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  • SME
    Meandu Rising: The Second Life Of The Meandu Mine

    By J. G. Pippenger

    Rio Tinto Coal Australia (RTCA) developed the Meandu Mine in Queensland, Australia in 1983 to supply thermal coal to the adjacent and newly constructed Tarong Power Station (TPS). In designing the min

    Jan 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Interactions between Slurry Density and Grinding Media Size

    By Claude Bazin, Patricia Obiang

    "The slurry density (pulp percentage of solids) and the size of the grinding media are often used for the optimization of an operating ball mill. In many cases a change of ball size is made at the slu

    Jan 1, 2007

  • NIOSH
    OFR-47A-86 A Quality Program Plan For Explosion-Proof Electrical Enclosures - Part 1 - Final Technical Report

    By William D. Dodge

    A typical quality program plan is presented for explosion-proof (XP) electrical enclosures. The plan is suggested for manufactures of XP enclosures which are to be certified by MSHA for mining use. Th

    Jan 1, 1984

  • AIME
    Notes on the History of Porcupine

    By Louis Huntoon

    HISTORY of the Porcupine area has been pub-lished in detail by the Ontario Bureau. of Mines in several issues of its annual reports. An. interesting volume could be written on: this topic; especially

    Jan 8, 1923

  • AUSIMM
    Notes on the Lindsay Reward Tin Mine, Western Tasmania

    WHEN the writer resided at Zeehan, qn the West Coast of Tasmania, some years ago, he took a keen interest in the geology of the district and availed himself of the opportunity to investigate occurrenc

    Jan 1, 1923

  • AUSIMM
    The Chemical Treatment of Gold Slime for the Recovery of High Purity Gold and Silver

    The ready solubility of gold in dilute aqueous solutions of the cyanides of the alkalies or alkaline earths provides a convenient method for the separation of the precious metal -from the large surplu

    Jan 1, 1956

  • CIM
    Frother and Collector Effects on Flotation Cell Hydrodynamics and Their Implication on Circuit Performance (c615fbc8-d724-48ab-a36a-7fd85aca4c5e)

    By J. E. Nesset

    "Significant progress has been made over the past few years on characterizing and understanding the hydrodynamic properties of frothers and collectors and their effect on flotation performance. This n

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME-ICGCM
    The Use Of Rim- To Detect Geologic Anomalies In The Clarion Seam

    By M. Craig Miller

    As the trend continues in the U. S. toward inceased capital investment in longwall mining equipment and wider panels. the risk also increases for gotential financial and production loses due to undete

    Jan 1, 1990

  • CIM
    Stratified Sampling of Drill Core

    By Norman O. Lotter

    Drill core is preferred as the sample material for metallurgical and mineralogical characterisation and flowsheeting of an orebody. The question arises as to how to do this at the economic optimum, si

    Jan 1, 2010

  • CIM
    Reduction of Free Gold Losses in the Cleaner Circuit with the Installation of a Gravity Circuit at the Kemess Mine

    By Martin Froehling, Curtis Mohns, Rahim Rajwani, Michael Fullam

    "The Kemess mining and milling complex is operated by Northgate Minerals Corporation and is located in the mountains of north-central British Columbia, 430 kilometers northwest of Prince George. The c

    Jan 1, 2007

  • NIOSH
    Proceedings: Fifth International Conference Of Directors Of Mine Safety Research - Introduction

    INTERNATIONAL conferences on safety in mines originated in 1912 when, in response to an invitation issued by the United States, representatives of Austria-Hungary, Belgium, France, and Germany partici

    Jan 1, 1950

  • NIOSH
    Bulletin 216 Bibliography of Petroleum and Allied Substances, 1919 and 1920

    By E. H. Burroughs

    This bulletin is the fifth in the series of petroleum bibliographies publis:\:l.ed by the Bure.au of Mines, Bulletins 149, 165, 180, and 189 being compilations for the years 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918

    Jan 1, 1923

  • AUSIMM
    The Valuation of Mineral in the Ground with Particular Reference to Expropriation

    State ownership of mineral in the ground is not newthe Regalian Right is an ancient concept. And the compulsory purchase of land and the minerals beneath it by the State or a body approved by the Stat

    Jan 1, 1957

  • NIOSH
    OFR-25(1)-83 Monitoring And Modeling Of Shallow Ground Water Systems In The Powder River Basin

    By Donald Koch

    The project investigated regional impacts of mining on the ground water system of the Powder River Basin by: 1) establishment of a regional ground water monitoring network, and 2)development of , set

    Jan 1, 1982

  • AUSIMM
    Ore Minerals of the Rockvale Mine, N.S.W., with Special Reference to Unmixing Textures

    By Chand F

    The silver deposits of Rockvale near Armidale, N.S.W., occur in fissure veins in epi-Permian granite. The ore is fine grained, mineralogically complex, and contains twenty-seven different minerals inc

    Jan 1, 1962

  • CIM
    The Re-emergence of Resin in Pulp with Strong Base Resins as a Low Cost, Technically Viable Process for the Recovery of Uranium

    By Chris Fleming, John R. Goode, James Brown

    "Data will be produced from two uranium feasibility studies that were conducted in 2008, both involving uranium recovery from leached slurry by resin-in-pulp (RIP) with strong base resins. Excellent m

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Los Angeles Tunnels Are Expanded With Help Of TBM Monitoring System

    During the last 20 years, more than 80 km (50 miles) of tunnels have been constructed in the Los Angeles, CA area. Recent projects include The East Central Interceptor Sewer (ECIS), completed in 2004

    Jan 1, 2008

  • IOM3
    Case-based reasoning: a catalyst for improvement

    By G. S. Pauley

    Paper presented at a meeting on: Artificial intelligence in the minerals sector, held in Nottingham, UK, 20 April 1993 (original title: Case-based reasoning can be a catalyst for improvement). A new c

    Apr 1, 1994

  • CIM
    The South American Experience in Adopting Twin Machine Grinding Mill Relining Technologies

    By John Russell

    "The South American mining community leads the world in recognition and adoption of the latest grinding mill relining technologies. Clearly this region has recognised the benefits of improved relining

    Jan 1, 2010

  • CIM
    Detection of Hydrocyclone Malfunction

    By Arnaud Faucher, Claude Bazin, Marilène Renaud, Mohamed Mai Manga

    "Grinding circuits are operated in the presence of disturbances due to ore changes and equipment malfunctions. One of the challenges faced by the operators is the detection of a disturbance, the ident

    Jan 1, 2010