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  • CIM
    New Locked Charge Protection System Prevents Damage To 14mw Geared Mill

    By H De Beer

    The 14MW SAG mill at Tarkwa, Ghana, experienced a frozen drop charge incident on 10 February 2010. This caused downtime of 112 hours, a repair cost of $200k and production loss of 162,000 tons, corres

    Nov 1, 2011

  • CIM
    New Locked Charge Protection System Prevents Damage to 14MW Geared Mill (7b868bde-460b-4446-94f2-2b070ebb2f1b)

    By P. van Zyl, M. Lombaard

    The 14MW SAG mill at Tarkwa, Ghana, experienced a frozen drop charge incident on 10 February 2010. This caused downtime of 112 hours, a repair cost of $200k and production loss of 162,000 tons, corres

    Jan 1, 2012

  • CIM
    3D Numerical Modeling of the Production of Al-Mg-Sc-Zr Alloy Strips using the Horizontal Single Belt Casting (HSBC) Process

    By M. Isac, R. I. L. Guthrie, S. Ge

    The Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloys have shown exceptional potential as structural materials for transportation applications. These alloys have proved to be good candidates to be processed as thin strips via the H

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    The audiometric testing program at Inco Metals Company, Ontario Division

    By L. J. Visentin, J. G. Rickaby

    "Audiometric testing is a key element in hearing conservation in the mining environment. This paper gives the history of the audiometric testing program carried out by Inco Metals Company, including t

    Jan 1, 1982

  • CIM
    A Review of Copper Electrorefining Operating Data - 1987 To 2013

    By Michael S. Moats, Shijie Wang, Timothy Robinson

    In 1987, John Schloen published a survey and analysis of copper electrorefining tank room data. Following this paper, a series of copper electrorefining surveys have been conducted and presented at ea

    Jan 1, 2014

  • CIM
    The Polaris Mine

    By P. G. Keohane, J. S. Drake

    "Cominco's Polaris Mine is a lead-zinc underground operation that began commercial production in early 1982. The mine site is located on Little Cornwallis Island in the Canadian Arctic at a latit

    Jan 1, 1985

  • CIM
    Development of a radiotracer technique to evaluate gold recovery by gravity concentrators

    By P. O. Rag, Daniel E. Walsh

    "Gravity concentrators are evaluated either in closed or open circuit. The process developed by MIRL employs the use of neutron activated gold (/98Au) and radiation detection circuits which monitor th

    Jan 1, 1986

  • CIM
    A data acquisition system for geotechnical instrumentation and design

    By E. M. De Souza

    "The mining industry has developed a strong need for monitoring underground openings since bulk mining, used for increased productivity, has become the dominant mining method industry wide. The large

    Jan 1, 1992

  • CIM
    Molybdenite Behaviour in the Flotation Process of Assarel Concentrator

    By N. Kolev, M. Poibrenski, I. Nishkov

    "The following paper examines the flotation of copper porphyry ores in Assarel concentrator with focus on the reasons for low molybdenum recovery in the final copper concentrate. The copper-porphyry o

    Jan 1, 2016

  • CIM
    Target-definition of Kuroko-type deposits in Abitibi by discriminant analysis of geochemical data

    By D. Marotte, M. David

    "A new exploration procedure is proposed for volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits of the Abitibi belt. ""Samples"" of acidic volcanic rocks (Si02 > 60%) were compiled from the literature. From the 5

    Jan 1, 1981

  • CIM
    Corrosion in the mining industry

    By V. S. Sastri, G. R. Doey, R. W. Revie

    "Different forms of corrosion, the various corrosive environments encountered, the mining equipment subject to corrosion and the methods to control corrosion in the mining industry are briefly reviewe

    Jan 1, 1994

  • CIM
    Composite Materials in Aircraft Applications

    By Eugene Sun, Qiang Xu

    This presentation will review current applications of composite materials in aircraft design and discuss the challenges involved in maximizing the potential of the composites in aircraft applications.

    Jan 1, 2010

  • CIM
    The Process Mineralogy of Precious Metals in Laronde Flotation Products and Its Effect on Process Optimization

    By P. -A. Bosse, J. Robitaille, P. Blatter

    The LaRonde ore is a Cu-Zn-Pb ore with gold (3-4 g/t) and silver (60-100 g/t). The precious metals are recovered with copper concentrate, zinc concentrate and cyanidation of zinc tails via Merrill Cro

    Jan 1, 2005

  • CIM
    Red Chris Project British Columbia s First Cu Au Columbia?s - Porphyry Mine in 10 Years

    Red Chris Project Project Status ? Tahltan, Iskut First Nations MOU ? Bankable Feasibility Study ? BC Environmental Assessment Certificate ? CEAA (Federal Environmental) ? EPCM contracts LOI?

    May 1, 2006

  • CIM
    Comparison of laboratory and field abrasive wear tests

    By M. Fiset, D. Belley

    "In a country with a cold climate like Canada, the cost of replacing worn parts of snowplow equipment such as blades, is enormous. A great number of these blades, with different mechanical properties,

    Jan 1, 1988

  • CIM
    Development Through Paste and Rock Fill

    By Robert White

    ?Introduction of BMS?Paste fill generalities?Development through paste?Development through rock fill?Conclusion ?Brunswick mine is operated by Xstrata. The mine has been in operation since 1964 and p

    Feb 1, 2008

  • CIM
    Effect of Bending Angle and Punch Tip Radius on Spring-Forward in an Al-Mg-Si Alloy

    By B. MohammadSadeghi, S. Bakhshivash, M. Haghshenas, F. Rahimi

    "Spring-Back/Forward in sheet metals is defined as recovery of elastic strain upon unloading in a deformed sheet specimen. Since this phenomenon can cause alternation in the dimensions of a part, lead

    Jan 1, 2016

  • CIM
    Preliminary evaluation of the methane production potential of coal seants at Greenltills Mine, Elkford, British Columbia

    By R. Augsten, K. K. Feng, K. C. Cheng

    "Methane emission and the desorption characteristics of vertical borehole coal samples of Greenhills multiple seams in the vicinity of Elkford, British Columbia were investigated. Three vertical boreh

    Jan 1, 1984

  • CIM
    Refining of platinum-group metals

    By G. P. Demopoulos

    "The recovery and separation of platinum-group metals (PGM) from primary and secondary materials currently attracts a lot of interest due to the high value of the metals and their increasing demand fo

    Jan 1, 1989

  • CIM
    Implementation of a Hybrid Brattice to Control Dust Dispersion in Underground Coal Mine Faces

    By J. C. Kurnia

    Presence of fine dust in air causes serious health hazard for mine operators resulting in such serious problems as coal workers? pneumoconiosis and silicosis. Major sources of dust appear of course al

    Aug 1, 2013