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  • SME
    Effect Of Structure-Making And Structure-Breaking Ions On Adsorption Of Guar Gum Onto Quartz

    By Xiaodong Ma, Marek Pawlik

    Introduction Guar gum is a natural nonionic polysaccharide. Guaran, the functional polysaccharide in guar gum is a chain of (1?4)-linked ß-D-mannopyranose units with a-D-galactopyranose units conne

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    The Effect Of Laboratory Cell Design On Flotation Machine Hydrodynamics, Solids Suspension And Particle Recovery

    A large lab apparatus was designed using a scale-down methodology based on the design legacy of the current FLSmidth commercial forced air flotation machines. This new apparatus, along with a new test

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Mineralogic Sources Of Metals In Leachates From The Weathering Of Sedex, Massive Sulfide, And Vein Deposit Mining Wastes

    By S. F. Diehl

    Weathered mine waste consists of oxidized primary minerals and chemically unstable secondary phases that can be sources of readily soluble metals and acid rock drainage. Elevated concentrations of met

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Innovations in Underground Communication Infrastructures

    By Darrell Gillis

    Recent accidents in the United States underground Coal Mines and the on-going carnage in Underground Chinese Coal Mines has shown the danger associated with the lack of communication infrastructures i

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Extensible Conveyor Systems For Long Tunnels Without Intermediate Access

    By Dean Workman

    Long extensible conveyor systems are an important option for efficient tunnel excavation where intermediate access is impractical. The conveyor system designed for the Pula Subbaiah Veligonda Tunnel

  • SME
    Coal Review

    By F. Freme

    Coal production in the United States in 2008 reached a record level of 1.06 Gt (1,171.5 million st), according to preliminary data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (Table 1). This

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Bauxite Residue Fractionation With Magnetic Separators (97e49229-6f62-4ed3-b3b5-93e2e0e61fbc)

    By D. William Tedder

    Several bauxite residue sands and muds produced by Bayer plants in the U.S. and overseas have been fractionated using dry and wet magnetic separators. The magnetic sand fractions typically contain abo

    Jan 1, 1984

  • SME
    The role of coal and CCS in energy policy and sustainable development of Turkey: Is it compatible to the EU energy policy?

    By N. Sahin, K. Baris, A. Ozarslan

    This paper aims to assess the current and future role of coal in energy strategy of Turkey and evaluates the compatibility of the policies to the EU energy policy and strategy. The Turkish government

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Upgrading Gasifier Slag – Preprint 97-69

    By M. S. Klima, V. Choudhry

    Coal gasification solid residue (slag) contains unconverted carbon (char) which is considered an impurity for utilization applications of slag. Under this study, table concentration was used to proces

    Feb 24, 1997

  • SME
    The Mine Safety And Health Act: Legislative, Policy, And Enforcement Initiatives Following The Upper Big Branch Explosion ? Introduction

    By L. E. Beverage

    In 2006, the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (?2006 MINER Act?), Pub. L. No. 109-236, 120 Stat. 493 (2006) was enacted in a bi-partisan move to strengthen the 1977 Mine Safety and Heal

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME
    Exploratory Shafts For The Nuclear Waste Repository In Basalt

    By Birger Schmidt

    INTRODUCTION Conceptual design of the first Exploratory Shaft (ES-I) for the Nuclear Waste Repository in Basalt (NWRB) began in July 1981; detailed design began in February 1982, and was largely co

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    New York City’s Harbor Siphons Water Tunnel

    By Colin Lawrence, Michael S. Schultz

    Due to the planned deepening of the NY Harbor, NYCEDC/NYCDEP is planning to replace two existing water lines between Brooklyn and Staten Island with one deeper water pipe. The crossing, just north of

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Recent Developments In Dense Medium Cyclone Circuit Design – Preprint

    By L. Watters, R. Terry, D. Placha

    Dense medium cyclones are the preferred means for cleaning 1/2 in. x 14Mesh to 28Mesh (12.7 mm x 1.0 mm to 0.6 mm) raw coal and are becoming a common choice for cleaning raw coal from a nominal top si

    Feb 24, 1997

  • SME
    Cincinnati Features Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Programming

    The 2003 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit will take place Feb. 24-26 in Cincinnati, OH. The meeting will feature a host of special symposia and programming geared toward the industrial minerals and agg

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    Northeast Interceptor Sewer Case History

    By Brett Zernich, Michael Krulc, Brett Robinson

    This paper provides an account of the efforts undertaken to construct the Northeast Interceptor Sewer (NEIS) project, which is a portion of a much larger program in Los Angeles, California to upgrade

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    New geological and geotechnical considerations within the Interoceanmetal exploration area

    By Ivo Dreiseitl, Kondratenko. Anatoly

    "The second prime area within the Interoceanmetal Joint Organization exploration area named H22 was delineated in 2013 with the goal to ensure sufficient nodule reserves for profitable mining operatio

    Sep 1, 2014

  • SME
    Siemens Controllers Aid Processing at the Madero Project

    By Rolando Gonzalez

    Mexico’s role in the world economic community continues to grow. And it is important that the country makes use of its natural wealth, including its large underground deposits of minerals and metals.

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    State-of-Art Grouting Remedy for Ground Improvement

    By Faruk Oksuz, Cary Hirner, William A. Rochford

    Grouting is a frequently utilized remedy in the planning and implementation of ground improvement and tunnel rehabilitation practice. The state-of-art grouting application used for Chicago’s McCook Re

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Design and Construction of the Bored, Two-Pass Niagara Water Diversion Tunnel

    By Russel Delmar

    Construction of Ontario Power Generation?s 12.8-m diameter, 10.4-km long water diversion tunnel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is underway. The tunnel is being excavated by means of a 14.44-m diameter ope

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Case Study of Longwall Mining in Mine No. 95, Consolidation Coal Co.

    By Warder A. Shaver

    INTRODUCTION Mine No. 95 of the Consolidation Coal Co., a divi¬sion of Continental Oil Co., is located in Shinnston, WV. Mine No. 95 was opened in January 1967 and has been operating continuously sin

    Jan 1, 1982