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  • SME-ICGCM
    The Science of Empirical Design in Mining Rock Mechanics

    By Christopher Mark

    "Many problems in rock mechanics are limited by our imperfect knowledge of the material properties and failure mechanics of rock masses. Mining problems are somewhat unique, however, in that plenty of

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    El Mochito Mine – Latest Operational Improvements and Future Challenges in the Area of Mineral Processing

    By Renaud Adams, Vladimir Salatic

    "The El Mochito Mine located in Honduras, Central America, has produced lead, zinc and silver in concentrates since the 1950s. The paper discusses changes made in both lead and zinc circuits to reduce

    Jan 1, 2007

  • NIOSH
    OFR-96-83 A Study Of Explosion-Proof Enclosures

    By P. A. Cox

    The purpose of the initial research performed under this contract was to determine the margins of safety in explosion-proof (XP) enclosures, which were designed and certified according to the current

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SAIMM
    Reflections on destress blasting for deep level hardrock mining: Key considerations for successful application of the techniques

    By C. Yi, M. Onifade, B. Genc, S. Dineva, T. Zvarivadza, M. Khandelwal

    Deep hardrock mines worldwide increasingly face rockbursts as mining depths increase. These events result from the accumulation and sudden release of stress, causing rockmass damage and posing major s

    Jun 27, 2025

  • NIOSH
    Favorable Indication Of 1984 Performance

    Data recently released indicate substantial improvement in mineral industry performance for 1984. Business plans to increase plant and equipment spending in 1984 by 14.8 percent, according to a recent

    Jan 1, 1984

  • NIOSH
    RI 4465 The "Carbon-Oxygen Complex" As A Possible Initiator Of Explosions And Formation Of Carbon Monoxide In Compressed-Air Systems

    By H. W. Busch

    In the course of examinations by representatives of the Bureau of Mines of several compressed-air systems in which explosions had occurred, samples were obtained of the carbon deposits that are formed

    Jan 1, 1949

  • IOM3
    Some geochemical consequences of environmental change and human activity in Nova Scotia, Canada

    By III, Peter J. Rogers, J. Gordon Ogden

    A study is described which attempts to identify the chemical factors of common concern to environmental and exploration geochemistry as indicated by recent work in both disciplines in Nova Scotia. Cor

    Jan 4, 1992

  • NIOSH
    Coal-Mine Accidents In The United States 1936 - Introduction

    By W. W. Adams

    The accident-prevention record of the coal-mining industry in the United States was more favorable in 1936 than in 1935, both from the standpoint of the relative safety of the individual miner on the

    Jan 1, 1939

  • SME
    EPA’s EPCRA Assistance Visits: Getting Prepared (EPCRA Actually Consists Of Sections Other Than 313?)

    By K. Ward

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is beginning to provide compliance assistance visits to various industries, including mining, for Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) c

    Jan 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    Drill Monitoring and GPS Developments and their Impact on the Drill to Mill Process

    By John Vynne

    Too often, a mine’s operations, including drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, crushing, processing, etc., are considered independent steps, rather then a continuous process. In fact, these are inter

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AIME
    The Battle of the Metals

    By Percy W. Bidwell

    THE statisticians had defeated Germany months before she invaded Poland. With batteries of adding machines they had proved that she was suffering from serious deficiencies in critical food- stuffs and

    Jan 1, 1940

  • NIOSH
    OFR-120-78 Improved Fire Protection System For Underground Fueling Areas - Volume I

    By B. C. Christensen

    The contract objectives are (1) to develop safe practice guidelines which will minimize the chance of fires in underground fueling areas and (2) to develop a low-cost, reliable, automatic fire protect

    Jan 1, 1977

  • SAIMM
    Net Present Value Maximization Model For Optimum Cut-Off Grade Policy Of Open Pit Mining Operations ? Synopsis

    The optimum cut-off grade policy maximizes the net present value (NPV) of an open pit mining operation subject to the mining, processing, and refining capacity constraints. The traditional approaches

    Jan 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Cyanide Leaching of Gold-Copper Porphyries: Chemistry and Challenges

    By K. J. R. Ford, Botz. M. M.

    Porphyry copper ores are frequently a source of low-grade gold ore, but gold in these ores is often associated with significant levels of cyanide-soluble copper. Cyanide leaching of such ores increase

    Jan 1, 2011

  • TMS
    Modeling on Fluid Flow and Inclusion Motion in a Continuous Casting FC-Mold

    By Xinhua Wang, Qiangqiang Wang, Yubin Li, Shusen Li, Lifeng Zhang

    "Numerical simulation on the fluid flow in a Flow-Control Mold (FC-Mold) were performed. The motion of inclusions were calculated. With FC-Mold, the flow pattern and surface velocity become more symme

    Jan 1, 2013

  • NIOSH
    IC 8818 The Physical Chemistry Of Mineral-Reagent Interactions In Sulfide Flotation - Proceedings Of Symposium Held At College Park, Md., April 6-7, 1978

    This: symposium was sponsored by the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the lnterior, in order to critically examine the state-of-the-art of sulfide flotation chemistry and to define current and emer

    Jan 1, 1980

  • NIOSH
    IC 7130 Testing Respiratory Protective Equipment For Approval ? Introduction

    By H. H. Schrenk

    The purpose of respiratory protective equipment is to prevent the inhalation of harmful or objectionable atmospheres. Although constituents or contaminants that may render an atmosphere irrespirable o

    Jan 1, 1940

  • NIOSH
    OFR-96-86 Flywheel-Powered Shuttle Car

    By Donald Christofferson

    This report documents the program conducted to demonstrate the application of a flywheel-powered propulsion system to underground mining shuttle cars. Such application can replace the present electric

    Jan 1, 1986

  • CIM
    K-Ar and Rb-Sr dating and the genesis of tungsten at the Clea tungsten skarn property, Selwyn Mountains, Yukon Territory

    By K. M. Tompson, R. L. Armstrong, C. I. Godwin

    "Tungsten skarn deposits on the Clea property in the Selwyn Mountains, Y. T., are related genetically to a quartz monzonite stock, about 500 metres in diameter at the surface. Lower Paleozoic sediment

    Jan 1, 1980

  • DFI
    Design And Application Of Vertical Micropiles To Resist Large Lateral Loads

    By Helen D. Robinson

    Traditional practice to resist large lateral loads on foundations is the use of large diameter caissons, battered driven piles, or battered micropiles. Dense urban construction environments, however,

    Jan 1, 2010