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The Importance of High-Pressure Compressed Air to Mining OperationsBy A. R. Pasieka, J. C. Wilson
"Compressed air still remains an essential source of power in underground hardrock mining. As a power medium it has a high convenience factor, although, in many cases, it is expensive to generate and
Jan 1, 1966
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Developments in Coal Mining -1969"The outlook for Eastern Canada is decreased coal production and for Western Canada increased production. The market for Western coal is expected to reach 40 million tons per year in metallurgical and
Jan 1, 1970
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Human Factors and Human Error in the Mining Industry: A Review and Lessons from Other IndustriesBy A. Yaghini, Y. Pourrahimian
"Human factors (HFs) play an important role in the mining and mineral industry, affecting operational and maintenance efficiency and safety. Despite the introduction of new technologies and automation
Jan 1, 2018
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Admixtures and other Factors Influencing Durability of Sprayed Concrete (Shotcrete)By Knut F. Garshol
Quality and durability of sprayed concrete depends on the concrete mix design, the type and use of accelerator and all the aspects of the placement onto the rock surface in the underground working. A
May 1, 2003
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Uranium Compounds as Thermoelectric MaterialsThe properties required for a com-pound to form useful thermoelectric materials are described. Uranium compounds which might have these properties are reviewed. Several of these compounds have been pr
Jan 1, 1963
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Manganese Nodules ReduxBy James R. Hein
Manganese nodules form at the sediment surface of abyssal plains throughout the global ocean at water depths of about 4000-6500 m. The nodules form a continuum from purely hydrogenetic (all metals fro
May 1, 2013
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The Canadian Power Situation With Particular Reference to Thermal-Electric PowerBy C. E. Baltzer
This paper highlights the electric power situation in Canada, and introduces brief explanation of the salient differences between electrical practice in the United States and Canada. The availability
Jan 1, 1958
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Geochemistry of the Platinum-Group Elements"4.1. IntroductionThis chapter reviews the geochemistry of the platinum-group elements (POE) in sulphur-poor silicate rocks, and the limited data on POE in silicate, oxide, sulphide, arsenide and sulp
Jan 1, 1979
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Some Mathematical and Analysis of Underground Model Guides 1n the Mine Stress ProblemsBy Stefan Boshkov
THE ADVENT of mining at great depth has brought to the fore the question of stresses around mine openings. The many-pronged attack on this problem is certified by the accelerated appearance, in the mi
Jan 1, 1956
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Geology of the Pinchi Lake Mercury Belt, British ColumbiaBy J. E. Armstrong
THE Pinchi Lake mercury belt is in central British Columbia, about fifty miles north of the Prince Rupert branch of the Canadian National railway (Figure 1). Until 1936 little was known about the geol
Jan 1, 1942
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Stress Raisers in FatigueBy R. C. A. Thurston
INTRODUCTION THE deleterious effect of stress raisers or notches on the resistance to fatigue of machine components, and other parts subjected to repeated dynamic loading, has been well known for man
Jan 1, 1951
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The separation of chalcopyrite and pentlandite from Inco's Sudbury area ores pilot plant testworkBy G. E. Agar, W. B. Kipkie, R. A. Tenbergen
"This paper describes the successful pilot plant testing of a flowsheet, developed at Inca Ltd.'s J. Roy Gordon Research Laboratory (JRGRL), for improved separation of the constituent minerals in
Jan 1, 1985
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Aerial ExplorationBy Staff
One hundred thousand miles of flying over the North country without a single air casualty; much of it over virgin territory probably never before visited by white men; some of it over regions that abo
Jan 1, 1929
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Inorganic Chemistry of the Platinum-Group Elements"2.1. General Considerations and Properties2.1.1. IntroductionOur present knowledge of the platinum-group elements (POE) is extensive, the reason being two-fold. The elements have many uses and, moreo
Jan 1, 1979
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Waste Management and Energy Savings through Extraction of Valuable Metals: Copper, Nickel and Cobalt from Sulphidic Tailings of Golgohar Iron Mine, IranBy M. Askari, A. Ahmadi
"This study was conducted to establish the possible application of bioleaching in the pilot scale to recover valuable metals from the sulfidic tailings of Golgohar Iron Mine (Kerman, Iran). Using biol
Jan 1, 2017
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Recovery of Gold and Associated Metals from Refractory Ores and Concentrates via a Chloride-Based Processing RouteBy G. B. Harris, C. W. White
Cyanide has been used for the recovery of gold since the mid 1800s, but several jurisdictions have already banned its use, and environmental pressures are increasing to finding an alternative. Gold al
Jan 1, 2011
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Analysis of the Effect of the Tyresense Tire Monitoring System on Tire Performance: A Case StudyBy S. Klingmann
ABSTRACT In this paper, we used data collected from the Gibraltar mine to analyze the effect of the TyreSense tire monitoring system on tire performance by reducing tire wear and preventing premature
Jan 1, 2014
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A Challenging Task to Improve Potlife in Aluminum IndustryBy V. C. Pandolfelli, L. Paulino, C. E. Zangiacomi
The continuous improvement in aluminum industry over the last years has increased metal output at lower cost. The potlining plays an important role in this regard due to high cost involved and more re
Jan 1, 2006
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Mineral Possibilities of Northern Vancouver IslandBy H. C. Gunning
In spite of the fact that mining has been more or less active in the northern part of Vancouver island since the late 'nineties', there seems to be a remarkable lack of information regarding
Jan 1, 1930
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Cationic Flotation of Silica from Algoma SideriteThis paper describes the results of a laboratory study on the upgrading of Algoma siderite by the amine flotation of silica and silicate gangue. The experiments indicate that a virtually complete remo
Jan 1, 1963