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  • AUSIMM
    The importance of the shape, orientation and roughness of free faces in commercial blasting operations

    Blasts should be designed so as to maximise the percentage of charges which shoot to a free face (Le, to a pronounced rock/air interface).Free faces should be rough, parallel and reasonably near to bl

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Plant-Site Evaluations Of The OPSA System For On-Line Particle Size Measurement From Moving Belt Conveyors

    By Y. K. Yen, J. D. Miller, C. L. Lin

    The image-based On-line Particle Size Analyzer (OPSA)system has been developed at the University of Utah to measure particle size distributions under plant conditions where overlapped and segregated p

    Jan 1, 1999

  • CIM
    Improvements in HPGR and Grinding Mill Technology

    By Cosmin Carpinisan, Erich J. Hofmann, Stephen J. Hall

    "Since presenting a technical paper regarding their unique capabilities in Forged Steel Mill Gearing at the SAG-2006 Conference, Australian heavy engineering company Hofmann Engineering has pioneered

    Jan 1, 2012

  • CIM
    Flotation Treatment of Complex Sulphide Ores

    By M. J. Fairweather

    "The development of means to maximize the selectivity between galena and sphalerite in lead zinc ores is extremely important to the lead-zinc industry. Two challenging studies recently undertaken by C

    Jan 1, 1991

  • AIME
    Nonferrous Physical Metallurgy.

    By AIME AIME

    WAR undoubtedly accelerates metallurgical progress, although its most obvious effect is a tremendous waste of materials. The necessity for restrictions in normal uses of metals results in a search for

    Jan 1, 1943

  • AIME
    Industrial Minerals - Chemical and Metallurgical Limestone in Northern and Northeastern States and Ontario

    By K. K. Landes

    The north central and northeastern states supply over 50 pct of the chemical and metallurgical limestone produced annually in the United States, and Ontario is the leading source of this material in C

    Jan 1, 1961

  • CIM
    Prospecting by Use of Natural Alternating Magnetic Fields of Audio and Sub-Audio Frequencies

    By S. H. Ward

    An account of a new method of investigating the electrical .properties J the earth's crust is presented. The method, called AFMAG, employs, as a source, natural alternating magnetic fields of aud

    Jan 1, 1958

  • CIM
    Developing Greater Synergy Among Geologists, Mineral Processors and Mining Engineers/Operators

    By Marcel Vallée

    Frequently, costs overruns and defaults in mining project performance result in serious problems and headaches for all project participants and impact on corporate objectives, profits and image and, o

    May 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Pit-Lake Water Quality in Coal Deposits, Southland, New Zealand

    By D Craw, J Pope, B Peake

    Southland contains over 70 per cent of New ZealandÆs recoverable coal resources, and an investigation into the potential effects of coal mining on SouthlandÆs water resources is therefore of interest.

    Jan 1, 2006

  • 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

  • SME
    Masbate gold operation is site of first commercial heap leaching plant in Philippines

    By Libby R. Ricafort, Victorio V. Pato, R. S. Pizarro

    Introduction Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corp. (ACMDC) started gold production at its Masbate gold mine early in 1980. This involved an open-pit mine and a 3.5-k/d (3850-stpd) carbon-in

    Jan 9, 1987

  • DFI
    6000 Ton Osterberg Load Test Reduces Foundation Costs For Delaware River Tramway

    By Aly M. Mohammad

    The Delaware River Tramway will link civic and retail developments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. Twin 300-foot towers will anchor the cables at either side of the river. Four h

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AIME
    Biographical Notice of Thomas M. Drown, M.D., LL.D.

    By R. W. Raymond

    THE sudden death of Dr. Drown, on Nov. 17, 1904, brought to multitudes the pang of personal loss. Of all those who, as students at Lafayette College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Lehi

    Jul 1, 1905

  • AUSIMM
    An Empirical Analysis of Progressive Value and Risk of Exploration in the Plutonic Marymia Gold Belt,Western Australia

    By M Fallon

    The full history of exploration successes, failures and related costs from initial greenfield exploration in 1987 to the current brownfield stages was analysed for the Plutonic Marymia Gold Belt of We

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Axial Pile Analyses For The New East Span Of The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

    By Jacob Chacko

    The east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (SFOBB), which is one of the most heavily traveled bridges in the world, will be replaced due to seismic safety concerns. The majority of the new

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Pile Load Test Results For Highway 280 Pile Uplift Test Site

    By Douglas Brittsan

    This paper presents pile tension and compression load test results for the Southern Freeway Viaduct (North) pile load test site. The testing program represents a collaboration between California Depar

    Jan 1, 1993

  • SAIMM
    Translocation of an Endangered Succulent Plant Species From Sandstone Outcrops Earmarked for Coal Mining

    By E. Harris

    Frithia humilis is an endangered succulent plant species. Its distribution range overlaps with the coal fields of Mpumalanga and it is therefore threatened by opencast mining activities in particular.

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME
    Toward Open-Source Hardware and Software for the Mining Industry: a Case Study of Low-Cost Environmental Monitoring System for Non-Metallic Underground Mines Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Mokhinabonu Mardonova, Yosoon Choi

    Open-source technology for supporting the Industry 4.0 has become the target of academic research in many sectors. This study reviewed the trends of open-source technology, its forms, and some industr

  • SME
    Toward Open-Source Hardware and Software for the Mining Industry: a Case Study of Low-Cost Environmental Monitoring System for Non-Metallic Underground Mines Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (3a9c5e4e-b387-4996-946a-2dab73f8a3f7)

    By Mokhinabonu Mardonova, Yosoon Choi

    Open-source technology for supporting the Industry 4.0 has become the target of academic research in many sectors. This study reviewed the trends of open-source technology, its forms, and some industr

  • IIMP
    Monitoring Employee Quality of Life in Mine Camps: Towards Workforce Well-being

    By Silvana Costa

    Rapid changes in technology and human resources trends require the mining industry to plan carefully for new work camps. The abandonment of the “mining town” concept and rapid increases in the adoptio

    Sep 12, 2005