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  • ISEE
    Controlling high risk blasting in an urban environment The Airport Link Story

    By Rob Domotor

    This paper tells the story of using controlled surface and underground blasting methods to excavate hard rock in three areas on Australia’s largest road infrastructure project; the Airportlink Project

    Jan 1, 2012

  • IMPC
    Preparation of Iron Oxide Red by Acid Leaching Tailings

    By F. L. Mentg

    The utilization of acid leaching tailings was studied. It is obvious that the Fe in acid leaching tailings can be leached into solutions as Fe2+. In this paper, the influence of conditions, including

    Jan 1, 2014

  • NIOSH
    Pumpable Roof Supports: An Evolution In Longwall Roof Support Technology

    By T. M. Barczak, S. C. Tadolini

    Pumpable roof supports provide an alternative approach to secondary support in underground mining. Unlike all other supports that are either partially or fully prefabricated prior to being transporte

  • NIOSH
    RI 8265 Thermodynamic Data on the Amphibole Asbestos Minerals Amosite and Crocidolite

    By K. O. Bennington

    [Thermodynamic properties of two amphibole asbestos minerals were determined by the Bureau of Mines. The enthalpies of formation were determined by the hydrofluoric acid solution calorimetry method. H

    Jan 1, 1978

  • AUSIMM
    Some Technical Aspects of Treatment Operations at Mary Kathleen Uranium Ltd.

    By Hemingway P, Boag J

    Major operating aspects of the Mary Kathleen Uranium Ltd. treatment plant are discussed with partkular reference to those which are peculiar to this operation.Problems associated with the production o

    Jan 1, 1961

  • SAIMM
    Simulation Of Time-Dependent Crush Pillar Behaviour In Tabular Platinum Mines ? Synopsis

    By J. A. L. Napier

    It has been established that significant time-dependent stope convergence may occur over time periods of hours and days in certain hard-rock gold and platinum mines. The source of this time-dependent

    Jan 1, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Cave Propagation and Open Pit Interaction at the Ernest Henry Mine

    By E Ah Mu and C R Lilley, A D. Campbell

    Cave propagation is a complex process due to interacting variables such as mine geometry, rock mass heterogeneity and complex structural networks and stress fields. The Ernest Henry sublevel cave (SLC

    May 9, 2016

  • SME
    Role Of The Tunneling Machine

    By William H. Hamilton

    INTRODUCTION It was not very many years ago that tunneling machine manufacturers spent considerable time trying to convince contractors and mine operators of the advantages of mechanical tunnel bor

    Jan 1, 1997

  • IMPC
    Low-Luminescent Diamonds Recovery Using X-Ray Transmission Separation Technology

    By I. A. Makalin, V. N. Yakovlev, S. V. Imangulov, I. V. Zyryanov

    "The presented studies aimed at solving the problem of recovery of low-luminescent diamonds, which are not recovered using X-ray luminescence method of processing of diamond-bearing ore. The purpose o

    Jan 1, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    The Great Reefton Gold Belt

    IF a straight line should be drawn on the map (See 1, page 96) through the northern half of the South Island of New Zealand, from Mt. Domett in the north to Arthur's Pass in the south, and anothe

    Jan 1, 1910

  • NIOSH
    Summary Report On Electromagnetic Noise Measurement Program

    By John W. Adams

    The present status of the National Bureau of Standards program is that many magnetic tapes of analog data have been recorded in four major mines. Each mine uses different types of equipment. In additi

    Jan 1, 1973

  • SME
    Tunneling Through Faults In Volcanic Rocks For The Construction Of The La Joya Project (Costa Rica)

    By R. Grandori, L. Pellegrini

    The construction of the La Joya hydropower plant (Costa Rica) was awarded by the Spanish power company, Union Fenosa, to the Italian Joint Venture formed by the companies SELI SpA and Ghella SpA. T

    Jan 1, 2007

  • CIM
    The Kumtor Gold Mill Start Up and Start up Challenges

    By John Kazakoff, Andrew Mortimore

    "Production at the remote Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan commenced on schedule in December 1996.The ore mined during the first few months of 1997 from the upper benches of the pit did not produce the

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Miners Remain Upbeat at NWMA Meeting

    By Steve Kral

    As the current boom in the global mining industry rumbles on, mining companies have had to step up their efforts to replace mined reserves. Many of the majors are replacing and adding to their reserv

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    A Simulation Study on Two-Stage Grinding with High-Pressure Roller Mills

    A Simulation Study on Two-Stage Grinding with High-Pressure Roller Mills By the application of high-pressure roller mill (HPRM) in the field of mineral processing, computer simulation can be used to

    Sep 13, 2010

  • ISEE
    Effect of Artificial Discontinuities Formed by Presplitting with Different Depths on Structural Damage Risk

    By Enver Alan

    This Research & Development (R&D) study was conducted in the field of applied blasting engineering in Ethiopia, within the AKH Railway Project, which was built in Girena, within the boundaries of the

  • AUSIMM
    The Bullendale Reef Gold Deposit

    By Associates

    The headwaters of Skippers Creek and the Shotover River are reputed to be among the richest alluvial gold catchments in the world. This alluvial gold has no doubt been derived from reef systems simila

    Jan 1, 1992

  • ISEE
    How Electronics Initiation has Changed the Rules of Blast Design

    By Thierry Bernard

    For many years now electronic initiation has brought the time parameter to the centre of blast designs forever. Although this parameter existed before the era of electronic detonators, Blasting engine

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Mining in a Fragile Environment

    Suddenly, mining has been thrust into the limelight. It has a large image that casts its shadow over New Zealand. Is it any wonder that resistance has heightened and that an almost unprepared populous

    Jan 1, 1981

  • AIME
    Officers and Committees of Local Sections (5186c073-0a8b-48a3-84ca-3ba4f2b2a36b)

    AIME 1953 DIRECTORY SUPPLEMENT OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES OF LOCAL SECTION; COUNCIL OF SECTION DELEGATES Linwood Thiessen, Chairman H. D. Vaughan, Vice-Chairman John H. Melvin, Secretary EXECUTIVE

    Jan 1, 1953