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Measurement of Surface Roughness of Rock DiscontinuitiesBy G. V. Poropat
Roughness of a discontinuity may be an important factor influencing shear strength of the discontinuity. Traditionally, determining the roughness of a discontinuity surface and providing a numerical m
May 1, 2009
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The Application of Methane Extraction Booms in Cave Areas for Methane Removal from Headings Directly Behind a ?U-Ventilated? Longwall AdvanceBy J. Drenda
The model for methane removal from the workings directly behind an advancing longwall as presented in this paper may be used for U-ventilated cross or length-wise systems of longwall advance, starting
Aug 1, 2013
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Strontium doped lanthanum ferrite composite cathodes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cellsBy L. Sun
In this work, strontium doped lanthanum ferrite (LSF) and their composite cathodes were fabricated by screen printing on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolytes. Their electrochemical properties
Jan 1, 2005
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Caribou MineBy L. V. Bell
"The gold deposits of the Caribou mine are representative of those of the Province of Nova Scotia as a whole. The ore shoots within the deposits, in common with those elsewhere within the Province, ar
Jan 1, 1954
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Uranium Accounting ReconciliationBy A. Kobzhanov, S. Saparova, S. Brochot, D. A. Mango
KATCO (an ORANO Mining and Kazatomprom joint venture) is the largest in-situ leach uranium mining operation in the world, exploiting the Muyunkum and Tortkuduk uranium deposits in southern Kazakhstan.
Jan 1, 2020
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Transforming mine waste from environmental hazard to economic opportunity, through effective re-purposing of bioleached high-pyrrhotite content tailingsBy Dr. Rory Cameron, Dr. Terry Cheng, Dr. Nadia Mykytczuk, Ian Bedard, Kristie Tarr, Ruth Joseph
Pyrrhotite-rich tailings from Sudbury, Ontario mining activities are known to contain significant amounts of EV metals, such as nickel and cobalt. CanmetMINING has developed a novel bioleaching proce
May 4, 2025
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The Role of Anode Chemical Composition on the MNO2 Layer Formation in Zinc ElectrowinningBy Georges Houlachi, Akram Alfantazi, Maysam Mohammadi
Manganese ions in zinc electrowinning electrolytes form a protective MnO2 layer that ultimately decreases Pb contamination in the zinc product. In this study, the effect of dissolved Mn2+ on the elect
Jan 1, 2014
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Rationale for Quantum Leap Innovations in Mine FillBy J. H. Nantel
Indications are that underground mining is gaining favour with large and small mining companies due to environmental and sustainability concerns. Dramatic changes to mine fill technologies will be nee
May 1, 2007
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Environmentally Friendly Mining Technologies in Polish Coal Mining IndustriesBy J. Palarski
Hard coal, mined in Silesia Region as well as in the eastern part of Poland, is a key national resource. In Polish underground coal industry, modern mining technologies have been successfully tested a
Aug 1, 2013
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Residual Stress Mapping in the Interbore Region of a Heat Treated Aluminum Engine BlockBy D. Sediako
Excessive residual stress in Al engine blocks may result in cylinder distortion which reduces engine operating efficiency. As such, neutron diffraction was used to measure residual strain along the Fe
Jan 1, 2011
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Fracture Analysis at the Tasiast Open Pit Mine in Western AfricaBy A. C. Gagnon, H. Saroglou
"The focus of this paper is on the analysis of geometrical discontinuity properties for the rock mass located within an open pit mine located in Western Africa. Discontinuity data were collected using
Jan 1, 2015
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An Electrochemical and SERS Study of the Gold-Thiosulfate Interface in the Presence of CopperBy J. Mirza, E. Nicol, J. Lipkowski
Gold passivation in thiosulfate leaching media is a major barrier to its implementation. Addition of Cu (II) into the leaching solution has shown to aid in gold dissolution, but the mechanism by which
Jan 1, 2011
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An Electrochemical Investigation into the Effect of Lead on the Dissolution of Gold in Ammonium Thiosulfate-Copper MediaBy J. G. Peacey, G. Csicsovszki
The target of this study was to clarify the role of lead on the dissolution of gold in the (NH4)2S2O3-Cu leaching system via chronopotentiometry, linear sweep voltammetry and chronoamperometry. It was
Jan 1, 2011
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Fuzzy Clustering-Based Model For Productivity ForcastingBy Farid Mirahadi
Forecasting productivity of construction operations is a difficult but crucial task in planning construction projects. Over the past decades, many models have been developed to forecast productivity f
Aug 1, 2013
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Improving Site and Materials Handling Operations Through Autonomous Vehicle-Related TechnologiesBy Ashley Tews
In 2005, we automated a forklift-based Hot Metal Carrier to be capable of typical metal transfer operations around a smelter. The project was highly successful and the vehicle has demonstrated hundred
Aug 1, 2013
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Role of Oxygen in Interfacial Phenomena during High Temperature ReactionsBy K. S. Coley, M. A. Rhamdhani, G. A. Brooks
Interfacial phenomena in high temperature reactions such as between iron alloy and slag is well documented but not fully understood. It is believed that a gradient of oxygen concentration plays an imp
Jan 1, 2004
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Slope Mass Rating (SMR) Geomechanics Classification: Thirty Years ReviewBy R. Tomás, J. B. Serón, M. Romana
The Slope Mass Rating (SMR; Romana, 1985) geomechanics classification was developed as a sequel of Bieniawski’s Rock Mass Rating (RMR) system, which was almost impossible to use in slopes due to the e
Jan 1, 2015
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Guidelines for the Quantitative Description of Discontinuities for use in Discrete Fracture Network Modelling"Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) modelling has increasingly being used in many geotechnical and mining engineering problems, the authors believe there is an ever greater demand to provide updated guid
Jan 1, 2015
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Nexgen Energy’s Rook I Project, Southwestern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan: The Next Generation Of Uranium Processing And Tailings ManagementBy Sean Hillacre, Arthur Lieu
NexGen’s approach to uranium processing design including the crushing/grinding and leaching of raw ore through to yellowcake precipitation and tailings management focuses on minimizing surface footpri
Jan 1, 2020
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Application of Potential Control to the Flotation of Galena by Varying Dissolved Oxygen, Ph and Ionic Strength LevelsBy M. Tadie, J. Wiese, K. Corin
The use of potential control in the flotation of ores has been applied in a variety of operations and presents an opportunity for improvement of selectivity and recovery of valuable minerals. Although
Jan 1, 2016