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Outotec’s Fully Automated Smelter 2020 – The Vision, the Status and the Future
By Joey Hoang, Robert Johansson, Tapani Keronen, Mikael Jåfs, Jani Jansson, Mikko Korpi
At the Copper 2016 conference in Kobe, Japan, Outotec introduced a vision for the year 2020, wherein smelting would make use of four digital cornerstones: intelligent instruments, advanced process con
Jan 1, 2019
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Industry-scale knowledge management\u2014RISKGATE and Australian coal operations
By D. Sprott, P. A. Kirsch, J. Harris, D. Cliff
This paper details the work of RISKGATE, the largest Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) occupational health and safety initiative to date. The program is an interactive online risk m
Jan 1, 2014
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Automation Technology to Increase Productivity and Reduce Energy Consumption in Deep Underground Mining Operations
By J. A. Scott, K. Moreau, H. Shang
"Trials of automated technology at underground mine sites around the world have reported increased production and the potential for lower energy consumption. Autonomous mining eliminates a range of de
Jan 1, 2019
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The Red Dog VIP mill optimization project
By George Hope, Brigitte Lacouture
"The Red Dog Mine has increased mill throughput for most years since startup. Although flotation equipment has been added over the last 10 years, the Red Dog metallurgical performance has been restric
Jan 1, 2002
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Gold Alloy Deformation Processed Metal - Metal Matrix Composite Wire
By Timothy W. Ellis
Wire Bonding is the dominant IC interconnection process presently used in the semiconductor assembly industry (1). The flexibility, adaptability and cost of wire bonding will continue to keep it as th
Oct 1, 2003
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Survey of metal values in the ground, 1987–2004
By H. Agnerian
"A survey of 925 mineral property transactions worldwide was carried out between 1987 and 2004. These mineral properties with reported Mineral Resources include 457 gold properties, 322 base metal pro
Jan 1, 2006
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The Business Case for LHD Automation at Kidd Creek ? the World?s Deepest Base Metal Mine
By Zachary Mayer
Agenda ? Kidd Mine ? Background ? Problem & Opportunity ? Challenges associated to depth - Production Rates - Productive Work Time - Operational Delays - Transfer Levels - Mucking Time - Impa
Aug 1, 2013
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Narrow-Vein Mining Project: Economical Realities and Innovation Perspectives for the Extraction of Narrow Vein Deposits
By Jean-Marie Fecteau
The gold mine sector is presently facing low gold prices as well as technological challenges. Its competitiveness and survival will depend on new mining methods and equipment to improve ore extraction
Oct 1, 2001
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Processing Plant Expansion at Kittila Mine Affords Opportunity for Significant Material Handling Improvement
By T. Holmes, J. Middlemiss
"Agnico-Eagle (AE) has been operating their Kittila Mine in Northern Finland since 2008. The mine has experienced considerable ore flow problems with ratholing, bridging and freezing in their mill fee
Jan 1, 2017
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CIM Estimation of Mineral Resources & Mineral Reserves Best Practice Guidelines
By CIM Mineral Resource, Mineral Reserve Committee
The CIM Estimation of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Best Practice Guidelines (MRMR Best Practice Guidelines) were prepared by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum's (CIM
Nov 29, 2019
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Lac Cinquante Uranium Deposit, Western Churchill Province, Nunavut, Canada
By A. Berry, N. R. Banerjee, C. S. Finnigan, M. Fayek, N. J. Bridge
Lac Cinquante is a mineralogically simple, vein-hosted uranium deposit in Archean basement rocks (Angikuni greenstone belt) that originally were unconformably overlain by Proterozoic sedimentary and v
Jan 1, 2013
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Applications of microwave energy in extractive metallurgy, a review
By C. A. Pickles, D. K. Xia
"In the last few decades, microwave energy has been widely employed in food processing, rubber and plastics curing, and in ceramic sintering. Recently, the application of micro waves as an energy sour
Jan 1, 1997
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Expansion of Uranium Milling at Denison Mines Limited
By E. LaRocque
"Long term contracts requiring delivery of 6,000,000 pounds of U308 per year to its customers have made it necessary for Denison Mines to expand its milling capacity from 7,100 tons per day to 15,000
Jan 1, 1982
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Changing Company Culture
By Frank B. Amon
Highland Valley Copper had to make some significant changes in the way it was working in order to counter the effects of ever-increasing costs and decreasing metal prices. A mine/mill optimization pla
May 1, 2004
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Study of slime coatings in flotation by electrophoretic mobility distribution measurement
By Jacob Masliyah, Zhiang Zhou, Tshitende Kasongo, Jianjun Liu, Zhenghe Xu, Jeawon Choung
"Slime coating is a recognized challenge in fine particle flotation, not only in decreasing recovery, but also in reducing the selectivity and hence froth quality. In this presentation, a novel method
Jan 1, 2002
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Metallurgical Strategy at Sturgeon Lake Mill
By C. P. Patel
"The Sturgeon Lake Joint Venture volcanic massive sulpide deposit was discovered in 1970. Milling was started by Falconbridge Copper Ltd. at Sturgeon Lake in September 1974. The Sturgeon Lake pit and
Jan 1, 1980
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Improvements in Dust Control Technology in the Precious and Base Metals Industries
By David R. Macedon
"Through the years, a wide variety of dust control methods have been utilized at mineral processing operations. While some have been successful, many have been highly ineffective. Dust Control systems
Jan 1, 2004
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A Precise, Reliable, and Fully Automatic Real Time Monitoring System for Steep Embankments
By Rick Wilkins
The stability of steep embankments is a major safety issue in open pit mining, highway passes, and earth filled dams. A failure in any one of these situations could mean a loss of very expensive equip
May 1, 2002
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SmartEXEC Implementation Goldcorp Eleonore Project
By Michel Massé
Eleonore Project- Agenda ? Purpose and Technical Overview ? SmartEXEC Control Capabilities ? SmartEXEC System Archetecture ? SmartEXEC System Advantage Eleonore Project- Purpose and Technical O
Aug 1, 2013
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Tentative identification of chemical elements likely to escape in the atmosphere attheLingan coal-fired power plant, Lingan, Nova Scotia
By Erwin L. Zodrow
"The neglect of including the toxic metal mercury in the list of escaping elements (Zodrow, CIM Bulletin, September 1982, pp. 138-140) was pointed out to the author in a private letter by J.E. Rehder,
Jan 1, 1982