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  • CIM
    Hydraulic Fill Research at James Cook University in the new Millennium

    By K. Pirapakaran

    The Geotechnical Engineering research group at James Cook University has been working closely with all the leading mines in Australia in the area of minefills. They have carried out substantial resear

    May 1, 2007

  • CIM
    Synergie Production ? Maintenance par le soins des équipements (SDE)

    By Yves-Laurent Turcotte

    Notre conférencier, Monsieur Yves L. Turcotte, Vice-président et Directeur général chez Promaintech Novaxa est diplômé en génie industriel de l?Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières et détient une maî

    Feb 1, 2008

  • CIM
    The Economics of the Carbon in Pulp Treatment of Low Grade Flotation Tailings: A Pilot Study

    By R. H. O. Wagner

    "This paper describes the bench testing, pilot plant studies of alternative flowsheets, to determine the feasibility of gold recovery, by carbon in pulp extraction, in the Schumacher Mill gold flotati

    Jan 1, 1984

  • CIM
    Barrick Goldstrike Roaster Facility Engineering and Construction of the Goldstrike Roaster Facility

    By Ray Walton, Ron Colquhoun, Ken Thomas, Dwayne Fentie, Barney Burke

    "The new Roasting Facility at Barrick’s Goldstrike Mine in Nevada, U.S.A. was developed to process 12,000 tons per day of refractory gold ore. The process consists of crushing, dry grinding, roasting,

    Jan 1, 2001

  • CIM
    Diamonds in Canada

    By J. J. Brummer

    The possibility of diamonds occurring in Canada was first raised by W. H. Hobbs in 1899, who concluded: "that the apex of the fan of diamond distribution probably lies somewhere in the strip of the t

    Jan 1, 1978

  • CIM
    Technical Challenges in Laser Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Parts

    By J. Y. Hascoet, M. Marya, S. Marya

    Additive manufacturing (AM) brings disruptive changes over the ways parts and products are designed, tested, qualified, assembled, inspected and marketed. With these changes come real technical challe

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Semi-Autogenous Grinding Circuit Reduces Capital Costs

    By H. C. Counsell, R. Webber

    "The mill at Denison Mines' Elliot Lake Operations started up in 1957, with a capacity of 6,000 tons per day. Over the years various plant modifications expanded th.is to 7 500 tons per day. In 1976,

    Jan 1, 1984

  • CIM
    The Use of Centrifuge Technology in the Removal of Crud and Fine Particles in Mineral Processing

    By Derek Ettie

    "In the Hydrometallurgical processes, the presence of the so-called "crud" is a constant challenge in solvent extraction. Crud is a stable emulsion which forms along the interface between the aqueous

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Arsenic Management and Stabilization

    By K. Lundholm, A. E. Mäkinen

    "Ore grades are declining and getting more complex around the world which not only complicate the ore processing but also produce new type of requirements to manage the produce waste streams. One spec

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Development of a Thiosalt Treatment System at Xstrata Copper Kidd Metallurgical Site

    By Andréa Lagacé

    "The milling of sulphide ores inherently generates “thiosalts”, a series of partially oxidized sulphur oxyanions (S2O3 2-, S3O6 2-, S4O6 2- etc.), which make control of effluent treatment systems diff

    Jan 1, 2010

  • CIM
    The State of Art in Environmentally Sustainable Nickel Smelting: Boliden Harjavalta Nickel Smelter

    By P. Pyykkö, E. Peuraniemi, J. Järvi, P. V. Latostenmaa, V. Törölä, S. Junnikkala

    "Nickel concentrate smelting started in Harjavalta in 1959. First, flash smelting - Peirce-Smith converting route was applied, and the high-grade converter matte was further refined to nickel cathodes

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Innovative management techniques at Kiena Gold Mines Limited

    By Brian A. Ferguson, Raynald O. Vezina, Marielle Gaudet, Raoul R. Boissonneault

    "Kiena has been committed to developing a fresh management and employee relations approach since the commencement of production in 1981. The functional organizational structure encourages joint partic

    Jan 1, 1987

  • CIM
    Continuous SAG Volumetric Charge Measurement

    By Andre Vien, Jean-François Dupont

    "Over the past several years, Svedala has developed a continuous charge monitor (CCM) for tumbling mills. It consists of a strain gauge embedded into a rubber lifter and associated electronics. This p

    Jan 1, 2001

  • CIM
    TSP-Based Model for on-Site Material Handling Operations with Tower Cranes

    By Amir Zavichi

    Today, with the necessity of timely, on-budget and high quality completion of projects, proper use of construction equipment is essential to ensure project success. Construction equipment places a lar

    Aug 1, 2013

  • CIM
    The Copper-Cobre Series of Conferences: A Prime Forum for Active Discussion of Copper Smelting Technology Practice and Innovation

    By C. M. Diaz, P. J. Mackey

    Since its inception, in 1987, the Copper-Cobre series of conferences has established itself as the prime world forum for discussing advances in copper process metallurgy, in particular copper sulfide

    Jan 1, 2007

  • CIM
    The Use of Coal in Pyrometallurgical Processes in Western Areas of Canada and the United States

    By J. C. Bothan

    A program to provide technical in-formation on the use of fuels in pyro-metallurgical processes, from the Canadian fuel viewpoint, was initiated about five years ago by a Canadian Institute of Mining

    Jan 1, 1963

  • CIM
    Structure, Stratigraphy, U-Pb Geochronology and Alteration Characteristics of Gold Mineralization at the Detour Lake Gold Deposit, Ontario, Canada

    By B. Dubé, R. Friedman, J. Oliver, R. Aubertin, M. Burson, G. Panneton, M. Hamilton, J. Ayer

    "The Detour Lake gold deposit is located within the northwestern limit of the Archean Abitibi Subprovince of the Superior Province. Mineralized zones are hosted by a sequence of pillowed and massive f

    Jan 1, 2012

  • CIM
    Surface mining collaborative research initiatives: A progress report

    By Ian R. Muirhead

    Over the past year or so, a number of mining companies have been meeting to examine the role of research in surface mining and, in particular, how to establish a collaborative research effort for the

    Jan 1, 1996

  • CIM
    High SO2 Feed Gas Sulfuric Acid Plant Design Option

    By D. J. McLaws

    "Recent innovations in metal smelting technology utilize continuous oxygen-enriched smelting and converting processes which are capable of producing off-gases containing up to 60% SO2 or more. Other S

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    State of Leadership in the Mining Industry and Why Leadership Matters

    By Scott Martin

    This paper will discuss the challenges currently facing the mining industry. By sharing experiences gained in the CIM Leading in Mining Course, I will highlight what’s working, what’s not, what are th

    Jan 1, 2014