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Geotechnical Considerations for Underground Mining of the Dy Deposit, Faro, Yukon
By Nick D. Rose
The Dy deposit is a 21 Mt Pb-Zn-Ag-Au SEDEX-type massive sulphide resource located in the Anvil District, Faro, Yukon. This relatively unexplored orebody lies at a depth of 480 to 920m below surface,
May 1, 2002
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Minéralogie des scories cuprifères produites par Ie réacteur Noranda
By M. A. Bérubé, M. Choquette, P. W. Godbehere
"RESUMELa scorie produite par le procédé pyrométallurgique d'extraction Noranda contient environ5% de cuivre. Elle est traitée comme un minerai conventionnel de cuivre au concentrateur de Mines N
Jan 1, 1987
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Intégration De La Désulfuration Dans La Restauration Des Sites Miniers Générateurs De DMA
By Bruno Bussière
Le drainage minier acide (DMA) provenant de la circulation des eaux à travers les rejets miniers sulfureux est sans doute le principal problème environnemental auquel est confrontée l?industrie minièr
Nov 1, 2002
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Inflation in project evaluation
By L. D. Smith
"Those who submit competing proposals for projects seek to present senior management with complete and fully supported material that will not fail under questioning. Hopefully, misleading notions and
Jan 1, 1987
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Error Associated with the Sampling of Gold Ores
By Raphaël Mermillod-Blondin, Claude Bazin
"Sampling is an important step for ore body evaluation and daily plant material balances. The Gy’s equation is regularly used to assess the size of the samples to be collected and to estimate the repr
Jan 1, 2012
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Environmental Law and Regulation Challenges for the Mining Industry
By R. Cotton
"1. INTRODUCTIONTo say that the environment will be a dominant issue in the 1990' s is an understatement. A world-wide ""green revolution"" is taking place not only with the general public and politic
Jan 1, 1991
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The Canadian Precambrian Shield
By J. E. Gill
"The name 'Canadian Shield' is used for a vast area; largely in northeastern; Canada; underlain by Precambrian rocks. The part in Canada has an area; of about 1; 790; 000 square miles. Extensions in G
Jan 1, 1954
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Electrical and environmental protection of high- and low-voltage mine cables
By R. W. Mei, R. A. Strombom, D. J. Moore
"Heat-shrinkable cable accessories are solving problems in the mining industry. This paper describes a range of products used by the industry, including low-voltage splices, high-voltage splices to 8.
Jan 1, 1980
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Multivariate Geostatistical Simulation at Red Dog Mine, Alaska, USA
By Oy Leuangthong
Red Dog mine is the world's largest Zn producer. The deposit consists of sulphide ore zones in sedimentary exhalative (sedex) deposits, and is characterized by the presence of multiple metals and
May 1, 2004
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Towards Sustainable Mining - Made-in-Canada solution to driving environmental and social performance in mining
About MAC ? The national organization of the Canadian mining industry ? Mining, smelting and refining of base and precious metals ? Mining of iron ore, diamonds, uranium, oil sands, coal and
Aug 1, 2013
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Accurassay Laboratories: State-of-the-Art Automation of the TSMC Iron Ore Lab
By Brad McBain
Agenda ? Accurassay Laboratories and Automation ? History and experience ? Features and benefits of automation in the lab ? Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC) Iron Ore Laboratory ? State-of-the a
Aug 1, 2013
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Secondary Recovery of Bitumen Using Jameson Downcomers
By R. Siy, O. Neiman, B. Hilscher
"A full-scale prototype of “Jameson Downcomer” technology has been installed and tested on a Tailings Oil Recovery (TOR) vessel in Syncrude’s Mildred Lake extraction plant. Jameson Downcomers are a ty
Jan 1, 2012
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Optimisation des systèmes pelles–camions en utilisant la théorie des files d’attente
By D. Komljenovic, J. Paraszczak
"This paper presents the use of queuing theory in truck fleet sizing in open pit mining operations. In the first part, a methodology is developed by which an optimal ratio between the size of shovels
Jan 1, 2004
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Financing From the Perspective of Mining Companies
By Eric Low
Raising capital by issuing debt or equity is necessary in almost every corporation. In the field of corporate finance, the raising of capital is a heavily-studied topic. However, some of what is studi
May 1, 2011
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Geology of North American Palladium Ltd.’s Roby Zone Deposit, Lac des Iles
By M. J. Michaud, M. J. Lavigne
"Abstract - North American Palladium Ltd. operates its Lac des Iles open pit palladium mine 85 km north of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Roby Zone deposit occurs within the mafic/ultramafic La
Jan 1, 2001
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Aluminum mine shaft conveyances at Inco Ltd. an overview of problems encountered and solutions
By Richard Mcivor, Largo Albert
"Inco Limited has operated aluminum mine shaft conveyances since 1968. Aluminum conveyances are used where the hoisting in system requires lightweight conveyances to maintain the hoist rope safety fac
Jan 1, 1988
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Integrated Operations for Maximizing Results
By D. Schleiss
Reduced access to knowledgeable workers is creating challenges for operations. We are doing more 4D Operations - dirty, dull, dangerous, and distant. Personnel costs in these environments are high, an
Jan 1, 2014
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Systematic and Integrative Ore Characterization of Massive Sulfide Deposits: An Example from Voisey’s Bay Ni-Cu-Co Ovoid Orebody, Labrador, Canada (04913908-4a26-4595-9614-f2dc6fc1cbc9)
By P. J. Sylvester, D. H. C. Wilton, R. I. Wheeler, M. A. E. Huminick, D. Evans-Lamswood
"Abstract — Systematic characterization of the mineralogy of massive sulfide ore deposits can provide valuable insights into ore genesis and metallurgical processing that would not be apparent otherwi
Jan 1, 2012
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The Minexan on Stream Analyser Evaluation by Selco Mining
By G. A. Mallory
"The South Bay Division of Selco Mining is located fifty-four miles northeast of Ear Falls Ontario on Confederation Lake. The concentrator operates five days a week and processes six hundred tons per
Jan 1, 1981
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Kansanshi Copper Smelter: The First Four Years of Operation
By S. Hunt, D. de Vries
Kansanshi Copper Smelter began operation in March 2015. The smelter features a single Isasmelt furnace for smelting, one 6-in-line electric furnace for matte-settling and slag-cleaning duties, four Pe
Jan 1, 2019