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  • CIM
    The application of digital video plotter (DVP) systems to the location and orientation of open pit wall slope features

    By S. Klingmann, G. Blackwell

    "Terrestrial photogrammetry has been used for many years to build three-dimensional pictures for analytical purposes. Photographs can include images from open pit mine walls, ground topography, mine b

    Jan 1, 2003

  • CIM
    Geology of the Hat Creek Coal Deposits

    By D. D. Campbell

    The Hat Creek coal deposit s occur within folded and faulted Tertiary (Eocene) strata of the Coldwater Group, which comprises weakly lithified shales, siltstones and conglomerates underlying the floor

    Jan 1, 1977

  • CIM
    Smelter Off-Gas Waste Heat and Carbon Dioxide Sequestration to Promote Production of Biodiesel

    By G. M. Ross, J. A. Scott, C. A. Laamanen, H. Shang

    "Indirect recovery and use of waste heat contained in smelter off-gas is proposed to expand regions available for year-round, on-site production of micro-algae–sourced biodiesel, a fuel that could be

    Jan 1, 2017

  • CIM
    A New Analytical Model to Simulate SAGD Process Considering Geomechanics

    By A. Azad

    SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) is an in-situ oil recovery technique for heavy oil reservoirs. The technique has been successfully applied to many projects in the past 25 years and the process

    May 1, 2009

  • CIM
    Surface mining at Smoky River Coal Limited, Grande Cache, Alberta

    By Engineering Staff

    "This paper briefly describes the surface mining operations at Smoky River Coal Limited (formerly McIntyre Mines Limited, Coal Division) near Grande Cache, Alberta. Geology, mining methods, equipment,

    Jan 1, 1985

  • CIM
    ARD Treatment for Selective Metal Recovery and Environmental Control using Biological Reduction Technology – Commercial Case Studies

    By Brad Marchant, Rick Lawrence, David Kratochvil

    "BioteQ has successfully developed commercial operations for ARD treatment and selective metal recovery using the patented BioSulphide and Thiopaq® biological reduction technologies. The BioSulphide-T

    Jan 1, 2003

  • CIM
    Hadean Uranium Activity 3rd International Conference on Uranium (Uranium 2010), 40th Annual Hydrometallurgy Meeting

    By Therese Schneck

    The presence of xenon isotopes from in-situ spontaneous fission of short-lived Pu244 has been confirmed in Hadean detrital zircons from Western Australia. Hadean and meteoritic zircons can retain seco

    Aug 1, 2010

  • CIM
    The Environmental Impact of Submarine Tailings Disposal at the Island Copper Mine on Vancouver Island: A Case History in Environmental Policy

    By Patrick Moore

    In 1971 the government of British Columbia issued a permit for the Island Copper Mine to commence disposal of 33,000 tons per day of mine tailings into Rupert Inlet, a marine fjord on the northwest co

    May 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Gold Marketing Initiative: Steering Committee findings and recommendation

    Building off the enthusiasm generated by Credit Suisse First Boston on the potential benefits of an industry-wide effort to market gold jewellery, a group of gold producers, led by Randall Oliphant, C

    May 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Corrosion Behaviour of A1-B4c Metal Matrix Composites in H3BO3, K25O4 And NaCl Solutions

    By Ham. Y. M.

    The corrosion behaviour of Al-B4C metal matrix composites immersed in 2500 ppm boron-containing H3B03, 0.5 M K2SO4, and 3.5% NaC1 solutions was investigated. Effects of B4C particle volume fraction on

    Jan 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Geostatistical determination of sample variances in the sampling of broken gold ores

    The theory and practice of sampling of particulate material have been the focus of a continued attention on the part of the mining industry worldwide for almost a century now, because of its critical

    Jan 1, 1991

  • CIM
    Gold Exploration in the Timmins District Using Field and Lithogeochemical Characteristics of Carbonate Alteration Zones

    By J. H. Crocket, J. Andy Fyon

    "All gold deposits within the Tisdale Group are spatially associated with carbonate alteration zones; however, not all carbonate alteration zones are host to gold mineralization.Within the komatiitic

    Jan 1, 1982

  • CIM
    The use of a Wiki format to Compile Mine Design Knowledge What?s in it for YOU??

    By Glenn D. Lyle

    As part of an initiative to improve value in mining, CEMI is developing a handbook on best practice in mine design. Various formats were examined, and of these, the wiki was selected as being most sui

    May 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Production of Aluminum at Arvida, Quebec

    By A. W. JR. Whitaker

    Introduction Within the last quarter of a century the Lake St. John-Saguenay valley has been converted from a quiet agricultural district to one of the important industrial centres in the Dominion. F

    Jan 1, 1933

  • CIM
    Methodology for Design Risk Assessment In Burst-Prone Mines: A Case Study

    By D. J. Cheung, V. N. Kazakidis

    ABSTRACT Seismicity and rockburst problems in hard-rock mines negatively impact safety and profitability. The authors propose a design risk methodology as a relative risk assessment for underground ex

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Population Growth and Mineral Demand

    By Louis M. Perlman

    CAN PRESENT TRENDS CONTINUE? Can population growth in the world keep going at the average rates of the last few decades, till, say, the year 2000? And beyond? At the same time, can we expect steady i

    Jan 1, 1977

  • CIM
    Technology and Operational Improvements in Tuyere Punching, Silencing, Pyrometry and Refractory Drilling Equipment

    By M. J. Marinigh

    Increased safety requirements, higher operational costs, greater environmental restrictions, and new competitive processing techniques are the challenges smelter operators must confront in order to re

    Jan 1, 2007

  • CIM
    Geology of Uranium Lake City, Cinch Mines, Saskatchewan

    By A Turek

    The Lake Cinch deposit occurs in the Tazin gneisses on the footwall side of the Black Bay fault. Ore is localized by two faults, the Main Ore fault and the Cracking-stone River fault, occurring in sho

    Jan 1, 1965

  • CIM
    A Simple Numerical Approach for Modelling Time Dependent Swelling Mechanisms in Shales

    By José L. Carvalho

    "Time-dependent swelling deformation of several shaley rock formations in Ontario is a wellknown phenomenon. In shales and mudstones with a higher salt concentration in the pore fluid than the ambient

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    The Red Dog VIP mill optimization project. Part A: Rectifying the shortage of flotation capacity

    By George Hope, Brigitte Lacouture

    "The Red Dog mine has increased mill throughput most years since start-up. Although flotation equipment has been added over the last 10 years, the Red Dog metallurgical performance has been restricted

    Jan 1, 2003