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  • SME
    A Case Study: Determination of the Optimal Tailings Beach Distance as a Guideline for Safe Water Management in an Upstream TSF Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Yongsik Jeong, Kwangmin Kim

    Most tailings storage facility (TSF) failures occur in active, upstream-type TSFs, often due to extreme and unexpected weather conditions—specifically, heavy rainfall and strong winds. This case study

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2004 - Titanium

    The market for titanium feedstocks (ilmenite, rutile,synthetic rutile and slag) is driven primarily by offtake from the titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment industry. The pigment sector depends on the per

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    How Simulation and Animation Model of an Aggregate Mine Assists Engineers in the Operation of Haulage Systems

    By E. Tarshizi

    Research was conducted to develop a simulation and animation model for an aggregate (sand and gravel) mine operation. This model can assist the mine engineers to investigate and consider the various o

    Feb 23, 2014

  • SME
    Bulk Handling Technology; Designing for the Future by Innovating the Present (8e766dcb-a812-4d92-a1a4-f27669d112e3)

    By R. Todd Swinderman

    "Higher production demands across all bulk handling segments require increased efficiency at the lowest cost of operation, in the safest and most effective manner possible. As conveyor systems become

    Jan 11, 2018

  • SME
    Fine Mineral Screening Using The New Pansep Screen

    By R. Buisman, K. Reyneke, M. Fullam, J. V. Brown

    Most mineral processes currently in use, such as flotation, spirals, gravity concentrators, etc., are only effective over a small range of sizes, hence the upstream need for technology to accurately c

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME
    An Automatic, Remote Control Coupler For Mine Cars

    By Dick T. Atkinson

    Due to improvements in the safety of other aspects of mining (primarily in roof control), haulage related accidents, particularly rail haulage accidents, are about to become the most common category o

    Jan 1, 1977

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2004 – Dimension Stone

    By L. Mead

    Dimension stone is a natural stone (granite, marble, limestone, sandstone and slate) that can be quarried, cut and shaped to conform to acceptable industry standards for size, consistency and durabili

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Recovery of Gold from Shanono Gold Ore Deposit Using α-Cyclodextrin "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2020)"

    By A. M. Anthony, A. Y. Atta, S. S. Magaji, U. Abubakar-Zaria

    There are two major gold recovery methods: the hydrometallurgical technique, which employs cyanide solutions, and amalgamation method, which involves mercury (Hg). These methods present considerable h

    May 5, 2020

  • SME
    Caterpillar Mining Prepares for Recovery with Technology and Partnerships

    By William Gleason

    "With desert temperatures climbing high at Caterpillar’s Tinaja Hills Demonstration and Learning Center near Tucson, AZ in September, a group of editors were given a reprieve from the sun and stepped

    Jan 11, 2017

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    More than 1,800 exhibitors in 12 halls will be at MINExpo International 2016

    By William Gleason

    "It is the largest mining exhibition in the world that attracts thousands of attendees from around the world to Las Vegas, NV once every four years. Despite the recent struggles in the mining industry

    Sep 1, 2016

  • SME
    Optimizing Profitability Of Heap Leaching

    By Ken Deter

    I have some general comments on optimizing profitability based on working in heap leach operations in tropical environments. Many of my planned comments this morning have been stated earlier in the Co

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Getting the Right Contract Package

    By W. W. Edgerton

    Construction projects may be delivered under one contract package or multiple packages divided by discipline, geographic location, or other characteristics. Dividing the construction into contract bid

    Jan 1, 2008

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    Industrial Minerals 2004 - Barite

    By P. Mills

    The four top barite-producing countries in the world are China, India, Morocco and the United States. China is currently the largest exporter of barite followed by India. More than 95 percent of th

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    A Review on Potash Recovery from Different Rock and Mineral Sources "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"

    By SANDEEP KUMAR JENA

    This review work reports the recovery of potassiumfromdifferent rocks and mineral sources. The global demand for potassiumis rising consistently due to the growth of agricultural production. A major p

    Aug 31, 2020

  • SME
    Particle Size Distribution of Metallic Iron during Coal-Based Reduction of an Oolitic Iron Ore

    By Yuexin Han, Mu. Yufan, Yanjun Li, Peng Gao, Yongsheng Sun

    "The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of reduction temperature, reduction time and binary basicity on the size of metallic iron particles in coal-based reduction products of an oolit

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Preliminary Investigation of SEM-EDX as a Tool for Characterization of Coal Mine Dusts

    By R. Sellaro

    It has long been understood that extended occupational exposures to respirable mine dusts can lead to chronic lung disease. In underground coal mines, coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP) and silicosis a

  • SME
    Refractory Gold Ore: Causes, Processes, Testing And Plants

    By J. R. Goode

    The first part of this paper comprises a general discussion on refractory gold ores and their mineralogy processing methods now in use are reviewed and test procedures for the important methods are di

    Jan 1, 1993

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    Variability In Environmental Characteristics Of Hydrothermal-Vent Ecosystems: What?s At Risk?

    By C. L. Van Dover

    Organisms living at hydrothermal vents are adapted to catastrophic disturbances in their environment caused by processes such as tectonic activity and mineralization that shift the locus of fluid flux

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    A Scale Model Experimental Study for Estimating the Productivity of Bulk Push Dozer Operations in Hard Rock Mining - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2022)

    By MEHMET KIZIL, PETER KNIGHTS, ROYAL REA

    A 1/20 scale experimental dozer push test rig was designed and constructed to quantify the expected production rates (loose cubic metres per hour) for dozers operating in hard rock bulk push applicati

    Nov 23, 2021

  • SME
    Selective Extraction of Zinc from Zinc Ferrite "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"

    By VIVEK KASHYAP, PATRICK TAYLOR

    The presence of iron in sphalerite induces the formation of zinc ferrite (ZF) during roasting. Zinc refinery residues (ZRR) and electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) contain a significant amount of zinc fe

    Sep 16, 2020