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Summary of industrial minerals in SaskatchewanBy Paul Guliov
Potash dominates the industrial mineral scene in Saskatchewan accounting for 44% of total provincial mineral production in 1981. More than 7 million tonnes of potash have been produced annualy in rece
Jan 1, 1984
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Aggregate resources in Nova ScotiaBy John H. Fowler
"Most of the aggregate used in Nova Scotia is produced from numerous glaciofluvial and ice-contact deposits scattered throughout the province. Production from bedrock sources is increasing, with most
Jan 1, 1982
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Roof Weakness: Fossilization and (Cyclic) Regenerative Hydrated SulphatesBy Erwin L. Zodrow
THE AUTHORS welcome this timely opportunity to comment o n a paper by MacLean and Merner (" Room-and- Pillar Mining at the Prince Mine of the Cape Breton Development Corporation " , ClM Bulletin , Jun
Jan 1, 1978
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The Princess Colliery Man-Rake RopeBy Gordon S. Farnham
THIS paper summarizes the results of investigations carried out at Sydney Mines, N.S., and at Ottawa, following the disaster at Princess colliery, December 6th, 1938. The Honourable Minister of Mines
Jan 1, 1939
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Development of a Metallurgical Flow Sheet for the Songwe Hill Rare Earth Project in MalawiBy M. Bryson, A. E. Brady, W. Dawes, G. Beer, N. Sehlotho
Mkango Resources Limited is developing the Songwe Hill Rare Earth Element Project in southeast Malawi. Since being awarded the exclusive exploration licence for the project in January 2010, Mkango has
Jan 1, 2014
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Concentrate Grade and Regrind Size Improvement on the East Pit Hypogene Ore at Kemess MineBy E. Roman, M. Brissette
"For its end of life, Kemess Mine processed its difficult-to-treat hypogene ore from the east pit, which is a lower grade copper and higher pyrite content gold ore. Metallurgical testwork showed that
Jan 1, 2012
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Stress Analysis of Brick Lined Autoclaves"Acid resistant brick lined autoclaves and related vessels are utilized in pressure oxidation for the recovery of gold, copper, and other metals. The combination of the corrosion resistant membrane, a
Jan 1, 2012
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Sankey Trees: Visualization of Energy FlowsBy Adam Turcotte
Mining operations consume a considerable amount of energy, and while reduced energy consumption is desirable, it is not always clear how to achieve this goal. Understanding the opportunities to optimi
Aug 1, 2013
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Employing a Virtual Reality Tool to Explicate Tacit Knowledge of Machine OperatorsBy A. Vasenev
The quality and durability of asphalted roads strongly depends on the final step in the road construction process; the profiling and compaction of the fresh spread asphalt. During compaction machine o
Aug 1, 2013
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Gas Diffusion Rules Through Coal Particles of Different SizesBy Baisheng Nie
The process of gas diffusion through coal particles and the mathematical physical model under the third kind boundary condition was determined to obtain the rules of gas diffusion through coal particl
Aug 1, 2013
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Competency contrast modelling Using XRF Data to Identify Areas of High Seismic RiskBy Maxim Martel, Karolan Tremblay
Westwood Mine has experienced several episodes of increased seismic activity. While current geotechnical characterizations such as RMR, GSI, and Q' index can identify the general rock quality and zone
Jan 1, 2023
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Industrial minerals in British ColumbiaBy Zdenek D. Hora
British Columbia is an important producer of a variety of industrial minerals for both domestic and export markets. Some commodities such as limestone, dolomite, gypsum, calcium carbonate, silica, bar
Jan 1, 2001
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Inspection Techniques - Non-Destructive Evaluation – Mill Gear Inspection Using Eddy Current Array (ECA) Combined With Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM) TechniquesBy Tom Shumka
"All mineral processing facilities that use girth gear driven mills need to inspect the gear teeth on a routine basis, whether it be every six months to every three years. The inspection frequency dep
Jan 1, 2012
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Understanding Heat Stress Measurement & Exposure GuidelinesBy Stephen Hardcastle
Personnel Heat Exposure Issues In Canada?s Deep Mechanized Mines ?Project developed in 2004 ?Base/precious metal industry identified heat stress/management as a major challenge affecting productivi
Oct 1, 2010
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Community Engagement: When Is It The Right Time To Initiate And How And Why Should It Be Done?By Mark Liskowich
When is it the proper time to initiate engagement with various stakeholders, including Indigenous communities? This paper will demonstrate what stage of a project’s evolution is the appropriate time t
Jan 1, 2020
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Closing the loop—Using actual concentrator performance to determine the true value of ore sources"The Antamina orebody is a geologically complex, polymetallic skarn located in the Peruvian Andes. A range of copper and copperzinc ores are campaigned separately through the concentrator producing co
Jan 1, 2005
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Phase Relations and Activities of Arsenic and Antimony in the Cu-O-As and Cu-O-Sb SYSTEMS at 1523 KBy L. Voisin, K. Yamaguchi, D. G. Mendoza, K. Ltagaki
The behavior of arsenic and antimony in the Cu-0 system was thermodynamically investigated to understand their elimination during a blister-making stage in copper smelting. Firstly, the phase relation
Jan 1, 2007
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Design, Testing and Performance of the World?s First Fuelcell Mine Vehicle, a Production LocomotiveBy Marc C. Bétournay
A mine production locomotive, the world?s first applied industrial fuelcell vehicle, has been designed and tested in the context of a number of proof-of-concept projects supported by the Fuelcell Prop
May 1, 2003
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Transforming the Effectiveness of the HPGR Circuit at Anglo Platinum MogalakwenaThe Anglo Platinum Mogalakwena North concentrator was one of the first three hard rock mineral processing applications to utilise a HPGR circuit in preference to a SAG milling circuit. This was driven
Jan 1, 2012
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Brazing Characteristics of Warm Formed Automotive Heat Exchanger ComponentsBy K. B. Han, S. Winkler, M. J. Benoit, M. J. Worswick
"Automotive heat exchangers are fabricated by forming multi-layered aluminum (Al) alloy brazing sheets into the desired geometry and subsequently passing the assembly through a furnace for brazing. As
Jan 1, 2018