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Mineralization and Metallurgy of the Samatosum ProjectBy P. J. Gron
"The Samatosum Project is a base and precious metal deposit located in south central British Columbia. A dilute ore reserve of 766, 682 tonnes grading an average 1.1% copper, 3.0% zinc, 1.4% lead, 833
Jan 1, 1990
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Golden Giant Mine Mill Process Description and Operating HighlightsBy R. Tessier, C. R. Larsen
"INTRODUCTIONOn November 10, 1982 Nor and a Inc signed an agreement with Golden Sceptre Resource Ltd. and Goliath Gold Mines Ltd. to construct a mine and milling facility.The Golden Giant mine is loca
Jan 1, 1986
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Aeration in Plant PracticeBy K. V. Konigsmann
"The results of Mr. Klymowsky's research confirm the essential role played by oxidation products in the flotation of base metal sulphides. They invite a discussion on the subject of aeration which I m
Jan 1, 1973
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Operation of La Mine Doyon"At a current mining rate of 3,750 tons per day, La Mine Doyon is currently the largest gold mine in Canada. La Mine Doyon is an open pit gold mine located in the Abitibi area of Northwestern Quebec.
Jan 1, 1984
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Mine ventilation fan specification and evaluationBy J. S. Stachulak, K. A. Mackinnon
This paper deals with specifying and evaluating fans for mine ventilation projects. Topics such as fan and equipment design life, operating points, and operating conditions are discussed. Common opera
Jan 1, 2004
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Bench and Pilot Scale Test Programs to Specify Autogenous Grinding CircuitsBy C. J. Farrow, M. J. Smith
"Bechtel has managed a number of test programs to establish autogenous grinding circuits and size mills for a variety of ores.This paper outlines the procedures whereby bench scale and pilot plant tes
Jan 1, 1982
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Flotation of carbon values from blast furnace flue dust using statistical designBy P. K. Naik, B. Das
Flotation studies were carried out to recover carbon values from blast furnace flue dust containing ~30.34% carbon, 4.6% volatile matter (VM), and 65.03% ash. The variables chosen for the experiments
Jan 1, 2005
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The Paracatu Expansion Project III ? Building the Largest Gold Concentrator of the WorldBy Luis A. Tondo
The Paracatu Expansion Project III in Brazil was implemented between 2006 and 2008 to increase the existing capacity from 20 to 61 Million tons per year of gold ore treatment. This expansion led the B
May 1, 2009
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A Techno-Economic Assessment of the Coal Gold Agglomeration Gold Recovery ProcessBy I. G. Townsend, S. A. Buckley, C. I. House
"SummaryBritish Petroleum plc is developing a new gold recovery process known as coal gold agglomeration (CGA) for the recovery of gold from its ores. Liberated gold grains are recovered with high eff
Jan 1, 1989
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Coal Quality Estimation using Geophysical Logging Without Radioactive SourcesBy Filipe Beretta
This study investigates geophysical logging capacity to predict coal quality. It was analyzed for possible correlation, some parameters determined via laboratory analysis of coal against results for t
Oct 1, 2009
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Mineral Processing Education in the United StatesBy Kathleen A. Altman
"This paper supplements the information provided annually at the Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference regarding the education of Mineral Processors in Canada. The purpose of the paper is t
Jan 1, 2008
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The Griffith Mine Energy Reduction ProgramBy J. Frostiak
"This paper describes some energy reduction measures Implemented at the Griffith Mine. Before proceeding, I will give you a brief overview of the operation.The Griffith Mine is an iron ore mining, con
Jan 1, 1983
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Chemical Additives for Improving the Wet Grinding of OresBy R. Samuels, R. Klimpel
"IntroductionLaboratory and industrial grinding tests have shown that the process of size reduction of metal containing ores can be significantly influenced by chemicals added to the slurry being grou
Jan 1, 1979
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International Scheme for Assessment of Arsenic Treatment FacilitiesBy N. Yamazaki
The supply of clean copper ores, which have high copper concentration and low impurities like arsenic, has declined year by year. Therefore, both mine and smelter sides have to consider how to remove
Jan 1, 2019
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Laboratory Testwork of Mixed Xanthates for the Raglan OreBy Norman O. Lotter, Simon Yu, Tony Deng, Antonio Di Feo
"Xstrata Nickel’s Raglan operation, northern Québec, achieved paymetal recovery gains in 2007 by switching the collector from potassium amyl xanthate to sodium isobutyl xanthate. To follow on from tha
Jan 1, 2010
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pH Control of Mattagami Lake and Orchan Mines EffluentsBy K. G. Stowe
"1. Introduction Mattagami Lake Mines and Orchan Mines operate zinc copper mines adjacent to one another near Matagami, Quebec, situated approximately 300 kilometres north-east of Rouyn-Noranda. (Note
Jan 1, 1979
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PGM Ore Processing at Impala’s UG-2 Concentrator in Rustenburg, South Africa.By Eugene Nel, Johan Theron, Chris Martin, Hans Raabe
"Impala Platinum Limited is the world’s second largest platinum producer, producing more than 1.7 million ounces of the precious metal last year, much of this from the UG-2 reef located in the Bushvel
Jan 1, 2004
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Estimation Errors for Gold Inventory in Large Carbon-In-Leach TanksBy Jr. Blanchette, Claude Bazin, Paul Blatter
"Reporting of the gold production during a month implies to estimate the mass of gold that is processed by a mill, recovered as dorés, lost to the tailings and the change of gold inventory within the
Jan 1, 2011
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Technological Advances in Telecommunications for MinesBy Patrick M. Y. Waye
As mines utilise more automation in mining operations to improve efficiency and safety, a corresponding increasing demand is placed on the transport of information. Some of the recent technological ad
May 1, 2001
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Latest Fire Protection Innovations for Large-Scale Mining EquipmentBy Don A. Toth
Until recently, the fire protection systems used to protect mining equipment were based on generically designed, off the- shelf concepts. These systems were reliant on single agent approaches and were
Apr 1, 2005