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  • SME
    Examination of a Newly Developed Mobile Dry Scrubber (DS) for Coal Mine Dust Control Applications

    By J. Noll, D. Yantek, B. Kendall, J. A. Organiscak

    "A self-tramming remotely controlled mobile Dry Scrubber (DS) was developed by J. H. Fletcher and Co. under a contract with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Office of Mine S

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SME
    U. S. Borax: Still Mining Borates After 131 Years

    By Steve Kral

    Borates are minerals that contain boron. Trace amounts exist in rocks, soil, water and people. Boron-containing ores are rare and U.S. Borax, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Borax, controls one of the wor

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME
    National Mining Hall Of Fame Ceremony To Be Held During MINExpo

    The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (NMHF&M) will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Sept. 22, 2012 when the 2012 class is inducted during a special ceremony in Las Vegas, NV in conjunction wit

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SME
    Sampling And Monitoring For Closure

    By C. C. Russelll, V. T. McLemore

    The Metals Mining Sector of the Acid Drainage Technology Initiative (ADTI-MMS) addresses technical drainage-quality issues related to metal mining and related metallurgical operations, for future and

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    Companies Turning To Seafloor In Advance Of Next Great Metals Rush

    Nautilus Minerals and Neptune Minerals are betting that the next great metals rush will take place more than 1,500 m (5,000 ft) below the sea. Nautilus is the first company to commercially explore th

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Big Truck and Big Tire – Caterpillar and Michelin

    By Tim O’Neil

    If you build a big truck, build a big tire to match it. Let that haulage synergy aid the economics, productivity and lessened maintenance for the unit. Now, Cater-pillar and Michelin have done just

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Application Of Tunnel Boring Machines To Coal Mine Entry Development

    By Thomas J. Crocker, Douglas B. Uthus

    Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) have gained worldwide acceptance in the construction field and are being employed in ever increasing numbers to drive underground transit lines, drainage systems, etc. How

    Jan 1, 1976

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals Review 2009

    By R. L. Virta

    Four companies mined ball call in four states in 2009, H.C. Spinks Clay Co. Inc. (owned by Lhoist Group), Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co. (owned by Imerys Group), Old Hickory Clay Co. and Unimin Corp. Pro

    Jun 1, 2010

  • SME
    Grinding Chemistry and Its Impact on Copper Flotation - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By C. J. Greet

    Grinding with an electrochemically inert grinding media (i.e., high chrome white iron) shifts the pulp potentials to more oxidising conditions, increases the dissolved oxygen content and reduces the E

    Feb 1, 2025

  • SME
    Mining 1988

    By J. D. Morgan

    The US economy continued to grow steadily in 1988, reaching an annual rate of $5 trillion in the last quarter (US trillion = 1012). The value of domestically processed mineral-based materi¬als rose 20

    Jan 1, 1989

  • SME
    Cellular Acclimation Of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans To Sulfur Biooxidation

    By C. -G. Zhang

    This paper presents the results of a study on cellular acclimation of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans to sulfur biooxidation in terms of cells growth and changes in surface properties and morphologies

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SME
    Applying Human Factors Engineering To Mining Systems

    By Craig Hartley

    ? A helper stands beside a continuous miner as the operator is at the controls. The operator means to push the stop button but hits the drum rotation start button by mistake. The drum begins to turn a

    Jan 1, 1983

  • SME
    English Sea Drives - A Success Story

    By Joseph L. Margin

    From a stubborn start to record setting performances in little over a year, that is the story of the English Running Tunnel Boring Machines. The program to transfer technical information on these high

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SME
    The Assessment Of The Effect Of Silicon Carbide Particle Size And The Type Of Gating System On Composite Microstructure Produced By Lost Foam Casting Method

    By M. H. Basiri

    The application of aluminum matrix composites, due to their unique properties, is significantly growing in the variety of industries such as aerospace and automobile. In comparison to other light me

    Feb 27, 2013

  • SME
    Estimation Of Incremental Haulage Costs By Mining Historical Data And Their Influence In The Final Pit Limit Definition

    By R. Benito

    This paper describes the application of modern data-analysis tools, such as data mining, to determine a representative cost driver for haulage activity. This cost driver was subsequently used to trace

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Planning And Teamwork Lead To Successful Start-Up At Batu Hijau

    By P. Hickey, J. Spenceley, T. J. DeMull

    Development of the Batu Hijau Project was successfully completed in the fourth quarter of 1999 with the final handover and start-up of ore processing facilities. The development project had started m

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME
    Implementation Of The HydroFloat Technology At The South Fort Meade Mine (b0ff9df4-18a3-4533-954f-95c4d4f285a2)

    Several industrial-scale HydroFloat separators have recently been installed at Mosaic?s South Fort Meade beneficiation plant for the purpose of improving phosphate recovery and throughput capacity. Th

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2003

    Editor’s note: As usual, the June issue features an industrial minerals review. And some thanks are in order. Thank you to the industrial minerals annual-review editor, to the technical committees

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    Stanford LCLS Project - Detailed Construction Design for the Intersection Between Access Tunnel and FEH Cavern

    By Heiner J. Sander

    Stanford University operates the National Research Facility which is located at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in Menlo Park, California. In order to improve and allow for enhanced expe

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Microtunnels vs. EPB Risk-Based Selection

    By Michelle L. Ramos

    INTRODUCTION The Ballard Siphon was built in 1935 and consists of two 91.4 cm (36-inch) diameter wood-stave pipes. These pipes convey sewer flowsunder the Ship Canal from northwest Seattle and the Ba