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  • NIOSH
    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

  • CIM
    Beneficiation and Extraction of REE from Northern Minerals’ Browns Range Heavy Rare Earth Project

    By T. Hadley, E. Catovic

    "Northern Minerals Limited’s (ASX: NTU) flagship project is the Browns Range Rare Earth Project (the Project) located in Western Australia, consisting of a number of deposits with high value, heavy ra

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    From Drill Core to Metal: A Multi-Disciplined Approach to Flowsheet Development

    By Norman O. Lotter, Virginia Lawson, Mika Muinonen, Dominic Fragomeni, Jorge F. Oliveira

    Development of metallurgical flowsheets from drill core to production of finished metal involves two main domains: process mineralogy to sample the ore and develop a successful flowsheet producing sal

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME
    Estimation of Grinding Time for Desired Particle Size Distribution and for Hematite Liberation Based on Ore Retention Time in the Mill Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Rameshwar Sah, Bharath Kumar Shanmugam, Govinda Raj Mandela, Marutiram Kaza, Harsha Vardhan, Harish Hanumanthappa

    Iron ores obtained from different sources differ in their chemical and physical properties. These variations make the process of grinding a difficult task. The work carried out in this context focuses

  • SME
    Estimation of Grinding Time for Desired Particle Size Distribution and for Hematite Liberation Based on Ore Retention Time in the Mill Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (ff4e1177-21df-44a1-9ca7-c600c2bd555d)

    By Rameshwar Sah, Bharath Kumar Shanmugam, Govinda Raj Mandela, Marutiram Kaza, Harsha Vardhan, Harish Hanumanthappa

    Iron ores obtained from different sources differ in their chemical and physical properties. These variations make the process of grinding a difficult task. The work carried out in this context focuses

  • DFI
    Ground Movements - A Hidden Source Of Loading On Deep Foundations (211df4c9-c07d-4182-8335-8f47bcc59b12)

    By Harry G. Poulos

    Ground movements can arise from a large number of sources and can have a significant effect on nearby piles and deep foundations. The loading of the piles by ground movements is a different mechanism

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    Explosive Detection Recovery and Disposal

    By Robert McClure

    The detection, recovery and disposal of commercial explosives and explosive waste has always carried a level of risk and requires specialized equipment and technical expertise. Improperly stored, disc

    Jan 1, 2015

  • ISEE
    Engineering Geophysics for the Mining and Construction Industries

    By Douglas Rudenko

    Most engineers, mine operators, or contractors acknowledge the importance of having accurate subsurface information in order to plan a project or solve a problem. Conventional methods of exploring the

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Mining Methods at Mount Morgan Limited, Mount Morgan, Queensland

    By Patterson B. G

    The small party of mining men who formed the original Mount Morgan Syndicate in 1882, commenced operations on the top of the mountain with what were practically nothing more than small hillside quarri

    Jan 1, 1939

  • AUSIMM
    Investigations on Wire Ropes in Mine Hoisting Systems

    Wire rope, when used for hoisting on a mine is one of the most vulnerable units in the most expensive group of installations on the mine. With the introduction of hoisting on the Koepe sheave, a new t

    Jan 1, 1965

  • AUSIMM
    Ventilating the 1,480 Ft Level Drive at the South Mine, Broken Hill

    The problem of ventilating an advancing drive which finally reached 5,550 ft from the fresh air base in rock with virgin temperature of 83°F was solved economically by the use of two 15 h.p. elec

    Jan 1, 1965

  • SME-ICGCM
    Monitoring Mobile Roof Supports

    By Kenneth E. Hay

    Researchers from the U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted a field study to assess the safety of remotely controlled mobile roof supports (MRS) in a retreat pillar mining operation, Data were collected to pr

    Jan 1, 1995

  • NIOSH
    Significant Events In 1986 - National Economic Performance

    The U.S. economy continued to expand during 1986, although at the slowest pace since 1982 when the current business expansion began. Real gross national product (GNP) grew about 2.6%, slightly below 1

    Jan 1, 1986

  • DFI
    Fenway Park Modernization - Foundations For A Red Sox Nation

    By Mark H. Balfe

    Over the last decade, Fenway Park has undergone annual improvements to modernize the facility for players and fans. These renovations include the Monster Seats, the Right Field Roof expansion, a new

    Jan 1, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Presidential Address, 1971 The Future of the Australasian Mineral Industry

    One would anticipate that after 40 years in the mineral industry it would be simple to project the trends at least 5 or 10 years into the future. However the last 20 years, 1950-1970, have been so dif

    Jan 1, 1971

  • CIM
    Navigating Change for Success

    By Julie Dénommé

    Today few in business would argue with the idea that we are living in a world that is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. Coined VUCA by the US Army War College, these four words define the ?

    Oct 1, 2010

  • SME
    Mine Wide Protection For Miners, Equipment And Infrastructure

    By W. H. Schiffbauer

    The protection of miners, equipment, and infrastructure is discussed. While the primary focus of the described technology is to prevent miners from being injured, struck-by, or crushed by heavy equipm

    Jan 1, 2011

  • AIME
    Mining - Mechanics of Rock Slopes

    By D. H. Trollope

    In engineering in general, close agreement between theoretical predictions and structural performance is rare—this is particularly true in rock slopes. Since the complexity of natural arrangements mak

    Jan 1, 1961

  • SAIMM
    The Evaluation Of Whole-Body Vibration In A South African Opencast Mine - Synopsis

    By S. A. Aye

    Vibration levels on a variety of equipment in a South African opencast mine were measured in this study. The well-established ISO 2631-1 (1997) standard methodology was used for the computation of wei

    Jan 1, 2011

  • CIM
    Geometallurgical Modeling - The New Approach to Plant Design and Production Forecasting/Planning, and Mine/Mill Optimization

    By Dave Bulled, Chris Bennett, Glenn Kosick, Glenn Dobby

    "Mining companies around the world are embracing geometallurgical modeling at a rapid rate, as senior executives realize that inputs must be properly measured if the output is to be managed effectivel

    Jan 1, 2004