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Structural geology and geostatistical parameters of the Afton copper-gold mine, Kamloops, B.C.
By Alan Reed
"Afton Mines Ltd. (N.P.L.) operates an 8500-tpd open-pit copper-gold mine near Kamloops, R.C. The pit is currently 480 feet deep and will reach an ultimate depth of 800 feet. The east, south and west
Jan 1, 1983
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Mining taxation and global decision making
By Robert B. Parsons
"The last edition of Tax Notes expressed concern about two proposed tax changes in Finance Minister Paul Martin's 1995 budget that could have detrimental effects on Canada's mining industry.
Jan 1, 1995
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Mining Innovations at McArthur River Operation
McArthur River Operation is the world?s largest high grade uranium deposit and is located in Northern Saskatchewan. McArthur River came into production in December 1999 with a number of innovative tec
May 1, 2011
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Is an Autonomous Haulage System Better than a Manual System?
By J. Parreira
This paper presents a deterministic/stochastic model that was created to compare an autonomous haulage truck system to a manual one by calculating and estimating benchmarked Key Performance Indicators
Aug 1, 2013
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Impacts and Benefits Agreements: A Way towards Lasting Relationships between Aboriginal Peoples and the Mining Industry
By Ann Bigué
Outline of Presentation 1. Impacts and Benefits Agreements Defined 2. Elements that determine the content of an IBA: ? the nature of the project ? the identity of Aboriginal communities affected b
May 1, 2004
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An Updated Data Set for SAG Mill Power Model Calibration
By A. G. Doll
"This paper expands the SAG mill survey database published by the Author at Procemin 2013. The new database includes 49 published SAG/AG mill surveys and includes mills from all over the world. The pa
Jan 1, 2016
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Auxiliary Ventilation Layouts for Noise Control in Underground Hard Rock Mines
By F. Calizaya, S. Bhattacharyya
"This study presents the results of a set of sound level measurements carried out in three underground mines where auxiliary fans are used regularly. Sound levels as high as 100 dB(A) by the workings
Jan 1, 2019
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Sample bias and conditional probability ore reserve estimation at Valley
By G. F. Raymond, W. P. Armstrong
"At the time of this study, the Valley mine was producing 23 000 tonnes of ore per day from a large, low-grade porphyry copper orebody. Sulphide mineralization, principally bornite and chalcopyrite, o
Jan 1, 1988
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Historical development of the INCO SO2/AIR cyanide destruction process
By G. H. Robbins
"Originally presented at TORONTO 94, CIM-AGM, this paper has been updated to reflect the present status of business development for theSO2/AIR process. The paper reviews the back-ground leading to the
Jan 1, 1996
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SAG Mill Testing - An Overview of the Test Procedures Available to Characterize Ore Grindability
By F. O. Verret
Several grindability tests were developed over the years to design grinding circuits or optimize existing operations. Each test has its own strengths and weaknesses and it is imperative to select the
Jan 1, 2012
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Marketing of Western Canadian Minerals
By H. T. Fargey
This paper considers the social, economic and political factors and their influence on future production and marketing of Western Canadian minerals. Among the subjects discussed are inflation, taxatio
Jan 1, 1973
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Practical rock engineering in the optimization of stope dimensions – application and cost effectiveness
By J. W. Bawden, J. Nantel
"The mine operator has two prime objectives when he operates a mine: (l) the mine must be safe, and (2) the mine must operate with the lowest possible costs. The operator constantly faces a dilemma; i
Jan 1, 1989
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Heap leaching-a low-cost recovery method for small gold deposits in northwestern Ontario
By R. C. Beard
"Heap leaching, currently being applied in the treatment of low-grade ores in the south western United States, is shown to have potential for use in north western Ontario. The history and operation of
Jan 1, 1983
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The Gulf of St. Lawrence Carboniferous Basin; The largest coalfield of eastern Canada
By Peter A. Hacquebard
"Two continuous coal zones occurring in a 2500f t (762 m) thick section of the Upper Carboniferous Pictou Group (Westphalian C and D) have been encountered in five offshore wells drilled f or oil and
Jan 1, 1986
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Downhole geophysics as an aid to the interpretation of an evaporite sequence: examples from Nova Scotia
By D. C. Carter
"The Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy located a drillhole at Riverside Corner, Hants County, Nova Scotia, to examine the stratigraphy, structure and potash potential of the Kennetcook River
Jan 1, 1989
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Application of Skarn Deposit Zonation Models to Mineral Exploration
By Lawrence D. Meinert
Most large skarn deposits are zoned in both space and time relative to associated intrusions. Zonation occurs on scales from kilometers to micrometers, and re?ects in?ltrative ?uid ?ow, wall rock reac
Jan 1, 1997
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The Bullmoose Mine project
By R. Drozd
"The Bui/moose Mine is in the northeast coal area of British Columbia, and less than $300 million was spent to bring this 2.3 million-tonnes-per-year metallurgical and thermal coal mine into productio
Jan 1, 1985
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Effect of Strain Rate and Temperature on Tensile Properties and Deformation Behavior of Rolled Al/Mg/Al Tri-Layer Clad Sheet
By X. Q. Jiang, D. L. Chen, A. Macwan
Magnesium alloy, being the lightest structural material, is a key candidate for the weight reduction of vehicles in automotive and aerospace industries; however, its poor corrosion resistance and diff
Jan 1, 2015
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Large Underground Excavation Support for Ore Exploitation
By R. Lapcevic, P. Lokin
"Among other components, ore body „T“ was discovered in the Bor pit copper mine at a depth of app. 500m. The ore body is relatively small: 60-65m long, 40-45m wide and up to 50m high, but with an extr
Jan 1, 2015
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Effect of extraction water chemistryon the consolidation of oil sands fine tailings
By W. G. Miller
An overall study was conducted to evaluate the properties and processes influencing the rate and magnitude of consolidation for oil sands fine tailings produced using different extraction processes. A
Aug 1, 2010