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  • CIM
    Aerophine® 3418A Promoter – The Canadian Collector – 50 Years of Improved Metallury in Various Applications

    By F. Bruey, T. Bruce, D. R. Nagaraj, W. Thomas, P. Riccio, E. Guitard

    "AEROPHINE® 3418A Promoter is a flotation collector that has been an industry standard in the Canadian mineral processing industry since its first commercial use at the Kidd Creek concentrator in 1980

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Predicting Nickel Recoveries at the Thompson Mill from Feed Mineralogy

    By F. D. Ford, Z. Dai, A. Byers

    Manitoba Mining and Milling operations consist of three underground mines (Thompson T1, T3 and Birchtree), feeding the Thompson Mill. Three years ago, a collaborative effort involving Mines Exploratio

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    A Review of the Properties of Foam Mine Fill

    By F. P. Hassani, M. Hefni, M. F. Kermani

    "This study is part of large and an ongoing investigation into the development of a light-weight and highly fluid mine fill for various applications in mining and civil operations. Foam mine fill is t

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Advancements in Screen Surface Technology in Gold Processing Plants

    By M. Zaske, E. R. Mortensen

    "As mine operators continuously look for ways to improve functionality and increase the capacity of their facilities, existing process equipment is often pushed to and past its designed limitations. A

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Advanced Process Control for Grinding Circuits

    By E. Gallestey, D. Groenveld, F. Kolb, M. Rozou

    "Recent copper price evolution pushes modern mining industry even harder to achieve highest production with maximum efficiency. Operations are bound by numerous contractual and environmental condition

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Content and Structure of a Plant Grinding Performance Management/Improvement System

    By K. Bartholomew

    The Functional Performance Equation for ball milling circuits provides plant staff with a new means to improve circuit performance. However, successful execution of a plant processing performance impr

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Guidelines for the safe operation of booster fans in coal mines - SME Transactions 2015

    By F. Calizaya, M. G. Nelson

    This paper presents a summary of basic requirements for the design, installation and operation of booster fans in coal mines, especially in deep and/or extensive mines. It includes a brief description

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    NAT 2014 Full Proceedings - NAT2014

    By Gregg Davidson, Lonnie Jacobs, Brett Zernich, Alan Howard, Robert Pintabona

    All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Information contained in this work has been obtained by SME, Inc. from sources believed to be reliable. However, neither SME nor its autho

    Dec 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Not for the Faint-Hearted

    By J Whittle

    This paper describes what is involved in carrying out a comprehensive optimisation of a long-term operating schedule for a mining complex. It details the data that must be assembled and discusses the

    Nov 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising a Mineral Supply Chain under Uncertainty with Long-term Sales Contracts

    By J Zhang, R Dimitrakopoulos

    A two-stage stochastic mixed integer non-linear program is formulated for a mining complex to optimise strategic and tactical plans. The objective is to find the near optimal decisions for a mineral s

    Nov 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Consideration for Multiobjective Metaheuristic Optimisation of Large Iron Ore and Coal Supply Chains, from Resource to Market

    By J Balzary, A Mohais

    Dynamic market and operating conditions, coupled with an environment in which multiple objectives and trade-offs are common, pose major challenges for planners and schedulers working in any mining ent

    Nov 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Cost Management Optimisation

    By B King

    Processing expansion options and mining fleet purchases are major cost items that receive due focus in most cost management analyses. If these items are not needed, they can significantly reduce a pro

    Nov 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Geotechnical Management at the AGL Loy Yang Mine

    By S Cyphers, J Missen, B Jansen

    The AGL Loy Yang Mine is one of the largest and most significant coalmines in Australia. Commencing in 1982, this mine produces 30–35 Mt/a to supply more than 50 per cent of Victoria’s electrical powe

    Nov 5, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Fibre-reinforced Geopolymer Concrete – An Innovative Material for Tunnel Segments

    By M Wieloch, D Wimpenny, M Chappell

    Fibre-reinforced geopolymer concrete (FRGC) contains no Portland cement or steel reinforcement, but instead uses synthetic fibre reinforcement and a geopolymer binder. The use of geopolymer binder in

    Sep 17, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Behaviour-based Safety with a Foreign-based Workforce

    By R Brown

    The Singapore Land Transport Authority Contract C917A is for the design, construction and completion of all outstanding works under the original Contract 917, including taking over the design and cons

    Sep 17, 2014

  • SME
    Synthetic aperture sonar as a tool for rapid high resolution deposit estimation

    By Rolf Birger Pedersen, Alden Ross Denny

    "Synthetic Aperature Sonar (SAS) is a powerful tool for ultra-high resolution marine survey. The Kongsberg HiSAS system deployed on the HUGIN AUV has a rangeindependent resolution of 3x3 cm for sonar

    Sep 1, 2014

  • SME
    AUV- and ROV-based exploration of active and inactive seafloor massive sulfide deposits at the Semyenov and Irinovskoe sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    By J. W. Jamieson, J. Escartin, A. Steinführer

    Evidence of hydrothermal activity on two Mid-Atlantic Ridge oceanic core complexes (OCCs), at 13º30’N (the Semyenov 1 through 5 fields) and 13º20’N (the Irinovskoe field) (Fig. 1) were studied using C

    Sep 1, 2014

  • SME
    The mineralogy of marine Fe-Mn oxides and consequences for the extraction of metals

    By Thomas Kuhn, Carsten Ruehlemann, Christina Heller, Anna Wegorzewski

    The commercial extraction of metals from manganese nodules on an industrial scale requires more than 50% of the investment necessary to realize manganese nodule mining. This is mainly due to the fact

    Sep 1, 2014

  • SME
    Latitudinal/land-mass proximity controls on ferromanganese crust composition and resource potential, Ninetyeast Ridge, Indian Ocean

    By Kira Mizell, James R. Hein, Tracy Conrad

    "The Ninetyeast Ridge (NER) extends roughly N-S as a topographic feature for 5000 km, from 31° south to 10° north (Fig. 1) where it becomes buried beneath the Bengal Fan at its northern end. These two

    Sep 1, 2014

  • SME
    Predictive modelling of polymetallic nodule deposits in the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone

    By Greg Partington, Darryl Thorburn, Charlene Wildman, Elisa Puccioni, Connie Payne, Campbell McKenzie

    "Mineral prospectivity modelling of polymetallic nodule deposits has been completed over the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (CIEEZ) using the GIS based Weights of Evidence modelling technique. P

    Sep 1, 2014