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A database of underground hardrock minesBy Peter Moser, Thoma Oberndorfer
"Within the research project “Mine Development” (Fettweis and Moser, 1990) a PC-based mine database has been built up since 1991 and so far includes detailed technical and economic data of about 150 u
Jan 1, 1996
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Effect of Ore Type and Operating Variables on High Rate Thickener Performance at Tata SteelBy Vishal Shukla, Prateek Singh, D. P. Chakraborty
"Continuous thickening by an operation called sedimentation is the separation of suspended solid particles from a liquid stream by gravity settling. The primary purpose of thickening is to increase th
Jan 1, 2016
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Truck-shovel optimization accounting for cost, safety, and operational practiceBy C. O. Aksoy, H. Kose, K. Ozfirat, T. Malli, A. Gonen, S. Gurgen
In selecting mobile mining equipment, factors including availability, useful economic life, maintenance and operating costs, and spare parts availability are considered. Given these factors, trucks an
Jan 1, 2005
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A Survey of Recycled Rare Earths Metallurgical ProcessingBy C. D. Anderson, C. G. Anderson, P. R. Taylor
"Rare Earths have become critical for our energy and materials driven society. While primary production must ramp up to fill growing demands, the recycle of these strategic elements must also be initi
Jan 1, 2012
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Use of Conditional Simulation to Assess Mesclassifcation of Ore and Waste in a Highly Discontinuous Gold/Copper DepositBy W. Hardtke, B. Perry
Model reconciliation problems at the low-grade, high-nugget Phoenix gold-copper deposit led to an examination of the influence of production decisions on ore-waste classification. A conditional simula
Jan 1, 2011
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Pamour MineBy R. C. E. Bray, Peter Price
"The property of Pamour Porcupine Mines, Limited, is in the eastern Porcupine area, about 12 miles northeast of Timmins. It covers parts of lots 3-6 (inclusive), cons. 5 and 6, Whitney tp., Cochrane d
Jan 1, 1954
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New Locked Charge Protection System Prevents Damage to 14mw Geared Mill (e36f627b-5857-4b5e-9b18-31db39c538e3)The 14MW SAG mill at Tarkwa, Ghana, experienced a frozen drop charge incident on 10 February 2010. This caused downtime of 112 hours, a repair cost of $200k and production loss of 162,000 tons, corres
Jan 1, 2012
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Influence of Uranium Mill Tailings on Tree Growth at Elliot LakeBy D. R. Murray
A four-year study was carried out to determine the ability of coniferous trees to aid in the reclamation of uranium tailings at Elliot Lake. Five species were planted: white cedar, white spruce, jack
Jan 1, 1978
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Spectrochemical Analysis of Palladium by the Sponge TechniqueBy W. L. Ott, C. L. Lewis
"AbstractA technique is described for preparation of palladium sponge and for spectrochemical analysis of the metal in this form. The precision and accuracy of the method are discussed. Analyses are c
Jan 1, 1953
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Implementation of Advanced Control Strategies Using VentSim™ Control at San Julian Mine in Chihuahua, MexicoBy Daniel Torres Espinoza, Jose Pinedo
"Ventilation is a vital service in underground mines, required to provide fresh air to the work force and dilute diesel equipment gases (CO, NOx) and diesel particulate matters (DPM). At a Mexican pre
Jan 1, 2019
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Accident Prevention in and Around Coal MinesBy Daniel Murray
"ACCIDENT PREVENTION in and around coal mines presents many problems of a type which are not encountered in any other industry. This is particularly true of the coal mines in Nova Scotia, where the un
Jan 1, 1953
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Analysis of Uranium Ores by Geiger MethodsBy The Staff
"SummaryDetermination of uranium in ores may be made by measurement of their radioactivity.The method most commonly used is that of measuring beta radiations with the tray-type beta counter. This will
Jan 1, 1950
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Costello MineBy Perry L. Christian
"Mana/ta Coal Ltd. 's Costello Mine, located seven kilometres east of Estevan, Saskatchewan, has been operating at the present location since 1960. During the past twenty-three years, annual productio
Jan 1, 1985
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Recovery Profiling in a Talc Flotation Roughing BankBy P. Blonde
Recent analysis has suggested that a balanced recovery profile can improve flotation bank performance. Test work was conducted to test the balanced profile concept at the Penhorwood talc mine near Tim
Aug 1, 2013
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The Development of Uranium Mining in Australia: a Look from the Past to the FutureBy John Battista
Uranium mining in Australia has a chequered history. This paper reviews the development of the Australian uranium mining industry from the 1930?s to the present day. It outlines the geology of the var
Aug 1, 2010
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Cyaniding at Noranda (CYANIDING AT NoRANDA-Discussion)By C. G. McLachlan
Professor H.E.T. Haultain: To me from time to time the urge comes to say the agreeable thing as well as the disagreeable in commenting on the work of others. It is a prerogative of age. I don't a
Jan 1, 1946
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Autogenous Electron Beam Welding of Aluminum Alloy 2024By P. Wanjara, M. Xiao
During fusion welding of aluminium alloys, the avoidance of defects (such as porosity, oxides, hot cracking, undercutting) as well as the ability to optimize the microstructure-property characteristic
Jan 1, 2006
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Designing And Implementing Of Noise Control Method Due To Ball Charge In Primary Ball Mills Of Sarcheshmeh Copper ComplexBy E. Esmaeilzadeh
There arc 8 primary ball mills in the concentrator plant and their task is material crushing. At the time of balls charge to mills, a lot of noise is produced. This noise would affect all grinding are
Jan 1, 2007
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Foreign Investment in Canadian MinesBy G. C. Bateman
Canada is a very large country with a small population which is growing very slowly. We have great natural resources, but with our limited population we are continually looking afield for new capital
Jan 1, 1925
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Shear Stregth Enhancement of Rock Mass Due to Passive Rock BoltsBy L. P. Srivastava
Rock bolts have been used since long to enhance the shear strength response of jointed rocks in civil and mining engineering structures. However, the assessment of strength response of a rock mass rei
Jan 1, 2015