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  • SME
    Mining Foundation of the Southwest Honors Its 2006 Inductees

    The Mining Foundation of the Southwest will host its 24th Annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Banquet at the Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort in Tucson, AZ on Saturday, Dec. 9. T

    Jan 1, 2006

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    Mine Production Scheduling Optimization At Newmont?s Twin Creeks Mine

    Newmont?s Twin Creeks Mine, located in northern Nevada, is producing gold ore from surface mining operations. The ore is currently processed at three different on site facilities depending on the ore

    Feb 27, 2013

  • SME
    Improving Empire?s Grinding Circuit Performance Using Six Sigma - Preprint 09-059

    By H. Walqui

    The Empire concentrator was built in four stages, with the latest stage accounting for 50% of the overall plant capacity. Over the past 5 years, the average throughput of the three grinding lines has

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    A comparison of globe, wet and dry temperature and humidity measuring devices available for heat stress assessment

    By S. Hardcastle

    Various controlled and ambient tests were undertaken to evaluate the performance of a variety of digital heat stress monitors, psychrometers and simpler temperature/relative humidity data loggers that

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Mineral processing and utilisation of iron ore tailings

    The only significant iron ore deposit in Hungary could be found in Rudabánya. The mine was closed in 1986. The area of Rudabánya was always the home of heavy mining activity. In former times, mainly s

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Reduction or Elimination of Abrasion, Wear, and Corrosion in Backfill Equipment

    By Franz Albert Nonnen

    Backfill systems have been used for as long as mining activities have existed. Various backfill methods have been developed over the centuries with consideration for geological necessities, the techni

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME
    Use of infrared sensors for monitoring methane in underground mines

    Federal regulations require the use of methane monitors on all mining machines. All machine-mounted methane monitors currently used in underground coal mines rely on catalytic heat of combustion senso

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Technologies For The Regeneration Of Cyanide From Thiocyanate

    By D. Dimitriadis, T. Polglase, W. Phillips, R. Jenny, M. Botz

    Cyanidation processes for the extraction of gold or silver frequently involve the processing of sulfur-containing solids which react with cyanide to form thiocyanate. The formation of thiocyanate is

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    The Green Mining Technique in Chinese Collieries

    By Minggao Qian, Jialin Xu, Wenqi Lai, Weibin Zhu

    This article advances an innovative concept explaining the connotation and technical system of "green" mining. The important theoretical foundations of "green" mining are the distribution and developm

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Selective Leaching of Arsenic from High-Arsenic Dust in the Alkaline System and its Prediction Model Using Artificial Neural Network - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)

    By Yun-tao Xin, Yu Yi, Kang Yan, Gang Li, Xiao-dong Lv

    This study investigated the selective removal of arsenic from high-arsenic dust in alkaline systems and the effects of different leaching conditions. The results indicated that the liquid–solid ratio,

    Jul 29, 2021

  • SME
    The Modelling Of Froth Zone Recovery In Batch And Continuously Operated Laboratory Flotation Cells

    By Z. T. Mathe, M. A. Vera, M. C. Harris

    This contribution presents a methodology how to quantify froth zone recovery in a continuously operated laboratory mechanical flotation cell. The methodology consists of relating the overall flotatio

    Jan 1, 2001

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    Remediation Of Historical Smelter Contamination Midvale Slag Superfund Site - Operable Unit One Midvale, Ut - Introduction - Preprint 09-012

    The Midvale Slag Site covers 300 acres in Midvale, Salt Lake County, Utah. Midvale (population 10,000) is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area (population 936,000). Between 1902 and 1971, Un

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Myths In Grinding Mill Q.A. — Uncovering The Costs

    By V. Svalbonas

    The process of grinding mill quality assurance brings with it associated truths and myths. When the mill quality assurance process took its first great steps forward in the late 1970s and early 1980s

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Computers And The Planning Of Dragline Mines

    By Peter N. Calder, J. L. Workman

    There are many opportunities for computers to assist in dragline mine planning. Three important areas particularly lend themselves to computer assisted study. These are overall mine design and plannin

    Jan 1, 1989

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    Water Treatment at Homestake’s Bulldog Mountain Operation

    By Joseph L. Young, Richard A. Bohling

    To keep Homestake's Bulldog Mountain silver and lead mining and milling operation in southwestern Colorado workable, natural ground water and decant water from the mine's sand backfilling op

    Jan 12, 1981

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    How To Optimize The Water Usage At The Whole Operation In 4 Key Steps

    By G. Tiravanti

    A recurrent concern in mining operations is how to deal with the large volumes of fresh water used which in turn generates large volumes of effluents that have to be treated. Water treatment can focus

    Feb 27, 2013

  • SME
    Vibration Analysis Of Large Tumbling Mills

    By B. K. Mishra

    In order to maintain higher grinding efficiency in tumbling mills the mill interior and dynamics must be known. For this purpose, several different types of non-intrusive methods have been proposed an

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Pre-Excavation Grouting Design Guidelines for Hard Rock Excavations

    By S. Klein, D. Crouthamel, D. W. Farmer, S. H. Phillips

    Groundwater inflows during construction pose one of the greatest risks to the successful completion of tunnel projects. Inflows can result in safety concerns, difficulty in mining and ground support,

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Felsic Volcanics And Tungsten In Neoarchaean Hutti Schist Belt, India.

    By P. Sangurmath, C. Gundewar, M. Riyazulla, V. Vasudev, N. Shadaksharswami

    Dharwar craton in the southern Indian shield, comprises the Neoarchaean foreland in the west and a relatively younger accretionary complex composed of granitoids and intervening gold-bearing volcano-s

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Ventilation And Climate Simulation Of Development Ends In Metal Mines

    By P. Rostami

    It is important to study the ventilation system in order to better design and control of the working environment in deep underground mines. With increasing depth, heat, and humidity performance may be

    Jan 1, 2011