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Mine to Tunnel Scale Discontinuum Simulation of Repeated Dynamic Loading of Mine ExcavationsUnderground excavations are subjected to complex stress changes caused by nearby mining, but may also be affected by repeated dynamic loading from blasting and seismic events. In some cases, the combi
Nov 25, 2010
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Mine Truck ServicingBy T. W. White
One of the objectives of today's mine superintendent is to increase his equipment availability. To this end we have seen improved scheduling procedures, preventive maintenance programs and extens
Jan 1, 1972
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Mine value chain reconciliation – demonstrating value through best practiceBy H Arvidson, C Morley
Reconciliation has become very topical over the last ten years but how do we distinguish what is good practice, and even more importantly, show how it adds value? Reconciliation at Anglo American has
Sep 20, 2017
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Mine Ventilation ... The Last Forty Years And The Next FifteenBy Howard L. Hartman
If I told you tonight at the outset that my prognastications for the future of mine ventilation were imparted to me by a palm reader or inspired by a vision, you'd dismiss what I had to say befor
Jan 1, 1987
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Mine Ventilation Aspects Of The Expansion Of Rio Algom's Uranium Mining Operations In Elliot LakeBy A. R. Bell
Rio Algom Limited are currently undergoing a major expansion of their mining operations in the Elliot Lake area. To date this has involved the increase of output at the Quirke Mine from 4080 to 6350 t
Jan 1, 1980
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Mine Ventilation at KirunaBy Lennart Mukka
The Kiruna Mine in Sweden currently has three ventilation systems. The first two (a new and old system) serve the production areas. The third system is used for the facilities on the former main hau
Jan 1, 2002
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Mine Ventilation Design using a Ventilation Improvement IndexBy Dong-kil Lee
A ventilation improvement index (VII) was developed in an effort to propose an optimal ventilation improvement measure for a designated mine. The index was designed to incorporate both ventilation eff
Aug 1, 2013
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Mine Ventilation Enhancement Through Use Of Cable SupportsBy L. L. M. Kadnuck
The U. S. Bureau of Mines studied the suitability of using flexible tendon cable supports as secondary roof supports at a western coal mine. The supports were installed in longwall tailgate entries an
Jan 1, 1994
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Mine ventilation for an underground salt mineBy D. A. Nelson, Wedding. R. E.
"A planned production increase of 1.25 million tonnes per year at Domtar's salt mine in Goderich, Ontario required an increase in the underground mine ventilation system from 320,000 to 700,000 s
Jan 1, 1983
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Mine Ventilation Model Validation - ItÆs not Rocket Science!By J Rowland
"Ventilation models are invaluable tools for both prediction of routine daily ventilation changesin an operating mine to circuit performance expectations at the mine in 20 yearsÆ time. Arguably ventil
Jun 1, 2012
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Mine Ventilation Pathway Simulation on a Hypothetical Shale Gas Well Breach Utilizing the Longwall Instrumented Aerodynamic Model (LIAM) - SME Annual Meeting 2024By Steven J. Schatzel, Mark M. Mazzella, Robert A. Kimutis, VASU GANGRADE, James D. Addis, Marcia L. Harris, Mayley Guitard
Researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated the impact of potential shale gas well breaches and subsequent gas inflow on selected mine ventilation syst
Feb 1, 2024
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Mine ventilation: Waste heat recoveryBy L. Henry Smith, David C. Arthur
"The Williams Mine is Canada’s largest gold producer, with annual production of 450 000ounces from 2 300 000 tonnes of ore. Highly mechanized and automated underground mining practices are employed in
Jan 1, 1996
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Mine Void as Freshwater Reservoir ? An Eco-Friendly Concept of Coal India LimitedBy A. K. Debnath
The water resource is key to survival of the mankind and this resource is now becoming critical in many parts of globe including India. As per an assessment of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) of Ind
Aug 1, 2013
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Mine Waste Cover System Design ù Linking Predicted Performance to Groundwater and Surface Water ImpactsBy C Wels
Current best management practice requires the placement of a cover onto most types of mine waste including tailings, waste rock and/or spent heap leach rock at closure of the mine. The objectives of a
Jan 1, 2003
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Mine Waste Data Base Management ProceduresBy Frank Hagar, George M. L. Robinson
NTRODUCTION The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and CERCLA (SUPERFUND), in many instances, has had an adverse economic impact on the hardrock mining industry. Over the last few years, many
Jan 1, 1987
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Mine waste dumps constructed ill mountain valleysBy Alan F. Stewart, Frederic B. Claridge, Robert S. Nichols
"In recent years, an increasing number of mines in mountainous terrain have examined the possibility of placing mine waste rock into stream valleys. Pressure to utilize stream valleys as a primary loc
Jan 1, 1986
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Mine Waste Management Planning for an Arctic EnvironmentBy William J. Purdy
Successful design, operation and completion of a surface waste management facility for a diamond mine located in Canada?s northern environment requires careful planning to minimize short and long term
May 1, 2004
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Mine Waste Risk Minimisation by Integrated Waste Management and Process OptimisationBy D Brett
"Mine waste storages including tailings dams and waste rock dumps represent arguably the biggest risk on a mine site from both physical and geochemical viewpoints, related firstly to structural stabil
Jul 15, 2013
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Mine Wastes as Cover Materials in a Water-shedding Soil Cover in North-West QueenslandBy T Baumgartl, C Gonzales, A Soliman, M Edraki
A soil cover isolates potentially acid-forming (PAF) mine wastes from atmospheric interaction and thereby mitigates acid mine drainage. As a cover that comprises either a single layer or a composite b
Jul 16, 2014
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Mine Water - Optimising for Site and EnvironmentBy P Thompson, B W. Atkinson
Water treatment is not æcore businessÆ for mining companies.Just as mineral ores and coals are unique, each requiring detailed characterisation and pilot-testing to determine their optimum beneficiati
Nov 26, 2013