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  • SME
    Climate Change For Mine Planners: Some Fundamentals

    By R. D. Williams

    In spite of the increasingly polarized and politicized view of climate science and climate change in the United States, many of the principles behind the ?theory? of Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW)

    Feb 27, 2013

  • CIM
    High Fidelity Simulation of Full Mill Transport and Breakage in SAG/AG and Pebble Mills

    By John A. Herbst, Alexander Potapov, Xiangjun Qiu

    "High Fidelity Simulation is a name applied to the use of first principles modeling tools including Discrete Element Modeling (DEM), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Discrete Grain Breakage (DGB

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Estimation of Tin in an Ore

    THE object that the writer has mainly in view in presenting this paper is to draw the attention of those connected with the technical side of the industry to the unsatisfactory and by no means up-to-d

    Jan 1, 1912

  • AUSIMM
    Geology of the Southern Finisterre Range: A case history of Modern Arc-Continent Collision

    By Silver EA

    The Finisterre Range on the north coast of Papua New Guinea is the uplifted forearc riagio.n. of a modern arc-continent collision. The core of the range is composed of the P- nisterre Volcanics, a

    Jan 1, 1991

  • AIME
    Coal - Flowsheet Changes for Decreased Moisture of Concord Mine Coal

    By J. D. Allen

    In the coal preparation plant at U.S. Steel Corp.'s Concord mine in Alabama, the product moisture was reduced from about 20% to 9% through the development of a workable flowsheet for dying the cl

    Jan 1, 1969

  • NIOSH
    RI 2585 Mining Limestone For Lime Manufacture

    By Oliver Bowles

    "Underground operation.In its broader sense the term ""mining"" is applied to all processes whereby raw materials are taken from the earth to be used as sources of mineral products. In a more restrict

    Mar 1, 1924

  • SAIMM
    Annual Report ? For The Year Ended 30th June, 1992

    [COUNCIL FOR 1991/92 President R.D. Beck President Elect JP. Hoffman Vice Presidents Senior Junior Dr H. Scott-Russell J.A. Cruis

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME
    Reliability of Conventional Ground Support

    By Davorin Kolic, Harald Wagner

    Conventional ground support in accordance with latest state-of-the-art considers proper preparation of geotechnical investigation, structural design, observation during construction and fair risk shar

    Jan 1, 2001

  • NIOSH
    OFR-20-77 Evaluation Of In-Mine Grounding System And Codification Of Ground Bed Construction And Measurement Techniques - In-Mine Grounding Systems - 1.1 Introduction

    The analysis of in-mine grounding systems began with an extensive literature search which is still in progress. About a dozen articles have been found which deal directly with grounding problems on lo

    Jan 1, 1975

  • CIM
    Geologic Setting, Geochemistry of Alteration, and U-Pb Age of Hydrothermal Zircon from the Silurian Stog’er Tight Gold Prospect, Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada

    By G. R. Dunning, M. R. Wilson

    "Abstract - The early Paleozoic accretionary tectonic regime that was established along the Laurentian margin of the Newfoundland Appalachians provided a favorable setting for shear-hosted gold minera

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    An Analytical Approach For Diagnosing and Solving Blasting Complaints

    By Douglas Rudenko

    Have you ever had a neighbor complain about a blast one day, but says the next day’s blast was better, even though the Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) increased? How about neighbors that complain about a

    Jan 1, 2000

  • DFI
    Overview Of Earth Retaining Systems And Their Selection

    By Raymond J. Castelli

    The paper provides a general overview of the numerous types of earth retaining systems currently available, and organizes these various systems by several classification methods. These classifications

    Jan 1, 2003

  • NIOSH
    OFR-93-83 Cable Fault Locator Research

    By C. A. Cole

    This work consists of research in cable fault location and the construction of four field-test units based on the research. Swept-frequency sounding of mine cables with RF signals has been the techniq

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME
    Selective Uranium Oxidation During In Situ Leaching

    By T. Y. Yan

    O2, NaCl03, H202, NaOCI and Ce+4 have been examined as oxidants in an alkaline carbonate system for uranium in situ leaching. The South Texas and New Mexico ores contained up to 2.6 meq/g of reducing

    Jan 1, 1993

  • SME
    Slurry TBM Tunnel In Rock, The Modified Detroit River Outfall No. 2

    By William H. Hansmire

    The Modified Detroit River Outfall No. 2 (MOD DRO-2) will discharge treated wastewater to the Detroit River. Construction of a 6.4-m-diameter, 1.9-km-long tunnel was halted in 2003 by flooding during

  • NIOSH
    IC 6326 Some Notes On Underground Transportation In Metal Mines ? Introduction

    By C. F. Jackson

    This paper has been prepared as a progress report in connection with the series of articles on mining methods and costs which are being published by the U. S. Bureau of Mines in the form of informatio

    Jan 1, 1930

  • ISEE
    The Odd Challenges of Backcountry Trail Blasting

    By Ed Billington, Mike Shields

    The trail blaster is faced with a wide range of workrelated challenges, not the least being the work setting itself. It is usually remote, being anywhere from 5 to 30 or more miles (8 to 50 km) from a

    Jan 1, 2004

  • DFI
    Dynamic Analysis Of Follower Driven Piles For The Venice Flood Gate Project

    By Frank Rausche

    Without doubt, driven piles are the most economical deep foundation element for a nearshore environment, providing for high bearing capacities and stiffness, quick installation times, assured quality

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    The Geology and Mineralisation of the Ladolam Gold Deposit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea

    By Ware AR, Doyle BJ, Hoogvliet H

    The Ladolam deposit lies within the altered volcanic rocks of the caldera floor, part of which now forms Luise Harbour. It was discovered in 1982 in the course of a reconnaissance drainage sedimen

    Jan 1, 1991

  • DFI
    I-880 Replacement Project (Cypress Freeway) Large Diameter Driven Pipe Pile Foundations Test Program And Construction Test Pile Program - Indicator Pile Test Program - Field Work

    By Darrell L. Beddard

    Pile driving started October 29, 1993 and was completed on January 27, 1994. Field work included driving piling from ground surface at one site and at or near proposed footing elevations for the remai

    Jan 1, 1996