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  • NIOSH
    RI 5976 Determination Of Alcohols By Their Trimethylsilyl Ethers ? Summary

    By Charles Zahn

    Direct mass spectrometric determination of alcohols in the presence of hydrocarbons has not been possible because of the similarity of hydrocarbon and alcohol mass spectra. Experiments have demonstrat

    Jan 1, 1962

  • SAIMM
    Corner Cracking Associated With The Production Of Square Tubing From Low Carbon Ferritic Stainless Steel

    By N. Simpson

    Low carbon 11.5% chromium stainless steels are finding increasing use in industry as square or rectangular tubing material for the construction of structures by welding. During processing, resistively

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2008 - Ball Clay

    By R. L. Virta

    Editor?s note: Each year, the June issue of Mining Engineering features an industrial minerals review. Several people put in a fair amount of time in developing the material for this issue. Thank y

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Pressure Leaching of a Manganese Ore Part I: Kinetic Aspects

    By Woodcock J. T

    When an aqueous suspension of pyrite and manganese ore reacts with oxygen, manganese is dissolved by the ferrous sulphate and sulphuric acid produced by the oxidation of pyrite. The kinetics of certai

    Jan 1, 1958

  • CIM
    GET: A Function for Preferential Site Selection of Additional Borehole Drilling

    By M. Sharafodin, A. A. Hassanipak

    Abstract - The essential aims of additional borehole drilling are to improve the reliability of grade and tonnage estimates in each reserve class and to increase ore tonnages. The "GET" function prese

    Jan 1, 2004

  • CIM
    Towards a Better Understanding of Stirred Milling Technologies - An Overview of Scale-Up Methodologies

    By Adam Moore, Peter Radziszewski, Matt Gallimore

    "Stirred mill technology dates back to 1928 where the idea to use “an agitator and spherical grinding media” was presented. In the context of the mining industry, interest in stirred milling technolog

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SAIMM
    Nederburg Miner

    Research into the mechanisation of ore winning from the very narrow reefs characteristic of South African gold mines has been conducted from as early as 1964 through the Chamber of Mines Research Orga

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Blast Design & Diagnostics Using Portable Solid State, High-Speed Videography Systems

    By Laura Bastemante, Bruce Vandenberg, Fred Huettig

    Recent advances in solid-state, field portable, fast framing video camera systems and PC based frame capture hardware now allow blast imaging up to loo0 frames per second. Up to 8 seconds of data can

    Jan 1, 1997

  • IMMS
    The Recognition Of Paleo-Hydrothermal Plume Signals And Their Application In The Exploration For Concealed Volcanogenic Massive Pb-Zn-Cu Mineralization In The Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick, Canada - Introduction And Background

    By Jan M. Peter

    Many massive sulfide deposits and districts around the World contain rocks that are variously referred to as ?exhalites?, banded iron formation (IF), ?Algoma-type? IF, ferruginous chert, jasper, jaspe

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Mt. Baker Ridge Tunnel: Construction Of A Large Diameter Soft Ground Tunnel By The Stacked Drift Method

    By John F. MacDonald

    This paper describes the driving of a 400 m long by 25 m diameter highway tunnel through sensitive, overconsolidated silts and clays. The design concept requires the construction of the permanent supp

    Jan 1, 1985

  • NIOSH
    RI 3434 Typical Oil-Field Brine-Conditioning Systems: Preparing Brine For Subsurface Injection ? Introduction

    By Sam S. Taylor

    The disposal of oil-field brines by injection into subsurface formations other than fresh-water-bearing strata is a positive method of eliminating the harmful effects of mineralized water on fresh-wat

    Jan 1, 1939

  • AUSIMM
    Laboratory Determination of the Ash Content of Some Australian Coals Using Radioisotope Techniques

    By Fookes R. A, Gardner K. J, Gravitis V. L, Watt J. S, Steffner E. J

    Two radioisotope techniques suitable for the rapid laboratory determination of the ash content of coal have been tested ou unwashed coal samples from four Australian coal seams. In one techniqne, meas

    Jan 1, 1982

  • DFI
    Recycling Jet Grout Backflow: Waste Mitigation and Cost Benefits

    By Craig T. Jones, Zachary Q. Maassen

    "Jet grouting is a method of ground improvement that relies on the erosive capacity of high-speed jets to cut and mix the ground in place with a cementitious grout. A continuous return flow of cutting

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SAIMM
    Tensile Strength Testing Of Thin Spray-On Liner Products (TSLs) And Shotcrete

    By H. Yilmaz

    Tensile strength testing has been one of the most common physical property testing methods of thin spray-on liner (TSL) products worldwide. However, the variety of products tested has been insufficien

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Continuous Improvement And Teamwork Are The Keys To Success At Phoenix Mine

    By Scott Ellenbecker

    The formation in Newmont Mining?s Phoenix Mine near Battle Mountain, NV contains high levels of abrasive quartzite as well as gold, copper and silver. Newmont started mining operations at Phoenix (for

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Construction of Headrace Tunnel of Uma Oya Water Conveyance Project, Sri Lanka

    By Jamal Rostami, Ataollah Rahbar

    "Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project is under construction in Sri Lanka. This project involves 2 Rolled Concrete Core (RCC) Dams connected through a tunnel currently under construction by Drill a

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    Information Construction Technology For Supported Excavation In Urban Construction

    By Sun Jiale

    This paper presents a brief description of information construction technology for supported excavation to assure satisfactory performance of engineered system. As a successful example of application

    Jan 1, 1991

  • TMS
    Minor Element Control By Vacuum Calcination And Recycling Of Copper Smelter Dust

    By Jin Qiu

    Experiments were performed to determine the extent of minor element elimination that occurred when mixtures of copper smelter dust and copper concentrate, were calcined under vacuum. Almost complete

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME-ICGCM
    The Load Transfer Properties of Post?Groutable Cable Bolts Used in the Australian Coal Industry

    By Rob Thomas

    Adequate load transfer is considered essential for optimum ground support and is increasingly important in weak roof and/or high stress environments. If adequate load transfer is achieved not only can

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    An Evaluation Framework for Virtual Reality Safety Training Systems in the South African Mining Industry

    By E. A. van Wyk, M. R. de Villiers

    "Mining companies strive to increase and maintain production, while simultaneously remaining competitive in the global economy. Furthermore, they must ensure workers’ safety and maintain good safety r

    May 1, 2019