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Simulation of Cable Shovels and Dippers in Mining ApplicationsBy N. Shi, T. G. Joseph
ABSTRACT: An interactive cable shovel simulation has been developed to mimic any shovel dipper geometry for a given cable shovel operating in any homogeneous face material. This interactive cable allo
Jan 1, 2011
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Seismic Elastic Behaviour of Mine HeadframesBy M. Hardy
"The structural design of mine headframes is challenging due to the significant differences in the geometry, rigidity, and behaviour of these structures compared to conventional buildings. The differe
Jan 1, 2019
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Improving Indoor Security Surveillance by Fusing Data from BIM, UWB and VideoBy M. Rafiee
Indoor physical security, as a perpetual and multi-layered phenomenon, is a timeintensive and labor-consuming task. Various technologies have been leveraged to develop automatic access control, intrus
Aug 1, 2013
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Implementing Energy Management in the Canadian Mining IndustryBy Lauri Gregg
The implementation of Energy Management within the global mining industry has advanced significantly during the past 20 years. Consequently, the industry?s knowledge of energy efficiency improvement o
Aug 1, 2013
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Environmental auditing in transition —Yesterday, today, and tomorrowBy Raymond B. Hryciuk
Environmental auditing has evolved rapidly over the last decade — first in North America, then Europe, and most recently in Asia — into a widely practiced discipline designed to provide senior managem
Jan 1, 1996
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The Importance of Process Control to New Technology ImplementationBy Terry Gerritsen, Sylvain Picard, Bruce MacKay
Virtually all new technologies require a control system. Any intense process has many process variables that react quickly making manual control difficult. Control system design has a significant impa
Jan 1, 2011
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Empowering Operations and Maintenance Through WirelessBy S. Amid, D. Fisk
"Wireless technologies are permeating the mining and metals industry and enabling a myriad of benefits. With standards such as IEEE 802.11 for wireless devices and ISA100.11a for wireless field instru
Jan 1, 2011
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Leveraging Bim for Automated Fault Detection in Operational BuildingsBy A. Golabchi
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an increasingly popular method for generating and managing facility information during the life cycle of a building, ranging from facility conceptualization, thr
Aug 1, 2013
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Practical Truck Performance Studies by ComputerBy J. J. Fitzpatrick
"This paper deals with the methods used by Quebec Cartier Mining Company in the evaluation and selection of new haulage equipment and in increasing the productivity of the existing fleet.Selection of
Jan 1, 1967
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Development of a new water sampling device to measure biologically-available metals in natural waters and mine effluentsBy J. D. Robertson
An in situ water sampling device has been developed to measure biologically-available or “labile” metals in natural waters and effluents. The active mechanism involves the use of a polyacrylamide gel
Jan 1, 2000
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Discrete-Event Simulation in the Primary Metals Industry using Simul8By K. H. Concannon, K. I. Hindle
"The use of simulation modeling in the primary metals industry (including mining, smelting, and metals processing) is expanding as significant cost-benefits can be realized by companies employing capi
Jan 1, 2007
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Améliorations apportées au minage de la zone 1 à la mine DoyonBy François Girard
La zone 1 de la mine Doyon (zone altérée), se situe à l?extrémité sud de la mine et est constituée d?une série de veines étroites à fort pendage et ayant des épontes de très faible résistance. Les épo
Feb 1, 2008
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Process Improvement Update at Brunswick MineBy Jodi Roberts, Curtis Deredin, Jean-Guy Paulin
"Since the establishment of the Six Sigma quality improvement program in 2001, several projects have been successfully carried out in the copper-lead, zinc, copper separation, lead upgrading and bulk
Jan 1, 2008
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Optimisation of Coke Breeze Addition in Iron Ore PelletsBy G. Paquet, E. Godin
"Since the mid fifty's, worlwide pellet production capacity has constantly risen (Fig. 1, Ref. 1 l. There was however at that time no real incentive to decrease production costs but only to produce as
Jan 1, 1986
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A Step back in time to Hand-Held Mining for ProfitabilityBy Mike Turner
The Otter-Juan mine was closed by WMC Resources? Kambalda Nickel Operations (WMC-KNO) in 1999 due to the combined effects of low Nickel prices and high mining costs. GBF Mining Pty Ltd purchased Otter
May 1, 2004
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Water Management Design for Cigar Lake Uranium MineBy Ken Dyck Sr.
"Construction of the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan is well under way. Production is anticipated to begin in the first half of 2007. When in full production, the mine is projected to
Jan 1, 2006
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Advances in Precious Metal Trace Element Analyses for Deportment using LAM-ICP-MSBy Paul J. Sylvester, Yeonuk Choi, Mike Nelson, Louis J. Cabri, Mike Tubrett
"The development and characterization of sulphide standards containing as many as seven precious metals has increased the efficiency and comprehensiveness of micro-analyses for deportment studies usin
Jan 1, 2010
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Stabilization of Arsenic in the Mining and Metallurgical Industries ? A ReviewBy Sengpasith Houngaloune
Arsenic, which is a toxic and carcinogenic element, causes serious environmental problems throughout the world. It is also known as a major contaminant in the non-ferrous mining and extractive metallu
Aug 1, 2013
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Removal and destruction of ammonia from a uranium plant effluentBy P. A. Riveros, W. D. Gould, R. Molnar, D. W. Koren, P. Bédard
This paper reports the results of the field demonstration campaign of a new process for removing and destroying ammonia from mining/ metallurgical effluent solutions. The 50-day campaign was carried o
Jan 1, 2003
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GHG Emissions in the Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum SectorsBy Pierre Boileau
Outline ? Who are We? ? Canada?s GHG Emissions 1990 - 2000 ? Emissions from the Petroleum Sector ? Emissions from Petroleum Exports ? Emissions from Manufacturing Industries ? Emissions from Min
Nov 1, 2002