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New Roof Truss Improves Operational SafetyBy J. Swensen, R. Brandon, A. Wallstein, S. Bessinger, J. Pile
It is generally agreed that C.C. White was the first to describe and market coal mine roof trusses beginning as early as 1967. White was issued a patent in 1969 1. Coal mine roof trusses were extensiv
Jan 1, 2004
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Formwork Solutions for the Final Lining of the Kramertunnel, Germany - RETC2023By Rainer Antretter
The city of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in southern Germany is located at a main transit road to Tyrol in Austria and suffers of a very heavy traffic load. Therefore, the Kramertunnel as a by-pass tunnel i
Jun 13, 2023
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Discrete Element Simulation Of Ball And Rock Charge Motion And Slurry Flow Through The Grate And Pulp LiftersBy B. K. Mishra, R. K. Rajamani
Discrete element is a numerical technique for describing the collision dynamics and motion of an assembly of particles. In particular, calculations are done on full three-dimensional space with a forc
Jan 1, 2003
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Industry Structure and CapacityBy Michael J. Hannan, Thomas F. Torries
The nature of industry structure is examined and the structure of the aluminum, copper, lead and zinc industries are described by the use of factor analysis. Capacity is defined and the relationship b
Jan 1, 1989
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HistoryBy F. C. Bond
History The breaking and shaping of rock was one of man's earliest occupations. In the Paleolithic Age long before the dawn of history, arrow¬smiths and the makers of stone axes, hammers, knive
Jan 1, 1985
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Managing land use conflicts for sustainable futures: Tourism, agriculture and miningBy A. Hoath, V. Paul, F. Haslam McKenzie
This paper considers mining ventures occurring in rural communities in Galicia, Spain and Western Australia, Australia. It compares and contrasts the communities where mining is taking precedence over
Jan 1, 2011
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The Role of Participatory Environmental Monitoring Committees in Mining Regions in PeruBy Manuel Bernales, Aldo Leon, Alexandra Carlier, Bern Klein, Andre Xavier
Mining companies and governments at both the local and national levels recognize that Participatory Environmental Monitoring and Surveillance Committees (PEMSC) are necessary mechanisms for meaningful
Jan 1, 2017
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Overburden Strata Deformation Monitoring Based On Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing: Novel Method for Ground ControlBy J. Chai, Q. Yuan, B. Qiu
"Overburden strata deformation monitoring is one of the key problems in ground control. Using geophysical method through surface drilling to detect strata deformation is commonly used in the industry.
Jan 1, 2017
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Effective Logistics And Planning For A Global MarketBy A. L. Hauff
As US Coal producers are looking more and more to the international markets, they face the complex job of planning and managing transportation logistics which make effective use of production capabili
Jan 1, 2012
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Tunneling With Full Face Shielded Machines: A Study on the Backfilling of the Tail VoidBy Ravi Shah, Augusto Lucarelli, Daniele Peila
"In mechanized tunneling the annular gap between the segmental lining and the surrounding soil caused by tunnel driving, must be backfilled almost instantaneously with an adequate grouting mortar. The
Jan 1, 2016
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Performance Of A Full-Scale Horizontal-Flow Wetland For Treating Zinc From Legacy Tailings PondBy J. Schoenbacher
Park City Municipal Corporation (PCMC), long before being recognized as an Olympic venue was known as one of the great American silver mining towns. During a century of active mining, the Park City mi
Jan 1, 2011
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The Dissolution Behavior Of Metals From Silver/Copper Alloys In Ammoniacal Solutions (f76118b2-09b6-4cf9-8dcb-ad4b229005c5)By Y. Guan
The dissolution behavior of silver and copper from silver/copper alloys in ammoniacal solutions has been investigated using a rotating disc. Oxygen was used as an oxidant. The effect of composition of
Jan 1, 1993
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Reduction Of Roast Movat Chromite Ore With Carbon (2060f1ae-dad6-4029-850c-5f4b4224af19)By R. G. Reddy
Solid state reduction of roast movat chromite ore with carbon was carried out as a function of C/FeO ratio and temperature in the range 800°C to 900°C by thermogravimetry analysis (TGA). A two stage m
Jan 1, 1998
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Environment ? Air (042e3540-9e2c-4d46-9337-11a96d924b18)By James R. Jones
The concern for air pollution goes back centuries as will be seen from this quotation : "Strife and coal, it seems, have a hand-in-hand historical relationship. It was thought by some . . . in the M
Jan 1, 1981
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Recent Developments Of The ISP Operations At Harima WorksBy M. Tomono
Harima Works is operating as the zinc and lead simultaneous smelter utilizing the imperial Smelting Process. The smelter commenced its operation in 1966 with designed capacities of 3500 t/M of zinc an
Jan 1, 1986
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Remote Control Of Longwall Operations - Control Systems For Longwall Faces.By Thomas Pollard
It is truly remarkable how the image of longwall as a method of mining has changed. Between 1920 and 19609 viewed on a world wide basis, longwall was regarded as a' system for difficult and de
Jan 1, 1964
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Clarabelle Mill upgrade commissioned by ABBAn upgrade to Vale?s existing Clarabelle dual-pinion, semiautogenous (SAG) mill was completed by the power and automation technology company, ABB. The mill is used to reduce the size of the ore at th
Mar 1, 2014
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Cooperative Management Of Our Air ResourceBy Donald M. Keagy
How many times have you said or heard someone say, 'What are you doing right now?" And how many times have you heard the reply, "Breathing air!" Probably never, or at most only a few times in a f
Jan 1, 1967
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Tripoli Deposits Of Southwest Missouri And Northeast OklahomaBy W. F. Quirk
The Missouri-Oklahoma tripoli district was discovered and first mined in 1869 near Seneca, Missouri. Tripoli is a microcrystalline form of high-purity silica that is porous, light- weight, and friable
Jan 1, 1978
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Froth Launder Modification In 300m3 Flotation Cells At Kennecott Copperton Concentrator - SME Annual Meeting 2022By M. Brändström, R. Dube, J. Moyo, T. Perkins, G. Bermudez, L. Bartsch, C. Smith, R. Sorensen
The Kennecott Copperton concentrator is currently the bottleneck for the Kennecott operation and several projects have been initiated to increase throughput. This increase in grinding circuit throughp
Mar 2, 2022