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Recycling of Spent Auto-Catalyst Using Akaline Roasting Followed by Sulfuric Acid Dissolution
By S. k. Kim, H. B. Trinh, R. R. Srivastava
"Spent auto-catalyst is a promising secondary resource of platinum group metals (PGMs), which are being extensively used in automobiles catalytic converters to control the hazardous gaseous emissions
Jan 1, 2017
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Passive Biologically Based Anaerobic Treatment Systems For The Removal Of Metals ? An Overview Of Current Research With Examples
By A. G. Mattes
This paper presents an overview of passive, engineered, biologically-based anaerobic bioreactor (ABR) treatment systems of the sort that can be used to remove dissolved copper from mine wastewaters. T
Jan 1, 2007
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Evaluating the Applicability of Gold Pre-Concentration by Sensor Based Sorting of Quartz Ore
By A. Takala, B Nielson, J. Schunicht
"Pre-concentration in minerals processing presents clear advantages in energy efficiency, water efficiency, reduction of consumables and minimization of capital and operating costs. Outotec’s sorting
Jan 1, 2017
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Developing Operation, Maintenance and Surveillance Manuals for Tailings and Water Management Facilities
By Ian Bruce
Tailings and water management facilities are essential and integral components of mine and mill operations. They must be managed for the long term in order to ensure that safe and environmentally resp
May 1, 2002
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The Recovery of Copper from Copper Oxide Ore using Heap Leaching, Solvent Extraction and Electrowinning
By R. H. Walton
"In recent years the recovery of copper from low grade oxide ores has received widespread attention. The cost of treating such ores using conventional technology, such as milling and flotation, is fre
Jan 1, 1990
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Perspectives on the scientific and engineering principles underlying flow of mineral pastes
By Michael Li, Arie Moerman
"Paste backfill as a means of supporting underground mining is gaining popularity. Despite this trend, engineering and design of mine paste backfill systems are still largely based on empirical method
Jan 1, 2002
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Ground granulated blast-furnace slag for cemented mine backfill: production and evaluation
By E. Douglas, V. M. Malhotra
"This report presents the results of a laboratory study undertaken to evaluate ground granulated blast-furnace slag from Algoma Steel Corporation, as a replacement for Portland cement in cemented mine
Jan 1, 1989
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The gemological identification of emeralds and blue sapphires
By J. E. Shigley
The gemological properties that allow natural emeralds and blue sapphires to be distinguished from other gemstones are summarized in this paper. A variety of synthetic and laboratory-treated emeralds
Jan 1, 1998
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Gowganda Silver Area
By E. S. Moore
"The Centre of the silver-producing section of the Gowganda area lies about 55 miles northwest of Cobalt, and the village of Gowganda is 71 miles by road from New Liskeard. The geological similarities
Jan 1, 1949
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The Fundamental Relationship Between Sample Mass and Sampling Variance in Real Geological Samples and Corresponding Statistical Models
"In mineral exploration and mining applications, it is sometimes necessary to reduce sampling error in order to improve representivity of individual sample assays. Historic efforts to reduce sampling
Jan 1, 2007
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Applications of geophysical methods to resource development in northern Canada
By A. E. Taylor, A. S. Judge, P. T. Lafleche
"Resource development in northern Canada has special requirements which derive from the unique environmental and eco-logical nature of the northern environment. In this paper several case histories in
Jan 1, 1987
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Geology of the Two Duck Lake Intrusion and the Marathon Cu-PGE Deposit, Coldwell Complex, Northern Ontario
By Richard Dahl, Richard P. Taylor, David H. Watkinson
"Abstract - Detailed mapping of the Eastern Gabbro, Coldwell Complex, Ontario, revealed that the copper and platinum-group-element deposit on the Marathon property is confined to a coarsegrained to pe
Jan 1, 2001
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Study of slime coatings in flotation by electrophoretic mobility distribution measurement
By Jacob Masliyah, Zhiang Zhou, Tshitende Kasongo, Jianjun Liu, Zhenghe Xu, Jeawon Choung
"Slime coating is a recognized challenge in fine particle flotation, not only in decreasing recovery, but also in reducing the selectivity and hence froth quality. In this presentation, a novel method
Jan 1, 2002
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Diplomat Mine
By J. Keith Haddock
"Introduction The Luscar company, Forestburg Collieries Ltd., operates the Diplomat Mine located 14 km south of Forestburg, Alberta. Production is now at a declining rate from the 1 million tonnes ach
Jan 1, 1985
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The Importance of Water Utilization for Maximizing Grinding Circuit Classification System Efficiency
By Robert E. McIvor
"The Functional Performance Equation for ball milling circuits allows us to isolate the circuit classification system efficiency (CSE) from the mill’s grinding performance. The factors which affect ci
Jan 1, 2009
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The Effect of Lump Ablation on Pressure Gradient in Oil Sand Hydrotransport Pipelines
By D. Wolfe, K. Reid, T. Nunn
"The Aurora North mine has been operating for more than ten years, and is the source of over half of Syncrude’s bitumen production. In order to minimize front-end rejects, and to allow for high throug
Jan 1, 2014
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Potential Sources of Alumina in Canada
By W. K. Gummer
"THE LOCATION of Canada's present aluminum industry is determined by availability of hydroelectric power, and ready access to ocean transport facilities. The chief raw material for the production of t
Jan 1, 1952
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Unique Ceramec® Filter Technology Has Opened New Doors to Cost-Effective Dewatering
By Bjarne Ekberg
"The most economical way of dewatering mineral concentrates is to reduce the moisture content in the material mechanically using thickeners and filtration avoiding thermal drying whenever possible. In
Jan 1, 2003
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Characterization of Nanometer and Ultrafine Diesel Aerosols in the Underground Mining Environment
By Aleksandar D. Bugarski
Despite extensive research efforts conducted in the past decades, occupational health risks associated with exposure to nano and ultrafine aerosols emitted by diesel power equipment are still not comp
May 1, 2007
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Nickel Rim South -Xstrata?s First New Mine in Sudbury in 20 Years
By Rick Collins
Presentation Agenda 1.Sudbury Basin 2.Diamond Drilling 3.Planned Production 4.Safety 5.Timeline 6.Sustainable Development 7.Scope Elements 8.Progress 9.Delivery Approach 10.Owners and EPCM
May 1, 2009