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Comprehensive Pressure Quantity Survey For Investigating The Effects Of Booster Fans In A Trona MineBy A. Habibi
The ventilation survey was conducted in an underground longwall trona mine. The mine is relatively shallow and categorized as a gassy mine. The ventilation system consists of nine shafts (three intake
Feb 27, 2013
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Heavy mineral mining in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of Florida and Georgia and the chemical and physical characteristics of the depositsBy F. L. Pirkle, D. L. Pirkle, E. C. Pirkle, W. A. Pirkle
Heavy minerals have been mined from the sands of the United States’ Atlantic Coastal Plain since the early part of the twentieth century. Production of ilmenite from beach sands near Mineral City (Po
Jan 1, 2005
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Holistic planning and approval of sustainable lignite mining and utilizationBy L. Kulik, J. den Drijver
Rhenish lignite will continue to play an indispensible role in the energy mix of the German Federal Republic for a long time to come. The use of lignite for electricity generation, upgrading and, if n
Jan 1, 2011
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Comparison Of Oleate Adsorption At Calcite And Fluorite Surfaces: An In-Situ FT-NIR/IRS And MLRS StudyBy C. A. Young
In-situ Fourier transform infrared/internal reflection spectroscopy (FT ?IR/IRS) has been extended to study oleate adsorption at a calcite surface. The birefringent and transmission limitations of cal
Jan 1, 1993
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Members Ready for Mining Industry Upswing at SME’s Annual MeetingBy Steve Kral
It seems that mining has been in the doldrums for awhile. Except for gold, metals prices remain depressed. And economic conditions in the United States and around the globe have put governments in a
Jan 1, 2003
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In-Situ Recovery Of Sandstone Uranium Deposits In New Mexico: Past, Present, And Future Issues And Potential - Preprint 09-016By V. T. McLemore
In-situ leaching (ISL) operations have been proposed to recover uranium from sandstone-uranium deposits in NM. ISL (also known as in-situ recovery, solution mining, solution-leach mining, leach mining
Jan 1, 2009
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Effects of MERV 16 filters and routine work practices on enclosed cabs for reducing respirable dust and DPM exposures in an underground limestone mineBy J. D. Noll
An effective technique to minimize miners? respirable dust and diesel exposure on mobile mining equipment is to place mine operators in enclosed cabs with designed filtration and pressurization system
Feb 1, 2014
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Additional Damage to Buildings and Infrastructure Induced by Long-Term Surface Movements Above Longwall Mining - SME Annual Meeting 2024By André Vervoort
After the systematic closure of Europe’s coalfields in the late twentieth century, the emphasis is now clearly on industry’s environmental legacy. One aspect of the latter is the longterm surface move
Feb 1, 2024
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Utilization of lignite fly ash as hydraulic binder and backfill materialBy I. Gombköto, G. Földing, G. Mucsi, B. Csoke, J. Faitli, B. Kovács
This paper summarizes the main achievements of our previous project entitled "Development of a technological system producing quality guaranteed fly-ash based binder". Furthermore, this study deals wi
Jan 1, 2011
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Recovery And Utilization Of Bottom Ash Magnetics For Coal Cleaning Medium - Preprint 09-002By R. Q. Honaker
Dense medium processes are used to clean over 50% of the coal that is fed into preparation plant facilities worldwide. The dense medium is formed using ultrafine magnetite which is recovered after the
Jan 1, 2009
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Development of a Smart Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (Smart Scba) for use in Emergency EscapeBy D. Kimball, P. Chambers
"BACKGROUND In the event of an explosion or fire in an underground mine, workers can be exposed to a deficiency of oxygen, an excess of carbon monoxide, or both. These threats can occur as separate co
Jan 1, 2015
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Managing The Drill And Blast ProcessBy L. W. Berry
Drill and blast planning is critical to successful mine production, both in timing and in results. However, typical planning, reporting, and information exchange usually involves large quantities of d
Jan 1, 2011
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Rock Mechanics In Potash Mining In SaskatchewanBy C. L. Emery
The geology and early history of the discovery of potash in Saskatchewan as described by Heber Cole (1) and R. V. Thompkins (2) has dealt with the distribution of the salt beds and their potash conten
Jan 1, 1966
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Integrating a Drill Rig into the Digital Mine 4.0 Ecosystem - SME Annual Meeting 2025By Max Friedemann, Alexandros Bousdekis, Anna Gustafson, Helmut Mischo, Håkan Schunnesson
Many devices used in mining are not monitored by sensors or do not have their own intelligence. By retrofitting sensors and real-time data processing, machines can be integrated into an existing digit
Feb 1, 2025
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Kaolin, Mining And Processing (37eb0ec6-0a51-43ce-b5c0-4dc23602c5f2)By E. R. Dotson
Kaolin is an important industrial mineral. It has unique properties, which combined with its low cost, make it suitable for use in a wide variety of products. Kaolin is defined as "any of a group of
Jan 1, 1977
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John O. Marsden: An interview with the 2014 SME PresidentWe have lived through a period of strong metal pricing during the past eight to 10 years. Copper has been hovering in the range of $3-$4/lb during much of the past eight years, averaging close to $3.3
Mar 1, 2014
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Key Regulatory Issues Planned And Controlled SubsidenceBy Gary E. Slagel
The year was 1974. The event - the United States Congress was embroiled over what issues should be included in the proposed national surface mining law. The question - what should be done with undergr
Jan 1, 1986
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Looking For Value In Wastelands: Developing Renewable Energy On Degraded And Polluted LandsBy R. Rushforth
The surge of activity in the solar energy market, spurred by government incentives, has created new and more efficient solar technologies, but issues surrounding land- and water-use have backlogged th
Jan 1, 2011
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The Role Of Microorganisms In Acid Rock DrainageBy Phil Pennington, D. Jack Adams, G. Ward Wilson, Virginia T. McLemore, Luiza Aline F Gutierrez, Rodney Shields, Steven Lockwood, Samuel Tachie-Menson
Microorganisms are directly or indirectly involved in many chemical alterations and in the decomposition of minerals required for their growth. Microbial dissolution of sulfide minerals under acidic
Jan 1, 2005
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Effects of FAME Biodiesel and HVORD on Emissions from an Older-Technology Diesel EngineBy S. E. Vanderslice, J. A. Hummer
"The results of laboratory evaluations were used to compare the potential of two alternative, biomass-derived fuels as a control strategy to reduce the exposure of underground miners to aerosols and g
Jan 12, 2017