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  • CIM
    The Use of Gas Dispersion Measurements to Improve Flotation Performance

    By Jan E. Nesset, Antonio DiFeo, James A. Finch, Jose Hernandez-Aguilar, Cesar O. Gomez

    "The gas dispersion measurement sensors and methodology developed by the mineral processing group at McGill University have to-date been employed at a number of plants in Canada, Australia, the U.S.,

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    Gold recovery from waste-activated carbon— a comparison between mechano-chemical pretreatment and charcoal augmented oxidation

    By W. K. Buah, R. K. Amankwah

    Waste-activated carbon generated by gold ore processing plants that employ carbon adsorption technologies may contain very high gold values and represent a potential source of extra revenue. In this r

    Jan 1, 2007

  • CIM
    Discrete Event Control and Dynamic Scheduling for Tele-Robotic Mining

    By Jamie King

    This paper describes the use of dynamic scheduling and discrete event control to provide coordinated control of multiple automated vehicles. In the past decade there have been significant advances in

    May 1, 2001

  • CIM
    Development of an On-line Vibration Based Fault Detection Systems for an Electric Mining Shovel

    By Markus Timusk

    This paper describes a research project that focuses on developing a diagnostic routine to assist in decision support for the condition based maintenance of mobile mining equipment subject to unsteady

    May 1, 2004

  • CIM
    Forecasting Potential Slope Failure in Open Pit Mines -Contingency Planning and Remediation

    By Nick D. Rose

    Outline ?Background ?History of inverse-velocity for failure prediction ?Methodolog ?Case Histories ?Three case examples of predicted slopefailure to actual date of occurrence ?One case example

    May 1, 2006

  • CIM
    Technology Selection for the Genesee Phase 3 Electricity Generating Station Expansion

    By Les Johnston

    _ BACKGROUND - About EPCOR - Genesee Generating Station - Phase 3 Expansion _ TECHNOLOGY SELECTION - Selection Criteria - Combustion Options - Flue Gas Emission Control Options _ STAKEHOLDER V

    May 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Overview of Lake Shore Gold’s 2012 - 2013 Bell Creek Mill Expansion

    By D. B. Felsher

    "Lakeshore Gold’s Bell Creek Mill is located in Timmins, Ontario. The mill has been in operation since 2009 and has undergone several small expansions since then. In 2012 - 2013 the first major mill

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Improving the Material Flow in the Fox Mine Concentrate Bins

    By J. Chlopas, D. J. Barratt, M. V. Sharp

    "This paper describes the modifications made to the Fox Mine copper concentrate bin in order to obtain a continuous flow condition. The design of these modifications is based on test results obtained

    Jan 1, 1978

  • CIM
    Block/panel caving pressing final open pit limit

    By S. Fuentes, J. Cáceres

    "During the past fifteen years, mines utilizing the block caving method have improved performance and systematically reduced total mining costs.This paper describes improvements in mine design, mine p

    Jan 1, 2004

  • CIM
    An in-Shovel Camera-based Technology for Automatic Rock Size Sensing and Analysis in Open Pit Mining

    By Shahram Tafazoli

    This article presents a novel technology for sensing the size of rocks after blasting in hard rock mines. Blast engineers require rock size statistics to carefully adjust the blasting parameters. The

    May 1, 2009

  • CIM
    Telerobotic experiments for mining (8fd4a26a-5d34-4ad8-b4a0-4ac70eca96ab)

    "The application of telerobotics to mining is currently being introduced into production systems around the world. Mining companies in Canada, Sweden, South Africa, and Australia have tended to lead t

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    A Review of Gas Dispersion Studies in Flotation Plants

    By Jan E. Nesset, Julie Fournier, Jorge Torrealba, Colin Hardie

    "Gas dispersion studies have been used to benchmark and optimize plant flotation performance for more than a decade, although this technology is not as widely in use as it likely should be based on th

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Hardness Model and Reconciliation of Throughput Models to Plant Results at MINERA Escondida LTDA., Chile.

    By Leonardo Flores

    "Minera Escondida operates two open pits on a porphyry copper district, southeast of Antofagasta, Chile. During 2005, ore will be delivered exclusively from one pit to two concentrators, while from 20

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    Stabilisation et Solidification de Résidus Miniers Sulfo-Arséniés Dans des Remblais Cimentés en Pâte

    By Mostafa Benzaazoua

    Les remblais en pâte cimentés sont de plus en plus utilisés dans les exploitations minières souterraines. Une autre alternative d?utilisation du remblai en pâte consiste à le pomper et à le stocker da

    Nov 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Evidence of an iron-gold corrosion cell during the Zadra pressure elution of loaded carbon

    By C. Taschereau, G. A. Vickell, A. R. Laplante

    Evidence in support of an iron-gold corrosion cell during the high-temperature/highpressure elution of loaded carbon is presented herein including, but not limited to, its discovery, mode of genesis,

    Jan 1, 2006

  • CIM
    Strategies for Mining in the Vicinity of the Creighton Fault at Vale?s Copper Cliff Mine

    By Mehdi Razavi

    Scope of the Study The possibility and risk associated with mining two stopes at the same time The influence of Creighton Fault on the stability and dilution The effect of irregular shape of stope

    Oct 1, 2010

  • CIM
    Content and Structure of a Plant Grinding Performance Management/Improvement System

    By K. Bartholomew

    The Functional Performance Equation for ball milling circuits provides plant staff with a new means to improve circuit performance. However, successful execution of a plant processing performance impr

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Influence of hydrogen peroxide addition on the corrosion of carbon steel by concentrated sulphuric acid

    By C. M. Davidson, D. J. Drexler

    "Sulphuric acid treated with hydrogen peroxide to destroy organic contaminants could conceivably show increased corrosivity toward carbon steel shipping and storage vessels, caused by the persistence

    Jan 1, 1987

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    Gold Mineralization at the Anomaly A Deposit, Clarence Stream Area, Southwestern New Brunswick: Distal Deposits of a Syn-Deformational Intrusion-Related Gold System?

    By M. J. McLeod, S. Watters, G. G. Lutes, S. Castonguay

    "Gold-bearing mineralization at Anomaly A occurs in polydeformed Ordovician turbidites of the Kendall Mountain Formation of the St. Croix belt in southwestern New Brunswick, and is hosted by WSWtrendi

    Jan 1, 2008

  • CIM
    Observation of Ore Pass System Performance at Brunswick Mine

    Brunswick Mine employs an ore and waste pass system for material transfer. This paper reviews the evolution and performance ore pass systems at the mine. It presents the range of selected configuratio

    Feb 1, 2008