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  • SME
    Investigation Into Dust Exposures And Mining Practices In Mines In The Southern Appalachian Region - Preprint 09-009

    By D. E. Pollock

    Recent NIOSH published information has shown an increase of rapidly progressive coal workers? pneumoconiosis (CWP) in the southern Appalachian coal region (SAR) of the U.S., despite the fact that comp

    Jan 1, 2009

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    Spectroelectrochemistry Of Enargite I: Reactivity In Alkaline Solutions

    By R. N. Gow

    The presence of enargite (Cu3AsS4) is problematic in gold processing because it is environmentally hazardous due to its arsenic content but also because it is double refractory causing both cyanide an

    Feb 27, 2013

  • SME
    Bulk-scale laboratory experiments of re-entering a sealed heating

    By W. K. Hitchcock

    Anecdotal evidence suggests that re-entering a sealed heating poses a significant hazard, whereby the original heating is rejuvenated at an accelerated rate forcing withdrawal and re-sealing of the ar

    Jan 1, 2009

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    Leadership Versus Management: Observations On The Successes And Failures Of Cost Reduction Programs

    By B. Cavender

    Mining managers trying to rapidly reduce production costs tend to implement a traditional set of top-down managerial practices: layoffs of employees, renegotiation of supplier contracts, cancellation

    Jan 1, 2000

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    Entrepreneurial spirit guides development of Gardner’s Point gold mine in Northern California

    Introduction Some people say it is almost impossible to get mining permits in California. Some say the day of the lone mining entrepreneur is past. And some say you cannot make money mining gold wher

    Jan 3, 1987

  • SME
    Analysis of Rheological Characteristics of Deep-sea Mining Robot’s Roller

    By Hyung-woo Kim, Kiyoung Sung, Sup Hong, Jung-Yeul Jung

    Many concepts for the commercial production of deep-seabed manganese nodules have been studied since the 1970s. However, the bearing capacity of the deep seabed is not strong because it is composed of

    Sep 1, 2014

  • SME
    Uranium as nuclear fuel - scarce or sufficient available resource?

    By C. Slotta, F. Charlier, P. Blomen

    "Within the energy concept of the German government, the operating time of nuclear power plants was initially extended from about 8 to 14 years. It is planned, however, that every power plant will gra

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    How To Increase Plant Performance With Artificial Intelligence And Expert Systems - Preprint 09-074

    By L. B. Hales

    Expert control of grinding and flotation plants has been successfully used in the minerals industry since the 1970?s. The earliest of these systems were written in a hard-coded fashion in FORTRAN, BAS

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Liberation Limited Dolomite Rejection from Pebble Phosphate in Gravity Concentration Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Chen-Luh Lin, Jan D. Miller, Sindhoora Puvvada

    The depletion of good-quality phosphate resources, coupled by a need to supply acceptable products at a rapid rate, while meeting the specifications of fertilizer chemical plants, is of significant co

  • SME
    Crisis Management: What To Do If Disaster Strikes

    By Joseph J. Zaluski, J. Steven Gardner, Marco M. Rajkovich

    The telephone rings at 3:20 a.m. An exasperated voice on the other end says, “There has been a mine explosion at Mine No. 5 and we have not heard from three units of men.” Twenty-three minutes later

    Jan 1, 2004

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    Shaft Construction in Toronto Using Slurry Walls

    By Vince Luongo

    PROJECT DESCRIPTION The York Durham Sanitary System (YDSS) Interceptor in the Town of Richmond Hill located just north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada will see the construction of a tunnel extending a

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Development Of A High Blow Energy Hydraulic Impactor

    By Wm. Ross Wayment, Innes P. Grantmyre

    INTRODUCTION It has been recognized for some time that major changes in mining methods will be required in the near future. Two types of factors contribute to this need for change. Intrinsic factor

    Jan 1, 1976

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    Efficiency Of Copper Supported Vermiculite Nano-Antibacterial Material Against Escherichia Coli

    By S. Shi, J. Y. Hwang, B. Li

    Silver, copper, and zinc are commonly known elements with antibacterial and antifungal capabilities. Attempts have been made to dope silver on minerals, glass, and ceramics and the resulting materials

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    General conditions for sustainable coal use in Germany

    By F. -J. Wodopia

    Sustainability of energy supplies has been an issue of general interest for a long time. Whilst in the past the continuous productive use of natural commodities was in the fore, its compatibility with

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Moving Forward on New York’s Second Avenue Subway

    By David Caiden, Geoffrey Fosbrook, Jaidev Sankar, Donald Phillips, Jon Hurt, Anil Parikh

    This paper will cover the progress being made on Phase 1 of New York’s Second Avenue Subway line. It will include a description of construction progress on the first contract to be let, which consists

    Jan 1, 2007

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    Designing To Protect Adjacent Structures During Tunneling In An Urban Environment

    By Marco D. Boscardin, Paul A. Roy, Kevin J. DiRocco, Andy J. Miller

    The North Shore Connector Project for the Port Authority of Allegheny County involves TBM mining a pair of subway tunnels through soil and rock under the Allegheny River and a narrow city street. Alon

    Jan 1, 2007

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    National Mining Hall of Fame to Honor Five Mining Greats

    Ceremonies for the induction of five mining industry pioneers into the National Mining Hall of Fame are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004 at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, NV. The 17th Annua

    Jan 1, 2004

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    Improved Regulatory Coordination To Ensure Responsible Mining & Environmental Protection ? Issue

    ? The economic health and national security of the U.S. depends on the continued availability of, and access to, reliable and affordable energy and mineral resources. However, America is hindered by a

    Jan 1, 2011

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    Annual Review 2006 – Mining Review

    By Staff

    The mineral sector is a fundamental part of the U.S. economy. It contributes to the real gross domestic product (GDP) at several stages—basic (mining), intermediate processing, manufacturing of finish

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Performance Of An Intelligent Proximity Detection System For Continuous Mining Machines

    By J. L. Carr

    Continuous mining machines are extensively used in the underground coal mining industry. These machines are typically remote-controlled, and severe injuries and fatalities occur every year when a mine

    Feb 27, 2013