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  • SME
    Recent Advancements In Slurry Shield Tunneling

    By Yoshihiro Kawarabata

    INTRODUCTION With only about 30% of Japan's entire population served by sewer systems at the end of 1980, extensive sewerage construction programs have been implemented. As major sewer network

    Jan 1, 1983

  • CIM
    Behavior of Iron at the Ambatovy Nickel Operation in Madagascar

    By B. Haugrud, E. McConaghy, M. Collins, G. Smith

    "Laterite ore processed by the Ambatovy Joint Venture in Madagascar is primarily limonitic in nature, containing about 40 to 45 wt.% Fe and 1.1 wt.% Ni. The process selected for treatment of this ore

    Jan 1, 2016

  • TMS
    Sulfide Smelting: Thirty-Five Years of Continuous Efforts to Find New Value Adding Solutions

    By Alvear G. R. F. Flores

    It is now 35 years since the organization of the first sulfide smelting conference in 1983. Since then, the smelting base metals industry has experienced several changes driven by the necessity to imp

  • ISEE
    Blasting Overhangs Close to a Vibration Sensitive Structure

    By R. Franfield

    This paper describes a situation that many drilling and blasting contractors have found themselves in – a client?s fear of the use of explosives. In the summer of 2007 Blasting Services Ltd was asked

    Jan 1, 2009

  • CIM
    What are the Opportunities and Challenges for Women in Fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) Mining in Canada? An Exploratory Study

    By Costa

    The fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) mining model has significant implications for the industry as it plays an important role in fulfilling the economic, social and workforce needs of the contemporary mining ind

    May 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Surface Tensions of Molten Heavy Metal Iodides and Their Relation to Sulphide Paragenesis

    The sulphides can be arranged in a series determined by the relative amounts of ionic and covalent bonding present. This series is similar to the paragenetic series common to most sulphide ore deposit

    Jan 1, 1956

  • NIOSH
    RI 4436 Investigation Of Boiling Springs Manganese-Iron Deposits Cumberland County, Pa.

    By S. E. Burton

    The White Rock area of the Boiling Springs manganese-iron deposits comprises about 3,200 acres of land in Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pa. (See fig. 1.) This property was brought to the: atte

    Jan 1, 1949

  • CIM
    Ivanhoe New Horizons

    By Jess Harding

    Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement now in full, legal effect Successful completion of a series of conditions to 2009 Investment Agreement was announced March 31, 2010. Full-scale construction now set t

    May 1, 2010

  • SME
    Modelling Global Nickel Mining, Supply, Recycling, Stocks-in-Use and Price Under Different Resources and Demand Assumptions for 1850–2200 "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"

    By Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, Anna Hulda Olafsdottir

    The long-term supply of nickel to society was assessed with theWORLD7 model for the global nickel cycle, using new estimates of nickel reserves and resources, indicating that the best estimate of the

    Jan 26, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    Investigation of the Cementation of Copper on Iron

    The kinetic and practical aspects of the extraction of copper from copper-rich solutions by cementation on iron was investigated. Tests were made on the effect of stirring speed, cupric sulphate conce

    Jan 1, 1972

  • AUSIMM
    Comparing Drilling Patterns for Coal Reserve Assessment

    The criterion for assessing the accuracy of coal reserve estimates proposed by Philip and Watson (1982) is criticized.Following Royle (1977), it is suggested that the global estimation variance found

    Jan 1, 1983

  • AIME
    History of the Institute - II - 1947-1961

    By Edward H. Robie

    Jan 1, 1971

  • AIME
    Reconstruction Methods of the ?Hecla? Electrical-Mechanical Equipment

    By A. C. Stevenson

    IN OUTLINING the various steps taken and the exigences met during the time of unwatering and rebuilding the burnt top equipment at the Hecla mine, the major portion of the detail is omitted and a gene

    Jan 1, 1924

  • SME
    Evaluation of Pollution of Mining Areas in Aspect of their Future Use and Development

    By D. J. Pyra, J. Kudelko, Korzekwam W.

    Polkowice region (Lower Silesia, Poland) is an area, where the copper mining activity started about 40 years ago and new technologies were applied. There are 3 underground mines, 3 processing plants,

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    The Accomplishments of Air and Gas Drilling

    By Gordon Jackson

    "There are two accomplishments of air and gas drilling: a new series of economic and mechanical challenges; and, acceptance as a standard drilling and completion tool.The new challenges are related to

    Jan 1, 1961

  • CIM
    Economics of Ferrous Smelting in Canada

    By P. E. Cavanagh

    Introduction A comprehensive study of the economics of processes for smelting iron ores has been made by the Ontario Research Foundation on behalf of the Ontario Research Commission. This survey ha

    Jan 1, 1948

  • AUSIMM
    Project and execution of the excavation for a haulage shaft with raise boring techniques

    By M Orunesu Preiata

    The Odysseus Project is part of the high-grade Cosmos Nickel Complex that lies 30 km north of Leinster. The Odysseus definitive feasibility study (DFS) was approved by the Western Areas’ board in Octo

    Mar 29, 2023

  • NIOSH
    OFR-93-76 Research Study Of Retreat Surface Area Mining Systems ? Introduction

    1. Proposals were submitted to the Western Administrative Center of the US Bureau of Mines, Denver, Colorado on 30th December, 1974 and Contract No J 0255003 was awarded, the effective date being 8th

    Jan 1, 1976

  • ABM
    Efficiency Improvement Of Reducing Agents In The Blast Furnace To Reduce Co2 Emissions And Costs

    By Robin Schott

    The blast furnace process is the most important process to produce pig iron. The necessary process energy is mainly covered by coke. But the production of coke is connected with CO2-emissions and high

    Aug 17, 2017

  • CIM
    Paracatu Gold Mine - Successful Processing of a Large Low-Grade Ore Body

    By Wayne Phillips, Anatalia Silva, Robert Henderson, Tondo. Luis

    "Kinross’ Paracatu Mine has 20 years of operational success as one of the lowest grade milloperated gold mines in the world. At year end 2005, Paracatu’s Proven and Probable Reserves were 1.18 billion

    Jan 1, 2007