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  • SME
    Rubber-Collared Drill Steel

    By Joel K. Waterland

    The Homes take Mining Company at Lead, South Dakota has a yearly production of 1,868,741 tons of ore produced from horizontal cut-and-fill stopes and timber cut-and-fill stopes. This production, in ad

    Jan 1, 1963

  • SME
    The Feasibility Study - Selection Of A Mining Method Integrating Rock Mechanics And Mine Planning

    By John M. Marek, David E. Nicholas

    INTRODUCTION The purpose of this article is to outline the data requirements for selecting a proper underground mining method and to discuss the general steps taken in selecting that method. Determ

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME
    Flotation Of Hydrophobic Contaminants From Soil

    Application of flotation for the removal of hydrophobic compounds from soils was studied. Bench scale flotation tests were conducted on artificially contaminated soil, using both conventional mechanic

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Sealed Spherical Roller Bearings Used on Conveyors Improve Production

    By J. Oliver, J. Cleason

    "With maintenance costs rising and an increasing demand for higher production, the use of sealed spherical roller bearings can reduce maintenance costs while providing increased production uptime. The

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    The Application And Utilization Of The Enviro-Clear Thickener In A U. S. Steel Coal-Preparation Plant

    By A. A. Terchick

    In 1970 U. S. Steel acquired the physical assets of mine, mine property, and preparation plant of the Crystal Block Coal Company near Thacker, Mingo County, West Virginia. The facility, identified as

    Jan 1, 1974

  • SME
    Crystalline Silica Regulation And Industry Response

    By William J. Miles

    The major health hazard from exposure to crystalline silica historically has been silicosis. Silicosis is the scarring of the lung from excessive exposure to crystalline silica. It has been recognized

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME
    Cone Crushers

    By M. D. Flavel, J. C. Motz, G. V. Jergensen

    Introduction Compared to the gyratory crusher, the cone crusher is character¬ized by its higher speed and a flat crushing chamber design which is intended to give a high capacity and reduction rati

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SME
    Wire-Rope-Net Systems Protect Against Rockfalls

    By E. J. Rorem

    Rockfall and unstable rock slopes can be con-trolled by using steel wire-rope net systems as barriers or as slope draping. The chief advantage of such systems over rigid type barriers is the flexibil

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SME
    Treating Those Dirty, Dastardly, Stray SO2 Off Gases

    By Steven M. Puricelli

    In recent times, smelter off gases treatment plants have become more efficient and environmentally friendly. Where in the past it was acceptable to process only high strength, treatable furnace gases,

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Treatment of Sutter Gold Venture's Mine Water to Remove Arsenic with Activated Alumina

    By Terrence Chatwin, Michael Sweeney, Steve Accardo

    Sutter Gold Venture excavated an exploration decline into a mineralized zone in the Sutter Creek gold mining district. Delays in obtaining the conditional-use permit resulted in 7 to 10 million gallon

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    An Application Of Geostatics For Ore Reserve Estimation For A Multiple Seam Coal Mine - Statement Of The Problem

    By Kevin J. Ashley

    Coal is deposited at a mine site in several thin seams which outcrop in rolling hills and dip at about 8° to the northeast. The deposit is located in the northeast area of the State of New Mexico in t

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Videoscope Applications to Interpret Lithology in Underground Coal Mines - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By Yuting Xue, Mark Van Dyke, Joe Wickline

    The understanding of coal mine roof lithology is a critical component in the determination of engineering solutions for roof control. Coreholes were the first technology available to determine litholo

    Feb 1, 2025

  • SME
    Special High Strength Wire Rope For Mines

    By Robert E. Goodwin

    As man's need for minerals continues to grow and as the known mineral deposits become depleted, it may be expected that these increased demands will result in greater exploration for additional d

    Jan 1, 1970

  • SME
    Controlled Recirculation Of Section Air In A Trona Mine

    By Andrew B. Cecala, Robert J. Timko, Christopher J. Pritchard

    As mine venti1ation systems become more complex, it is increasingly difficult to supply fresh air to the working face. A high percentage of the fresh air entering a mine never reaches the working face

    Jan 1, 1989

  • SME
    Employing a Unique Procurement Process for the City of Ottawa Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel

    By Bauer, Steve, Colin Goodwin, Gerald, Randy Dempsey, Courtland

    "The City of Ottawa’s Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel consists of two interconnected tunnels totaling 6.2 km with a diameter of 3m including access shafts and hydraulic structures which connect to the

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    FloatForce®+ Mixing Mechanism Trial at Kennecott Copperton Concentrator - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By Joshua Cole, Joshua Sovechles, Christian Cardoso, Guillermo Bermudez, Martta Hirsi, Joshua Dettamanti, Rabia Abbasi

    The implementation of technological advancements in flotation is key to optimize performance in mining operations. Consequently, flotation cell’s performance is highly dependent on the effectiveness o

    Feb 1, 2025

  • SME
    An Evaluation Of Sonar Techniques Applied To Brine Well Cavities In Kansas - I. Introduction

    By James E. Myers

    This study is a survey of the current "state-of-the-art" of commercially-available sonar tools to monitor the true shape of man-made cavities within the Hutchinson Salt of south-central Kansas. The w

    Jan 1, 1973

  • SME
    Operation Of A Process Development Unit For The Preheating, Retorting, Combustion And Cooling Of Oil Shales ? Introduction

    By Bobby P. Faulkner

    Allis-Chalmers has combined a new heat transfer device, called the ROLLER GRATE, with a unique processing scheme, resulting in the ROLLER GRATE Oil Shale Processing System of Allis-Chalmers. In order

    Jan 1, 1983

  • SME
    The methane-air explosion hazard within coal mine gobs

    By Jürgen Brune

    This is a shortened version of the paper ?The Methane-Air Explosion Hazard Within Coal Mine Gobs published in the 2013 volume of SME Transactions (Brune, 2013, pp. 376-390). This paper analyzes the e

    Feb 1, 2014

  • SME
    Underground Construction Industry is Strong; 1,400 Attend RETC in San Diego

    By Steve Karl

    "The global underground construction and tunneling industry is in pretty good shape. Billions are being spent in shoring up aging infrastructure in the United States and other places, and new undergro

    Jan 9, 2017