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  • NIOSH
    An Inexpensive Dual-Chamber Particle Monitor: Laboratory Characterization

    By Susanne Hering, Brent Kirby, Charles D. Litton, Tracy Allen, Kirk R. Smith, Rufus Edwards

    In developing countries, high levels of particle pollution from the use of coal and biomass fuels for household cooking and heating are a major cause of ill health and premature mortality. The cost an

  • AUSIMM
    Petrographic Notes on Mineralised Hydraulic Breccias from the Hauraki and Taupo Epithermal Metallogenic Provinces

    On the basis of field observation, four principal styles of hydraulic breccia are recognised, and their characteristic features noted. In practice, hybrid styles are most commonly encountered. Numerou

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    A Proposed Modification of the Square Set

    By A. J. MOORE

    When the writer first saw the square-set timbering, he was at once impressed with the fact that the frames made by the sets, along the lode and across it, were composed of panels with rectangular open

    Jan 1, 1912

  • AIME
    Reservoir Engineering – General - Limitations on Pressure Predictions for Water-Drive Reservoirs

    By L. H. Simons, H. H. Spain

    I NT RODUCTION Theory indicates that linear water-floods should exhibit scaling and stabilization properties in both oil-wet and water-wet porous media'. Experimental verification of these pro

  • AUSIMM
    Wainui Mill - Processing Gold Ores of the Thames Area

    The Wainui Mill was conceived as a 60 - 90 t/d central mill to process gold ores of the Thames area of New Zealand from small mines in the district. The ores of the region exhibit various degrees of r

    Jan 1, 1986

  • AUSIMM
    Copper Separation from Iron and Nickel-Iron Sulfide Concentrates by a Double-Roast, Acentonitrile Leaching Process

    By Parker A. J, Grimsey E. J

    Studies have been carried out on the dead roasting of a copper-iron and a copper-nickel-iron sulfide concentrate, followed by segregation roasting with coal and leaching with either curpric sulfate in

    Jan 1, 1983

  • AUSIMM
    Reverse cationic flotation of iron ores with complex silicate gangue minerals

    By L O. Filippov, C H. Veloso de Melo, A Correa De Araujo

    Froth flotation of iron ores is one of the most widely used methods to upgrade iron ore into high-grade concentrates. In recent years, reverse cationic flotation of iron ores has been specifically the

    Jul 24, 2017

  • SME
    Creating Wealth and Competitiveness in Mining

    By John E. Tilton

    The ability of companies and countries to mine copper and other mineral commodities competitively and in the process to generate new wealth depends on their mineral endowment. Chile, for example, pro

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The Influence of Thermomechanical Processing on the Surface Quality of an AISI 436 Ferritic Stainless Steel

    By H. J. Uananisa, M. J. Papo, C. W. Siyasiya, W. E. Stumpf

    "SynopsisThe need to reduce weight while maintaining good mechanical properties in materials used in the automotive industry has over the years seen an increased exploitation of various steels to meet

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Geology and Mineralogy of the Hercynian Koudiat Aïcha Polymetallic(Zn-Pb-Cu) Massive Sulfide Deposit, Central Jebilet, Morocco

    By E. Marcoux, F. Lotfi, A. Belkabir, L. Maacha, A. C. Brown, S. Brunet

    "Koudiat Aïcha is a small Zn-Pb-Cu deposit, enclosed in the Visean Sarhlef volcano-sedimentary series of the Moroccan Hercynian Jebilet massif. Base metal mineralization is located between a basal uni

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Dynamic Monitoring Program Results Indicator Pile Tests -I-880 - Introduction

    By D. Michael Holloway

    The realignment of Interstate 880 replaces the double-decked (Cypress) viaduct collapsed in Oakland, California during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. The California Department of Transportation (CAL

    Jan 1, 1996

  • NIOSH
    IC 6578 Good rock-dusting and ventilation in two Alabama Coal Mines

    By F. E. Cash

    "Explosions in bituminous coal mines are preventable. The combination of adequate ventilation, thorough rock-dusting, and water on the cutter bars of mining machines and of empty and loaded cars will

    Mar 1, 1932

  • CIM
    Atlas Copco drill rigs for mine automation and communication—A totally new technology platform for advanced mining systems

    By M. Ramström

    "In 2002, Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB released the new rig control system (RCS) technology for all of its drill rig types. RCS opened the way for a new generation of computerized drill rigs based on mo

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Agglomeration Binders To Improve Efficiency Of Copper Heap Leaching

    By S. Kawatra, K. Lewandowski

    Heap leaching efficiency is reduced by poor solution flow characteristics (channeling and ponding), which result from fines migration. Agglomeration of the ore can immobilize fines, but copper leachi

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Characterisation of Computer Printed Circuit Boards for Hazardous Properties and Beneficiation Studies

    Characterisation of Computer Printed Circuit Boards for Hazardous Properties and Beneficiation Studies

    Sep 13, 2010

  • AIME
    Coal Steps Forward Again

    By Ernest M. Spokes

    For bituminous and lignite coals the economic picture continued to improve as it has each year since the low of 1961, with production at 480 mil- lion tons in 1964 compared with 1963's 459 millio

    Jan 2, 1965

  • SME
    Technology News - Air-Supported Conveyor Lowers Cost, Runs More Safely

    Several years ago, Hudco Industrial Products began experimenting with the idea of levitating a conveyor belt with a film of air, much like the puck on an air-hockey table. While conducting its resear

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Tunnel Headwall Softeyes: Fiberglass Design Applications and Constructability Challenges

    By Shawna Munn, Jakub Hudler

    This paper outlines the use of tunneling headwall softeyes for transit construction projects in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) over the past decade. Due to spatial constraints, tunnel boring machines

    Jan 1, 2018

  • SAIMM
    Development Of A New Mathematical Model For Prediction Of Surface Subsidence Due To Inclined Coal-Seam Mining

    By A. Asadi

    Subsidence phenomenon as an unwanted consequence of underground mining can cause problems for environment and surface structures in mine area. Surface subsidence prediction for inclined and steep seam

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    West Works-Mount Morgan Chlorination

    THE treatment by chlorination of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company's ores was first accomplished, early in 1886, by a works having a capacity of 25,000 tons per annum. Shortly afterwards anoth

    Jan 1, 1910