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  • SME
    Energy Plan For Mining Operations - Introduction

    By F. Mielli

    Ranging between 20% and 40% of the typical mining operational costs, energy in mining operations is a growing concern for the industry. However, this concern is a complex, multi-faceted variable that

    Jan 1, 2012

  • NIOSH
    OFR-7-72 Economic Aspects of Surface Subsidence Resulting From Underground Mineral Exploitation

    By Jan Zwarcendyk

    This study is primarily directed toward providing an understanding of the economic complexities associated with subsidence damage on the surface resulting from underground mining. Some of the pertinen

    Jan 1, 1971

  • CIM
    Applications of microwave energy in extractive metallurgy, a review

    By C. A. Pickles, D. K. Xia

    "In the last few decades, microwave energy has been widely employed in food processing, rubber and plastics curing, and in ceramic sintering. Recently, the application of micro waves as an energy sour

    Jan 1, 1997

  • CIM
    Expansion of Uranium Milling at Denison Mines Limited

    By E. LaRocque

    "Long term contracts requiring delivery of 6,000,000 pounds of U308 per year to its customers have made it necessary for Denison Mines to expand its milling capacity from 7,100 tons per day to 15,000

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Construction of the West Area CSO Tunnels and Pumping Station

    By Ray Hutton, Darrell Liebno, Taro Nonaka

    Background Population growth and increasingly stringent regulatory controls on water quality across North America have resulted in municipal governments investing heavily in infrastructure to cont

    Jan 1, 2007

  • NIOSH
    OFR-37-73 State Of The Art Of Down - The - Hole - Tools - History Of Down - The - Hole - Tools

    By Wendell L. Reich

    Percussion drilling dates back to the hand operated star drill and hammer. Eventually steam and compressed air were substituted for muscle power and the mechanical percussion drill was born. From the

    Jan 1, 1972

  • SME
    NAT 2018 Full Proceedings - NAT2018

    By Matthew Preedy, Brett Campbell, Jim Rush, Alan Howard, Derek Penrice

    All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Information contained in this work has been obtained by SME, Inc. from sources believed to be reliable. However, neither SME nor its autho

    Dec 1, 2018

  • NIOSH
    RI 3816 Effects of Boron in Steel

    By A. J. Williams, R. B. Corbett

    "INTRODUCTION This investigation was undertaken to obtain information concerning the effects of boron in steel and its method of addition, so that boron, which is readily obtainable domestically, may

    Jun 1, 1945

  • AUSIMM
    The Petrology and Mineralogy of the Whipstick Molybdenite-Bismuthinite Mines, Pambula District, N.S.W.

    The Bega granite at Whipstick, N.S.W., consists of a granite metasomatically altered to leucogranites and a spessartite-granite. The ore occurs in pipes controlled by jointing and shows evidence of po

    Jan 1, 1968

  • NIOSH
    OFR-134-77 Development Of Emergency Escape Systems Guidelines For Underground Metal And Nonmetal Mines

    By D. Randolph Berry

    This report describes a study to develop a detailed set of guidelines and equipment recommendations to be used as a guide for mine operators, mine inspectors, and equipment manufacturers in implementi

    Jan 1, 1976

  • CIM
    Changing Company Culture

    By Frank B. Amon

    Highland Valley Copper had to make some significant changes in the way it was working in order to counter the effects of ever-increasing costs and decreasing metal prices. A mine/mill optimization pla

    May 1, 2004

  • NIOSH
    Neural Network Technology For Strata Strength Characterization

    By Walter K. Utt

    The process of drilling and bolting the roof is currently one of the most dangerous jobs in underground mining, resulting in about 1,000 accidents with injuries each year in the United States. To incr

  • AUSIMM
    The Washability of Australian Coals

    Australian coals tend to be young in geological age and high in ash by world standards; preparation of the coal before marketing is almost universal. On the basis of float and sink data from 39 locati

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SAIMM
    The determination of stable inter-pillar spans at Tau Lekoa Mine

    Ground control problems in the form of large dome or wedge collapses have been experienced at Tau Lekoa Mine since production began. Crush pillars in various configurations have been used and through

    Jan 1, 2003

  • CIM
    Study of slime coatings in flotation by electrophoretic mobility distribution measurement

    By Jacob Masliyah, Zhiang Zhou, Tshitende Kasongo, Jianjun Liu, Zhenghe Xu, Jeawon Choung

    "Slime coating is a recognized challenge in fine particle flotation, not only in decreasing recovery, but also in reducing the selectivity and hence froth quality. In this presentation, a novel method

    Jan 1, 2002

  • CIM
    Metallurgical Strategy at Sturgeon Lake Mill

    By C. P. Patel

    "The Sturgeon Lake Joint Venture volcanic massive sulpide deposit was discovered in 1970. Milling was started by Falconbridge Copper Ltd. at Sturgeon Lake in September 1974. The Sturgeon Lake pit and

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME
    Calibration of LKAB’s Konsuln Test Mine Ventilation Model Using Barometer Pressure-Quantity (PQ) Survey

    By A. Halim, A. Martikainen, S. GYAMFI

    This paper outlines a unique case of the development of strategies to reduce ventilation and heating costs in Konsuln iron ore mine in northern Sweden. The mine, located just south of Luossavaara-Kiir

    Sep 30, 2021

  • CIM
    Improvements in Dust Control Technology in the Precious and Base Metals Industries

    By David R. Macedon

    "Through the years, a wide variety of dust control methods have been utilized at mineral processing operations. While some have been successful, many have been highly ineffective. Dust Control systems

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME
    Learning from Workers’ Near-miss Reports to Improve Organizational Management Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (628f8beb-a11f-4959-9732-f55591f8de9a)

    By Brendan Demich, Joseph McGuire, Emily J. Haas

    Near misses recorded and reported by workers can provide awarenessto the potential causes of injury and prompt safety management initiatives. Although most companies require near-miss reporting, it is

  • AUSIMM
    The Hellyer Mine - Feasibility to Production with Confidence

    For its Hellyer project, Aberfoyle sought to establish a high degree of confidence in all aspects of the feasibility study. Accurate capital and operating cost estimates were an integral and essenti

    Jan 1, 1990