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Dexing Copper Project is Porphyry Bonanza
Perhaps the most significant development in China's base metal sector is the discovery of major copper porphyries in northern Jiangxi Province and the adjacent southern Anhui Province. At the
Jan 3, 1980
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Space Mining – Boondoggle or the Next Gold Rush
By Richard E. Gertsch
If you believe that the goal of the space program should be a permanent, manned presence in space, then you believe in space mining. Historically, mining has been an integral part of the frontier. For
Jan 1, 1991
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Sandvik’s Tamboree 2005 Emphasizes Automated Mining Equipment
By Steve Kral
Most innovations in the mining and processing industries have come from the need to produce more for less. Extracting minerals from the ground is expensive. And it is a constant struggle for mine op
Jan 1, 2005
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Evaluations Of Bit Sleeve And Twisted-Body Bit Designs For Controlling Roof Bolter Dust
By T. W. Beck
Drilling into coal mine roof strata to install roof bolts has the potential to release substantial quantities of respirable dust. Due to the proximity of drill holes to the breathing zone of roof bolt
Feb 27, 2013
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The Royal Canadian Mint and the Market for Gold Bullion Coins
By Richard Belair, John Read
Ask someone what they can tell you about the Royal Canadian Mint and most likely the first thing that they will mention, is coinage. The Royal Canadian Mint manufactures Canada's one-cent coi
Jan 1, 1987
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Characterization And Contamination Assessment Of Mine Waste Piles And Sediment Materials In Gilpin County, Colorado
By R. Abel, T. Wildeman, N. Heflin
A study was conducted to assess environmental effects of waste rock piles on water in the Russell Gulch area. Each pile was rated on physical characteristics of proximity to an ephemeral gulch, extens
Jan 1, 2004
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Estimating Site Closure Costs A Critical Tool For Reclamation Planning
By T. Hawthorne, H. Barnes
Homestake Mining Company has developed an estimating model, based on other closed projects, to audit and prepare new estimating plans. The results of recent closure audits reveal that the original bu
Jan 1, 2000
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Liberation Limited Dolomite Rejection from Pebble Phosphate in Gravity Concentration Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
By Chen-Luh Lin, Jan D. Miller, Sindhoora Puvvada
The depletion of good-quality phosphate resources, coupled by a need to supply acceptable products at a rapid rate, while meeting the specifications of fertilizer chemical plants, is of significant co
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Recovery of Valuable Elements from Chinese Coal By-Products
By M. Fan, Z. Long
"This paper presents some studies on recovering valuable elements from Chinese coal by-products, including coal combustion fly ash, stone coal ash, and coal flotation tailings. Both commercialized tec
Jan 1, 2017
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Commercial Application of High Intensity Wet Magnetic Seperation for Iron Ore
By W. J. D. Stone
In 1960, Magnetics International Ltd. undertook the development of the Jones High Intensity Wet Magnetic Separator in the Americas. Magnetics International had a number of possible applications in its
Jan 1, 1971
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CFD Analysis Of Two-Phase Flow In A Self Aerated Flotation Machine
By H. Fayed
Two-phase (water and air) flow in a self aerated WEMCO flotation machine has been investigated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). A 0.8 m3 model is considered. The flow is modeled by Euler-Eule
Jan 1, 2012
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Investigations On Recovery Of Hematite From Two Different Banded Iron Ores By Flotation
By B. Das
Hematite floatability from two low grade banded iron ores of India, namely banded hematite quartzite (BHQ) and banded hematite jasper (BHJ) using fatty acids and amine as the collectors is investigate
Feb 27, 2013
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Tunneling Through Cobbles in Sacramento, California
By Joel Nonnweiler, Rafael Castro, Ross Webb
The three thousand foot long 66-inch diameter Folsom East Interceptor Section2B was completed accident free, on time and under budget with no measurable surface settlement. The tunnel passed through n
Jan 1, 2001
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Analysis Of Failure Modes For Fully Grouted Resin Bolts
By K. Heasley, A. Yassien, A. Khair, S. Peng
There are three major components of a fully grouted roof bolt which primarily determine its ability to develop and sustain load: the steel rebar, the resin annulus, and the rock/grout interface. The u
Jan 1, 2004
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Annual Review 2015 Mining Review
By J. A. Ober
"In 2015, the estimated value of nonfuel mineral production in the United States decreased by 3 percent from that in 2014 (Table 1), mainly as a result of decreased metal and metallic mineral prices,
May 1, 2016
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Snow Tunneling at the South Pole
By John H. Wright
The United States Antarctic Program (USAP), through its principal support contractor Raytheon Polar Services Co. (RPSC), has recently completed a three-year project comprising nearly 936 m (3,071 ft)
Jan 1, 2002
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Nutley Quarry Trunk Sewer Project
By Michael V. Mergentime, Prakash M. Donde
The Nutley Quarry Trunk Sewer Project is a good example of a tunnel that went through difficult and complex ground. The 2 m (7ft.) diameter and 840 m (2,750 ft.)long tunnel passed through soft ground,
Jan 1, 2001
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East Side Access project taking shape beneath the streets of Manhattan
Beneath some of New York?s most iconic buildings ? The Met Life Building, the Helmsley Building, the Waldorf Astoria ? crews are busily at work on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority?s long-awai
Jan 3, 2010
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Electro-Biochemical Reactor (EBR) Technology for Selenium Removal from British Columbia?s Coal-Mining Wastewaters
By A. Opara
The weathering of coal mine waste rock releases iron, calcium, sulfate and associated trace elements like selenium [Se], which are introduced to seepage waters. Nitrogen species, such as nitrate and a
Feb 23, 2014
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Electro-Biochemical Reactor (EBR) Technology for Selenium Removal From British Columbia?s Coal-Mining Wastewaters
By A. Opara
The weathering of coal mine waste rock releases iron, calcium, sulfate and associated trace elements like selenium [Se], which are introduced to seepage waters. Nitrogen species, such as nitrate and a
Feb 23, 2014