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Optimizing Truck And Haul Road Economics (5fcf97a8-f2f5-450a-adfd-a1ffc956870d)By M. D. Monroe
Getting the best match between truck and haul road requires examination of many factors and their effect on the bottom line. Most mines use a bottom line measure based in some way on cost per ton of m
Jan 1, 1992
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A Computer Simulation Model to Evaluate the Effect of DispatchingBy E. Bonates
Dispatching systems have attracted considerable attention in the last years due to substantial gains in productivity achieved through their implementation. These systems will be extensively used in th
Jan 1, 1988
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Simulation of Recovery of Upper Remnant Coal Pillar While Mining the Ultra-Close Lower Panel Using Longwall Top Coal CavingBy Pengfei Wang, Guorui Feng
"With the depletion of easily minable coal seams, less favorable reserves under adverse conditions have to be mined out to meet the market demand. Due to several historical reasons, a large amount of
Jan 1, 2019
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Making Better Maintenance Decisions With StatisticsBy E. R. Mueller
The natural lives of machines and components vary tremendously! Maintenance managers struggle constantly to maximize their equipment lives while minimizing their maintenance costs, but they normally l
Jan 1, 1995
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Use Of Seismic Tomography In MiningBy D. F. Scott
Spokane Research Center personnel have been investigating the use of seismic tomography to monitor the behavior of a rock mass, detect hazardous ground conditions, and assess the mechanical integrity
Jan 1, 1997
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Risk Assessment Applied To Water Supply And Dewatering At A New MineBy I. Cameron-Clarke
This paper describes the design of a wellfield to provide a water supply for a new mine in southern Africa. A hydrogeological investigation was conducted that included the drilling and test pumping of
Jan 1, 1992
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Artificial Neural Networks: An Emerging Technique To Model And Control Mineral Processing PlantsBy Daniel Hodouin
Artificial neural networks (ANN) are of growing interest in a wide variety of applications. Pattern recognition, speech processing, financial analysis, signal processing and process control are at pre
Jan 1, 1991
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The Move to LED Tunnel Lighting - LED Tunnel Luminaires are Replacing Traditional Tunnel Lighting FixturesBy Michael N. Maltezos
"There is certainly no argument that LED lighting systems have taken a strong foothold in the lighting marketplace over the last several years. This has even proven true in the world of transportation
Jan 1, 2016
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South Texas Coal Supply: Innovative Plan To Serve The Future Industrial Coal Markets Of The Gulf Coast RegionBy T. V. Shockley
The Gulf Coast, from New Orleans, Louisiana to Brownsville, Texas, is one of the largest high energy consuming areas in the United States. This region has areas of very high industrial density. The lo
Jan 1, 1979
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The North American Sulfur Market: Structure And OutlookBy N. Edmonson
Apart from its role as an essential input to a wide array of agricultural chemicals and industrial processes, sulfur is interesting in that its supply involves competition between primary product and
Jan 1, 1993
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Mine Planning And Emission Control Strategies Using Geostatistics ? IntroductionBy Francis Martino
There are numerous techniques and predictive models used by geologists and mining engineers to define coal reserves and plan mines. The traditional reserve estimation methods commonly used include the
Jan 1, 1983
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The evolution of drill bit and chuck isolators to reduce roof bolting machine drilling noise - SME Transactions 2011By J. Peterson, R. Michael, D. Yantek, E. Ferro
Among underground coal miners, hearing loss remains one of the most common occupational illnesses. To address this problem, the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Office of Min
Jan 1, 2011
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World’s largest live tunnel connection at TARP McCook TunnelBy Faruk Oksuz, Dave Schiemann, Matt Trotter, Mike Padilla, Carmen Scalise, Miquel Sanchez
"The McCook Main Tunnel system consists of a 10-m (33-ft) finished diameter, 490-m (1,600-ft) long, hard rock tunnel constructed from a 27.5-m (90- ft) diameter and 92-m (300-ft) deep main gate and tu
Sep 1, 2016
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Changes In Wyoming's Industrial Minerals Industry 1996-1999By Ray E. Harris
New developments have occurred in Wyoming's industrial minerals industry since the 32nd Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals in Laramie, Wyoming in 1996. The soda ash trona and bentonite i
Jan 1, 2001
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Topical Survey of Rheinbraun AG's Belt Conveyor SystemsBy Ulrich Benatzky
Rheinbraun AG, Germany, is the management company of the mining and raw materials division of RWE AG. Rheinbraun's core business and major functional area is opencast lignite mining in the Rhinel
Jan 1, 2000
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The Development Of Kalengwa Mine In ZambiaBy Peter B. Knuckey
1, Introduction Location Kalengwa mine is located in the North Western Province of Zambia, 402 kilometre by unpaved road to the west of Kitwe, which is roughly in the centre of the Zambian Copperbel
Jan 1, 1971
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On the Management of Gangue Minerals in the Flotation of Platinum Group MineralsBy K. C. Corin, B. McFadzean, J. G. Wiese
The Bushveld Complex of South Africa contains almost 90% of the world’s reserves of platinum group minerals (PGMs). In the flotation of PGMs, there are significant challenges arising from the need to
Jan 1, 2019
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Soil Reconstruction And Land Use Planning Considerations For Texas Surface Lignite Mines - Reclamation PlanningBy D. G. Purdy
Planning, as defined in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, is a detailed program of action designed to achieve an end. When developing a detailed plan to incorporate all the complex activities
Jan 1, 1985
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Processing of Glauconitic Siltstone for Potash Recovery "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration"By Nikhil Dhawan, Débora Moreira, Yogendra Pratap, Himanshu Tanvar
A glauconitic siltstone sample with a potash content of 10% is investigated as a potential potash source. The fine grain structure comprises potash bearing phases of glauconite, muscovite, and microcl
May 4, 2020
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Optimizing Nitrogen Injection for Progessively Sealed PanelsBy J. A. Marts, R. C. Gilmore, Jr. Bogin, S. A. Saki, J. F. Brune, J. W. Grubb
"Colorado School of MinesResearchers at Colorado School of Mines (CSM) have developed computational fluid dynamic (CFD) models to study gas distributions and explosion and fire hazards in longwall gob
Jan 1, 2015