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  • CIM
    Narrow-Vein Mining Project: Economical Realities and Innovation Perspectives for the Extraction of Narrow Vein Deposits

    By Jean-Marie Fecteau

    The gold mine sector is presently facing low gold prices as well as technological challenges. Its competitiveness and survival will depend on new mining methods and equipment to improve ore extraction

    Oct 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    Masterblaster Blasting Management System

    By Chris Uys, Johan Labuschagne

    Sishen Iron Ore Mine, located in the Northern Cape, is an open cast mine excavating approximately 100 million tons rock to produce 25 million tons of high grade haematite ore per annum. The size of th

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    American Mining Hall Of Fame - American Mining Hall Of Fame To Induct Four Mining Greats

    The 28th annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Banquet and fundraiser sponsored by the Mining Foundation of the Southwest will be held at the Marriott University Park Hotel, Tucson, AZ on Saturda

    Jan 1, 2010

  • IOM3
    Reducing the iron content of kaolin from Milos, Greece, by a hydrometallurgical process

    By S. G. Tsimas, A. K. Moutsatsou, G. K. Parissakis, M. A. Komiotou

    For Greek kaolin producers, a considerable proportion of whose output is from deposits containing more than 4 wt% Fe2O3, the colouring resulting from iron oxide impurity represents a serious problem t

    Aug 1, 1995

  • CIM
    Throughput and Recovery Improvements Following Commissioning of the Mount Milligan Mine

    By P. Miranda, K. Le, G. Maes, R. Peters

    "The Mount Milligan Mine, owned by Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (TCM), started operations in September of 2013. It is located between the communities of Fort St. James and Mackenzie and is the f

    Jan 1, 2015

  • TMS
    The Use of Diagnostic Leaching for Flotation Insight

    By Kymberley Worrell

    The Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine was acquired by Newmont in August 2015. The high grade flotation mill project was commissioned in February 2014. The mill to date has been throughput limited due

  • CIM
    Energy Efficient Technologies for the Mining Industry

    By Bern Klein

    Motivation for Improved Energy Efficiency in Mining ? Canada potentially adopting Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Intensity Legislation in 2013 ? BC -Climate Action Plan and Energy Conservation Agreeme

    May 1, 2010

  • ISEE
    Fire and Explosion of a Mobile Explosive Manufacturing Unit

    By Jose a. Sanchidrian, Ramon G. Eguren, Javier L. Amigo

    On December 2013 a MEMU exploded at a blasting site in Norway, after burning for more than two hours. This paper describes the analyses made to determine the actual yield of the explosion, the lessons

    Jan 1, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Mineral Resource Policy Issues for Sustainable Development: Corporate and National Imperatives

    Constraints on the mineral industry are best treated as issues that have to be understood and managed in partnership rather than in conflict with communities. TheZapopan development at Mt Todd in Aust

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SAIMM
    Reflections on destress blasting for deep level hardrock mining: Key considerations for successful application of the techniques

    By C. Yi, M. Onifade, B. Genc, S. Dineva, T. Zvarivadza, M. Khandelwal

    Deep hardrock mines worldwide increasingly face rockbursts as mining depths increase. These events result from the accumulation and sudden release of stress, causing rockmass damage and posing major s

    Jun 27, 2025

  • SME
    One Mineralogist’s View of the PDAC Meeting

    By Bruce Geller

    Attending the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) meeting and exhibit has become an annual tradition for many in the mining industry. Similar to last year’s synopsis, this report

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Hydrocyclone Classification Studies of a Complex Nickel Ore

    By Nageswararao K

    A series of tests was carried out on one of the rock-pebble milling circuits treating complex nickel ores at Kambalda Nickel Operations of Western Mining Corporation. A mathematical model to describe

    Jan 1, 1981

  • AUSIMM
    The spray conversion of nickel flash-furnace matte

    By Kobayashi M, Kametani H

    Particles of nickel flash furnace malle (45 per cent i) were oxidized in a dropping-particle furnace. The particles melted and the molten drops simulated those produced by the atomization of molten ma

    Jan 1, 1986

  • NIOSH
    OFR-3(1)-75 Design And Development Of Protective Canopies For Underground Low Coal Electric Face Equipment, Including Shuttle Cars

    By R. Farrar

    Protective canopies for conventional electric face equipment, including shuttle cars, operating in low coal (less than 48 inches) were designed, fabricated, installed and evaluated on in-mine machines

    Jan 1, 2012

  • NIOSH
    Ergonomic And Existing Seat Designs Compared On Underground Mine Haulage Vehicles

    By Chris Jobes, Alan Mayton, N. Kumar Kittusamy, Dean Ambrose

    NIOSH researchers conducted a study to compare seat designs on underground coal mine haulage vehicles. The objective of the study was to support prior findings that NIOSH-designed seats, which incorpo

  • SME
    Instantaneous Access To Maintenance Data

    By R. Gilges

    The implementation of effective techniques for meeting the maintenance requirements of the new Utah Copper Division smelter, one of the largest in the Western Hemisphere, is a goal of the smelter mana

    Jan 1, 1977

  • SAIMM
    Dealing with high-grade data in resource estimation

    By O. Leuangthong, M. Nowak

    "The impact of high-grade data on resource estimation has been a longstanding topic of interest in the mining industry. Concerns related to possible over-estimation of resources in such cases have led

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SME
    Can The Toxicity Of Asbestos Be Reduced? - Preprint 09-124

    By F. Habashi

    Asbestos, an extremely useful natural resource, has been studied extensively mineralogically and for industrial application. Its extraction from ores has been greatly improved with respect to safety i

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Shaft Excavation Using the Borehole Rising Method

    This paper describes the excavation of No. 1 Power Station Lift Shaft at the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Project. The advantages and limitations of the borehole method are outlined, and general principles of

    Jan 1, 1959

  • CIM
    Heap Leaching in Ontario - An Example

    By W. J. Witte, M. K. Witte

    "The purpose of this report is to present a generalized preliminary design and cost estimates for a typical heap leach operation such as might be undertaken in Northern Ontario. This report should be

    Jan 1, 1985