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  • CIM
    The Business Case for LHD Automation at Kidd Creek ? the World?s Deepest Base Metal Mine

    By Zachary Mayer

    Agenda ? Kidd Mine ? Background ? Problem & Opportunity ? Challenges associated to depth - Production Rates - Productive Work Time - Operational Delays - Transfer Levels - Mucking Time - Impa

    Aug 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Intrusive rocks associated with Gold Mineralisation in Southeastern Papua New Guinea

    By Clarke DS

    The igneous intrusions in SE Papua New Guinea are part of a sub-volcanic to plutonic, high-K calc-alkaline to shoshonitic suite. High-K andesitic to dacitic intrusives on Misima and Woodlark Isla

    Jan 1, 1991

  • NIOSH
    RI 3519 Underground Transportation Of Coal - Progress Report I ? Introduction (8a120a38-7aba-428c-9273-ad871a7661ba)

    By Albert L. Toenges

    The introduction of mechanized mining in coal mines, which has speeded loading, has emphasized the importance of efficient underground transportation systems. The purpose of this investigation is to s

    Jan 1, 1940

  • CIM
    Intelligence for Grouting Balance

    By J. A. López-Molina, S. García, V. Castellanos-Pedroza

    "Grouting aims to reduce the permeability of rock mass below a predetermined value and has been widely used in rock engineering field for a long time. However, the injection procedure needs several em

    Jan 1, 2015

  • NIOSH
    OFR-136-78 Propagation Of EM Signal In Underground Mines

    By Terry S. Cory

    This report is a comprehensive summary of the results of the propagation measurements program conducted for the US Bureau of Mines under Contract H0366028. Data was gathered in the MF frequency range

    Jan 1, 1977

  • AUSIMM
    Notes on Ore Occurrences in Highly Metamorphosed Precambrian Rocks

    S. R. Carter (Mount Isa Mines Ltd., Mt. Isa): I found many ideas to interest me in Haddon King's paper "Notes on Ore Occurrences in Highly Metamorphosed Precambrian Rocks" (Stillwell An

    Jan 1, 1959

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2004 - Titanium

    The market for titanium feedstocks (ilmenite, rutile,synthetic rutile and slag) is driven primarily by offtake from the titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment industry. The pigment sector depends on the per

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    WSA-DC ? Next Generation Topsøe WSA Technology For Stronger SO2 Gases And Very High Conversion (a4eeea25-ced5-4b18-8ba9-94a89f93e2d0)

    By Helge Rosenberg

    Up to now, Topsøe WSA (Wet gas Sulphuric Acid) plants have been in operation for almost 30 years, and close to 80 plants have been sold. In spite of its unique features and ability to treat gases with

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Wsa-Dc ? Next Generation Topsøe Wsa Technology For Stronger SO2 Gases And Very High Conversion

    By Helge Rosenberg

    Up to now, Topsøe WSA (Wet gas Sulphuric Acid) plants have been in operation for almost 30 years, and close to 80 plants have been sold. In spite of its unique features and ability to treat gases with

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Some Structural Aspects of Kalgoorlie Geology

    Kalgoorlie is the main mining centre of the Western Australian Goldfields. Its famous Golden Mile' has been noted for the exceptional width and richness of its goldtelluride lodes. Since the mid-

    Jan 1, 1952

  • DFI
    Driven Piles In Glacial Deposits Exhibiting Time Dependent Capacity

    By Upendra L. Karna

    The pile capacity gain with time evaluated and implemented for the construction of the Route 21 Viaduct in Newark, NJ, U.S.A is discussed in this paper. The project consisted of the replacement of mor

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Carbon Black Production From Waste Tires

    By B. P. Faulkner, M. Weinecke

    Svedala started a development program in 1997 to develop a process to convert waste tires into valuable commodities. A review of numerous approaches revealed short-comings in the various approaches

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    The Composition of The Lead-Zinc Ores at CaptainÆs Flat, NSW

    The following observations on the mineral composition of the lead-zinc ores at Captain's Flat, New South Wales, are based upon the examination of a collection of specimens made during a brief vis

    Jan 1, 1943

  • NIOSH
    Statement Of Donald Paul Hodel, Secretary Of The Interior, Before The National Critical Materials Council, Washington, DC January 14, 1986

    It is a pleasure to submit to the National Critical Materials Council (Council) some of my thoughts concerning the important tasks which lie before you. It long has been my belief that America's

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Design and Construction of the Bored, Two-Pass Niagara Water Diversion Tunnel

    By Russel Delmar

    Construction of Ontario Power Generation?s 12.8-m diameter, 10.4-km long water diversion tunnel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is underway. The tunnel is being excavated by means of a 14.44-m diameter ope

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals 2004 - Fluorspar

    Fluorspar was not mined in the United States during 2004, although a small amount of usable synthetic fluorspar (CaF2) was produced from industrial waste streams. The majority of fluorspar consume

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Case Study Failure Of Shallow Open Pit Slopes Shirley Basin Mine

    By R. M. Owens, J. F. Lupo

    The Shirley Basin Uranium mine, located in southeastern Wyoming, USA, was an open pit mining operation consisting of a series of several open pit mines excavated into poorly consolidated sandstones, s

    Jan 1, 2001

  • TMS
    Fe-Ni Alloys Formation in Carbonthermal Reduction Process using Laterite Nickel Ore

    By Jilai Xue

    Fe-Ni alloys can be used as raw material in making stainless steel. Laterite nickel ore is one of mineral resources for producing nickel alloys. In this work, the laterite ore after dehydration at 800

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    Strong dollar and imports steal momentum from US mining recovery

    By J. D. Morgan

    Demand for nonfuel minerals depends on the overall state of the economy, which steadily improved each quarter in 1984. New housing starts rose to 1.8 million units. Automakers turned out about 15% mor

    Jan 5, 1985

  • AUSIMM
    Experiences with Underground Sampling of Emplaced Hydraulic Fill

    The methods and equipment developed and used at the Mount Isa mine to obtain samples of uncemented hydraulic fill lying above major horizontal pillars are described. From existing underground developm

    Jan 1, 1976