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The New Exclusive Economic Zone Gas And Mineral Deposits A Target For New ExplorationBy Alexander Malahoff
With its new continental shelf beyond the exclusive economic zone, New Zealand is a country with just 4% of its territory above water. The other 96% is submerged. New Zealand's marine territory c
Jan 1, 2011
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Introduction (059e6624-6dd3-4655-9bd6-41ec23a927ea)By Lloyd A. Morley, Alan M. Christman
General An important part of any mine power distribution system is its con¬nection to earth or ground. The grounding network serves to protect men and machinery from the hazards associated with elect
Jan 1, 1976
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Reconciliation at the Musselwhite Mine - From Exploration to ProductionThe Musselwhite mine, located in northwestern Ontario, Canada, has been an underground narrow-vein gold producer since the spring of 1997. As an exploration project at the feasibility stage, much effo
Jan 1, 2002
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Internalising Environmental Management - Bringing the Environment into ManagementThe mining industry was one of the first industry groups to be confronted by and to respond to public and government pressure to improve its environmental management. Companies operating in New Zea
Jan 1, 1991
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Improved Blast Results with Variable Density, Gassed EmulsionsBy L D. Lawrence, R S. Day, Gordon Coleman
Commercial emulsion explosives are typically characterized by their relatively high detonation velocities due to the intimacy of oxidizer and fuel and to their sensitization with glass microballoons.
Jan 1, 1990
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Capacity Prediction Vs. Performance Of Driven Pre-Cast Pre-Stressed Concrete Piles In Chesapeake, VirginiaBy Emad Farouz
This paper compares the predicted axial capacity of driven Pre-cast Pre-stressed Concrete (PPC) piles for the Lake Gaston Water Treatment Plant (LGWTP) using several design methodologies versus the ax
Jan 1, 2007
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Stillwater Tunnel ProjectBy Harold G. Arthur
INTRODUCTION Stillwater Tunnel construction is scheduled to start in the spring of 1973. The tunnel will be the site of an extensive program in rapid excavation research. This paper presents a prog
Jan 1, 1997
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Pile Foundations For Algiers New Airport TerminalBy Ramdane Bahar
The new Algiers airport building is a reinforced concrete building of more than 80 thousand square meters of floor slabs. It is located at Dar-EI-Beida, near the old passenger terminal, about 20 km ea
Jan 1, 2002
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Blasting SafetyBy Thomas E. Lobb, Harry C. Verakis
Significant progress has been made in the reduction of serious injuries and fatalities resulting from mine blasting operations. Despite the progress, injuries and fatalities continue to occur. A leadi
Jan 1, 2005
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Risk Management Strategies for Southern Nevada Water Authority’s Lake Mead Intake No. 2By Steven W. DeCou, Marcus R. Jensen, Stephen Navin
The Lake Mead Intake No. 2 is a project constructed for the Southern Nevada Water Authority which includes a 12-foot diameter lake tap and intake shaft constructed in over 225 feet of water; 1650 feet
Jan 1, 1999
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Alkali Roasting of ChromiteBy Lawson F
Chrome chemicals are commercially produced by the alkali roasting of chromite ores with sodium carbonate. Results of tests conducted in a laboratory furnace indicated that the sodium carbonate reacted
Jan 1, 1984
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Guidance For The Beneficial Use Of Fly Ash On Coal Mines In Virginia (USA)Coal fly ash and flue gas desulfurization (FGD) sludges can be returned to mine pits, fills and revegetation zones in Virginia by regulation if (and only if) a positive beneficial use can be shown. Ut
Jan 1, 2006
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Geologic Prediction In Tunneling And Rapid ExcavationBy Dennis J. Lachel, Lloyd B. Underwood
In recent years a great number of papers have been presented at symposiums and have appeared in the literature relative to geologic prediction for rapid excavation and tunneling. Many of these papers
Jan 1, 1997
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Impact of Building Information Modeling on Just-in-Time Material DeliveryBy O. Moselhi
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of Building Information Modeling (BIM) on Just-In-Time (JIT) material delivery, with a focus on how the use of BIM can help improve efficient imp
Aug 1, 2013
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Heap Leaching of Fine Agglomerated Tailings at Asamera’s Gooseberry MineBy Jeff W. Butwell
Mill flotation tailings impounded at the Gooseberry Mine site between 1976 and 1984 were determined to be an economic source of gold and silver. The tailings would be recoverable by standard heap leac
Jan 1, 1990
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Study of the Size Distribution of the Carlin Trend Gold DepositsThe Carlin Trend is North America's premier gold producing district. It is located in northeastern Nevada's Elko and Eureka Counties along a northwest trending belt about 65 km (40 miles) lo
Jan 1, 1991
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An Integrated Bioreactor System For The Treatment Of Cyanide, Metals And Nitrates In Mine Process WaterBy Leslie Thompson, Randy Hiebert, Marietta Canty
A paper is presented in which an innovative biological process is described for the treatment of cyanide-, metals-, and nitrate-contaminated mine process water. The technology is capable of detoxifyin
Jan 1, 1998
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New Techniques In Deep Pre-Sinking Of Mine ShaftsBy Cyril Heever
ROCKS outcropping in Elandsrand's lease area consist of quartzite, shale and lava of the Pretoria group and are underlain first by 1 300 metres of dolomite and then by the Black Reef series. This
Jan 1, 1981
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Selection Considerations for 218 t (240 st) Off-Highway TrucksBy T. S. Golosinski
Most of the 154 t (170 st) truck fleets that were predominant in large surface mines in the 1970s and 1980s are approaching the end of their economic life. One replacement option considered by min
Jan 1, 1992
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Strategic Planning for the Future of Illawarra CoalIn the future, Illawarra Coal, the primary metallurgical coal producer in the southern coal fields of New South Wales, will face many unique challenges not found in other coal or minerals production a
Jan 1, 2007