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  • SAIMM
    Slags In Ferroalloys Production - Review Of Present Knowledge (f01c7cff-4c9e-4dc5-bcb8-bf27e2621293)

    By L. Holappa

    Ferroalloys like FeCr and FeMn are mostly produced in submerged electric arc furnaces. Typical of these processes is that the amount of slag is quite high. The role of slag for the process is thus ess

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    Metallurgical Development And Design For The Pascua Lama Project

    By R. A. Williams

    The Pascua Lama Project is situated on the border of Chile and Argentina at an elevation of 4,800 m. The ore contains gold, silver and copper, and an initial milling production rate of 33,000 t/d is

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    Intrusion-Alteration-Mineralisation Relationships in the Frieda River Igneous Complex, PNG

    By R Handfield, G Kary, Frieda Project

    Recent exploration by the Cyprus Amax-Highlands Pacific-OMRD Joint Venture at the Frieda River project, PNG has demonstrated the extent of igneous phases, alteration and mineralisation, and the relati

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Discussion - Performance evaluation of indicator kriging in a gold deposit

    By Y. C. Kim, I. S. Roditis, P. K. Medhi

    P. Mousset-Jones I found the article most interesting and timely. I consider it imperative that mine case studies like this one are undertaken and published so that the practicing mining engineer and

    Jan 3, 1988

  • NIOSH
    IC 8932 Costs And Effects Of Environmental Protection Controls Regulating U.S. Phosphate Rock Mining

    By Ronald F. Balazik

    This Bureau of Mines study identifies and examines the costs of Federal, State, and local environmental protection controls on domestic phosphate rock mining, The costs include the expenditures needed

    Jan 1, 1983

  • AIME
    Chicago Paper - Metallography of Rifle-barrel Steel

    By G. F. Butterworth

    The metallographic structures most frequently encountered in rifle barrels, and which are illustrated by the accompanying photomicrographs, fall naturally into two groups, distinguished by the method

    Jan 1, 1920

  • NIOSH
    RI 3333 Progress Reports - Metallurgical Division 15. Ore-Dressing Studies - Use Of Wetting Agents In Flotation - What Are Wetting Agents?

    By R. S. Dean

    In an earlier paper Dean and Hersberger5/ gave preliminary results a d discussed briefly the use in flotation of organic reagents of the type known in the textile industry as "wetting agents.? These r

    Jan 1, 1937

  • SAIMM
    Destruction Of Underground Methane At Beatrix Gold Mine - Synopsis

    Beatrix Gold Mine, a deep-level gold mine in the Free State province of South Africa, has the highest methane emission rate of any gold mine in the country. Methane is emitted from underground sources

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Barrick’s Gold Production to Increase by 40 Percent

    Barrick Gold plans to have four new gold mines in production by 2006. Together, the mines would increase the company’s output by 40 percent. The projects include Veladero in Argentina, Alto Chica

    Jan 1, 2004

  • CIM
    Improving Safety With GPS-Based Proximity Detection Improving Detection

    By Casey Erickson

    Goldstrike Property ??Located in Elko, NV USA?Carlin Trend ??Mining Since 1985 ??27 Million Ounces of Gold Mined ??Production of 400,000 tons/day ??1,600 Employees

    May 1, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Removal of As(III) and As(V) in Aqueous Solution

    Removal of As(III) and As(V) in Aqueous Solution There are toxic arsenical species such as As(III) and As(V), and arsenious species have specially strong toxicity. The strong toxicity causes contamin

    Sep 13, 2010

  • NIOSH
    Minerals In The U.S. Economy: Ten-Year Supply-Demand Profiles For Mineral And Fuel Commodities

    The accompanying supply/demand flow diagrams and 10-year tables for mineral and fuel commodities present essential data required by government, industry, and others to formulate policies and programs

    Jan 1, 1975

  • SME
    Evaluation of Geological Conditions Ahead of TBM Using Seismic Reflector Tracing and TBM Driving Data

    By Descour Jozef, Suguru Shirasagi, Takuji Yamamoto, Koji Murakami

    For TBM tunneling no visual inspection of excavated ground is possible. This may hinder the high-speed excavation, particularly in complex ground conditions. The TBM Excavation Control System was deve

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation Of A Limit Equilibrium Model To Simulate Crush Pillar Behaviour - Synopsis

    By M. du Plessis

    This paper describes the evaluation of a limit equilibrium model to simulate the behaviour of crush pillars in platinum mines. An analytical model was derived to calculate the residual average pillar

    Jan 1, 2011

  • DFI
    Drivability Of Piles By Vibration

    By Don C. Warrington

    This paper is a survey of the various methods and research efforts by which the drivability of piles is determined. First, a brief outline of the basic theory and the important parameters for driving

    Jan 1, 1989

  • ISEE
    SCB Technology for New Electronic and Fiber-Optic Based Detonators and Initiation Systems

    By W Barry Gregg

    The rock blasting and mining industries use a system of detonators and explosives for mining operations. Many detonators use small metal bridgewires, which are heated by passing a current through the

    Jan 1, 1992

  • CIM
    Use of gravity drainage and quasi-homogeneous dykes for containment of oil sand tailings (df9a2317-173a-4976-8412-bf4feb957a4f)

    By L. Nichols, H. Keele, K. Czajewski

    "The oil sands industry in northern Alberta disposes of the by-products of bitumen extraction into tailings ponds. The mix of tailings sand and mature fines, with gypsum added as a flocculent, constit

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME-ICGCM
    Geomechanic Monitoring And Distributed Information Systems

    By G. I. Gritsko

    In this paper we consider the elements of a distributed information geomechanic monitoring system which is used in computerized mine planning and mining operations control. The automated system is a t

    Jan 1, 1996

  • DFI
    Post-Tensioned Diaphragm Wall "T" Panels For Large Unbraced Excavation Spans - Introduction

    By Nino Catalano

    The combination of two top levels of cross-lot braces designed and installed to act as a truss, and vertical post-tensioning of the panels allow the unbraced excavation of a 36' span. Philoso

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    Operating Strategies for Custodians of Company Assets Creating Wealth

    By A L. Welsh, P S. Newling

    Mill operators are entrusted to manage what are normally the largest capital assets on any mine site. Achieving maximum utilisation and lowest costs that drive operating margins are realised by applyi

    Sep 7, 2015