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  • SME
    The Economic Rents Of Bulk Commodity Transportation

    By T. C. Canter

    Technological change is continually affecting the mining industry and the many papers being presented at this meeting reflect this fact. I fully agree that miners must remain fully cognizant of techno

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SME
    An Update On Face Ventilation Research For Improved Longwall Dust Control

    By R. A. Jankowski

    Although the number of operating longwall mining systems has remained relatively consistent over the past five years, longwall production levels have increased significantly during this period. Longwa

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals review 2015

    By Daniel M. Flanagan

    "Editor’s note: Each year, Mining Engineering features an industrial minerals review. Several people put in a fair amount of time in developing the material for this issue, all the while doing their o

    Jul 1, 2016

  • SME
    Separation Of Zn, Co, And Ni Using Solvent Extraction Techniques (cefb7300-f881-4c58-b053-3847da285be7)

    By E. H. Cho

    An acid mine drainage sludge sample containing 3.6% Mn, 0.18% Ni, 0.15% Co and 0.39% Zn was obtained from the central part of West Virginia and leached with sulfuric acid at pH 3 and at room temperatu

    Jan 1, 1993

  • 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
    Developments And Innovations In Bacterial Oxidation Of Refractory Ores (PRIPRINT 91-75)

    By P. C. van Aswegen

    The Bacterial Oxidation (BIOX®) process for the pre-treatment of refractory ores for gold recovery developed by Genmin, the mining division of Gencor, has been operating successfully at the Fairview m

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals Review 2010

    By R. L. Virta

    Ball Clay -- Four companies - H.C. Spinks Clay Co. Inc. (owned by Lhoist Group), Imerys Group (formerly Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co.), Old Hickory Clay Co. and Unimin Corp. - mined ball clay in four st

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals Review 2013

    By R. L. Virta

    Four companies ? H.C. Spinks Clay Co., Inc., Imerys, Old Hickory Clay Co., and Unimin Corp. ? mined ball clay in four states in 2013. On the basis of preliminary data, production was 1 Mt (1.1 million

  • SME
    International Social License in Mining Projects (398d5fa8-9bb7-41fe-a37a-87700a767f4f)

    By D. E. Hulse

    "Social License, the consent of the neighbors and community to develop and operate a mine, has received little attention until recently. Though social license is intangible, not having this relationsh

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    Selective Rock Fracture Induced by Blasting

    By E. O. Jacobs

    A coupled solid and rock fracture mechanics model is used to analyze the blast driven fracture propagation phase, predict propagation rates, and directly measure shockwave and particle velocity. The

    Feb 23, 2014

  • SME
    Dissolution Behavior Of Gold In Ammoniacal Solutions With Iodine As An Oxidant

    By K. Peri

    The leaching behavior of gold in ammonical solutions with iodine as an oxidant has been investigated using cyclic voltammogram and Tafel polarization. The majority of experiments was carried out at 75

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    RETC 2011 Full Proceedings - RETC2011

    By Victor Romero, Steve Redmond

    All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Information contained in this work has been obtained by SME, Inc. from sources believed to be reliable. However, neither SME nor its autho

    Dec 1, 2011

  • SME
    Vacuum Filtration: Available Equipment And Recent Innovations (1d8b2c0d-43d3-4554-8421-efd2df8d1a31)

    By Stanley M. Moos

    In reviewing available vacuum filtration equipment in this paper, several types of filters have been included which are probably not familiar to operators in the mining industry. However, it was felt

    Jan 1, 1978

  • SME
    The Flame Characteristics of a Tyre Fire on a Mining Vehicle

    By RICKARD HANSEN

    With vehicles frequently found in underground mines and tyres being a major fuel item, the risk of tyre fires will be severe underground. This study presents an in-depth analysis of tyre fires on mini

    Feb 10, 2022

  • SME
    International Social License in Mining Projects

    By Donald Hulse

    "Mining has been a source of controversy for at least 500 years. “Since there has always been the greatest disagreement amongst men concerning metals and mining, some praising, others utterly condemni

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Mathematical Modeling Of Coal Seam Methane Drainage In Longwall Mining

    By K. Oraee

    Excessive emissions of methane from the coal seams can have a serious adverse effect on both safety and productivity of longwall coal faces. Mechanization of coal faces has increased production possib

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Whisker Growth During The Reduction Of Iron-Ores

    By Werner Wenzel

    Whisker growth during the reduction of iron ores The phenomenon of whisker growth can be observed in a number of solid-state crystallisation reactions, which, apparently, appear in6 the first ins

    Jan 1, 1971

  • SME
    Field Site Data Processing A High-Frequency Radio Communication Link Between Field Camp And Computer

    By Joseph Moses Botbol

    The disposition of world mineral resources is such that a vital need exists for both the most efficient development of existing resources and the rapid disclosure of as-yet undiscovered resources. The

    Jan 1, 1975

  • SME
    Luck & Skill: Black Swans & Machiavelli’s Ideas on Power, Fortune, Virtù

    By T. W. Camm

    "We hear all the time about the value of hard work and perseverance, and the part they play in the professional life of successful people. What we do not hear so much about are the many professionals

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SME
    South African And Chinese Fluorspar Production Related To The U.S. Market ? Chinese Fluorspar

    By G. B. McClurg

    China was nota factor in the supply of fluorspar to the United States until the early 1980's when it shipped in its first package of Metallurgical lump, that not only was higher grade than the Me

    Jan 1, 1986