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IC 7791 Titanium - A Materials Survey
By Jesse A. Miller
ALTHOUGH the element titanium was discovered by William Gregor in 1790, over a hundred years passed before it was put to commercial use. The first commercial application of titanium was as an alloy ad
Jan 1, 1957
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Process control and instrumentation in mineral processing plants
By A. L. Mular
"IntroductionThe mining industry has made slow but steady progress toward the automation of mineral processing plants over the last 35 years. The stimulus to automate is associated with important econ
Jan 1, 1989
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Development and Blast Applications for Resolution Copper's No. 10 Shaft
By Tom Goodell, James Cox, Scott Scovira
Resolution Copper Mining is sinking a 6943 foot (2116 m) deep shaft to access and develop a new panel caving mine with approximately 1.6 billion known tons of porphyry copper resource. This mine will
Jan 1, 2014
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Developmental Practices Operating at North Broken Hill Limited, Broken Hill, N.S.W.
This paper is an outline of the developmental practices now in use at North Broken Hill Limited, N.S.W. The description will be given under the following headings.I. General.......opening up of a new
Jan 1, 1944
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IC 9346 Numod And Nutsa: Software For Interactive Acquisition And Analysis Of Time Domain Reflectometry Measurements
By Fei-chiu Huang
The principle of time domain reflectometry (TDR) is being used by the U.S. Bureau of Mines to monitor strata displacements induced by mining. The Northwestern University TDR Signature Analysis (NVTSA)
Jan 1, 1993
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Improving Safety and Mine Productivity Using Real-Time Video Technology
By J Westh, S Rashleigh, L Gallagher
Mining companies are moving towards automated haul trucks and other equipment. One reason for this is that if automated trucks can operate in a standard pattern over and over again without variation,
Nov 20, 2012
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Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for Tailing Storage Facility Soil Classification Based on CPT Measurements
By Paweł Stefaniak, Natalia Duda-Mróz, Sergii Anufriiev, Wioletta Koperska
Due to the high environmental risks and negative impact of a failure, tailings storage facilities (TSFs) need constant monitoring. Advanced mathematical models have been developed in the past to predi
Jun 25, 2023
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Going green with mobile mining equipment
By Jake Gibson
"As one of the most pressing and important political debates of this century, climate change has captured global attention and is forcing governments to take action toward decreasing greenhouse gas (G
Jan 1, 2014
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Ore-Treatment Plant and Treatment Operations-Edna May Gold Mining Company N.L., Westonia, W.A.
NATURE OF ORETHE Edna May ore consists mainly of clean quartz of a moderately hard and tough nature. The gold content is "free" and fairly coarse, so that a large percentage is recovered by
Jan 1, 1919
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Mineral Commodity Summaries 1989 - Significant Events In 1988 - National Economic Performance
Real economic growth for 1988 may fall short of the 3.3% projected by the Department of Commerce in August 1988 because the summer drought and intense heat in many areas curtailed output more severely
Jan 1, 1989
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Progress in Furnace Refractories
By John D. Sullivan
A DISCUSSION of the developments of the past decade in the field of refractories, and the effect of these developments on the performance and life of open-hearth furnaces, is perhaps best introduced b
Jan 1, 1936
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Behavior Of Excavation And Pile Foundations In Soft Bankok Clay
By D. T. Bergado
The uppermost subsoil profiles of the Bangkok plain can be divided into four layers, namely: weathered clay, soft clay, stiff clay, and dense sand layers. The soft Bangkok clay is a normally consolida
Jan 1, 2010
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Bold and Visionary Planning of Tunnels and Underground Space ? Introduction
By Harvey W. Parker
Our industry has developed to the skilled, experienced and productive industry that we now enjoy as a result of the visions of great engineers throughout history, but, in particular for their visions
Jan 1, 2008
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Analysis of SLAM‑Based Lidar Data Quality Metrics for Geotechnical Underground Monitoring (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)
By LUKAS FAHLE, Andrew J. Petruska, JURGEN F. BRUNE, Gabriel Walton, Elizabeth A. Holley
Adverse ground behavior events, such as convergence and ground falls, pose critical risks to underground mine safety and productivity. Today, monitoring of such failures is primarily conducted using l
Aug 16, 2022
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Cost-Benefit Studies of Mining Projects from the National Economic Viewpoint
The National Economic Viewpoint? Any substantial project undertaken by private enterprise would normally be subjected to a Discounted Cash Flow analysis of its commercial viability, and would proceed
Jan 1, 1984
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Teamwork, Technology Key in Rescuing Coal Miners
By Steve Kral
The dramatic rescue of nine Pennsylvania coal miners trapped nearly 90 m (300 ft) underground for77 hours probably would not have happened without the high technology equipment and improved mine rescu
Jan 1, 2002
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Kennecott Celebrates Its Centennial
On June 4, Kennecott Utah Copper (KUC)marked the centennial of the founding of the original company. Bill Champion is president and chief executive officer of KUC. He said, “What has happened during
Jan 1, 2003
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Grain Refinement in Austenitic and Ferritic Stainless Steels
By R. G. Zaripova, N. D. Ryan, H. J. McQueen
The austenitic and ferritic stainless steels do not undergo any phase transformation that induces very fine grains in the product through thermomechanical processing as practiced in most other steels.
Jan 1, 2004
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SmartEXEC Implementation Goldcorp Eleonore Project
By Michel Massé
Eleonore Project- Agenda ? Purpose and Technical Overview ? SmartEXEC Control Capabilities ? SmartEXEC System Archetecture ? SmartEXEC System Advantage Eleonore Project- Purpose and Technical O
Aug 1, 2013
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The Importance of Mineralogical Input into Geometallurgy Programs
By K S. Smith, J Woodhead, K Olson Hoal
Mineralogy is the link between ore formation and ore extraction. It is the most fundamental component of geomet programs, and the most important aspect of a life-of-project approach to mineral resourc
Sep 29, 2013