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Improving Quality Control and Combustion in Pyrometallurgical Processes using Multivariate Image Analysis of FlamesBy Gianni Bartolacci, Patrice Nadeau, Szatvanyi. Gerard, Carl Duchesne, Claude Chrétien
"Combustion is used throughout the mineral processing industry to produce steam in boilers, to dry concentrates in rotary dryers, and to apply heat treatments in pyrometallurgical furnaces. Tight comb
Jan 1, 2005
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Computer Control of Flotation at Mattagami Lake MinesBy D. W. Hendriks, C. Daoust, K. V. Konigsmann
"The concentrator of Mattagami Lake Mines Limited commenced operation in 1963. It had been designed with instrumentation proven at that time. New control techniques were added in subsequent years.An o
Jan 1, 1976
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Ready or Not?Here They ComeBy Stephen Hammond
?Our own prejudices form the greatest barrier to creating an inclusive working environment.? Have you witnessed? Racism or Negative Comments about an Aboriginal Person? ?You are free to compete wi
May 1, 2008
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Robotic Mapping of Underground Drift NetworksBy Unal Artan
It is well known in the robotics community that the ability to determine the position of vehicles in real time is a key enabling technology required for automation, traffic management, and to ensure s
Oct 1, 2009
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PT Redpath Indonesia and PT Freeport Indonesia Past and Future Development of Underground MinesBy Bruce Mennie
PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) operates copper and gold mining operations in a mountainous area of the Mimika regency, near Tembagapura, Papua (formerly, Irian Jaya), Indonesia. The mining and concent
Oct 1, 2010
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Jolu Gold Mine Low Cost Gold Recovery ConfigurationBy J. Kazakoff
"The success of gold recovery at the Jolu gold mill depends on many variables. The most important ones are the people, the ore body, plant design parameters, equipment selection and cost control. This
Jan 1, 1990
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Sidbec-Normines Inc. et la Production de Boulettes à basse Teneur en Silice et de Boulettes a Hauts Fourneaux à Port-CartierBy Réjean Lévesque
SIDBEC-NORMINES a été incorporée en 1976. Depuis la fin de 1977, ses activités comprennent outre la concentration au lac Jeannine, près de Gagnon, du minerai de fer extrait du gisement du lac Fire, I&
Jan 1, 1979
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Environmental Regulation and Compliance - A SummaryBy S. W. Stogran
"A brief summary of the environmental testing and analyses required to ensure and maintain compliance of mining properties will be discussed. Programs for new and existing properties and for propertie
Jan 1, 1992
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Development of a Mathematical Programming Model to Support the Planning of Short-Term MiningBy Camilo I. Morales
At present, many open pit mines are designed to operate and feed a processing plant with ore characteristics that were defined in the design of the mining business, which are not necessarily the same
Oct 1, 2009
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Design Spans ? Underhand Cut and Fill MiningBy Rimas Pakalnis
This paper describes a focus of work presently being conducted at the Rock Mechanics Research Group at the University of British Columbia. The underhand method under consolidated fill ensures a high r
Apr 1, 2005
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Contaminant Problems in Agrium’s Canadian Phosphate BusinessBy Julie Culverhouse, Dennis Grimm, Kieran Harding, Jean-Francois Boulanger
"Agrium’s Canadian Phosphate Business (CPB) is comprised of Kapuskasing Phosphate Operations (KPO) in Northern Ontario, Canada’s only operating phosphate mine, and Redwater Phosphate Operations (RPO)
Jan 1, 2011
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Gold Extraction from Refractory Ore by Pressure Oxidation and Thiourea LeachBy D. M. Wyslouzil
"Micron or sub-micron size gold inclusions in sulphide minerals cannot be extracted by conventional cyanidation. The gold surfaces must first be exposed by decomposition of the sulphides. As an altern
Jan 1, 1985
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Economic Recovery and Upgrade of Metals from Middling and Tailing Streams (c573bdd5-90fc-4072-9ce3-2caa48051cb4)"As mine head grades decline and orebodies become more complex, traditional mineral processing techniques and flowsheets to achieve saleable concentrate become more difficult to design and construct.
Jan 1, 2017
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Properties and Potential Applications of Meso-Porous GoldBy Michael B. Cortie
Mesoporous gold sponge has the unique property of being both metallic and highly resistant to oxidation. It has potential application in catalysis, in bio-sensors, in optical coatings, in analytical c
Oct 1, 2003
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Automated Cyanide Control at the New Britannia Mine, Snow Lake, Manitoba: Fall 1998By Shawn Healey, Ray Norcross
"Site IdentificationNew Britannia MineA 50/50 WX Gold Inc. - High River Gold Mines Ltd. Joint VentureTVX Gold Inc. is the OperatorLocationThe New Britannia Mine is located in the town of Snow Lake, Ma
Jan 1, 1999
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The Use of Diagnostic Testwork and CIP/CIL Modeling to Improve the Metallurgical Performance at Two IAMGOLD Operations"A simple approach to optimizing the performance of an operating carbon in pulp (CIP) or carbon in leach (CIL) plant is presented. It is possible to reproduce the performance of an operating CIP or CI
Jan 1, 2011
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An Overview of Optimizing Strategies for Flotation BanksBy M. Maldonado, J. A. Finch
"A flotation bank consists of a serial arrangement of cells. How to optimally operate a bank remains a challenge. This article reviews three strategies for optimizing bank performance: air profiling,
Jan 1, 2012
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Maintenance management control through utilization of a computerized system at the Key Lake projectBy T. Warren, R. Pender
"Significant strides have been made during the past decade to integrate the traditionally separate administrative functions of financial management, materials management and maintenance management.In
Jan 1, 1990
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Hydromet Piloting: What the Mineral Processor can expectBy Ronald Molnar
"High demand for metals is driving the exploitation of lower grade and more complex orebodies. These projects are often the initiatives of junior mining companies with limited financial resources. In
Jan 1, 2006
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Seismic Risk Management at LaRonde MineBy Frederic M. Langevin
?? Introduction ?? LaRonde ?? History of Seismicity and Rockbursting ?? November 27th 2002 Rockburst ?? April 1st 2006 Rockburst ?? December 11th 2006 & January 11th 2007 Rockbursts ?? Seismic R
Feb 1, 2008