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Closing the Historic Alaska-Juneau Mine
By Joseph L. Petrillo
In July 1997, Kvaerner Environmental signed a unique contract with Echo Bay Alaska called the Transfer Risk and Accelerate Closure (TRAC). The contract called for Kvaerner to assume the responsibilit
Jan 1, 1999
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A High‑Precision Road Network Construction Method Based on Deep Learning for Unmanned Vehicle in Open Pit
By Qinghua Gu, BUQING XUE, XUEXIAN LI, JIANGSHAN SONG, Qian Wang
To solve the problem of time-consuming and low precision in updating the open-pit vehicle transportation network, a high precision road network model construction method for unmanned vehicles in open-
Jan 11, 2022
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A case study exploring field-level risk assessments as a leading safety indicator - SME Transactions 2018
By R. Heiser, J. Vendetti, B. P. Connor, E. J. Haas
Health and safety indicators help mine sites predict the likelihood of an event, advance initiatives to control risks, and track progress. Although useful to encourage individuals within the mining co
Jan 1, 2018
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A case study exploring field-level risk assessments as a leading safety indicator - SME Transactions 2017
By R. Heiser, J. Vendetti, B. P. Connor, E. J. Haas
Health and safety indicators help mine sites predict the likelihood of an event, advance initiatives to control risks, and track progress. Although useful to encourage individuals within the mining co
Jan 1, 2017
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Kinetic And Equilibrium Effects In Gold Ore Cyanidation
By M. I. Brittan
Cyanide leaching of two West African gold ores was studied in multiple laboratories to provide process-engineering data for plant design purposes. Unusually slow leach extraction kinetics were observe
Jan 1, 2008
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User Friendly Finite Element Design Of Shafts And Tunnels
By William G. Pariseau, Mark K. Larson, Heather E. Lawson
Rational design based on engineering fundamentals is essential for the layout of safe, stable shafts and tunnels. Shafts and tunnels including winzes, raises, adits, and crosscuts are lifelines to the
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Mine Exploitation
By Scott G. Britton
Mine exploitation is a broad subject whose focus is the technical skills or efforts needed for the extraction of mineral from a known ore body. Mine exploitation can be considered the very core of the
Jan 1, 2008
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Condition-based monitoring and maintenance system at a large opencast mine in India
By N. C. Saxena, S. K. Puri, A. K. Pal
The condition-based monitoring system is an important innovation for reducing the downtime of costly, heavy earth- moving machinery (HEMM). Vibration severity measurements were made on the HEMM locate
Jan 1, 2000
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Experimental Shaft Machine for Nuclear Waste Disposal
By Dennis Ofiara, Michael Lewis
An experimental 1.75 meter Shaft Boring Machine was designed and manufactured by The Robbins Company. The drill was used by contractor Drillcon Raise AB to drill test shafts at an SKB underground test
Jan 1, 2005
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Carbon Emissions From Base Metals And Cop 15
By M. J. Farrell
Mining is a significant emitter of greenhouse gases and is the focus of increasing attention from green groups and regulators. Miners need to know their own carbon emissions and how they compare with
Jan 1, 2010
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100,000 Expected at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2002 in Las Vegas
More than 100,000 people are expected to be in Las Vegas, NV in March for ConExpo-Con/Agg 2002, the largest exhibit of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. This triennial event features equipment, ser
Jan 1, 2002
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The Critical Minerals Initiative of the US Geological Survey’s Mineral Deposit Database Project: USMIN "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"
By Patrick Scott, Germán Schmeda, Morgan Mullins, Liam Knudsen, Bradley S. Van Gosen, Carma A. San Juan, Nicholas A. Karl, Jeffrey L. Mauk, Clayton Forbush
The objective of the US Geological Survey’s mineral deposit database project (USMIN) is to develop a comprehensive twentyfirst century geospatial database that is the authoritative source of the most
Feb 8, 2021
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Leaching And Electrochemical Behavior Of Gold In Iodide Solutions Part I: Dissolution Kinetics
By J. B. Hiskey
Of the halogens, the gold iodide complexes are the most stable in aqueous solutions. A series of experiments were performed to investigate the kinetics and mechanism of the leaching reaction between g
Jan 1, 1990
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The Leaching Of Mgco3 And Caco3 From Mount Isa Zinc Concentrate
By E. Yigit
Hydrometallurgical production of zinc from concentrates is generally carried out by H2SO4 leaching. For the smooth operation of this process, some harmful components must be removed from the leach sol
Jan 1, 2010
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A Mining Breakthrough; Preconcentration by Sensor-Based Sorting
By Carlo Sampaio, Moacir Veras, Aaron Young, Carlo Petter
"Three major challenges for the mining industry are the minimization of energy use, water consumption and environmental impact. Therefore, any technique that reduces milling waste, decreases water usa
Jan 1, 2015
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Characterization of Different Road Dusts in Opencast Coal Mining Areas of India
By L. K. Bandyopadhyay, P. K. Mishra, S. K. Chaulya, R. S. Singh, A. Kumar, N. Tripathi, K. Mandal
A comprehensive field study has been carried out to measure the background air quality status and identify the air pollution sources from opencast mines around a heritage site in India. Air quality mo
Jan 12, 2022
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DEMET Technology Application to POx – New Potential for Savings and Revenue
By P. James
"INTRODUCTION Control of target stream acidity is widely used in MIW (mining influenced water). Tailoring pH (a measure of acidity) finds application for controlling key chemistry in both process and
Jan 1, 2016
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Early Strength Performance Of Modern Weak Rock Mass Shotcrete Mixes
By C. C. Clark
The national Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Office of Mine Safety and Health, Ground Control Engineering Branch is investigating the use of shotcrete in weak rock mass mines wit
Jan 1, 2011
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Drone-Based Applications for Tailings Dam Monitoring
By Jose A. Gomez, Javad Sattarvand
Failures of tailings dams have been happening lately. Due to the lack of laws on particular design criteria and stability requirements related monitoring during construction and maintenance, they are
Jun 25, 2023
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Importance Of Iron Oxides As Carriers For Heavy Metals In Contaminated Soils And Prospects For Their Separation
By H. Hoberg, M. Langen, B. Hamacher
Since the term "abandoned hazardous sites" was first coined in the 1978 environmental report of the Council of Environmental Specialists, a number of different types of technology has been developed i
Jan 1, 1995