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Remote Real-Time Tire Monitoring in Open Pit Mines
By Joel T. Werner
Tire costs represent one of the highest controllable costs in open-pit mining, accounting for approximately 10% of mining costs. Tire monitoring technology has evolved rapidly in recent years and is e
May 1, 2002
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Regional Structure of the Thompson-Moak Lake Nickel Belt
By H. D. B. Wilson, W C. Brisbin
The Thompson-Moak Lake nickel belt lies along the root of a Precambrian mountain range of the island-arc or alpine type. This range coin-. cides with the boundary between the Superior and Churchill bl
Jan 1, 1961
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The Social Acceptability Process of the Canadian Malartic Mine
By Philippe Angers
This article analyzes the social acceptability process of a mining project located in an existing city. It will explore how the principles of sustainable development have been integrated in the projec
Aug 1, 2013
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Using Effective Stress Theory to Characterize the Behavior of Backfill
The importance of understanding the behaviour of cemented paste backfill (CPB) within the framework of the effective stress concept is highlighted in this paper. Only through an understanding built on
May 1, 2007
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Commissioning of the Ekati Diamond Mine
By Mike Rylatt
"The BHP Diamonds Inc. and Blackwater Group (Dia Met Minerals Ltd., Charles Fipke and Stewart Blusson) joint venture began production at Canada=s first diamond mine during the last quarter of 1998.Con
Jan 1, 1999
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The Evolution of Falcon Continuous Concentrators at Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada
By Claude Deveau
"With ever decreasing feed grades, finer mineralogy and increased demand for product, it became obvious that a major step in equipment performance was required to reduce operating costs and increase p
Jan 1, 2000
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Stuck in Traffic and Boiling Over - Why project-level thinking can?t fix portfolio-level problems
By Stuart Elliot
Brownfield project portfolios are notoriously hard to manage. Day to day there is a constant stream of changes and challenges within projects and across the whole program. When the budget year is over
Nov 1, 2011
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Concentrate Grade and Regrind Size Improvement on the East Pit Hypogene Ore at Kemess Mine
By E. Roman, M. Brissette
"For its end of life, Kemess Mine processed its difficult-to-treat hypogene ore from the east pit, which is a lower grade copper and higher pyrite content gold ore. Metallurgical testwork showed that
Jan 1, 2012
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Patch Distress Detection in Asphalt Pavement Images
By S. C. Radopoulou
Pavement condition assessment is an indispensable constituent in maintaining roadway infrastructure. Current practices for pavement condition assessment are labor intensive which introduce subjectivit
Aug 1, 2013
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Maintenance
By Peter C. Jones
The paper gives a broad view of the maintenance procedures at the Cassiar Asbestos Corporation property. Comparisons are drawn to indicate the changes in facilities and approach that have evolved over
Jan 1, 1978
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Coarse Lead Flotation Practice at Polaris
By R. Simkus, J. K. Gowans
Polaris Operations, a Cominco Ltd. lead-zinc mine, is located on Little Cornwallis Island, Northwest Territories, at Latitude 75°23' N and Longitude 96°75' w. When the Polaris Mine went into operation
Jan 1, 1984
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The Order in the Disorder: Quantitative Analysis of an XRF Sorter Performance
By A. Mazhary, T. Huff
Sensor-based ore sorting technology is a growing area of interest due to lower-grade ore deposits and higher costs of processing, among other reasons. Among the sensors currently utilized in the parti
Jan 1, 2019
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Metal Refining Facilites of Canada
By R. W. Brigstocke
History The birth of the mining industry of Canada took place about 1670. According to Salone (Salone E., La Colonisation de la Nouvelle France, page 205) the first discovery of ore in the country wa
Jan 1, 1932
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Valuation of Non-Producing Mineral Properties Using Market Comparables
By William E. Roscoe
"Non-producing mineral properties include those at various stages of exploration, properties at the pre-feasibility or feasibility stage, properties with currently uneconomic mineral resources, and pa
Jan 1, 2003
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The se of Vermiculite to Control Dust and Radon Daughters In Underground Uranium Mine Air
By W. Chi, R. Regan, R. A. Washington
"In uranium mines, the purification of underground mine air can be accomplished by the removal of dust particles and radon daughters using filters. Full-scale statistically designed experiments with f
Jan 1, 1973
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CIM Mineral Exploration Best Practice Guidelines
By CIM Mineral Resource, Mineral Reserve Committee
The CIM Mineral Exploration Best Practice Guidelines (the Exploration Guidelines) have been prepared to assist professional geoscientists and engineers to conduct consistently high-quality work in ord
Nov 23, 2018
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Influence of Rock Mass Anisotropy on Tunnel Stability
Stress induced, gravity-assisted failure processes typically dominate long before stress levels approach the strength of the intact rock (at approximately smax > 0.4UCS where smax = 3s1 ? s3 and UCS i
May 1, 2009
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Discrete event control and dynamic scheduling for tele-robotic mining
By T. Norvell, R. Gosine, S. O’Young
"This paper describes the use of dynamic scheduling and discrete event control to provide coordinated control of multiple automated vehicles. This work has been carried out within ongoing research int
Jan 1, 2003
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Chapter 12. Determination and Payment
By Karl J. C. Harries
"12.1. NO DEPRECIATION/GAAPAll calculations and computations relating to the Royalty shall be carried out in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied to the extent
Jan 1, 2003
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A theory of cutter roof failure and its application
By A. Baydusa, K. Barron
A theory for cutter roof failure in coal mines has been developed. It is shown that the key parameters influencing the likelihood of cutter roof failure are the rock strength, the vertical stress (dep
Jan 1, 1999