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Tunneling Through Mountain FaultsBy Don W. Deere
Faults under high rock cover represent some of the most severe ground conditions a Tunneler can encounter. High ground water pressures and flows are usually associated with mountain faults. Ground beh
Jan 1, 2007
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Construction of the Wolf Creek Upper Narrows Tunnel Waterproof Membrane—A Comparison of Tunnel Projects Utilizing the Application of Spray-on Waterproof MembraneBy L. L. Lacerda, A. J. Blair
The Wolf Creek Upper Narrows Tunnel (Upper Narrows Tunnel) is one of the first major highway tunnel in the United States implementing the use of spray-on membrane for purposes of constructing a double
Jan 1, 2005
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Timber Supported System – IntroductionBy George L. Wilhelm
Timber support of mine openings continues to be an effective system for ground support, due to its avail¬ability, flexibility, and ease of installation. Timber support of mine openings as a primary m
Jan 1, 1982
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Reclamation, Coal Waste Piles Return Mining To The Lehigh ValleyWith mine activity dating back to 1792, the Lehigh Valley, about 80 km (50 miles) northeast of the historic Allentown/Bethlehem steel mills and about 160 km (100 miles) northeast of Philadelphia, PA,
Jan 1, 2012
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Making An Impact: Adding Impact Beds At A Platinum MineWhen a company like Lonmin, the third largest platinum producer in the world, is mining one of the most precious metals in the world, time is money. Every piece of equipment is expected to be in top s
Jan 1, 2012
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Automation in Segmental Tunnel Lining Design: Case Study of the Northside Interceptor Tunnel Project (NSIT) - NAT2024By Irwan Halim, Bhoshaga Mitrran Ravi Chandran, Kevin Huynh
Tunnel segmental lining design constitutes a significant iterative process where modeling and numerical analysis are factors in deciding the number of segments, their dimensions, gasket placements, as
Jun 23, 2024
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Head Frame Exploration At The Cannon Gold Mine -Meshing Old Methods With New TechnologyBy D. E. Cameron
The Cannon mine, located in north-central Washington is mining gold hosted in silicified Eocene-age arkosic sediments arrayed along a regional strike-slip fault system. Branches of the Eagle Creek fau
Jan 1, 1992
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Characterization Of Coal And Quartz Dust In Interior Basin Coal MinesBy Y. Paul Chugh
NIOSH and the Illinois Clean Coal Institute are funding studies on characterization of coal and quartz dust in Interior Basin mines since 2009. Coal dust characteristics vary significantly and, are vi
Jan 1, 2011
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Novel Coal Collector Derived From Pine Tree PulpingBy J. Hines
Traditionally, fuel oil or diesel was the collector of choice in coal flotation, but in recent years these materials have come under increased scrutiny because of concerns about the toxicity of some c
Jan 1, 2011
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Options For Coal Firing For The Straight Grate Pelletizing ProcessBy M. A. A. de Klaver
Functional Description Figure 1 is a typical flowsheet for a system for solid fuel addition to filter cake. Solid fuel, coal, coal breeze, or charcoal, is fed from a,stockpile to a surge hopper. The s
Jan 1, 1980
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Economic Geology Of The Calico District, CaliforniaBy F. Harold Weber
On July 13, 1967 the San Bernardino County Planning Commission approved publicly a request by American Smelting and Refining Company for a zone variance to conduct a silver mining and milling operatio
Jan 1, 1967
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Examining Trends in Individual Risk Factors: Organizational Approaches to Emergency ManagementBy M. E. Ryan, C. L. Hoebbel, E. J. Haas
DISCLAIMER The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cen
Jan 1, 2019
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Application Of New Metal, Ceramic, And Polymer Composite Technologies To Form Net Shape Erosion/Corrosion Resistant Components For The Mining And Minerals Processing IndustryBy J. Weinstein
New erosion, corrosion resistant metal, ceramic, and polymer composite technologies are being developed and marketed by Alanx Products L.P. for use in hydrocyclones, pumps, valves, and other applicati
Jan 1, 1992
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Improvement in Sinter Properties with Reduction in Emissions Through Partially Replacing Coke Breeze by Anthracite CoalBy Rameshwar Sah, Somasekhar Pitchika, Akhil Singh, Seenivasan Rajiah, C. B. Dayanand, G. Balachandran
In the sintering of iron ores, the partial substitution of anthracite coal for coke breeze has been considered to be an effective way of reducing emissions and improvement in sintering properties. In
Jun 2, 2022
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Performance Characteristics Of Geogrid When Used For Roof And Rib Surface ControlBy D. R. Dolinar
Geogrids can be used as surface control on both the roof and rib in underground mines to prevent the fall of small pieces of rock and material from between the primary supports. The use of screen mate
Feb 27, 2013
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The Potential of Modified Starches as Mineral Flotation Depressants "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"By Brenton Fletcher, Yongjun Peng, Wonder Chimonyo
As a cheap, renewable and non-toxic material, starch can contribute to the sustainability of the flotation process, albeit in a minor way as one type of reagent in systems involving materials with far
Jan 18, 2021
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Characterization of Colemanite and Its Effect on Cold Compressive Strength and Swelling Index of Iron Ore Pellets "Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2021)"By Mahaboob Basha Shaik, Shakuntala Tudu, Indrajit Paul, Chandra Sekhar, Neha Gupta, Amit Kumar, Srinivas Dwarapudi, Arvind Kumar Patel
In this study, the effect of colemanite and calcined colemanite (CC) addition on the properties of iron ore pellets is studied. The pellets are prepared in a lab without and with 0.2% colemanite and v
Oct 16, 2020
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Surface mining technology: Managing the paradigm shiftBy David De Lemos Pires
Mining is essentially a materials management process where materials are classified, excavated, moved to a desired location, processed at a cost and sold for a price hopefully to generate a profit. ?
Dec 1, 2013
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Bias And Error In Mine Project Capital Cost EstimationBy J. Bertisen, G. Davis
Previous analyses of small samples of mining projects have found that feasibility studies tend to well under-estimate the actual capital costs of the project. Our review of 63 mining and smelting pro
Jan 1, 2007
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The State Of The Cement Industry And Import Penetration In The United States ? IntroductionBy Frank C. Stevens
Many changes have taken place in the "World Cement Market" since Joseph Aspdin discovered portland cement in the early 1800's. At the turn of the century, production of cement world wide was a fe
Jan 1, 1987