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Mine Permitting: A Lawyer's PerspectiveBy R. W. Sims
"He?s an SOB, but he's my SOB." Many of us have heard this line in reference to attorneys, and can appreciate the humor. However, the thought reflects a deeper attitude that lawyers should be use
Jan 1, 1990
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Environmental And Economic Considerations In Multiple Seam Mining In AppalachiaBy Terry A. Rightnour
Multiple seam mining is predominant throughout the central Pennsylvania Appalachian coal fields. Wide ranges in individual seam thickness, coal quality, and overburden characteristics are common throu
Jan 1, 1984
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Passive mine blast attenuators qconstructed of rock rubble for protecting ventilation seals - SME Transactions 2009By M. R. Hieb, J. R. Britt, S. P. Harteis, M. J. Sapko, E. S. Weiss, R. K. Zipf
The design requirements for mine ventilation seals have undergone a radical transformation in recent years, and these revisions have greatly increased the cost of the seal designs and their constructi
Jan 1, 2009
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The Role Of The State Of The Art Geology In Discoveries In PolandBy M. Niec
Poland lies at the junction of three geologic provinces: the East European Precambrian platform, the Middle European Paleozoic platform, and the Alpine orogenic belt comprising the Carpathian Mountain
Jan 1, 1996
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Unique Characteristics for the Design and Construction of the New Twin Tunnel “Caltanissetta”, on Highway 640 in Sicily, Italy - Practical Experience in Using ø15.08 m (50 feet) Diameter E.P.B. MachineBy Pier Francesco Paglini, Gian Luca Menchini, Pier Francesco Boschi
"PROJECTThe “Caltanissetta” Tunnel is part of the ANAS S.p.A (National Autonomous Roads Corporation) $ 1.3 Billion Highway 640 Caltanissetta-Agrigento (Sicily, Italy) Rehabilitation Project, consistin
Jan 1, 2016
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Unexpected Post-Excavation Damage to a 28"-Thick Segment Lining - Failure Mechanism and Rehabilitation MeasuresBy Jens Classen, Martino Gatti
"GENERAL PROJECT DATAThe Sparvo Tunnel is part of the “Variante di Valico” project, a new 65km (40mi) highway link between Bologna and Florence, designed to renew the existing A1 route which connects
Jan 1, 2016
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Geology Says Otherwise - SME Annual Meeting 2024By William H. Langer
I spent 41 years as a geologist with the US Geological Survey (USGS) conducting geologic studies and preparing peer reviewed maps and reports describing the results of those studies. Since retiring fr
Feb 1, 2024
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Differing Site Conditions and Dispute Avoidance Under the FIDIC Emerald Book for Underground WorksBy Jürg Künzle
Underground construction is a matter of dealing with the inherent uncertainty of subsurface geology. If the encountered conditions are less favorable than the expected ones, the execution of excavatio
Jun 13, 2021
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Suboptimization Procedure For Truck Haulage In A Room And Pillar MineBy Peter G. Zambas
In planning an underground room and pillar mine, the selection of the shaft or portal location and the orientation of the main haulage arteries is of paramount importance, particularly in view of the
Jan 1, 1971
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Added Value Opportunities In Industrial MineralsBy Steven B. Van Kouteren
Added value is a term loosely used in the industry, but what exactly does it mean? What does it take to make a value-added product and more importantly how does a company maintain the value added to i
Jan 1, 1990
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Using a QSO Expert Model to Generate Quarry Optimization Plan to Improve Operation at Lafargeholcim Limestone Quarry, Crystal River, FLBy K. Boakye, T. Newman, P. Bláha, M. B. Toelle
"This paper presents a quarry optimization plan using a block model and an in-house development quarry scheduling and optimization software (QSO Expert) to help improve quarry operations at Crystal Ri
Jan 1, 2017
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Modernization Of The LKAB Pelletizing Plant At Svappavaara, SwedenBy Knut H. Hubert
The GRATE-KILN System plant at Svappavaara, Sweden, was constructed for LKAB by Allis-Chalmers under a turnkey contract and commissioned in 1969. The plant was designed to produce iron ore pellets fro
Jan 1, 1980
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Laboratory Investigation Of Bio-Heap Leaching To Remove Sulfur From Kiln Feed Materials (15872d85-4950-43dc-bb8e-5b83bfbb9ba7)By M. A. Cornachione
The west central upper Peninsula of Michigan contains a large resource of graphitic slate. The slate has potential industrial use as a substitute for shale currently used in the production of portland
Jan 1, 1992
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Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust—Practical Impacts and Solutions in Tunnelling - RETC2021By Rainer Antretter
While respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust that arises in industrial production mostly emanates from point sources and can be well mitigated, the extraction of dust is much more difficult in under
Jun 13, 2021
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Preconcentration and pressure oxidation of Porgera refractory gold oreBy J. A. King, D. R. Weir, P. C. Robinson
The complex mineralogy of the Porgera resource has a pronounced effect on process selection for the recovery of refractory gold and silver. Intimate association of gold with pyrite necessitates a high
Jan 1, 1987
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Circulation of Sodium Sulfate Solution Produced During NiMH Battery Waste ProcessingBy A. Porvali, V. Agarwal, M. Lundström
Hydrometallurgical recovery of rare earth elements (REE) from NiMH battery waste can be performed using sulfuric acid leaching followed by selective precipitation as double salt (REENa(SO4)2•H2O) by a
Jan 1, 2019
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Quantifying Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (Epfrs) Of Submicron Coal Dust - SME Annual Meeting 2022By R. Zhang, S. Azam, S. Liu, J. H. Golbeck, V. Kurashov, S. Bhattacharyya
Free radicals (FRs) present in coal dust directly influence the interaction behavior between lung cells and dust particles. FRs are atoms or groups containing unpaired electrons, with strong chemical
Mar 2, 2022
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Blasting Mechanics ? IntroductionBy L. Donovan Clark
The term "powder factor" is almost universally accepted as the measure of the efficiency of a blasting program. It represents the economics of blasting since it designates quantity of explosive (there
Jan 1, 1970
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Feasibility Of In Situ Leaching Of Metallic Ores Other Than Copper And UraniumBy George M. Potter
Under contractural arrangements with the Bureau of Mines, Mountain States Research and Development, Inc. (MSRD) completed a technological investigation to determine the feasibility of in situ mining o
Jan 1, 1981
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A Field Study of Mineral Scale Buildup on Lined and Traditional PE Water PipesBy A. Pezzuto
"Pipes are used on mine sites in a variety of applications including transport of slurry, conveying clean and processing water, and in mine dewatering. Mine waters and slurries can cause pipe wear and
Jan 1, 2017