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  • NIOSH
    RI 4742 Laboratory-Scale Work On Synthesis-Gas Production

    By J. J. S. Sebastian

    The process development described in this report was carried out at the Morgantown Station of the U. S. Bureau of Mines in cooperation with West Virginia University. An experimental laboratory-scale p

    Jan 1, 1950

  • SME-ICGCM
    Time–Lapse Photogrammetric Monitoring of an Underground Stone Mine

    By Brent A. Slaker, Michael Murphy, John Ellenberger, Erik Westman

    "Photogrammetry, as a tool for monitoring underground mine deformation, is an alternative to traditional point measurement devices, and may be capable of accurate measurements in situations where tech

    Jan 1, 2015

  • CIM
    Escondida – Phase IV Grinding Circuit

    By Walter S. Bergholz, Michael L. Schreder

    "Since Escondida began operations in fiscal 1991, a series of aggressive expansion projects have enabled market share to be increased and ever larger profits to be realized. This was possible due to t

    Jan 1, 2004

  • DFI
    Large Diameter Shafts - Youghiogheny Reservoir Bridge

    By Paul J. Lewis

    Estimation of the axial side shear resistance of drilled shaft rock sockets is directly related to the unconfined compressive strength of the bedrock. Commonly, the mean unconfined compressive strengt

    Jan 1, 2005

  • NIOSH
    The Use of Ventilation in Control Technology to Reducing Respirable Dust Exposures at Mineral Processing Operations

    By D. E. Pollock, Andrew B. Cecala

    It has long been known that ventilation is a cost-effective method to lower respirable dust concentrations in all types of mining applications. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Heal

  • SME
    What It’s Worth – A Review of Mineral Royalty Information (3f7e7070-03d1-4ef1-890a-5969adff070d)

    By H. Lyn Bourne

    This is the ninth annual tabulation of royalty information. Again this year, some of the older information has been deleted to make room for more than 30 new entries. Several articles and publicati

    Jan 1, 1991

  • IIMP
    Geomecánica del minado masivo tajeos por subniveles con pilares corridos en mina Marcapunta Norte – Sociedad Minera El Brocal

    By Eder Salazar

    Como parte del desarrollo de sus operaciones de mina de cobre subterránea, la Sociedad Minera El Brocal S.A., desarrolló el método de minado tajeo por subniveles con pilares recorridas con el fin de i

    Sep 12, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    The Geology of Tinaroo Area, North Queensland

    The upper amphibolite-grade mctasediments of thc rinaroo area, North Queensland, form part of a regional aurcole to the large Tinaroo Batholith and are the stratigraphic equivalents of the Hodgkinson

    Jan 1, 1982

  • CIM
    Advances in Cobalt Processing

    Cobalt mostly occurs as a minor, but valuable, constituent in most nickel and a few copper ores, however it is not generally found alone in commercially viable deposits. Its concentration and extracti

    May 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    The Impact Of Mixed Fleet Hauling On Mining Operations At Venetia Mine

    By J. Krzyzanowska

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of Bachelor of Engineering-Mining Venetia Mine, an open-pit diamond mining operation in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, current

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Are Blasthole Samples that Bad and Reverse Circulation Samples that Good for Open Pit Grade Control? Story of a Trade-Off

    Past arguments advocating reverse circulation sampling against blasthole sampling are reviewed to present the debate under a different light. The advantages and disadvantages of each drilling method a

    Mar 1, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Simulation and Analysis of Media Behaviour in the Tower Mill by Discrete Element Method for Estimating the Power Draw and Spatial Distribution of Grinding Process

    Simulation and Analysis of Media Behaviour in the Tower Mill by Discrete Element Method for Estimating the Power Draw and Spatial Distribution of Grinding Process The trends to the Tower Mill (TM) fo

    Sep 13, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    A Dilution-based Stability Graph for Open Stope Design

    By F T. Suorineni, L Baird, A Papaioanou, D Hines

    The Mathews et al (1981) stability graph was developed to provide guidance in the determination of stope sizes to control dilution in bulk mining of large orebodies. Longhole and sublevel open stoping

    May 9, 2016

  • AIME
    Part IX – September 1969 – Papers - Liquid Immiscibility in Binary Indium Alloys

    By Cuppam Dasarathy

    The incidence of liquid inzmiscibility in binar)) indium alloys has been theoretically analyzed on the basis of the Hildebrand-Alott equation. Bedictions of miscibility or otherwise Imve in general be

    Jan 1, 1970

  • ISEE
    The Evaluation of Explosives Performance: an End Users Point of View

    By N T. Moxon, L W. Armstrong

    Explosive manufacturers have for many years provided a service to the mining industry which has,until recently, been unchallenged by mine operators. Today mine operators are more aware of the properti

    Jan 1, 1991

  • DFI
    Unbraced Circular Cofferdam For Vent Building No. 6 At The South Bulkhead - Introduction

    By Philip Bonanno

    The first major project in Boston's new access to Logan Airport was an Immersed Tube Tunnel which extended 3,600 ft. from South Boston to East Boston across Boston Harbor. Twelve tube sections, 3

    Jan 1, 1994

  • NIOSH
    RI 3545 Progress Reports - Metallurgical Division ? 41. Matte Smelting Of Manganese ? Introduction

    By C. E. Wood

    Because of the renewed importance of the strategic metal manganese the Bureau of Mines in conducting further research on pyrometallurgical methods of beneficiating manganiferous iron ores and low-grad

    Jan 1, 1940

  • NIOSH
    OFR-146(1)-82 Sprayfan System - Installation And Operation Manual - Volume II

    By Steven K. Ruggieri

    This report describes the use of the sprayfan auxiliary ventilation system for methane and dust control on continuous miner sections to potential users. The sprayfan auxiliary ventilation system is a

    Jan 1, 1981

  • CIM
    Control System Performance Assessment-Best Practices

    By Michel Ruel

    "PID loops – also known as base layers or regulatory controls – form the foundation of any plant’s control layer and it is generally accepted that PID loop health has a direct impact on the plant’s bo

    Jan 1, 2011

  • DFI
    Quality Assessment Procedure And Classifications Of Cast-In-Place Shaft Using Low Strain Dynamic Test

    By Liqun Liang

    Various nondestructive testing (NDT) inspection methods are available to evaluate the structural integrity of cast-in-place shafts. The widely used methods include Cross Hole Sonic Logging Testing and

    Jan 1, 2011