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Beating Expectations:More Than 6,700 Attend 2014 - SME Annual Meeting 2022
By William Gleason
The Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) has a long and proud history of being the world?s leading resource for the dissemination for technical information regarding the fields of minin
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Measuring Carbon Emissions From Base Metal Mine Sites
By M. J. Farrell
The threat of global warming and its prominent position in public discussion and political debate requires all industry to take stock of its contribution to rising atmospheric concentration of greenho
Jan 1, 2009
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Fire Safety Design for the New South Ferry Terminal Project in the New York City Subway
By J. Greg Sanchez
The New South Ferry Terminal in the New York City Transit system represents an important milestone for the city. This is the first station designed and built in the 21st century. The design of the fir
Jan 1, 2008
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Industrial Minerals 2004 - Bentonite
By C. R. Landis
The Wyoming bentonite industry continued its run of stable, if not strong, growth in its complex markets. Growth at the macroscale was fueled by a strong domestic economy, the weakening of the U.S. do
Jan 1, 2005
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Understanding And Solving Roof Control Problems In Stone Mines
By F. S. Kendorski
Several startup or longtime underground stone mines have experienced unanticipated roof control difficulties due to the variable geologic character of the roof strata. Careful mapping of roof conditi
Jan 1, 2002
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Process Design And Implementation Techniques For Secondary Crushing To Increase Milling Capacity
By understanding the ore breakage characteristics and utilising comminution circuit modelling, the benefits of SAG mill feed size manipulation can be readily assessed. This paper looks at the benefits
Jan 1, 2007
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Northeast Interceptor Sewer Case History
By Brett Zernich, Michael Krulc, Brett Robinson
This paper provides an account of the efforts undertaken to construct the Northeast Interceptor Sewer (NEIS) project, which is a portion of a much larger program in Los Angeles, California to upgrade
Jan 1, 2005
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Mitigation and evaluation of the impact of a sandstone channel on a longwall face
By Daniel W. H. Su
A nearly 305-m- (1,000-ft-) wide sandstone channel was projected to run through the mid panel area of a 457-m- (1,500-ft-) wide longwall panel in a southwestern Pennsylvania coal mine. This sandstone
Jun 1, 2013
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Effect of ground control mesh on dust sampling and explosion mitigation
By L. L. Chasko, D. W. Alexander
Researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Office of Mine Safety and Health Research conducted an assessment of the effects that ground control mesh might have on roc
Jan 1, 2014
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Coal Workers? Pneumoconiosis Prevalence Disparity Between Australia And The United States (58c4fa0e-eb54-4069-8ac8-d995213eed4a)
By G. J. Joy
Although rates of pneumoconiosis in coal miners have declined substantially in the United States since the passage of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, new cases continue to occur,
Jan 1, 2012
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Reliability of Conventional Ground Support
By Davorin Kolic, Harald Wagner
Conventional ground support in accordance with latest state-of-the-art considers proper preparation of geotechnical investigation, structural design, observation during construction and fair risk shar
Jan 1, 2001
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Effect of ground control mesh on dust sampling and explosion mitigation (8adbe892-57a5-4645-bd9b-9ef7243139b6)
By L. L. Chasko, D. W. Alexander
Los investigadores del National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Office of Mine Safety and Health Research han evaluado los efectos que la malla de control de suelos podría tener en la d
Jan 1, 2014
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Mining Foundation Of The Southwest To Host 30th Annual Banquet
The 30th annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Banquet and Fundraiser sponsored by the Mining Foundation of the Southwest (MFSW) will be held at the JW Marriott Star Pass Resort, Tucson, AZ on Sa
Jan 1, 2012
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Optimization Of A Grinding And Classification Circuit Of A Magnetite Ore Processing Plant Through Computer Simulation
By J. A. Delgadillo
Computer simulation and mineral modeling was applied to the optimization of a grinding circuit in a plant processing 256 t/h magnetite. These tools were used to develop a grinding and classification c
Jan 1, 2008
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Industrial Minerals Resources: Reporting According to Clause 49 of JORC 2012
By Andrew Scogings
The current edition of The Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Code was published in 2012 and, after a transition period, the 2012 edition came into mandatory operation on Dec. 1, 2013.
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Analysis Of Sudden Floor Heave In Deep Western U.S. Mines - Preprint 09-010
By H. Maleki
As mining continues toward deeper reserves in thick western US coal fields, the control of mining induced-seismicity has become a priority in many operations in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. Gradual f
Jan 1, 2009
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Mechanical Mining In Hard Rock: A Glimpse Into The Future
By R. J. Robbins
The mechanization of hard rock underground mines offers a large potential for reducing cost, improving efficiency, and increasing profitability. However, in spite of serious efforts by quite a number
Jan 1, 2001
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National Mining Hall Of Fame To Honor Four (c2bf092c-db9b-40a9-aef1-4f24d0616a10)
Ceremonies for the induction of four mining industry pioneers into the National Mining Hall of Fame will be held Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 at the Charles F. Barber Pavilion of the Museum Convention Cen
Jan 1, 2008
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Dissolution Behavior Of Silver/Silver Oxides In Ammoniacal Solutions
By K. N. Han, N. S. Kim, H. Yoon, J. S. Sohn
The leaching behavior of silver and silver oxides in ammonical solutions has been studied. The current study is concerned with an effective recovery of silver from secondary sources such as spent silv
Jan 1, 2002
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Ore Characterization For Process Control: An Update Of A Mesabi Range Project
By Richard Gertsch, Jack Eloranta, Leslie Gertsch
An ongoing research program is characterizing the ore qualities that most affect mine and mill processing of iron. Current practice uses assays of magnetic iron and silica, but additional qualities a
Jan 1, 2005