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    Mining Foundation of the Southwest Honors Industry Greats

    The Mining Foundation of the Southwest will hold its 14th annual American Mining Hall of Fame awards banquet Saturday, Dec. 7, 1996 at the Leows Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, AZ. Each year, pre

    Jan 1, 1996

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    Conducting Sustainable Development Concurrently With The Reclamation Of Abandoned Mines At The French Gulch Site Near Breckenridge, Colorado

    By V. L. Ketellapper

    This paper discusses the technical issues and stakeholder collaborative processes which resulted in achieving a balance between the reclamation of abandoned mine sites, providing affordable housing, a

    Jan 1, 2004

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    More Than 1,200 Professionals Expected At RETC

    More than 1,200 professionals from the global tunneling and underground space industries are expected to be on hand for the 2009 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference to be held at Caesars Palace

    Jan 1, 2009

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    In Support Of Mineral Exploration In Canada ? Summary

    By J. F. Allan

    The main conditions which affect investment in mineral exploration and development are compared in five countries currently considered attractive for mineral investment - Canada, the U.S., Australia,

    Jan 1, 1976

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    The Effect Of Dolomite Additions And Indurating Temperature On The Microstructure Of Magnetic-Taconite Pellets

    By T. V. Johnson

    The microstructural relationships in dolomitic fluxed taconite pellets were studied. The influence of basicity (in the range 0.75 to 2.1) and firing temperature (to 1340°C) on the grain structure, mac

    Jan 1, 1980

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    Major Silver Deposits Of Utah: Geochemical And Geological Reasons For World-Class High- And Low-Grade Systems

    By L. P. James, W. W. Atkinson

    Utah has produced about 31.7 kt (1 billion oz) of silver, more than any state in the United States except Idaho. Several high-grade ore systems in Utah, where the mines are now closed, occur within la

    Jan 1, 2003

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    Recent Trends In Smelting And Refining Terms And Conditions

    By Charles E. Dunne

    One of the most frequently asked quesitons is: "Where is copper (price and usage) going?" I will not attempt to forecast either the future price of copper or the future growth of the copper industry;

    Jan 1, 1984

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    Cost Calculations for Highly Mechanized Cut-and-Fill Stoping

    By Gordon M. Pugh, David G. Rasmussen

    INTRODUCTION The two unit operations in cut-and-fill stoping that would benefit most from increased mechanization are drilling blastholes and moving broken ore to the ore¬passes. Drilling in curren

    Jan 1, 1982

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    More than 25,000 expected to attend AMC’s MINExpo International ’88 to be held in Chicago

    The most complete mining show ever held in the United States and the largest exposition of its kind to be held anywhere in the world in 1988. That's how the American Mining Congress is billing

    Jan 3, 1988

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    Multivariate Stochastic Mine Scheduling Targeting Stationary Grades

    By Augusto Andres Torres Toledo, João Felipe Coimbra Leite Costa, Luciano Nunes Capponi, Diego Machado Marques

    Short-term mine planning to open pit requires defining diglines to orientate the excavation geometry. In deposits with multiple chemical variables, it is necessary to have more rigorous control over t

    Jun 25, 2023

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    Development Of On-Line Evaluation Of Longwall Roof Behavior Using Neural Networks And Fuzzy Sets

    Micro-computers have made it practical to install a high-speed acquisition system to collect data from a longwall face in near real-time. By simultaneous data analyses using neural networks and fuzzy

    Jan 1, 1996

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    The Flotation Limit Of Fine Particles Based On Contact Angle Measurements

    By J. Drelich

    The flotation limit of fine particles has been re-examined based on the effect of bubble size on contact angle, and a new surface chemistry-limited relationship describing the minimum particle size wh

    Jan 1, 1994

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    A New Process For Oxided Ore Of Copper By Leaching ? The Process

    By Rudecindo S. Silo

    [The principal characteristics of the process is that when applied in medium or in great degree it only needs unelaborated raw materials such as sodium chloride and calcium carbonate, or of medium ela

    Jan 1, 1965

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    Mineral Resource Planning And Simulation ? Introduction

    By Donald Bishko

    Zoning is the legal means by which land use can be controlled. Although zoning laws have historically been quick to prevent quarrying, one is hard pressed to find zoning ordinances which specifically

    Jan 1, 1970

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    An Evaluation of the Relative Safety of U.S. Mining Explosion-Protected Equipment Approval Requirements versus Those of International Standards

    By J. F. Burr, D. Snyder, W. Calder

    "INTRODUCTION “Explosion protection” refers to techniques used to minimize the potential for electrical and electronic equipment to create an ignition while operating in a hazardous location (HAZLOC).

    Jan 1, 2017

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    Continuous Mining Dust Levels in 20-Foot Cuts With and Without a Scrubber Operating

    Flooded-bed scrubbers on continuous miners have been shown to be an effective respirable dust control technology, traditionally used during the extraction of extended cuts of up to 12.2 m (40 ft). To

    Feb 23, 2014

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    Angle Bolts Control Rib Side At No. 4 Mine, Brookwood, Alabama

    By Michael Gauna

    A high seam geologic condition exists at Jim Walter Resources No.4 mine which requires immediate rib support after a continuous miner cuts a place, High seam mining heights are typically 2.4 to 2.6 m

    Jan 1, 1983

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    World’s Largest Slurry Shield Tunneling Report in Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway Construction

    By Yasutaka Izumi, Tuneyoshi Funasaki, Keizou Miki, Makoto Kanai

    INTRODUCTION The Tokyo metropolitan region, inclusive of the three neighboring prefectures (Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama), has the highest concentration of population and industry in Japan; with an

    Jan 1, 1997

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    Wyoming Bentonite -Chemistry. Mineralogy & Markets

    By William J. Miles

    The markets and applications of Wyoming bentonite deposits are primarily determined by the functional properties of a bentonite ore which results from the unique mineralogy and chemistry of each depos

    Jan 1, 1995

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    Industrial Minerals 2004 - Barite

    By P. Mills

    The four top barite-producing countries in the world are China, India, Morocco and the United States. China is currently the largest exporter of barite followed by India. More than 95 percent of th

    Jan 1, 2005