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  • SME
    Old insurance policies : An often unrecognized source of pollution liability insurance

    By Walter R. Curtner

    Many, if not most, of today's pollution liability claims are related to events ("occurrences") that happened in the past. This fact creates an opportunity to obtain a large amount of insurance co

    Jan 10, 1987

  • SME
    Design and construction of a surface air cooling and refrigeration installation at a South African mine

    Impala Platinum?s No.16 Shaft mine is currently under construction and is expected to reach full production of 256 500 tons per month by 2014. Mining will start at 1 260 m below surface with a maximum

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Dry Jigging Coal: Case History Performance - Preprint 09-052

    By R. Snoby

    Since its introduction in 2002, the modern air jig has processed a wide array of coals throughout the world. This paper explores the reasons and justifications for the installations and provides case

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Proceedings Of Elko 2009: Mine Closure And Cover Design

    By Bryan Ulrich

    Rroundtable 2009, a Knight Piésold and Co.-hosted roundtable discussion on mine closure and cover design was held at the Red Lion Inn and Casino in Elko, NV on Feb. 12, 2009. Knight Piésold?s Bryan Ul

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Large Diameter Tunnel Boring Machine Development

    By Martin Herrenknecht

    The world?s growing population and rapidly proceeding urbanization are boosting an enormous demand for new and high-capacity infrastructures to secure the mobility of goods and people. Densely popula

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Allegheny River Tunnel Crossing Project

    By Paul A. Roy

    The North Shore Connector Project for the Port Authority of Allegheny County constructs twin Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) tunnels through cohesive soils and rock beneath the Allegheny River and a narro

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    The Regulation of Subsidence and Underground Coal Mining in Illinois

    By Paul J. Ehret

    With the passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), and the implementation of state permanent programs, underground coal mining operations are for the first time subject to gov

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Design Evaluations for the San Vicente Pipeline Tunnel

    By Zach Ahinga, Mike McRae, Dave Hopkins, Steve Klein

    The San Vicente Pipeline project involves the construction of an 8-1/2 foot diameter water pipeline in an 11 mile long tunnel in San Diego, California. The tunnel will be excavated in extremely variab

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Soft Rock Tunneling: Equipment Selection Concepts And Performance Case Histories

    By Priscilla P. Nelson

    Many concepts concerning equipment selection, performance prediction, and evaluation of support requirements for tunnel construction in soil or hard rock tunnels cannot be extrapolated directly for ap

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    World?s Largest TBM Keeps Niagara Project On Track

    By Doug Harding

    The Niagara Tunnel Project (NTP) is a 10.4-km- (6.5- mile-) long, 14.4-m (47.5-ft) bored tunnel that will run under the city of Niagara Falls from the Upper Niagara River to the Sir Adam Beck power st

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Keeping an Eye on Safety Improves the Bottom Line

    By Steve Kral

    Worker safety is an issue that transcends industries, whether it be mining, construction, manufacturing or even general office work. In the mining industry, safety and training are particularly impor

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Niagara Tunnel Project

    By Doug Harding

    The Niagara Tunnel Project (NTP) is a 10.4 km (6.5 mi) long, 14.4 m (47.5 ft)bored tunnel that will run under the City of Niagara Falls from the Upper Niagara River to the Sir Adam Beck Power Station.

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Annual Review 1992 – Exploration 1992

    Worldwide minerals exploration slipped in 1992 from 1991 levels. Although industrial production figures showed the US economy emerging from recession in early 1992, it was not until February 1993 that

    Jan 1, 1993

  • SME
    Short Tunnels = HIGH Risk?: Pipeline Construction Involving Open-Cut And Tunnel Segments

    By Michael Gilbert

    In the world of tunneling the glamour is in the large diameter, long tunnels, but perhaps the number of projects for small diameter and short length tunnels are greater and generally have higher risk

  • SME
    New Developments In Flow And Pipe Management Capabilities Through New Velocity Profile Measurement And Pipe Wall Wear Monitoring Instrumentation - Preprint 09-006

    New developments in the non-invasive and real-time measurement of the velocity profile of slurry flow in horizontal pipes will be described. This information can be used to determine the approach and

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 1986 - Diatomite - Dimension stone - Dolomite

    By G. Coombs, L. Meade, J. Welshimer

    Industrial Minerals commodity profiles are continued from May's Annual Review issue. Diatomite G. Coombs, Manville Sales Corp. Growth in US diatomite production continued to lag in 1986.

    Jan 6, 1987

  • SME
    China’s Coal Industry at the Crossroads

    By Jerry C. Tien

    Changes and the pace of change in China’s coal industry have been extraordinary during the past several years. At least 35 of the 94 former coal bureaus have been restructured into different mining c

    Jan 1, 2003

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    Time to take advantage of SME’s newest member benefit

    By None None

    Use this month wisely — go online and take advantage of your new member benefit. As an SME member, you can read and download for free all of the full-text papers of the Mining, Metallurgy & Exploratio

  • SME
    Assessment Of Parameters Influence The Extraction Method Selection For The Dimension Stone Quarries

    By E. Bakhtavar

    All parameters influencing the decision for selection of a suitable extraction method were first selected as the base of this study. Then these parameters were categorized in two main groups. The firs

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Canadian Minerals In National And International Perspective

    By R. B. Toombs

    In describing the Canadian mineral industry in a world setting, this paper examines the industry from four points of view. First, mineral industry growth is related to trends in economic activity ther

    Jan 1, 1964