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  • NIOSH
    IC 9083 Subsidence Investigations Over Salt-Solution Mines, Hutchinson, KS

    By Robert C. Dyni

    The Bureau of Mines in cooperation with the Solution Mining Research Institute conducted surface and subsurface investigations over five solution-mined salt cavities in the Hutchinson, KS, area. The p

    Jan 1, 1986

  • CIM
    Stabilization of Lead and Zinc Flotation Circuits at Galmoy Mine, Kilkenny, Ireland

    By Paul Laframboise, Nigel MacDonald, Mike Hallewell, Robert Thorpe

    "Galmoy Mine, owned by Arcon Mines Limited, has operated since 1997, and is one of three operating lead/zinc mines in Ireland. Changes in ore type starting in mid 2002 created challenges to metallurgi

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    Future Raw Material Needs of The Canadian Steel Industry Some Problems and Opportunities

    By R. J. Goodman, P. Lafleur

    This paper presents a current interpretation and projections of recent statistics on raw materials availability based on familiarity with the Canadian steel industry and its development. Problems and

    Jan 1, 1976

  • NIOSH
    RI 5506 The Bureau Of Mines Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program, 1944-55 - Part I. - Oil From Coal - Preface -Paths From Coal To Synthetic Fuels

    The complex organic chemicals in coal differ from those in petroleum mainly by the ratio of carbon atoms to hydrogen atoms; this ratio is about 2 for coal and 1 for petroleum. By changing the ratio, c

    Jan 1, 1959

  • NIOSH
    OFR-33-86 Geologic Factors Affecting Vibration From Surface Mine Blasting

    By James W. Reil

    A test series of small, precisely-controlled and thoroughly-monitored production blasts was conducted at two quarries. In each series, all variables except delay were kept constant, as much as practic

    Jan 1, 1985

  • AUSIMM
    Chelopech Mining EAD and Best Available Techniques for Management of Waste Rock in Mining Activities

    Chelopech Mining EAD and Best Available Techniques for Management of Waste Rock in Mining Activities

    Sep 13, 2010

  • CIM
    Numerical Modeling of Mining-Induced Stress and Microseismic Response using FLAC3D

    By Shahé Shnorhokian

    A study was conducted on the seismic activities and associated rockburst events that took place at an underground Canadian metal mine over a period of five years. In the first stage, a back analysis o

    May 1, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Spray Nozzles in Colliery Dust Suppression

    The efficiency of water sprays in suppressing airborne colliery dust depends on many variable factors. A survey of previous work in this field shows that swirl spray nozzles are the best dust suppress

    Jan 1, 1964

  • NIOSH
    RI 8541 An Investment Mold for Titanium Casting

    By E. D. Calvert

    The Bureau of Mines, in its effort to promote greater utilization of domestically abundant materials, conducted reasearch on an alternate mold material that has commercial potential for titanium inves

    Jan 1, 1981

  • CIM
    Challenges in Niobium Flotation

    By S. Kelebek, C. Gibson, M. Aghamirian

    "Global niobium production is currently dominated by three operating mines, Araxá and Catalão in Brazil, and Niobec in Canada. Although over 90% of the world’s niobium is mined and processed in Brazil

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Residence Time Distribution In Single Big Industrial Flotation Cells

    By J. Yianatos

    The collection zone residence time distribution (RTD) of mechanical self-aerated flotation cells was characterized for liquid and solid per size class (-45 mm, +45-150 mm and +150 mm). It was found th

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Practical Approaches to Managing Business Critical Water Risk

    By A Tang, K Ringwood

    "Water is increasingly being recognised as a material business risk that many companies are still not well-equipped to deal with. Despite a raft of water-risk focused initiatives, methodologies and gu

    Nov 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Hypersaline-Induced Reduction in Cyanide Ecotoxicity at Gold Operations, thereby Obviating Detoxification Plants

    By G B. Smith, D Hillier, T Gibbons, D B. Donato, M D. Adams, S Davies, R S. Schulz

    Responsible management of cyanide solutions and tailings on gold processing plants worldwide is an important aspect to these operations and is regulated via guidelines provided by the International Cy

    Sep 26, 2013

  • SME
    Looking Back at the Metal Mines of Cornwall

    By Thomas A. Simpson

    Traveling through the moors and valleys of Cornwall, England, one is reminded of the extensive mining activities of the past. Abandoned shafts, remains of granite block wheel houses and engine houses,

    Jan 9, 1981

  • CIM
    The Recovery of Gold From Low Grade and Refractory Ores What's Next?

    By P. D. Kondos, J. R. Goode

    Given the global inventory of low grade and refractory gold deposits, processes that could turn these challenged deposits into mines are of considerable interest. Such gold deposits have low value and

    Jan 1, 2005

  • NIOSH
    IC 7855 The Mineral Industry Of Turkey ? Introduction

    By L. Nahai

    In two decades Turkey has emerged from the debacle of the Ottoman Empire to become one of the most modern nations in the Middle East. The numerous achievements of this period were remarkable in that t

    Jan 1, 1958

  • CIM
    Computer Adjustment of Metallurgical Balances

    By H. W. Smith, N. Ichiyen

    A convenient method for the calculation of metallurgical balances, based on statistical treatment of all available data, is presented. An error analysis is included. Examples show the advantages of th

    Jan 1, 1973

  • ABM
    Modernização Do Sistema De Supervisão Da Mina, Britagem E Concentrador I Da Samarco Mineração

    By Alexandre Carvalho Martins

    Este trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar o projeto de modernização do sistema de supervisão da Mina, Britagem e Concentrador I da unidade de Germano da Samarco Mineração. A principal motivação que le

    Jul 30, 2018

  • NIOSH
    Mineral Indicators - Aluminum (c64260b2-6ee9-48c0-8bd0-4e7975c6e42f)

    In October, the Aluminum Company of America restarted the fourth of seven pot-lines at its Point Comfort, Tex. primary aluminum smelter. The price of primary aluminum ingot, as quoted by American M

    Jan 1, 1979

  • AUSIMM
    An Analysis of the Performance of Multi-Stage Grinding and Cyclone Classification Circuits

    By Lynch A. J

    A method has been developed for the prediction of the performance of multi-stage grinding-cyclone classification circuits of any degree of complexity on any ore for a wide range of operating condition

    Jan 1, 1965