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  • CIM
    A Review of the Geology of Gold in Nova Scotia

    By Milton C. Graves, Marcos Zentilli

    "Gold has been reported from most geological environments in Nova Scotia; however, virtually all production (circa 2,000, 000 troy ounces; circa 60 tonnes) has come from that part of the province to t

    Jan 1, 1982

  • NIOSH
    OFR-34-72 Evaluation Of Horizontal Drilling Techniques In Coal Beds - 1.0 Physical Conditions - In Mines

    By T. N. Williamson

    Most U.S. coal production is bituminous coal. Some 90% of current production comes from a geographical area enclosed in a circle with a 300 mile radius and its center at about Huntington, West Virgini

    Jan 1, 1970

  • CIM
    Fifty Years of Pressure Hydrometallurgy at Fort Saskatchewan

    By J. Budac, R. Krentz, P. Cordingley, G. Freeman, M. E. Chalkley, H. Scheie

    Pressure hydrometallurgical unit operations have been in commercial use at the Fort Saskatchewan refinery of Sherritt International Corporation for fifty years. This paper traces the history of Sherri

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    Learning from Workers’ Near-miss Reports to Improve Organizational Management Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Brendan Demich, Joseph McGuire, Emily J. Haas

    Near misses recorded and reported by workers can provide awarenessto the potential causes of injury and prompt safety management initiatives. Although most companies require near-miss reporting, it is

  • CIM
    Spray-on lining support in Canadian underground mining — A research summary

    By D. O. DeGagné, J. F. Archibald

    Spray-on polymer linings, as partial or full replacement for traditional forms of area rock support, have seen rapid growth in interest within Canada. A wide variety of lining types, ranging from poly

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    What is Relative about Energy?

    By A Scott, A C. Torrance

    Explosive properties are typically summarised on manufacturers’ technical data sheets. The values most commonly referred to are the density of the explosive, the energy it is expected to release and i

    Aug 24, 2015

  • NIOSH
    IC 8746 Safety Recommendations For Ammonium Nitrate-Based Blasting Agents - Revision Of Information Circular 8179

    By G. H. Damon

    Since 1963, Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8179 has served the mining industry as a fundamental safety guide in the field of blasting agents. In the intervening 14 years, many changes have occur

    Jan 1, 1977

  • NIOSH
    Mineral Indicators - Aluminum: (b86b8837-d41d-4e63-8ace-132695406afe)

    Throughout October, U.S. producers priced unalloyed 99.5 percent aluminum ingot at 53¢ per pound. Dealers, in last month's domestic market, were quoting unalloyed ingot at a range of 45.5¢-46.3¢

    Jan 1, 1977

  • AUSIMM
    Mining and the Community

    In formulating its strategic plan in 1998 the New Zealand Minerals Industry identified two related critical issues facing it. These are, broadly speaking, the issues of access to minerals; and the per

    Jan 1, 2000

  • NIOSH
    OFR-173-82 Development Of Improved Topsoil Handling Techniques

    By Michael Mancuso

    This report summarizes the problems of topsail handling as related to present requirements of law and current equipment availability. The most prevalent topsoiling systems are reviewed along with a li

    Jan 1, 1981

  • NIOSH
    OFR-115(1)-76 Technical And Economic Study Of The Modified In Situ Process For Oil Shale - Vol. I Investigation And Results

    By James L. Ash

    This report contains the results of a technical and economic evaluation of conceptual systems for the underground mining, rubblization, and in situ retorting of deep oil shale deposits. Study efforts

    Jan 1, 1976

  • CIM
    Destruction of Cyanide in Tailing Pond Reclaim Water Using Peroxymonosulfuric Acid at Barrick Goldstrike

    By M. Drozd, A. Ibrado, P. Butcher

    While effective in treating refractory sulfide ores, pressure oxidation leaves carbonaceous matter unscathed and able to adsorb gold from cyanide solutions. Barrick Goldstrike's strategy to mitig

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Stope Filling with Thickened Classified Flotation Tailings

    By Yates C, Gillie E. W, Finucane K. J

    During the year 1940 a complete investigation was made of the whole of the stoping operations throughout the Great Boulder Mine and, as a result, it was decided to convert some of the existing shrinka

    Jan 1, 1945

  • NIOSH
    IC 7717 Petroleum And Natural-Gas Research Program, Bureau Of Mines, Fiscal Year 1953 ? Summary And Introduction

    By R. A. Cattell

    Continuing progress in a petroleum and natural gas research program of world-wide significance makes it difficult to pinpoint accomplishments within definite time limits, and it is helpful to look bac

    Jan 1, 1955

  • AIME
    The Black Mountain Coal-District, Kentucky.

    By J. B. Dilworth

    I. INTRODUCTION. THE purpose of this paper is, first, to give a general account of a little-known coal-district of SE. Kentucky, its topography, drainage, and mineral resources, for those who may be

    Feb 1, 1912

  • AIME
    Rare Metals Becoming More Common

    By Paul M. Tyler, Colin G. Fink

    THE field of rare metals is so broad that progress can be reported upon many important fronts. Not satisfied with the 92 elements that Mendeleeff and his followers have accepted as legitimate, scient

    Jan 1, 1935

  • DFI
    DFI and NDT – Parallel Histories and Mutual Benefits

    By Bernard H. Hertlein

    "When the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) was founded, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) of foundation construction was rudimentary. Nondestructive testing (NDT) was a nascent technology,

    Jan 1, 2017

  • AIME
    Demand for Nickel Continues to Expand

    By AIME AIME

    BESIDES commanding increasing importance as an alloying element in combination with ferrous and other nonferrous metals, the variety of uses for pure nickel continues to widen. For coinage it is growi

    Jan 1, 1934

  • AUSIMM
    RISKGATE – Shared Coal Mining Knowledge for Managing Risks across Ground Management

    By P Bergin, J M. Galvin, J Harris, J Li, P Kirsch, M Shi, B Hebblewhite, B Whittaker, R Mitra, D Sprott

    Controlling unwanted ground movement is critical in mining as well as many other highly hazardous environments, such as construction and tunnelling. Sharing knowledge about effective hazard management

    Nov 5, 2014

  • NIOSH
    OFR-52-86 Financing Foreign Development Of Non-Fuel Mineral Resources: An Analysis Of Loan Terms Of International Financial Institutions Vs. Those Of Commercial Banks ? Final Report ? Executive Summary

    This report presents the results of a study for the Bureau of Mines to compare loan terms for non-fuel mineral projects in developing countries, from various International Financial Institutions (IFIs

    Jan 1, 1986