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The Copper Deposits of Australia (ea54aab5-67b8-456c-908f-63d763c37c3b)
The recent paper by Dr. Edwards upon the copper deposits of Australia furnishes a perspective upon that portion of the Commonwealth's mineral deposits which is the more welcome because it has bee
Jan 1, 1943
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Abrasive Materials
By Gordon T. Austin
The combined value of production of natural abrasives, which includes tripoli, special silica stone, garnet, staurolite, and emery, increased about 21070 in 1989. The increase in the value of stauroli
Jan 1, 1991
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A Glossary Of The Mining And Mineral Industry. - Introduction.
By Albert H. Fay
This glossary is published by the Bureau of Mines as a contribution to the mining literature in the belief that it will fill a long-felt need. It contains about 20,000 terms; these include both techni
Jan 1, 1920
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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
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Strength of model rock masses with discontinuous joints
By Van Sint JanM., M. Prudencio
ABSTRACT We report the results of a model-testing program to evaluate the strength characteristics of non-persistent joints. We describe the conditions under which new tensile cracks generate and
Jan 1, 2003
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Part II – February 1969 - Communication - Nickel Activity Data in the Nickel-Aluminum System at 1000°C
By A. U. Seybolt, R. E. Honnemon
THE purpose of this communication is to present activity data of nickel in the Ni-A1 binary system that was obtained for oxidation studies in this system. This data has been calculated from previous
Jan 1, 1970
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Processing Plant Expansion at Kittila Mine Affords Opportunity for Significant Material Handling Improvement
By T. Holmes, J. Middlemiss
"Agnico-Eagle (AE) has been operating their Kittila Mine in Northern Finland since 2008. The mine has experienced considerable ore flow problems with ratholing, bridging and freezing in their mill fee
Jan 1, 2017
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Multi-Boiler Coordination And Steam Header Control On A Large Coal Fired Metals Plant
By P. Rambalee
A multiple coal fired boiler house provides steam for utility usage in various production plants. Maintaining stable header pressure and boiler availability is of critical importance for downstream co
Jan 1, 2012
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CIM Estimation of Mineral Resources & Mineral Reserves Best Practice Guidelines
By CIM Mineral Resource, Mineral Reserve Committee
The CIM Estimation of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Best Practice Guidelines (MRMR Best Practice Guidelines) were prepared by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum's (CIM
Nov 29, 2019
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IC 6745 About Helium ? Acknowledgments
By Andrew Stewart
The author desires to express appreciation to R. A. Cattell, C. T. Seibel, and H. S. Kennedy, of this Bureau, and to Dr. Richard Wiebe of the fixed nitrogen research laboratory, Department of Agricult
Jan 1, 1933
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IC 9452 - An Underground Coal Mine Fire Preparedness And Response Checklist: The Instrument
By Linda L. Chasko, Charles P. Lazzara, Gary Braselton, Ronald S. Conti
Preparedness is an important element of any underground mine's strategic plan in dealing with an unexpected event, such as a fire. A fully implemented fire preparedness and response plan is esse
Jan 1, 2000
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IC 7670 Drainage And Utilization Of Firedamp ? Origin And Nature Of Firedamp
By J. Venter
The history of firedamp is the same as that of coal: The initial stage was the accumulation of vegetation, which was converted into peat under certain local conditions, then lignite, bituminous coal,
Jan 1, 1953
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MSHA of the Future
By Laura E. Beverage
The Changes 2008 Brought -MSHA recently posted a PowerPoint to its website which shows statistical performance information for fiscal years 2000 to 2008. -Interesting statistics: Fatality rat
Jan 1, 2009
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OFR-34-79 Automatic Fire Sensing And Suppression Systems For Mobile Mining Equipment
By Ralph B. Stevens
The objective of the Automatic Fire Sensing and Suppression Systems for Mobile Mining Equipment program is to document the design, fabrication, factory testing, 11-month in-mine testing, and final dem
Jan 1, 1978
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Lac Cinquante Uranium Deposit, Western Churchill Province, Nunavut, Canada
By A. Berry, N. R. Banerjee, C. S. Finnigan, M. Fayek, N. J. Bridge
Lac Cinquante is a mineralogically simple, vein-hosted uranium deposit in Archean basement rocks (Angikuni greenstone belt) that originally were unconformably overlain by Proterozoic sedimentary and v
Jan 1, 2013
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High Performance Recycling of Agricultural Wastes: Rice Husk Silica Used as Reinforcements of Magnesium Sintered Materials
By Katsuyoshi Kondoh
The utilization of silica particles originated in rice husks as reinforcements of magnesium composites was discussed. By using the solid state reaction of rice husk silica particles with magnesium pow
Jan 1, 2009
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RI 3804 Survey of the Suitability of Domestic Talcs for High-Frequency Insulators
By Theron A. Klinefelter, Sidney Speil, Sidney Gottlied
"INTRODUCTION The investigation of domestic talcs by the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines, was initiated in December 1941 at the request Gen. Charles Hines of the United States
Apr 1, 1945
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Open Access To Metallurgical Publications - Synopsis
By R. T. Jones
Technical publications in the field of mining and metallurgy have existed for a long time. Recent developments in electronic publishing on websites make it possible to disseminate information more wid
Jan 1, 2012
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IC 7069 Tin Deposits Of The Black Hills, South Dakota ? Introduction
By E. D. Gardner
A general survey of the mineral industries of the Black Hills is being made by the Bureau or Mines, but this report is confined to the tin deposits of that region. Because of the strategic importance
Jan 1, 1939
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Evaluating Options For Gold Heap Process Optimization Using A Comprehensive Process Model
By S. Garcia, J. Gebhardt, D. McBride, A. Hernandez, A. Esplín, M. Cross
The Minera Yanacocha operation consists of several heaps interconnected with ponds and gold recovery plants and presents various operating challenges. A comprehensive process model has been developed
Jan 1, 2007