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  • AUSIMM
    Influence of Elements on the Properties of Lead. Part VII.-The Influence of Composition on the Creep Rate of Industrial Lead

    By Met M. E, Worner H. K

    During the past two years, a large number of creep tests has been carried out on electrolytic lead, special assay lead and ordinary refined (Port Pirie) lead. Some of these tests have already been rep

    Jan 1, 1936

  • NIOSH
    RI 4085 Winchester Zinc Deposits, Newton Co. MO

    By Homer J. Ballinger

    "SUMMARYDuring December 1945, the Bureau of Mines began churn drilling the Winchester zinc deposit, 11 miles south of Joplin in Newton County, Mo. The deposit lies in a virgin area northwest of the Se

    Jul 1, 1947

  • NIOSH
    RI 4918 Taconite Fragmentation (9d8049d8-e6ab-4919-9748-1a4c55643be5)

    By Vernon C. Davis

    "SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSIn initial attempts to mine taconite by conventional open-pit methods, the material tended to break into tabular blocks that were too large to be handled by conventional shovel

    Jun 1, 1953

  • AUSIMM
    RISKGATE – Shared Coal Mining Knowledge for Managing Risks across Ground Management

    By P Bergin, J M. Galvin, J Harris, J Li, P Kirsch, M Shi, B Hebblewhite, B Whittaker, R Mitra, D Sprott

    Controlling unwanted ground movement is critical in mining as well as many other highly hazardous environments, such as construction and tunnelling. Sharing knowledge about effective hazard management

    Nov 5, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Ore Penetration Into Calc Schist on the Kalgoorlie Goldfield

    Development on the North Kalgurli mine has established a major penetration of ore into calc schist. This is controlled by a system of east-dipping strike faults. Previously, most calc schist ore bodie

    Jan 1, 1964

  • NIOSH
    Technology News - No. 507 - NIOSH Safety Talk: The Emergency Communication Triangle

    Introduction Research has shown that when an emergency occurs, work-ers often do not get the information they need to take appropriate action. Important information about incidents is either not c

    Sep 1, 2004

  • RMCMI
    Proceedings of the Fiftieth Regular Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute Glenwood Springs, Colorado - Morning Session Monday, June 28, 1954 - President's Address

    By J. R. Kastler

    It becomes my pleasant duty to call the meeting to order. This is our fiftieth regular meeting. And the session we are opening today, I am sure: will be as interesting and informative as those in the

    Jan 1, 1954

  • AIME
    Who's Who in Mineral Engineering - The 1978 Membership Directory of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME

    Who's Who in Mineral Engineering - The 1978 Membership Directory of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME

    Jan 7, 1978

  • SAIMM
    Foreword (134b8950-7dbc-4a9d-ad1c-39bdc8a1a198)

    Pyrometallurgy has played a very important role in southern Africa for at least four centuries. It continues to do so, and recent years have seen many exciting developments in pyrometallurgical techn

    Jan 1, 2006

  • NIOSH
    RI 4459 Physical Properties Of Mine Rock Part I

    By S. L. Windes

    This report presents a tabulation of the physical and petrographic properties of Over 100 rock types from operating mines or mineral-investigation projects. The physical properties include the followi

    Jan 1, 1949

  • SME
    The Owner?s Manual on Contracting Strategies for Large Projects ? Introduction

    By Faruk Oksuz

    The owners of large infrastructure projects are challenged on how to implement sound engineering and construction contracting strategies that address their prime expectations: a quality job, on time a

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    The Use of Comparative Sampling Methods at Cleveland Mine, Tasmania

    The use of comparative sampling methods during the evaluation of the tin-copper deposits at Cleveland mine yielded closely checking average results from groove, channel, AXT split diamond drill core,

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AUSIMM
    Geomorphological and Geophysical Investigation of the Waste Dump Site, Porgera Gold Mine

    By Pilon CG, Deakin RC

    It is proposed that a waste rock dump be constructed on slopes consisting of soft colluvium and weathered Chim Formation mudstone at the Porgera Gold Mine, in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)

    Jan 1, 1991

  • AUSIMM
    Using Independent System Simulation to Mitigate Risk in the Dalrymple Bay Coal Chain

    By B Olsson, B Reynolds, R Norman

    An unprecedented growth in demand for coal exports has placed pressure on multi-user coal chains to guarantee that their capacity expansion projects will meet the required demand. These projects, howe

    May 24, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Annual Mine Planning And Execution Buffering - A Safety Imperative ? Synopsis

    By R. C. D. Phillis

    The annual mine planning process is one of the most important tactical/operational steps towards achieving strategic goals. These tactical plans are part of a very comprehensive Mineral Resource Manag

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    High Performance Tunnel Boring Machine for Kárahnjúkar Headrace Tunnel, KAR-14—A Design and Case History

    By Brian Khalighi, Massimo Franceschi, Giovanni Giacomin, Gianni Porta

    Headrace Tunnels and parts of the Access Adit Tunnels of Kárahnjúkar Hydropower project, KAR-14, in Iceland will be excavated using three full-face Robbins Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM). TBM sizes rang

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2004 - Peat

    By S. M. Jasinski

    Peat is a natural organic material of botanical origin. Peatlands are situated predominately in shallow wetland areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Commercial deposits are formed from the gradual decom

    Jan 1, 2005

  • NIOSH
    OFR-54-73 Evaluation Of Present Shotcrete Technology For Improved Coal Mine Ground Control

    By S. A. Bortz

    This report presents the results of an extensive laboratory testing program to determine the physical properties of shotcrete including the use of fast-set agents, controlled set cements, and both wet

    Jan 1, 1973

  • AUSIMM
    Climate Alarm's Lessons for New Leaders - Overcoming Fear with Facts for Freedom

    People in economically developed societies demonstrate inherent human care for Earth and want to stop pollution. Yet efforts to clean Earth seem bogged in confusion from wildly contradictory and alarm

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Development of a Blast-Induced Vibration Prediction Model Using an Artificial Neural Network

    By S. Sinha, S. Ganguly

    "In an opencast mine explosives are used for fragmentation of rock. Inefficient use of explosive energy in an opencast operation produces excessive ground vibration, which is measured by peak particle

    Feb 1, 2019