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  • NIOSH
    OFR-77-82 Fiber Optics Technology For Underground Mine Communication Systems

    By David Bendersky

    This report covers the activities of a feasibility study of fiber optics technology fur use in mines. The objective of the study was to evaluate, both technically and cost-wise, the possible use of fi

    Jan 1, 1982

  • AIME
    G. D. Delprat - Honorary Member

    By AIME AIME

    MOST recently elected to the limited group of Honorary Members in the A.I.M.E. is the distinguished Australian metallurgist, Guillaume Daniel Delprat. His citation reads: "in recognition of his distin

    Jan 1, 1936

  • CIM
    The Frothbuster - Innovative Thickener Froth Reduction Technology

    By Karla Kaboth, Brad Garraway

    "The surface of many concentrate thickeners has traditionally looked like that of a flotation cell. Over the last three years Normandy Golden Grove Concentrator, in partnership with Outokumpu Technolo

    Jan 1, 2001

  • NIOSH
    OFR-126-80 Environmental Assessment Of Surface Shortwall Mining

    By Ernest W. Hilton

    The purpose of this investigation was to assess the environmental impact of the surface mining methods currently used in the steep-sloped areas of Central Appalachia: southern West Virginia, eastern K

    Jan 1, 1979

  • CIM
    Radium (42e2deaa-4b56-4916-8f71-f6bc2fdee319)

    By G. W. Adams

    Foreword While the literature on radium is voluminous, there is no single publication available from Canadian sources which attempts to cover at all fully the world radium industry. The comparatively

    Jan 1, 1931

  • AIME
    Drilling–Equipment, Methods and Materials - Wellbore Pressure Surges Produred by Pipe Movement

    By J. A. Burkhardt

    Field measurements and theoretical studies have been made of pressure surges—momentary variations in fluid pressure—produced by movement of pipe in mud-filled boreholes. Pressure measurements were rec

  • NIOSH
    OFR-93-84 Survey Of Electrostatic Hazards Detection And Minimization

    By R. W. Courtney

    The objective of this study is to make a critical evaluation of the magnitude and extent of electrostatic hazards in typical U.S. mining operations and to assess the adequacy of techniques, materials,

    Jan 1, 1982

  • AIME
    Tunnel-Driving In The Alps.

    By W. L. Saunders

    (Wilkes-Barre Meeting, June, 1911.) I. INTRODUCTION. IT is now generally admitted by experts that at least so far as rapid progress is concerned the Alpine system of tunnel-driving is superior to an

    Jul 1, 1911

  • SME
    Plant Instrumentation And Data Analysis

    By Larry S. Diaz

    The paper considers the selection of control instrumentation for a modern flotation plant, as well as the best interpretation and most effective use of the process data obtained. Process control compu

    Jan 1, 1972

  • CIM
    Continuous loading at Brunswick Mining

    By J. Jerome MacDonald, Stephen B. Flewelling

    "In the base metals industry of today, operations required to continuously improve productivity and reduce unit production costs. Consistent with these goals is the improvement of the muck haulage cyc

    Jan 1, 1989

  • NIOSH
    OFR-107-77 Minimum Cost Strategies For Longwall Equipment Moves

    By Thomas Gales

    Longwall mining has a high potential for producing bulk production from a single face. Production is interrupted for a considerable time when it is necessary to move the equipment to a new block of co

    Jan 1, 1977

  • NIOSH
    Bulletin 44 First National Mine Safety Demonstration

    By Albert H. Fay, Herbert M. Wilson

    The national mine-safety demonstration at Pittsburgh, Pa., was projected and undertaken in the hope that it would aid the increase of safety in the mining industry. That the national mine-safety demon

    Jan 1, 1912

  • NIOSH
    OFR-93-76 Research Study Of Retreat Surface Area Mining Systems ? Introduction

    1. Proposals were submitted to the Western Administrative Center of the US Bureau of Mines, Denver, Colorado on 30th December, 1974 and Contract No J 0255003 was awarded, the effective date being 8th

    Jan 1, 1976

  • SME-ICGCM
    DEPOWS - A Powered Support Selection Model

    By Y. M. Jiang

    A users friendly PC Computer Program has been developed to implement a systematic design of the powered support. The required input data are: (1) thickness, RQD, and compressive strength of the immedi

    Jan 1, 1989

  • CIM
    Climate and Hydrology Data Collection for Northern Mine Development

    By Nathan P. Schmidt

    Climate and hydrology data are required during all phases of mining projects, including impact assessment, mine planning and design, operational water management and mine closure and reclamation desig

    May 1, 2004

  • SME-ICGCM
    Material Instability Hazards In Mine Processing Operations

    By John W. Fredland

    Many accidents occur in the mining industry as a result of the instability of material during handling and processing operations. Accidents due to dump point instability at stockpiles, and at spoil or

    Jan 1, 1993

  • NIOSH
    Some Statistical Techniques For Analyzing Mine And Mineral-Deposit Sample And Assay Data

    By Scott W. Hazen

    COMPREHENSIVE summary is presented of results of several years of research at the Bureau of Mines Mining Research Center at Denver on adapting and applying techniques of statistical analysis in mine a

    Jan 1, 1967

  • AUSIMM
    Introducing a new age of highly effective automatic explosion suppression barriers

    By H Phillips, A Spaeth, B Belle

    There are several well-known, extensively researched and tested methods of suppressing a coalmine methane and coal dust explosion. The choice of method used is dependent on the legislative requirement

    Aug 28, 2017

  • NIOSH
    IC 7526 Convetor Systems in Underground Iron-Ore Mines, Lake Superior District

    By Eugene O. Binyon

    "Belt and shaker conveyors, used singly or as combined units, have for many years been an integral part of many coal-mine haulage systems. The belt conveyor has also been used extensively as a main ha

    Oct 1, 1949

  • NIOSH
    OFR-25(1)-83 Monitoring And Modeling Of Shallow Ground Water Systems In The Powder River Basin

    By Donald Koch

    The project investigated regional impacts of mining on the ground water system of the Powder River Basin by: 1) establishment of a regional ground water monitoring network, and 2)development of , set

    Jan 1, 1982