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  • SME
    Mining Equipment into the 21st Century

    By John Wiebmer

    Several industry trends are putting new demands on surface mining equipment. This is true both on the “hard” side of the equipment business - the research and product development programs, and on the

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SME
    Single Time Period Production Scheduling Of Open Pit Mines

    By B. Elevli, M. D. G. Salamon

    Production scheduling of an open-pit mine is one of the most important steps in open-pit mining. The mine's production schedule defines the distribution of cash flows and, as a result, directly i

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    The use of Atmospheric Monitoring Systems in Dieselized Coal Mines

    By Mark J. Schultz, William J. Francart, Gary J. Wirth

    Atmospheric Monitoring Systems (AMS) utilizing carbon monoxide sensors have demonstrated their superiority over thermal type fire sensors for early fire detection in underground coal mines. After prov

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    Design And Operating Characteristics For Large Flotation Cells ? Historical

    By Nathaniel Arbiter

    The development of flotation machines since the first industrial use of the process can be divided into three stages. The first, up to about 1930, was marked by diversity in the means for contacting f

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    An Operations Research Approach To The Equipment Replacement Problem ? Introduction

    By Hubert E. Sherer

    The mining industry is presently one of the most heavily capitalized industries in the U.S. (U.S. - Statistical Abstracts, 1979). U.S. sales of new mining equipment (not including environmental, prepa

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Dispersion With Aluminum Silicate Hydrosol In Fine Particle Flotation

    By M. C. Fuerstenau, J. J. Fitzgerald

    Aluminum silicate hydrosol synthesis and characterization are discussed. Plausible polymeric aluminosilicate species are presented together with their effect on electrokinetics of selected minerals an

    Jan 1, 1989

  • SME
    Development Of An Improved Method To Measure In Situ Thermal Rock Properties In A Single Drill Hole

    By M. McPherson, G. Danko

    Methods of measuring in situ rock thermo-physical properties are rapidly evolving. Among those existing in the literature, a particular measurement procedure was selected for further development. The

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME
    Sending Out the Invitations: Developing Diversity in Mining

    By Emily Dieckman, Claire Kincaid

    "When most people think “miner,” they picture an older white man in a dusty shirt and suspenders. He’s holding a gas lamp and a pickaxe, peering at the walls of a dimly lit cavern. This image, while s

    Jan 2, 2018

  • SME
    Loss Prevention In The Processing Of High-Value Materials

    By Allen G. Taylor

    High-value materials, such as gold, platinum and other precious metals, are subject to loss through unauthorized removal from mines, smelters, refiners and other places where such materials are proces

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Role Of The Aqueous Pathway In Environmental Contamination From Uranium Minng

    By Robert F. Kaufmann

    INTRODUCTION In response to the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (Public Law 95-604, Section 114c), a report has been prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1980) which de

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME
    3. Production Grade Control - A Case Study on Data Base Development ? History

    By Barton Kelby Cross

    In the early 1960's the feasibility of mathematical modeling was demonstrated in Northern Rhodesia and southwestern United States, where techniques were developed to use these models in a new app

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SME
    Hybrid Physicochemical/Neural-Network Model For Phosphate Column Flotation

    By S. Gupta

    Froth flotation is a process commonly employed for the selective separation of phosphate from unwanted mineral. Column flotation has become widely accepted in the mineral processing industry, includin

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Cyanidation Practice At Carlin Gold Mining Company

    By J. D. Mc Beth

    The Carlin Gold Mining Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation has been successfully operating an open pit gold mine and cyanide mill for approximately the past ten years. It

    Jan 1, 1975

  • SME
    Groundwater Cut-Off for Jacked Tunnel with Ground Freezing

    By Philip M. Rice, Paul Schmall, Peter W. Deming, Hugh S. Lacy

    A groundwater cut-off is needed to provide a stable face of tunnels to be constructed by jacking precast rectangular tunnel segments beneath commuter rail tracks for the new I-90 extension in Boston,

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    An Intelligent Task Control System For Dynamic Mining Environments

    By X. Shi, F. -Y. Wang

    Automation and robotics are the keys to new intelligent autonomous mining systems that can remove operators from hazardous and stressful mining environments and provide the tools for greater productiv

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SME
    Self-Recording Mechanical Deformation Gauge For Rock Deformability Measurements

    By Rodolfo V. de la Cruz

    This paper describes the development of a new method and device for determining the in-situ mechanical properties of rock masses. The method involves a self-recording mechanical deformation gauge for

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME
    Lyon Metro Line B Extension: A Variable Density TBM for an Underground Mission in Remarkably Diverse Geology - RETC2021

    By Karin Bäppler

    Lyon with half a million inhabitants is the third largest city in France. Urban agglomerations such as Greater Lyon demand intelligent underground solutions for the freedom of mobility of its inhabita

    Jun 13, 2021

  • SME
    Additional Damage to Buildings and Infrastructure Induced by Long-Term Surface Movements Above Longwall Mining - SME Annual Meeting 2024

    By André Vervoort

    After the systematic closure of Europe’s coalfields in the late twentieth century, the emphasis is now clearly on industry’s environmental legacy. One aspect of the latter is the longterm surface move

    Feb 1, 2024

  • SME
    Uranium Resources In New Mexico

    By V. McLemore

    New Mexico ranks 2nd in uranium reserves in the U. S., which amounts to 15 million tons ore at 0.277% U3O8 (84 million lbs U3O8) at $30/lb (EIA, 2006). The most important deposit in the state is sands

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SME
    An Owner’s Viewpoint On Owner-Engineer-Contractor Relationships In Tunneling

    By Viggo C. Bertelsen, David G. Hammond

    LOCATION AND EXTENT OF BART TUNNELS The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) during the past six years has become the Owner of 23.5 miles of single-bore tunnels. The tunneling exper

    Jan 1, 1997