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Preparation Of Environmental Impact Study (EIS) And Environmental Adjustment And Management Program (PAMA) Guidance Documents For Peru's Ministry Of Energy And MinesBy R. L. Kloberdanz
Peruvian legislation requires the preparation of an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for new and expanding mines/beneficiation facilities and the preparation and implementation of an Environmental Adj
Jan 1, 1998
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Andacollo Gold Production – Ahead of Schedule and Under BudgetBy G. Mike Bernard
The Andacollo gold mine is located near the town of Andacollo (population 14,000 people) in Chile’s region four. It is about 56km (35 miles) by paved road from the coastal city of La Serena. Santiag
Jan 1, 1996
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Enhancement of Seismic Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Members Using Embossed Macro-Synthetic FibersBy Erik S. Bernard
"INTRODUCTION Reinforced Concrete (RC) members such as beams and columns are usually required to include stirrups to maintain post-crack shear capacity, and some may include stirrups that act as confi
Jan 1, 2016
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Unique Aspects of Remote High Altitude Water Tunnel Repair - NAT2024By David Jurich, Ed Perko, Jacob Prezkuta
Numerous Colorado mountain tunnels that date to the late 1800s convey water to the farming and urban communities of the eastern Front Range. Repairs to these remote facilities, often located in public
Jun 23, 2024
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Extending geometallurgy to the mine scale with hyperspectral imaging: a pilot study using drone- and ground-based scanning "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"By Isabel F. Barton, Matthew J. Gabriel, CARSON ROBERTS, JOHN LYONS-BARAL, LEON DUPLESSIS, Mark D. Barton
Geometallurgical assessment of orebodies in the mining industry typically relies on bench-scale or lab-based characterization techniques. In this study, we investigate drone- and tripod-based field hy
Feb 10, 2021
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Geologic And Geostatistical Applications To Mine Production At Inspiration (1723e282-81a7-42f4-8db5-273c2ebb6ddb)By James W. Clark
This paper is a description of certain geologic aspects of the Inspiration mining operation. It is not a geologic description of the Inspiration deposit nor an exposition of all the geologic work invo
Jan 1, 1984
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Innovations And Techniques In The Carbon-In-Pulp Process In Western AustraliaBy Doug Halbe
A number of CIP plants have been built in Western Australia in the past two years. The authors have surveyed several of these new plants and present drawings, data and discussion of operating and desi
Jan 1, 1982
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The Geology and Mining Operations at Pacific Asbestos Corporation Copperopolis, CaliforniaBy G. W. Leney
Introduction and Historical Background The office and mining operations of Pacific Asbestos Corporation are located near Copperopolis, California in the foothills of the Sierras about fifty miles eas
Jan 1, 1972
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Neutralization of acid mine pit water at Gibbons Creek lignite mineBy J. K. Horbaczewski
The reclamation of an open dragline pit (Pond A3P-2) at the Gibbons Creek lignite mine in east-central Texas required neutralization of acid mine pit water. At the start of treatment with hydrated lim
Jan 1, 2002
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Extensive Duct‐Fan Systems with In‐line Booster Fans: Planning for Partial Vacuum and an Algorithm for In‐line Booster Fan Positioning (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)By J. R. R. Bowling, A. McFadden, M. Francoeur
The abstract discusses the increasing use of extensive duct-fan systems in underground hard-rock mine development. It highlights the challenges of designing these systems, particularly the risk of par
Mar 17, 2022
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Acoustic Crosshole Site Characterization Studies For In Situ MiningBy James A. Jessop
The Bureau of Mines is investigating the use of geophysical methods to determine rock mass characteristics, particularly rock quality, lithology, and fracture parameters that are important for determi
Jan 1, 1990
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Discrete Fracture Network Modeling In Support Of In Situ Leach MiningBy Bill Dershowitz
Consider a deep gold orebody with grade of 4 g/t (0.11 oz/st). At the time of this writing, with gold prices at historic highs, it could be a good, but not great, prospect. But if it is a vein deposit
Jan 1, 2011
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Refractory Gold Concentrate Pretreatment By Alkaline Sulfide Leaching And Nitrogen Species Catalyzed Pressure OxidationBy C. G. Anderson
The treatment of materials for the recovery of the precious metals imposes many processing and environmental challenges. Sunshine Mining and Refining Company has developed hydrometallurgical technolog
Jan 1, 1996
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New Sensor for Continuous Tracking of Diesel Particulate Matter in Mines to Optimize Mine Ventilation Systems"Hecla Limited has been investigating the potential benefits of using a Spendrup/Compact Filter Technic (CFT) diesel filtration system to remove diesel particulate matter (DPM) from the mine atmospher
Jan 1, 2016
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Boddington Gold Mine Expansion Project Overland ConveyorBy T. Hollingsworth
The Boddington Gold Mine, located near Perth in Western Australia, has recently completed the construction of a new process plant. An overland conveyor system was installed to convey the ore from the
Jan 1, 2010
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Ion Exchange Recovery of Rhenium From Copper Leach Solutions Using Weakly Basic Anion Exchange ResinsBy J. Snowberger III
Rhenium is a valuable and extremely rare chemical element with unique chemical properties. It is extracted commercially as a byproduct from the processing of molybdenite associated with porphyry copp
Feb 23, 2014
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Sensitivity Analysis for Optimizing Co2 Injection to Improve Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery and Co2 Storage CapacityBy K. Louk, E. Gilliland, N. Ripepi, M. Karmis
"Carbon dioxide (CO2) injection in deep unmineable coal seams can enhance coalbed methane (CBM) recovery as well as effectively and permanently store the CO2. Enhanced coalbed methane (ECBM) recovery
Jan 1, 2016
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Development Of A Flotation Simulation Including Reliability-based Maintenance Model And A Multicompartment Model For Metallurgical Performance And Quality - SME Annual Meeting 2022By P. Mendoza, R. Siwale, H. Amini, R. Silva, M. Richards, V. Ngcoza, D. Rivera, C. Canaza, R. van Reenen
Development of a realistic flotation model to predict its performance is of paramount importance to the processing plant and operators, a model that accounts for predictive and no-predictive maintenan
Mar 2, 2022
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Technical Note - Reducing Respirable Dust Concentrations At Mineral-Processing Facilities Using Total Mill Ventilation SystemBy A. B. Cecala, G. W. Klinowski
Introduction The US Bureau of Mines has designed and evaluated total mill ventilation systems (TMVS) at two mineral-processing operations. Both systems have proven proficient at cost-effectively re
Jan 1, 1996
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Determination of Optimum Mixture Ratios of Paste Backfill Materials for Disposal of Mineral Processing TailingsBy S. Tuylu, D. Adiguzel, A. Bascetin, O. Ozdemir, U. Cinar
"In recent years, use of mineral processing tailings as a paste backfill has been significantly increased due to the environmental problems occurred during the disposal of the tailings in mine area. T
Jan 1, 2016