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  • SME
    Fluorspar – trends and changes in production and use

    By Lawrence Pelham

    Introduction Fluorspar demand or consumption has been taken for granted in recent years, except for those that produce, market, or consume the commodity. Thinking used to be that as the steel and alu

    Jan 11, 1986

  • SAIMM
    Unplanned dilution and ore loss prediction in longhole stoping mines via multiple regression and artificial neural network analyses

    By H. Jang, Y. Kawamura

    Unplanned dilution and ore loss directly influence not only the productivity of underground stopes, but also the profitability of the entire mining process. Stope dilution is a result of complex inter

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Control of Bias and Level in a Laboratory Flotation Column

    By André Pomerleau, Michel Grégoire, René del Villar

    "The operation of industrial flotation columns requires the control of at least two variables, the interface position and the bias rate, by manipulation of some appropriate operating variables. Proble

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SAIMM
    Catalyst management ? Synopsis

    By L. Hansen

    Sulphuric acid plants now and then see unexpected increases in SO2 emissions. Our experience is that it is not always easy for the acid plants to pinpoint the exact reason for the SO2 increase. Some

    Jan 1, 2009

  • ISEE
    Experience with the change from cartridged to bulk site sensitized emulsion products.

    By Peter Moser, G. Reihholf

    Holcim, one of the world's leading suppliers of cement, aggregates and concrete, has set up a few years ago a working group “Quarry” in order to optimize the performance of its central European quarry

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Rock Engineering Method To Pre-Evaluate Old, Small Coal Pillars For Secondary Mining ? Synopsis

    By J. N. Van der Merwe

    Due to the approaching depletion of reserves in the Witbank Coalfield, and the fact that the Waterberg Coalfield is as yet under developed, there is increasing pressure to extend the lives of the oper

    Jan 1, 2012

  • NIOSH
    IC 8312 Sulfur Content Of United States Coals ? Introduction

    By Joseph A. DeCarlo

    Coal is one of our basic sources of energy (heat, power, light) and an essential raw material for most metallurgical processing. More than two-thirds of the electricity currently produced by thermal p

    Jan 1, 1966

  • NIOSH
    IC 8312 Sulfur Content Of United States Coals ? Introduction (594562e6-73ac-400b-a221-cee998b4a6aa)

    By Joseph A. DeCarlo

    Coal is one of our basic sources of energy (heat, power, light) and an essential raw material for most metallurgical processing. More than two-thirds of the electricity currently produced by thermal p

    Jan 1, 1966

  • AUSIMM
    A Portable Assay Furnace

    In the early stages of opening up a mine, when there is some uncertainty as to its future career, necessitating caution in laying out works of a permanent character, the want is often felt of an assay

    Jan 1, 1904

  • IIMP
    El magnesio de Bayóvar: la riqueza olvidada

    By Isaac Girón

    Dado que se descubrieron grandes depósitos de fosfatos de Bayovar en Piura, se anunció la creación de la reserva subterránea de salmueras, donde sobresale el potasio, la sal común y el magnesio. Poste

    Sep 13, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    Recovery of Tantalum Capacitors from Waste Printed Circuit Boards Using a Pneumatic Separator

    Recovery of Tantalum Capacitors from Waste Printed Circuit Boards Using a Pneumatic Separator

    Sep 13, 2010

  • CIM
    Dragline monitoring, control, and navigation

    By J. Hansen

    "ABSTRACTThe paper addresses the application of automated monitoring, control, and navigation to improve dragline performance. SummaryImproving dragline performance in the Canadian coal mines is criti

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    Timber Supported System – Introduction

    By George L. Wilhelm

    Timber support of mine openings continues to be an effective system for ground support, due to its avail¬ability, flexibility, and ease of installation. Timber support of mine openings as a primary m

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Performance Monitoring Of A Block Cave Mine Using Signal Processing And Waveform Analysis Of GPS Data

    By D. Rutledge

    Discrete (digital) signal processing techniques are proving to be very valuable tools for miners using the block cave method. Waveform analysis of different measured signals associated with active min

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    High-Strain Dynamic Testing Of Drilled Shafts And Cast-In-Place Piles

    By Garland E. Likins

    High-strain dynamic testing of drilled shafts and cast-in-place piles has become routine procedure in many parts of the world today. Field testing is performed by measuring strain and acceleration rec

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    Groundwater Control for Sydney Tunnels

    By Paul Hewitt, Tim Smirnoff

    Design and construction of the Epping to Chatswood Rail Line tunnels in Sydney, Australia required an innovative approach to define hydrogeological properties of the Sydney Hawkesbury Sandstone and pr

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Minimising Crest Loss by Eliminating Surface Dilation Due to Presplitting

    In most mines using presplitting the final excavated wall shows a zone of damage just below the crest and well defined presplit half barrels. The crest damage (surface dilation) zone varies and is add

    May 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    Assessment Of The Precision And Bias Of An Online Gauge Using A Single Reference Instrument ? Synopsis

    By F. Lombard

    We consider the Grubbs estimation of the precision of an online gauge. Typically, this type of estimation involves independent results from two or more reference instruments (sampling and laboratory a

    Jan 1, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    What is Required for a Low-Cost Project Outcome?

    By M Dickie

    During the 1980s and early 1990s low cost gold treatment plants were at the forefront of the Australian engineering and mineral processing business. This opportunity was the result of a high gold pric

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Seismic Interpretation Problems Caused by Miocene Channels in the Central Part of the Gippsland Basin

    By Cadman S. J

    ( The central part of the Gippsland Basin is surrounded by existing major Petroleum accumulations and although six exploration wells have been drilled in the area, none are significant petroleum dis

    Jan 1, 1992