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  • CIM
    Standard TCP/IP Networks for Mine and Equipment Automation

    By Christoph Mueller

    Broad band mine communication today is characterized mainly by individual solutions, which have in common their long development phases and their high cost for development, operation and service. The

    May 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Data integration in mineral exploration: the example of SEEBASETM = Structurally Enhanced view of Economic BASEment.

    By S. Goodman

    Successful exploration for and exploitation of a mineral deposit requires an accurate understanding of the deposit architecture in 3D, and of the development of the mineralizing system through time, w

    May 1, 2003

  • CIM
    Energy Conservation for the Mining Industry

    By E. Howard Lambert

    "Operating costs of mining plants are increasing due to the increased cost of labour, materials and fuels. Labour and materials costs are factors not readily controlled. However, the use of energy fro

    Jan 1, 1973

  • CIM
    Sources of Magnesia and Magnesium in Canada

    By M. F. Goudge

    MAGNESIA refractories and magnesium metal are both essential war commodities. The need for magnesium, which had just made its debut as a commercial metal a few years before the outbreak of the present

    Jan 1, 1942

  • CIM
    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

  • CIM
    Effect of extraction water chemistry on the consolidation of oil sands fine tailings

    By W. G. Miller, J. D. Scott, D. C. Sego

    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

    Jan 1, 2010

  • CIM
    Weigh Belt Scales - The Nuclear Approach

    By Galen Bauer

    "Up until the mid 1960's, the only available methods for making continuous weight measurements were through the use of mechanical and electro-mechanical weigh scales. It was during this time period th

    Jan 1, 1975

  • CIM
    Diminuer Les Risques D?incidents Environnementaux Par Une Approche De Gestion Intégrée Des Parcs À Résidus Miniers

    By Philippe Poirier

    Les parcs à résidus miniers représentent un risque environnemental qui nécessite une gestion adéquate. Suite à la publication du « Guide sur la gestion des parcs à résidus miniers » en septembre 1998,

    Nov 1, 2002

  • CIM
    The Application of Geology in the Search for Industrial Mineral Deposits

    By A. S. Dawson

    Introduction The purpose of this paper is to discuss, in a general way, the application of geological principles in the exploration for, and development of, deposits of industrial minerals. Mention

    Jan 1, 1949

  • CIM
    Man power in the Mining Industry

    By John J. Deutsch

    "1T is a great pleasure for me to be present at the Annual Dinner of the C.I.M.; a pleasure which is combined with a mutual opportunity that I value highly. First of all, this occasion gives me a chan

    Jan 1, 1966

  • CIM
    The Seven Delusions in Disaster-Prone Organizations

    By Corrie Pitzer

    Safety performance in many companies and even industries has stalled in the few years. Accidents rates are at a ?plateau? and yet, serious accidents and fatality rates are not. In more dramatic cases,

    May 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Hangingwall sloughing mechanism in open stope mining

    By J. Ran

    "Hangingwall sloughing is the major cause of unplanned stope dilution in open stope mining. Understanding the hangingwall sloughing mechanism can guide the stope design in minimizing the unplanned dil

    Jan 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Metallurgical Coals for the Future

    By A. D. Fisher

    This paper describes the future position of metallurgical coal, particularly as applied to Canadian reserves. Quality coking coal is declining in availability, but preheating practices may alleviate t

    Jan 1, 1972

  • CIM
    The Coal Problem in Great Britain and the World

    By John T. Whetton

    "FROM 1850 when the annual production was around 50 million tons, coal output in Great Britain expanded rapidly to 225 million tons in 1900 and 287 million tons in 1913. However, during the First Worl

    Jan 1, 1960

  • CIM
    On the Impact of Potential Processing Technology Developments on Rare Earth Mining Economics

    By P. Klossek

    It is estimated that China accounts for 94% of the world supply of rare earths (Roskill, 2011). This fact, together with the impact of China?s export policy, poses a substantial risk to the security o

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    The Environmental Impact of Submarine Tailings Disposal at the Island Copper Mine on Vancouver Island: A Case History in Environmental Policy

    By Patrick Moore

    In 1971 the government of British Columbia issued a permit for the Island Copper Mine to commence disposal of 33,000 tons per day of mine tailings into Rupert Inlet, a marine fjord on the northwest co

    May 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Hoist-Rope Stress Analysis and Preventative Maintenance for Multi-Rope Friction Hoists

    By Humphrey Dean

    "Canadian mining companies now operate numerous Koepe-type friction hoists in a variety of different shafts, most of which have a depth in excess of 3,000 feet. Rope performance reliability is an abso

    Jan 1, 1970

  • CIM
    Integrating Geometallurgical Parameters into Mining Grade Control at Operating Mines

    By William Shaw

    Conditional simulation is now an accepted tool for managing ore block design at a number of operating mines. It provides a way to consider the quality of data, local continuity and economic risk in de

    Oct 1, 2009

  • CIM
    The Flin Flon Zinc Plant

    By John D. Carr

    Introduction The Flin Flon zinc plant operates on what is known as the low density or standard sulphate process, that is, the zinc is carried through the plant solution circuit attached to the SO4 or

    Jan 1, 1935

  • CIM
    Electric Load-Haul-Dump Machines: Real Alternative for Diesels?

    By J. Paraszczak

    ABSTRACT Diesel-powered loaders are a pillar of modern underground metal mining. As these mines are getting deeper and hotter and the emission regulations stricter, ventilation costs are soaring, affe

    Jan 1, 2013