of the beholder. There are as varied methods and practices for valuing property, as there are ind
Jan 1, 2002
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Making use of Chloride Chemistry for Improved Metals Extraction ProcessesBy G. B. Harris
It has long been appreciated that chloride chemistry has a number of advantages over the more traditional sulphate route for both extracting and separating metals. Modern materials of construction, co
Jan 1, 2014
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Analysis of the Influence of the Mining Sequence on a Remnant Pillar with FLAC3DBy Shahé Shnorhokian
Remnant pillars evolve towards the latter stages of mining in an orebody and act as repositories of mining-induced stress. It is therefore crucial to plan ahead as to their dimensions and location wit
Jun 1, 2012
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Lessons Learned From Expanding Al-Agoza Hospital in EgyptBy Nehad Elsafty
It is always necessary to expand existing buildings, so that they could meet the growing societal needs. Compared with demolishing them and then constructing new ones, the expansion of existing buildi
Aug 1, 2013
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Economics of Ferrous Smelting in CanadaBy P. E. Cavanagh
Introduction A comprehensive study of the economics of processes for smelting iron ores has been made by the Ontario Research Foundation on behalf of the Ontario Research Commission. This survey ha
Jan 1, 1948
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The Canadian Mineral Processors A Brief HistoryBy R. J. C. MacDonald
"The first recorded discovery of placer gold in Canada was on the Chaudiere River in Quebec's eastern townships in 1832 and the first major production came from placer deposits in British Columbia in
Jan 1, 1998
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The Use of Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete Fill Retaining Walls with Engineered Drainage System to Achieve Safe and Efficient Hydraulic Fill Placement in Underground VoidsSafe underground mine backfilling with hydraulic fill requires efficient fill drainage and stable fill retaining walls or bulkheads. If any or both the above two requirements are not satisfied, such
May 1, 2007
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Successful energy managementBy D. Berkley
"Economic and environmental constraints drive more and more industrial organizations in using energy management as one of the means for addressing these issues. The recent increase in energy price cou
Jan 1, 2005
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Gold-copper ores processing / flotation process optimization by the development of an on-line expert systemBy Yves Breau, François Robichaud, Jacques McMullen, Pierre Pelletie
"The Expert System implemented at the East-Malartic mill controls a copper flotation circuit while taking into account the profitability of the operation. Treating a copper gold ore, the flow sheet in
Jan 1, 2002
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Doing More with What We Already Know – Improving the Efficiency of Minerals ProcessingBy Joe Pease
"The demand for minerals and metals is increasing. Head grades of ore bodies are dropping. Remaining ores are becoming finer grained, more complex, and more logistically challenging. Mineral processin
Jan 1, 2015
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The Real Cost of Material Handling Problems – And How to Avoid ThemBy T. Holmes
Investigations reveal that the throughput difference between a perfect production day and the average is often on the order of 40%, and that bulk solids handling system deficiencies are the largest (>
Jan 1, 2019
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Froth Flotation and Agglomerate Tabling of Nonmetallic MineralsBy Oliver C. Ralston
DURING the development of froth flotation for the treatment of sulphide ores, a certain amount of information was collected about a few of the nonmetallic minerals, and occasionally the gangue mineral
Jan 1, 1937
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The Health Experience of two Communities Associated with Mining in British Columbia, CanadaThe Nak?azdli First Nation and the municipality of Fort St. James are located in the Stuart Lake/Nak?al Bun area and are not unfamiliar to mining. These northern British Columbian communities have bee
Aug 1, 2013
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Hands-On Teaching of Applied Rock MechanicsBy D. Beneteau, D. Milne
"Advances in technology provide educators with valuable tools to enhance their teaching and efficiently deliver content to larger audiences. University educators are often encouraged to become more “r
Jan 1, 2016
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Quantitative characterization of the REE minerals by QEMSCANTM from the Nechalacho Heavy Rare Earth Deposit, Thor Lake Project, NWT, CanadaBy Tassos Grammatikopoulos, Sarah Prout, William Mercer, C. Gunning
"The Nechalacho rare metal deposit is located in NWT, Canada. Avalon Rare Metals Inc. is now evaluating processing techniques for recovery of REE to be used in the industry. QEMSCANTM analysis coupled
Jan 1, 2011
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Explore the Future of MiningBy Joe Shoemaker
Automated Spot Generation ? No Operators below the Highwall ? No Operator Wear and Tear ? Reduced Swing Time ? Single and Double Sided Loading ? Minimized Bench Width
Aug 1, 2013
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A Review of Flotation Columns Application in Rougher CircuitsBy M. Massinaei, M. R. Yarahmadi, S. Zeidabadi, M. Oliazadeh
"Although the majority of new flotation column installations continue to be for cleaning or recleaning, an increasing number of flotation projects are specifying columns for roughing or scavenging dut
Jan 1, 2011
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Flotation and leaching studies on processing phosphate ore from El-Sebaiya East, EgyptBy A. M. Ramadan
The composition of phosphate rocks, mainly used in manufacturing fertilizers, varies among deposits; therefore, phosphate rocks from different sources are expected to behave differently in acidulation
Jan 1, 2014