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United Nations’ Emergency Preparedness Program Available to Mining Industry
The Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at the Local Level (APELL) program is a process that helps people prevent, prepare for and respond appropriately to accidents and emergencies. APELL was
Jan 1, 2003
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The Origins Of Public Concern With Taconite And Human Health: Reserve Mining And The Asbestos Case
By Michael E. Berndt
Asbestos first became an issue to Minnesota?s iron industry when it was revealed that mineral fibers similar to those in Reserve Mining?s tailings were being found in drinking water for several commun
Jan 1, 2007
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A design tool for improving the safety of highwall mining operations - SME Transactions 2015
By Y. Luo
Highwall mining, which is a relatively new mining method, is a preferred and often the only feasible method for extracting coal reserve left by surface mining operations in areas with steep terrain an
Jan 1, 2015
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The Next Step Change In The Size Of Mining Projects
Many of the world?s largest existing mines are considering substantial step changes in production volumes, compensating for declining ore grades while trying to address increases in world demand for r
Feb 27, 2013
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Recent Developments In The Design And Optimization Of Drum Type Cutting Machines In France
By E. P. Deliac
The aim of this joint work between the French Coal Board and the Paris School of Mines is to be able to practically model the behaviour of a transverse drum cutting rock with picks. First a theoretic
Jan 1, 1985
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Rougher Automation In Escondida Flotation Plant
By S. Kittel, P. Galleguillos, H. E. Urtubia
The rougher flotation at Escondida consists of 80 cells of 100 m3 each, with injected air. Escondida has developed a system of automatic control of the rougher flotation using video cameras, which hav
Jan 1, 2001
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Nautilus Minerals: Progress made on our Solwara 1 Project in Papua New Guinea
By John Parianos
"Seafloor mining provides significant potential economic benefits for many Pacific nations that may be "land poor" but "coastline rich," meaning they have the potential to utilize and profit from the
Sep 1, 2014
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Copper Industry Continues to Break Records
By William R. Yernberg
SME’s Arizona Conference was held at the Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park in Tucson on Dec. 4 and 5, 2005. The annual conference is organized by the Arizona Conference Board of Directors, which represen
Jan 1, 2006
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Biomineralization Of Manganese By Bacillus Spp Isolated From A Marine Biofilm
By H. Sarvamangala
Biomineralization of manganese on titanium condenser material exposed to seawater has been illustrated. Biom-ineralization occurs when the fouling components, namely, the microbes, are able to oxidize
Jan 1, 2008
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Attendance Up, Attitude Upbeat at Prospectors and Developers Meeting
By Bruce Gellar
For the past six years, the author has made it a priority to attend the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) annual conference. This most recent meeting took place March 10-13, 20
Jan 1, 2002
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Looking for Mr. Good Contract
By Wayne E. Kilker, Michael J. McBride, William P. Levy, Thomas J. Lamb
Between 1989 and 2004 the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)constructed several major wastewater and water tunnels associated with three major projects in the Boston area of eastern Massac
Jan 1, 2005
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Hydrocopper™ - Economical Treatment For Copper And Gold Concentrates At The Mine Site
By Mikko Ruonala, Pertti Lamberg, Olli Hyvärinen
The smelting of copper sulphide concentrate is the dominant route in copper production (Figure 1). Heap leaching of oxidized copper ores with weak sulphuric acid together with copper solvent extractio
Jan 1, 2005
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Gas Mitigation In The Mill Creek Tunnel
By R. Switalski, M. Schafer, R. Pintabona, M. Kritzer, B. Lukajic, S. Janosko
Methane gas caused an eight-month shutdown of mining operations at the Mill Creek, Phase 3, Tunnel. The gas-related shutdown occurred as the tunnel was advanced to an approximate distance of 2,700 fee
Jan 1, 2007
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Pressure Sulfuric Acid Leaching of Manganese-Rich Slag with Pyrite as Additive Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
By Shanming He, Jinliang Wang, Xiaoming Wang, Chunfa Liao
Large amounts of manganese-rich slag were generated from smelting low-grade manganese ore containing high iron and high phosphorus in electric furnace or blast furnace, which contain 25–40 mass% Mn. T
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Pressure Sulfuric Acid Leaching of Manganese-Rich Slag with Pyrite as Additive Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (7db33dda-c50f-417f-8a4f-b58cc9ccfa5b)
By Shanming He, Jinliang Wang, Xiaoming Wang, Chunfa Liao
Large amounts of manganese-rich slag were generated from smelting low-grade manganese ore containing high iron and high phosphorus in electric furnace or blast furnace, which contain 25–40 mass% Mn. T
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Environmental Impacts of Deep Sea Mining: Predictive Assessment Methods
By Diane Jones, Jeremy Spearman, Tom Matthewson
Requirements for minerals are on the increase globally and the deep sea offers a potential source of essential materials. Extracting these minerals from what is considered an environmentally sensitive
Sep 1, 2014
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Evaluation of Baking Process for Rare‑Earth Recovery from Discarded Tube Lights Phosphor
By Neha Shukla, Nikhil Dhawan
The current study examines the extraction of rare-earth elements from trichromatic phosphor of discarded tube lights via baking processes. The Y2O3: Eu3+ (YOX) and BaMgAl10O17: Eu2+ (BAM) phases compl
May 5, 2022
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Planning New Metro Subways - Los Angeles, CA
By Amanda Elioff
Success of the Gold Line Eastside Ex-tension rail tunnels in Los Angeles, CA has prompted the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority?s (Metro) planning new rail lines to include unde
Jan 1, 2009
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Excavation Support And Groundwater Control Using Soil-Cement Mixing Wall For Subway Projects
By David S. Yang, Osamu Taki
The innovative Soil-Cement Mixing Wall Technique, developed independently in Japan, consists of mixing in-place soils with cement grout using multi-axis augers and mixing paddles to construct overlapp
Jan 1, 1989
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Massive Tires Keep The Industry Rolling
One of the biggest challenges for the mining industry is, quite literally, how to the keep the equipment rolling. There is a limited amount of companies that manufacture the 4.2-m- (14-ft-) tall, 5,
Jan 1, 2008