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Mineral Composition of Sulphide Ores from the Peelwood, Cordillera and Mt. Costigan Mines, Peelwood District, N.S.W.
The Peelwood district of New South Wales is located some 65 miles south of Bathutst on the Tuena-Crookwell road. A number of occurrences of lead-zinc-copper ore are known from this district but only t
Jan 1, 1961
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Experimental and CFD Simulation Techniques for Coal Dust Explosibility: A Review
By Santosh Kumar Ray, DEBASHISH MISHRA, Niroj Kumar Mohalik, SOMU MANDAL, Jai Krishna Pandey, Asfar Mobin Khan
Coal is a low-cost and high-calorific-value fuel. The coal mining industry worldwide has been suffering from severe accidents due to coal dust explosion hazards since its inception. Statistically, it
Jun 29, 2022
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Effect of Waste Plastics Addition on the Reduction of Iron Oxide by Sawdust
By James Ransford Dankwah
This work investigates the effect of waste plastics addition on the reduction of iron oxide by sawdust. Composite pellets of iron oxide containing sawdust (SD), high density polyethylene (HDPE) and bl
Jan 1, 2014
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Lake Ft. Smith Microtunneling Lake Tap
By Roberto J. Guardia, Ted Lewtas, Peter Rasmussen, Klaus Winkler
As part of the Lake Fort Smith Water Supply Dam Enlargement project, located in northwest Arkansas, microtunneling methods were used to install two side-by-side,1.53m (60-in) inside-diameter steel pip
Jan 1, 2005
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Managing high volume water inflows of 300 L/s in the planning and development of a large scale underground Gold Mine – the Didipio story
By J P. Evert
Didipio gold-copper mine operation is situated in the island of Luzon, approximately 270 km north of Manila in the Philippines, in an area of high seasonal rainfall. The hydrogeological water flow mod
Mar 29, 2023
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Simulation of Material Transport in a SAG Mill with Different Geometric Lifter and Pulp Lifter Attributes Using DEM Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
By Alejandro Gutiérrez, David Ahues, Paola Merino, Felipe González
A Discrete Elements Method (DEM) study of load movement within a SAG mill 12,192 × 7620 (40′ × 25′) in normal operating conditions is performed. The purpose is to determine how the geometry of the lif
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Stabilisation et Solidification de Résidus Miniers Sulfo-Arséniés Dans des Remblais Cimentés en Pâte
By Mostafa Benzaazoua
Les remblais en pâte cimentés sont de plus en plus utilisés dans les exploitations minières souterraines. Une autre alternative d?utilisation du remblai en pâte consiste à le pomper et à le stocker da
Nov 1, 2002
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Applications of fracture mechanics in failure analysis case studies
By M. N. Bassim, W. W. Tennese
"Concepts of linear elastic fracture mechanics were applied to study two cases of failure, namely an equalizing beam from a tandem rear axle of a highway tractor unit and the main beam of a flat bed t
Jan 1, 1985
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Using Photogrammetry Data from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) for Blast Design
By Luis Valentim, John E. Wiegand
Highwall or face profiling has long been used to facilitate the design and placement of front row blastholes to ensure optimum burdens. Traditionally, a large number of laser measurement points obtain
Jan 1, 2016
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IC 8505 Materials Substitution Study - General Methodology And Review Of U.S. Zinc Die-Casting Markets
By N. S. Petersen
As part of the Demand Evaluation Program of the Bureau of Mines to determine future needs for minerals, a study was instituted to develop and describe a methodology for approaching the problem of subs
Jan 1, 1971
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Boart Longyear Coring Bits Pass Field Tests
Using mines in Canada, Boart Longyear, a leading provider of drilling services and products, has put its Stage 3 Coring Bit to the test and each time the bit has passed the test with great success. A
Jan 1, 2009
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Exploration risk
By R. G. Burn
"A brief outline will be given of the concept of risk and its implications with regard to investment in exploration. The relationship between risk and decisions under uncertainty will be examined as a
Jan 1, 1984
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Production Operations
By Lee W. Saperstien
At the heart of the mining process are a number of basic and fundamental tasks whose regular and repeated performance constitute the mining cycle. As will be discussed presently, these tasks are the b
Jan 1, 2008
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Concreting the Queens Tunnel, New York City Water Tunnel No.3
By Edward M. Dowey
The concrete lining for a long 8.05 km (5 mi) section of New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 was cast in place. The contractor, Grow-Perini-Skanska, placed over76,841 m3 (100,505 cy) of concrete, pouring
Jan 1, 2001
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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. Process Design and Project Startup
By Greg Rasmussen
"Huckleberry Mines Ltd is an open pit porphyry copper-molybdenum mining operation located 120 km south of Houston, British Columbia with a 18,000 tpd milling facility. Huckleberry Mines is owned 60% b
Jan 1, 1998
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Using The Methods Of TRIZ To Generate Innovative Approaches To Resolve The Minerals Industry-Environment Conflict
By M. S. Prithvi
Over the decades, mine and mineral processing plant operations for the most part, have been found to have had adverse impacts on the environment. At the same time, mineral processing and mining operat
Sep 1, 2012
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IC 6946 Recommendations Of The United States Bureau Of Mines On Certain Questions Of Safety As Of October, 1936 ? Introduction ? Organization And Scope Of Mine Safety Board
Mining men and State officials in their efforts to make mining safer are confronted from time to time with various complicated questions. In recent gears these questions have tended to increase with t
Jan 1, 1937
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The Composition of The Lead-Zinc Ores at CaptainÆs Flat, NSW
The following observations on the mineral composition of the lead-zinc ores at Captain's Flat, New South Wales, are based upon the examination of a collection of specimens made during a brief vis
Jan 1, 1943
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If the Technology Fits: an Evaluation of Mobile Proximity Detection Systems in Underground Coal Mines Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (42170b04-f5e7-4cc7-898c-55ceeac8ed22)
By LaTasha R. Swanson, Jennica L. Bellanca
Proximity detection systems (PDSs) for mobile machines have the potential to decrease injuries and fatalities. Early adopters of the technology have identified some challenges, which present an opport
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If the Technology Fits: an Evaluation of Mobile Proximity Detection Systems in Underground Coal Mines Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
By LaTasha R. Swanson, Jennica L. Bellanca
Proximity detection systems (PDSs) for mobile machines have the potential to decrease injuries and fatalities. Early adopters of the technology have identified some challenges, which present an opport