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  • AUSIMM
    The future is electrifying – introduction of a battery electric loader to CSA Mine

    By M Ireland

    Extensive use of diesel-powered mobile equipment in modern mines for materials handling, such as load-haul-dump machines, constitute a significant source of heat, exhaust gases and diesel particulate

    Mar 29, 2023

  • SME
    Technology News - Impoundment Project Protects West Virginia Citizens

    Breaks in coal slurry impoundments can threaten the lives and health of area residents, destroy homes and businesses and contaminate water supplies. This dangerous potential looms over coalmining reg

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Dreams of Futures Past – Curating Post-mining Landscapes

    By P A. Kirsch, A Hine

    Mining is a major global industry that requires the moving of considerable volumes of earth and rock (overburden) to win the valuable ore prior to mineral extraction and processing. As a result of thi

    Jul 16, 2014

  • NIOSH
    Commodity Data Summaries 1975 - Aluminum

    1. Domestic Production and Use: In 1974 twelve companies operated 31 primary aluminum reduction plants, three firms accounting for 64% of production. Washington, Oregon, and Montana accounted for 32%

    Jan 1, 1975

  • AUSIMM
    Does process control sampling always have to be a compromise?

    By M Singh, R C. Steinhaus, J J. Rust

    Metallurgical process control systems in mineral plants often employ state-of-the-art monitoring analysers in an attempt to optimise plant operations and enhance mineral recoveries. These systems are

    May 9, 2017

  • CIM
    Silver (dc47631e-097f-4de4-862f-2dbb896f4b9c)

    By Roberto Antoniolli

    "IntroductionSINCE ancient times, the precious metals have played an important role in influencing the course of history. Silver and gold happened to occur, although in small amounts, in those countri

    Jan 1, 1954

  • NIOSH
    OFR-18-73 Investigation Of Requirements And Performance Of Safety Catches On Wire-Rope-Suspended, Man-Carrying Conveyances In United States Coal Mines

    By C. H. Larsen

    The results of a comprehensive investigation of conveyance arrestment devices (safety catches) in United States coal mines are presented. Availability and use, performance, inspection, maintenance, te

    Jan 1, 1972

  • SME
    An Overview Of Surface Coal Mining In China

    By Jerry C. Tien

    In 2009 China mined 2.695 billion metric tones (Gt) of raw coal. It is estimated that only 3-5% or roughly 135 million metric tones (Mt) of these were mined from 300 some surface operations. Except fo

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Take Time For Pit Phase Design

    By A. Eccles

    Phase designs are the foundation upon which all open pit mine sequence optimizations and budgets should be built. Unfortunately, at times, mine engineers skip the step of developing realistic pit phas

    Feb 27, 2013

  • CIM
    Training and industry -Another Gap!

    By J. E. Terry

    This paper outlines the steps that are being taken to close the gap between training and industry and indicates areas in which more work needs to be done. Although based on experience in the Maritime

    Jan 1, 1970

  • AUSIMM
    Understanding Trends in Performance of Open Cut Mining Equipment

    By G Lumley

    PlannersÆ optimism (or maybe commercial necessity) means that most mine plans use equipment rates that are rarely achieved (Lumley and Beckman, 2009). This lack of understanding of what equipment actu

    May 24, 2012

  • ISEE
    EUExcert a European Initiative for Improved Explosive Competence

    By Roberto Folchi, Hans Wallin, Mara Battocchio

    An understanding of explosives science and technology, and the competence to harness it is central to maintaining Explosives capability, national security, and in sustaining a competitive industry. A

    Jan 1, 2013

  • ABM
    Desenvolvimento De Um Sensor Virtual Para Estimar A Taxa De Recuperação De Minério Usando Rede Neuro-fuzzy

    By Jedson Alessandro Damasceno

    Atualmente, a maioria dos pátios utilizam recuperadoras com roda de caçambas para remover o minério das pilhas de estocagem. Tipicamente, estas máquinas são operadas manualmente, com todos os moviment

    Aug 17, 2017

  • NIOSH
    OFR-123-76 Evaluation Of Underground Conventional Mining Equipment

    By William J. Douglas

    This document describes the development of a conventional mining equipment data base, and an approach for conducting industrial engineering studies of arbitrary mining systems employing network techni

    Jan 1, 1976

  • SME
    Beneficiation of Clay‑Rich High‑LOI Low‑Grade Iron Ore Fines: Assessment of Conventional Deep Beneficiation and Magnetization Roasting Using High‑Ash Non‑coking Coal

    By Surendra Kumar Biswal, Sachida Nanda Sahu, B. C. Meikap

    The unutilized iron ore fines (IOF, − 10 mm, 45% to < 60% Fe(T)) left at various mine sites during blasting and processing are rich in goethetic-hematite associated with high clay and considered a pot

    Jun 4, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Development of a Sustainability Roadmap for the Kwinana Industrial Area, Western Australia

    By M John

    The Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA) is by far the largest and most diverse industrial processing region (with supporting industries) in Western Australia. As with elsewhere in Australia (and globally),

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Application Of Global Strain Extensometer (Glostrext) Method For Instrumented Bored Piles In Malaysia

    By Abdul Aziz Hanifah

    A novel instrumentation and analysis technique, called GLOSTREXT method has recently been introduced for bored pile load tests in Malaysia. This technique provides an innovative and improved alternati

    Jan 1, 2006

  • NIOSH
    OFR-17(2)-77 Conceptual Design Of An Automated Longwall Mining System - Phase II - State Of The Art Survey

    To develop a conceptual design for an automated longwall mining system, one should know what has been done, what is being done today and what is being planned for tomorrow. The bibliography referenced

    Jan 1, 1975

  • SME
    Application of Environmental Engineering Models in Systems for Decision Making Support

    By B. Salopek, D. Rajkovic, D. Rumenjak

    In decision making support system, that are used in various fields of environmental protection (environmental impact assessment, environmental management systems, setting environmental standards and r

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Simplified Hybrid Semi-autogenous Grinding Mill Control – Explanation and Practical Results at the Porgera Concentrator

    By E Beltran, S Ngunz, F Orrante, F van Zyl, M Westcott

    "The primary control objective of the project is to achieve milling optimisation by ensuring that the energy available for rock breakage is used as efficiently as possible. This is achieved by increas

    Oct 10, 2016