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Water transformation: Turning liabilities into assets (1a124506-933a-48c4-9975-0791fbeb4393)By B. Waterman, D. Ramey, L. Schlink
"Water is a primary commodity for most industrial processes. It has become a global focus in light of climate change and population growth. Reuse of process water has two major benefits - minimize the
Jan 1, 2014
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Lime Substitutes For The Treatment Of Acid Mine Drainage (72bf0b1b-0332-4a1c-b1a5-bc738cf0f204)By George W. Heunisch
The properties of Neutra-Fix® and Neutra-Ment® , two new lime substitutes for the treatment of acid mine drainage (Arm), have been compared with lime and Alkament®, two products presently in use for A
Jan 1, 1984
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In soft ground, adaptable muck removal is keyBy Desiree Willis
At 6 percent downgrade to a low point beneath California?s Sacramento River, the Lower Northwest Interceptor Sewer was a difficult project from the outset. Project owner Sacramento County Regional Sa
Jun 1, 2010
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Development of a Kinetic Model of the Bacterial Dissolution of Copper Concentrate Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SPRINGER)By Mohammad Ranjbar Hamghavandi, Mohammad Ranjbar, Zahra Manafi, Mohammad Hassan Fazaelipoor, Mahin Schaffie
The present study introduces a new approach to understand the copper dissolution rate and to find an adapted mathematical statement for particle shrinkage rate in a batch bioleaching system. Four size
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Sinking And Commissioning Of The Eastern Twin Shaft System At Buffelsfontein Gold Mining Company Limited ? IntroductionBy G. L. Smit
The Buffelsfontein Gold Mining Company is situated in the Klerks-dorp district of the Province of the Transvaal in the Republic of South Africa, approximately 100 miles west of Johannesburg. Gold p
Jan 1, 1964
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Silica Sand Symposium Draws A Large Crowd In MinneapolisBy Greg Beckstrom
On Oct. 1-3, SME?s Twin Cities chapter (SME TC), in cooperation with the University of Minnesota ? Duluth?s Precambrian Research Center (UMD-PRC), cohosted a symposium on silica sand mining and proces
Jan 1, 2012
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Geochemistry of Critical Minerals in Mine Waste in Grant, Sierra, and Socorro Counties, New Mexico - SME Annual Meeting 2025By Zohreh Kazemi Motlagh, Virginia T. McLemore
Critical minerals are nonfuel minerals, essential to the U.S. economy and national security, whose supply chain may be disrupted. Mine wastes are potential sources of critical minerals. The goal of th
Feb 1, 2025
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An Economic Analysis Of Conversion To Coal-Fired Cement Kilns In The Philippines And South KoreaBy Adrian C. Dorenfeld
The lesser developed countries (LDC's) may be classified into two categories: 1) oil producers, and 2) non-oil producers. The non-oil producing LDC's, as a class, are at present in very diff
Jan 1, 1978
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Developing A New Process Design For The Southwestern Oregon Industrial Mineral Bearing Placer System Via Practical Study Of The Unique Deposition, Mineralogy, And Dry Tailing Requirements - Introduction - Preprint 09-038By J. Drew
Oregon Resources Corporation (ORC), an industrial minerals mining company, is currently engaged in the development of a new process design that will allow the unique paleo-beach placer deposits of sou
Jan 1, 2009
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An Automated Microscopic Method For The Determination Of Pyrite Size Distributions In Crushed CoalBy G. A. Irdi
An automated method of microscopy for determining the pyrite size distribution on two base coals that were crushed to 28 mesh x 0 has been developed. Polished epoxy-bound coal pellets were prepared an
Jan 1, 1986
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Deep Inclined Water Intake Shafts At The Navajo Generating StationBy Albert Ruiz
The 2,250-MW, coal-fired Navajo Generating Station located in Page, AZ draws water from Lake Powell using submersible pumps installed in five inclined shafts. Drought threatens to lower the reservoir
Jan 1, 2011
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Stress Distributions In Longwall Mining ? IntroductionBy Robert Stefanko
Longwall mining appears very attractive from an engineering standpoint because of its simplicity. The use of one long, continuous face can simplify power distribution, ventilation, and supervision, an
Jan 1, 1963
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Laboratory Testing for Sulfide Flotation Process Development"A carefully planned laboratory test program is the foundation for the successful development of a sulfide flotation process. In this paper, the development of a copper-molybdenum flotation process is
Jan 1, 2016
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Pretreatment of refractory gold ore by curing with concentrated sulfuric acid - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2024)By Yisa Liu, Lili Xu, Shina Li, Kang Li, Jiong Dong, Zichen Yin, Ruixin Ma
With the evolving landscape of gold mineral resource development and utilization, the easily treatable gold resources are continuously decreasing, while refractory gold minerals are becoming the most
Feb 19, 2024
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A design tool for improving the safety of highwall mining operations - SME Transactions 2015By Y. Luo
Highwall mining, which is a relatively new mining method, is a preferred and often the only feasible method for extracting coal reserve left by surface mining operations in areas with steep terrain an
Jan 1, 2015
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Life-Cycle Costing - An Economic Approach to Evaluate the Operational Equipment of TunnelsBy Hans Adden, Anne Lehan, Markus Thewes
"1. INTRODUCTION AND MOTIVATION Traditionally design processes are focussed at creating new tunnels for lowest building cost. But the trend towards sustainable constructions in tunnelling has greatly
Jan 1, 2016
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Recent Developments In High-Pressure Water-Jet Assisted Cutting Of Rock And CoalBy George K. Schenck
INTRODUCTION Recent advances in high-pressure water jet technology can be effectively employed in mining and tunneling. The new equipment is based on available industrial hardware such as pumps, no
Jan 1, 1983
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Tbm Shield Abandonment Beneath the Fraser River for Connecting Tunnel and River Riser of the Annacis Island WWTP New Outfall System - NAT2024By John Newby, Ulf Gwildis, Ken Massé, Guillaume Roux
How to connect an effluent conveyance tunnel to riser shaft and diffuser arms of an outfall system is dictated by the ground conditions, which ideally include rock or soil strata of low permeability.
Jun 23, 2024
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Evaluation of deep-seated crib block fire tests (7bc9e718-229c-42f8-a8a2-7a3b0ae77860)By M. A. Trevits
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), is conducting research to test, evaluate, improve or modify coa
Jan 1, 2009
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Bioleaching Of A High Sulfur CoalBy A. E. Torma
The efficiency of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in the desulfurization of a high-sulfur content New Mexico coal was demonstrated. The optimum condition of process variables were found to be pH = 2.3, part
Jan 1, 1987