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  • SME
    Borehole (Slurry) Mining Of Coal And Uraniferous Sandstone

    By George A. Savanick

    The objective of this paper is to review advances in the art of borehole (slurry) mining made by the Bureau of Mines. The introduction gives historical and general background information on borehole m

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    Technical Challenges In Mine Rehabilitation

    By Don Dodds

    Iron Mountain Mine Rehabilitation Project Brief History The Iron Mountain Mine is located in Northern California approximately 12 miles northwest of Redding. The ore body is a large, very dense pyri

  • SME
    Synthetic aperture sonar as a tool for rapid high resolution deposit estimation

    By Rolf Birger Pedersen, Alden Ross Denny

    "Synthetic Aperature Sonar (SAS) is a powerful tool for ultra-high resolution marine survey. The Kongsberg HiSAS system deployed on the HUGIN AUV has a rangeindependent resolution of 3x3 cm for sonar

    Sep 1, 2014

  • TMS
    Solidification and Electrolysis of Copper Anodes Containing Nickel, Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth

    By Forsén. O.

    In this ?paper practical solidification of anodes containing nickel, arsenic, antimony and bismuth is compared with the equilibrium? diagrams and kinetic ?factors. In order to clarify the distribution

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    Kuoko Style Mineralization At The Silver Butte Mine, Douglas County, Oregon

    By D. R. Hembree

    This paper discusses the mineralogy and metallurgy of the Kuroko-style volcanogenic massive sulfide ores mined at Formosa Exploration Inc. I s Silver Butte Mine located in southwest Oregon. The princi

    Jan 1, 1993

  • NIOSH
    Alterations in Alveolar Type II Cell Metabolism Induced by Tetrandrine and Other Alkaloids

    By P. R. Miles, J. K. H. Ma, J. Y. C. Ma, L. Bowman

    "The bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids are compounds which can be isolated from plants and which exhibit a broad range of pharmacological activities. Perhaps the best known alkaloid of this group is tet

    Nov 1, 1995

  • CIM
    Cyanide recovery from a gold mill barren solution containing high levels of copper

    By P. A. Riveros, J. Binvignat, V. M. McNamara, D. Koren

    The recovery of cyanide from a gold mill solution containing high levels of copper (400 mg/L to 900 mg/L) using the AVR process was evaluated. It was determined that acidification to pH 2 to 3 provide

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Modelling of Froth Transportation in an Outokumpu 3 m<sup>3</sup> Tank Cell

    By J-P Franzidis, E V. Manlap

    Froth transportation characteristics have a significant impact on the flotation recovery especially in large flotation cells. The probability of an attached particle being recovered into the concentra

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Maritime Bulk Cargo Transportable Moisture Limit Requirements for Iron Ore Shipments

    By K Williams, M Pender, T Honeyands, T Krull, D McCallum, R Holmes, R Orense

    Bulk cargoes, including iron ore fines, must be shipped according to the rules agreed by the member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). One critical safety measure is the transpor

    Jul 13, 2015

  • CIM
    Contrasting Volcanic-hosted Massive Sulfide Styles in the Tulks Belt, Central Newfoundland

    By R. M. Graves, C. B. McKenzie, D. Barbour, D. W. Desnoyers

    "Abstract -The prospective Tulks volcanic belt hosts five significant massive sulfide deposits, Tulks Prospect, Tulks East, Jack&apos;s Pond, Daniel&apos;s Pond and Victoria Mine, as well as numerous

    Jan 1, 1993

  • IMPC
    Refractory Gold Treatment-State Of The Art And Future Challenges (6259383d-b635-47b9-a452-7cbb0f34bf8d)

    By R. C. Dunne

    A review of the current ?state of the art? of refractory gold treatment will be provided. This will include a global perspective of refractory processes past and present and the location of currently

    Sep 1, 2012

  • CIM
    Electricity at the Coal Face

    By E. L. Martheleur

    Introduction In October, 1945, the Coal Division of the Institute appointed a Committee on The Use of Electricity in Coal Mines, with the following terms of reference: ?To study under which cond

    Jan 1, 1946

  • AUSIMM
    Rethinking Merit for a Sustainable Mining Industry

    By K Hobbs

    Mining is experiencing a difficult period of low profitability and declining productivity. To achieve sustainability, mining companies are challenged with improving output, quality and safety while de

    Jun 22, 2016

  • NIOSH
    RI 6646 Evaluation Of A Penetrometer For Estimating Roof Bolt Anchorage

    By Juel H. Stears

    Research was done to determine if a hydraulically operated penetrometer developed by the Bureau of Mines could be used to estimate the roof-bolt anchorage capacity of mine roof rock. Tests were conduc

    Jan 1, 1965

  • NIOSH
    IC 9133 Estimation Of Remaining Lode Gold Endowment In Selected Mining Districts Of Alaska

    By Gary E. Sherman

    The Bureau of Mines estimated the remaining lode gold endowment of eight mining districts in Alaska using historic production data. A log-arithmic model of cumulative tonnage of ore processed versus c

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    Water: Industrial Mineral - And Industrial Nuisance ? Introduction

    By Raphael G. Kazmann

    Water occupies a dual role in our industrial society. It is the indispensable raw material, essential to life itself. It is equally an industrial nuisance, interfering with the production of industria

    Jan 1, 1960

  • CIM
    The Lead-Zinc Deposits of Pine Point

    By Neil Campbell

    "The gently-dipping Devonian dolomite beds south of Great Slave lake in northern Canada are nearly every-where concealed by a cover of glacial drift and muskeg. Nevertheless, in 1898 or earlier, four

    Jan 1, 1966

  • CIM
    Copper Electrowinning at Duisburger Kupferhuette

    By H. Kudelka

    Copper electrowinning at Duisburger Kupferhuette was introduced in March 1975. The electrowinning plant has a capacity of 10,000 mT of copper cathodes a year. The cuprous oxide feed material is an int

    Jan 1, 1977

  • NIOSH
    OFR-90-92 Cadmium (Materials Balance)

    By Thomas O. Llewellyn

    This U.S. Bureau of Mines (US8M) report presents a concise review on sources, processes, supply, and historical use patterns of domestic cadmium. It also covers a preliminary estimated cadmium materia

    Jan 1, 1992

  • IIMP
    Shaft Boring as an alternative to Conventional Mechanised Drill and Blast Shaft Sinking.

    By Jordaan Koos

    This report looks at the application of Shaft Boring (SB) as an alternative methodology to conventional mechanized Drill and Blast (D&B), Shaft Sinking. Various Continuous Mechanized Shaft Sinking con

    Sep 1, 2017