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  • CIM
    Development of a simple segregation program to manage potentially acid generating waste rock at the Keystone Gold Mine, Manitoba

    By D. H. Flather, J. W. Hendry, K. Drover

    Black Hawk Mining Inc. has completed a comprehensive program on the prediction and management of acid rock drainage (ARD) at their Keystone Gold Mine (Keystone) near Lynn Lake, Manitoba. The program,

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    New Horizons of the Engineering of Blasting in Service of Productivity: Selective Sequencing

    By Matias Suarez, Diego Zenteno

    It is known that the introduction of electronic timing in the sequencing of blasting has changed the vision and way in which mining is developed. It is possible to deal with more complex and sophistic

  • NIOSH
    IC 8013 Reconnaissance Of Selected Pegmatite Districts In North-Central New Mexico ? Summary And Introduction

    By D. E. Redmon

    The Federal Bureau of Mines has studied the locations and general features of 90 pegmatites found in north-central New Mexico. The dominant valuable product of the pegmatites is muscovite, both sheet

    Jan 1, 1961

  • SME
    Treating Peat-Soil over São Paulo Metro Line 5 - Enabling 10.6m EPB Shield Advance Under Drainage Gallery Foundations

    By José Ricardo Lopes, Alaor Coelho, Marco Gomes, Alfredo Dacio Moraes Filho, Akira Koshima

    "Very low strength alluvial peat soil was found under two old drainage galleries with just 4.3m cover above a twin tunnel due to be excavated by a 10.6m diameter EPB Shield for São Paulo Metro’s Line

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    Engineering Properties Of Coal Measure Rocks

    By Richard E. Thill

    Engineering properties of rock are essential in most phases of mining from site reconnaissance through mineral processing. Review of the literature indicates, however, that property data is scarce for

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Mining project evaluation process for investment decisions: Risk variables in mining projects - part one

    By H. M. Park

    Risk is a major factor in all mining activities, arising from many internal and external variables. The authors? research has resulted in a systematic method for the quantification of risk in mining p

    Oct 1, 2013

  • IMPC
    Determining frother distribution in flotation circuits

    By Azin Zangooi, Cesar Gomez, James Finch

    Frother concentration is a variable which significantly affects the flotation performance by decreasing bubble size and helping froth stabilization. Variations in frother concentration, which mostly g

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME
    Continuous Pilot Scale Testing Of Column Flotation For Recovery Of Fine Coal (Preprint 90-153)

    By J. G. Groppo

    A series of performance studies have been conducted using counter-current column flotation to recover a marketable clean coal product from existing preparation plant fine waste streams. The test work

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AIME
    Coal Mine Development in Alaska

    By Albert L. Toenges

    Alaska requires an adequate fuel supply for its development, and has large potential coal reserves ranging from lignite to subbituminous and anthracite. Coal production in the Territory now is less t

    Jan 1, 1949

  • CIM
    Determination Of Radium In Uranium Mill Effluents By Icp-ms

    By Mike Broczkowski, Laura Dewhirst, Kieran Large, Angelo R. Fernando, Heather Daigneault, Jim Johnson, Randy Wiens

    The radioactive isotope radium 226 is a contaminant of potential concern in effluent waters from metal mining operations in Canada. Acceptable release levels of radium 226 are governed by Metal and Di

    Jan 1, 2020

  • NIOSH
    RI 4372 Investigation Of The Nigger Jim Lead Diggings Lafayette County, Wis.

    By G. A. Apell

    The presence of considerable mineralization at the surface together with other favorable conditions suggested inclusion of the Nigger Jim diggings area in a comprehensive study of shallow lead deposit

    Jan 1, 1948

  • NIOSH
    OFR-118-85 Development Of Self-Contained Self-Rescuer And Enhanced Electrical Hazard Training Material

    By Michael J. Klishis

    It was the goal of this project to develop training materials specific to two areas of the mining industry: (1) safe use and care of the self-contained self-rescuers, and (2) awareness and avoidance o

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SME
    Concrete Masonry And Its Golden Age Of Opportunity

    By Paul Lenchuk

    The concrete block industry can trace its beginnings to the early 18th century when most of the experimental work was being carried out in England. In America, the concrete masonry industry got starte

    Jan 1, 1971

  • NIOSH
    Technology News - No. 510 - Hazcom Helper—osha Version Compliance Tool For Osha Rule 29 Cfr 1910.1200

    By Doug Scott

    Develop tools that companies can use to comply with 29 CFR 1910.1200.

  • SME
    Precipitates from the Peterburgskoe and Irinovskoe hydrothermal fields, mar: Geochemistry of seafloor and subseafloor mineralization

    By Irina Melekestseva, Beltenev. Victor, Victor Ivanov

    "One of the major problems discussed over the last years is a possibility of mining of seafloor massive sulfide deposits. In spite of the pessimistic points of view on their commercial development, th

    Sep 1, 2014

  • IMPC
    Demercurizing Technogenic Raw Material with the Aim Torecycle it

    By V. V. Trusova, Shiyrav Gandandorzh, K. V. Fedotov, V. A. Domracheva

    "In Russia, 1.1 million tons of mercury-containing waste are stored. The amount of mercury in soils and heaps of industrial enterprises is estimated at 3000 tons; in dumps, concentration tailings, slu

    Jan 1, 2018

  • SME
    Mid-Continent's Unit Train Loading Facility - Introduction

    By John A. Reeves

    The unit-train concept of moving raw materials .is considered by many railroad men as the most signifigant contribution to reducing rail freight costs since the introduction of the diesel locomotive.

    Jan 1, 1969

  • SME
    Elko Roundtable 2013: Material co-disposal and co-placemen

    By Bryan Ulrich

    Knight Piésold?s annual roundtable discussion was held at the Red Lion Hotel and Casino in Elko, NV on March 14. This year the title was, ?Roundtable discussion on material co-disposal/ co-placement i

    Nov 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Water Availability For Mining Usage In Northern Chile: A Challenging Scenario

    By M. Marchese

    It is no secret that scarcity of fresh water is an issue that at a global level in the years to come will have a major impact on the business landscape. A number of projects, beyond the mining sector,

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Nickel-Copper Mine Uses Air Cannons to Unclog Chutes

    By Mike Moody

    "No matter what type of ore is being extracted from a mine, mucking with front loaders can be accompanied by wet fines that cling to every surface. Once loaded into a hopper or conveyer transfer chute

    Aug 1, 2019