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  • SME
    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

  • NIOSH
    IC 9075 Field Tests Of A Model Health And Safety Program For The Mining Industry

    By Robert H. Peters

    The objective of the project descibed in this report was to design and field test a model health and safety program at a coal mining company and a gold mining company. The model program was implemente

    Jan 1, 1986

  • NIOSH
    The Mineral Industry Of Other West African Countries - Benin (aad6fb24-82bb-41fa-bae0-1430c47ba78d)

    By George A. Morgan

    Output of mineral products was estimated to be unchanged in 1983 from that of 1982 with the exception of petroleum. The country began production of crude oil from the Seme Oilfield, and all output was

    Jan 1, 1985

  • DFI
    Dynamic Analysis Of Follower Driven Piles For The Venice Flood Gate Project

    By Frank Rausche

    Without doubt, driven piles are the most economical deep foundation element for a nearshore environment, providing for high bearing capacities and stiffness, quick installation times, assured quality

    Jan 1, 2006

  • NIOSH
    OFR-47-75 Evaluation Of Mining Constraints To The Revitalization Of Pennsylvania Anthracite

    The objective of this research was to evaluate the technical and economic constraints on the extraction and utilization of anthracite coal and to determine the research and development needed in order

    Jan 1, 1975

  • CIM
    Investigating Total Media Wear

    By Peter Radziszewski

    "Comminition process costs, which typically represent an important contribution to mining operating costs, can themselves be divided roughly between energy and liner /charge wear. As such, developing

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME
    MINExpo International 2004 Expects 40,000 Attendees

    The latest in mining technology and equipment will be show-cased this month at MINExpo International 2004. The event, billed as the world’s largest mining equipment exhibition, is set for Sept. 27-30

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Key Performance Indicators ? A Tool to Assess ICT Applications in Underground Coal Mines

    By C. Dauber

    Implementing new technologies in industrial operations entails the challenge of measuring the improvements gained by the applied technology. Nevertheless, it is absolutely essential to assess the tech

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME-ICGCM
    Design Methods To Control Violent Pillar Failures In Room-And-Pillar Mines (V. S. Bureau of Mines)

    By R. Karl Zipf

    The sudden, violent collapse of large areas of room-and-pillar mines poses a special hazard to miners and mine operators. This type of failure, termed a "Cascading Pillar Failure" (CPF), occurs when o

    Jan 1, 1996

  • NIOSH
    Technology News - No. 494 - Expert Miner Training Video Released By NIOSH

    Objective To develop safety training tools for mine safety and health professionals that fill gaps in currently available materials. Background Over the past 4 years, NIOSH has developed and

    Mar 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Results from Pyhasalmi Concentrator on Bubble Surface Area Flux and Flotation Rate Relationship as a Function of Particle Size

    By S. Junnikkala, K. Föhr

    "Experiments were performed with plant feeds with a continuous 1,8 m3 cell at Pyhasalmi mine with Cu flotation feed in order to test the applicability of the bubble surface area flux as an indicator o

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AIME
    Status of Air-conditioning and Its Potential Effect on the Mining Industries

    By HERBERT G. MOULTON

    FROM prehistoric times to our own day man has struggled against extremes of climate. Human life, originating in semi-tropical or temperate areas, was unable to progress into the northern latitudes unt

    Jan 1, 1933

  • NIOSH
    Bulletin 182 Casing Troubles and Fishing Methods in Oil Wells

    By Thomas Curtin

    The Bureau of Mines, in its researches aimed to prevent wastes and to increase efficiency in oil-well practice, has investigated the matter of casing troubles and fishing methods. The results of the i

    Jan 1, 1920

  • NIOSH
    OFR-103(2)-82 Feasibility Of Water Diversion And Overburden Dewatering - Volume II: Annotated Bibliography

    By Michael L. Clar

    This volume is an annotated bibliography of published literature pertaining to the occurrence and control of surface and groundwater in underground coal mines. This literature was used to develop Volu

    Jan 1, 1981

  • NIOSH
    IC 9232 - Review of Recent Research on Organizational and Behavioral Factors Associated With Mine Safety

    By Robert H. Peters

    This report presents a literature review conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines. The review summarizes what has been learned from recent empirical studies of the relationship between mine safety and ch

    Jan 1, 2009

  • CIM
    Commissioning and Testing of Thickener Feed De-Aeration Cyclones at the Xstrata Nickel Raglan Operation

    By Colin Hardie, Simon Pelletier, Rakan Rhabani, Guy Comeau

    "In order to improve the nickel concentrate thickener operation at Raglan Mine, two pulp deaeration cyclones were installed. These units obtained from Outotec Pty Ltd, also called the FrothBuster®, ha

    Jan 1, 2008

  • NIOSH
    OFR-98-77 Rapid Excavation Of Rock With Small Charges Of High Explosives

    By George B. Clark

    The purpose of this investigation was to determine the feasibility of designing and testing the elements of a small charge blasting system which will eliminate, or reduce to acceptable levels, most of

    Jan 1, 1976

  • SME
    Comparison of Penetration Test Results of Grouts Made with Various Ultrafine Cement Products

    By James Warner, Peggy Ganse, Glen Smoak, Raymond Henn, Sam Bandimere

    Over the past several decades, cement-based grouts using ultrafine cement as are placement for portland cement have begun to gain acceptance as an alternative to chemical solution grouts, however the

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    Presidential Address (f9446de2-f07b-4880-8e2a-dc5f91667a36)

    Mr. BRADFORD said :-On assuming this chair, which has been occupied by so many gentlemen of conspicuous ability; my first words must be an expression of the gratitude I feel for the honour you have do

    Jan 1, 1926

  • SME-ICGCM
    Rib Support Innovation At Daw Mill Colliery (a22a0861-1502-4d3d-a2cd-8a6ba0c13271)

    By Jon Bowler

    Daw Mill Colliery, UK Coal, near Coventry in England, mines the Warwickshire Thick Seam at 800 m/2500 ft depth using longwall retreat with gateroads supported by rockbolts. Over the last eight years

    Jan 1, 2009