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  • CIM
    From Tribulation to Triumph – Flotation Improvements at the New Lac des Iles Concentrator

    By Tom Olsen, Tom Ohrling, Peter Taggart, Chris Martin

    "North American Palladium commissioned the new concentrator at the Lac des Iles mine in the summer of 2001. The 15,000 tonnes per day mill replaced the existing 2,400 tonnes per day facility, as part

    Jan 1, 2003

  • CIM
    Using the SUPASIM Flotation Model to Diagnose and Understand Flotation Behavior from Laboratory through to Plant

    By M. P. Hay

    "For a model to be successful it must address the concerns and needs of a target audience. Further, the model must demonstrate the same patterns of behaviour as the real system, and need only be compl

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    The Brewery Creek Heap Leach Project.

    By Brad Thrall

    "Viceroy Resource Corporation of Vancouver, B.C. has recently developed the Brewery Creek Mine, an open pit heap leach gold mine 55km East of Dawson City in Yukon, Canada. Mineable reserves are 17.1 m

    Jan 1, 1997

  • CIM
    A fresh approach to mine organization and incentive planning based on experience at Campbell Chibougamau Mines Ltd. (now Campbell Resources Inc.)

    By J. G. Strasser

    "There has been considerable output over the last three decades from the social sciences concerning man and his working environment. In the mining industry at large, however, authoritarian, hierarchic

    Jan 1, 1981

  • CIM
    A Simple Method to Estimate Tensile Strength and Hoek-Brown Strength Parameter mi of Brittle Rocks

    By M. Cai

    A practical simple method is proposed to estimate the tensile strength (st) of strong brittle rocks from the strength ratio of R= sc/st = 8 sc/sci, where sc is the uniaxial compressive strength and sc

    May 1, 2009

  • CIM
    Fracture Mechanics Numerical Modeling ? Potential and Examples of Applications in Rock Engineering

    By T. Backers

    In fracture mechanics modeling the rock mass is seen as the combination of rock material and fractures, which are evident on different scales. The activation and propagation of fractures dominates the

    May 1, 2009

  • CIM
    The New Britiannia Project a TVX Gold Inc. /High Rlver Gold Mines Ltd. Joint Venture

    By Roy Lindsay, Paul O'Hara, Gary Halverson

    "The New Britannia Minesite is located in Snow Lake, Manitoba, 420 miles north of Winnipeg (figure 1). The mine previously operated from 1949 to 1958 extracting some 5.39 million tons of ore at a 0.15

    Jan 1, 1996

  • CIM
    Backfill Practice at Copper Cliff North Mine (CCNM)

    By Ike Isagon

    Backfilling has become an integral process in underground mining operations, with varying cost-effective forms of application. This study is a part of an overall investigation into the backfill practi

    May 1, 2011

  • CIM
    A Laboratory Protocol to Evaluate Potential Chemical Interferences in Flotation Circuit Applications

    By B. G. Cousins, B. O’Rourke, C. Spence

    "Some non-flotation chemistries are added to flotation circuits directly and indirectly to control issues such as scaling and dust. Since the dosage levels are generally not very large, a standard lab

    Jan 1, 2013

  • CIM
    Characterization of red mud aggregate populations generated under shear conditions

    By G. Simard, M. J. Gagnon, A. Charette, G. Péloquin

    "In the Bayer process, flocculants are introduced in the feed well to enhance the aggregation of red mud particles. To gain a better understanding of the flocculation process taking place in the feed

    Jan 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Diamond Exploration Targets, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Wawa, Ontario

    By A. C. Wilson

    In 1991, local prospector C. ?Mickey? Clement recovered at least three alluvial diamonds from the Michipicoten River. Two of these stones were sent to the Department of Mineralogy, Royal Ontario Museu

    May 1, 2003

  • CIM
    The Operating Range Method for Backfill Hydraulics

    By D. J. Hallbom

    This paper presents a novel methodology for the hydraulic design of mine backfill distribution systems. The ?operating range? method uses the concepts of the hydraulic grade line and equivalent pipe l

    May 1, 2007

  • CIM
    Concepts for Co-Mixing Waste Rock and Tailings

    Conventional waste management practices produce two waste streams for the construction of separate disposal facilities. The design of tailings impoundments is usually controlled by physical stability.

    Nov 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Accounting for Risks in Economic Evaluation of Gold Mining Projects in Ghana ? A Case Study

    By Peter A. Eshun

    This paper studies two methods that account for risks associated with gold mining projects such as mineral risks and country risks. The first method is sensitivity analysis, which investigates the eff

    May 1, 2004

  • CIM
    The Strength and Flow Performance of Glassfill Technology

    By Euler De Souza

    Backfilling in Canadian mines has been practised for close to 100 years and evidence anticipates the application of mine fill technology at an increasing rate during the foreseeable future. The evolut

    Apr 1, 2005

  • CIM
    Turnagain Nickel Project: Playing a Key Role in the Development of Northwestern BC

    By Ed Beswick

    Resource Update Drilling Program ? Pre-feasibility ? Exploration Metallurgy Program ? Grindability ? Metallurgical Optimization ? Hydrometallurgical Options Preliminary Mine Development Design

    May 1, 2008

  • CIM
    Unique Ceramec® Filter Technology Has Opened New Doors to Cost-Effective Dewatering

    By Bjarne Ekberg

    "The most economical way of dewatering mineral concentrates is to reduce the moisture content in the material mechanically using thickeners and filtration avoiding thermal drying whenever possible. In

    Jan 1, 2003

  • CIM
    Non-Explosive Continuous Mining Methods Being Developed By CSIR: Miningtek

    By R. Patrick

    As a unique South African organisation, CSIR: Division of Mining Technology (Miningtek) strives to support the mining industry by improving health, safety and productivity through developing, adapting

    Oct 1, 2001

  • CIM
    Refining Practice at Pamour Porcupine Mines Limited

    By R. D. Lindsay

    "Pamour Porcupine Mines, Limited is involved in the mining, milling and primary refining of various gold, gold - copper and refractory gold ores. Pamour operates five mines in the Porcupine Mining Dis

    Jan 1, 1986

  • CIM
    Health and Safety in Mineral Exploration: The PDAC Role

    By Bill Mercer

    The Triggers for PDAC Involvement in H&S ??Increase in serious accidents in mineral exploration in past few years ??Increasing junior role in exploration ?? Impression that there were few H&S prot

    May 1, 2008