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Factors Affecting the Dissolution of Gold from Refractory Flotation Tailings
By H. U. Ross
"INTRODUCTION Extensive studies have been carried on pure gold to determine the various factors that affect its dissolution in alkaline cyanide solutions. With the extension of milling to refractory o
Jan 1, 1973
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The Role of Copper Ions in Sphalerite - Pyrite Flotation Selectivity
By T. K. Dichmann, J. A. Finch
"Microflotation, laboratory batch, and in-plant minicell continuous tests were conducted to determine if copper ions not only activate sphalerite but also depress pyrite when the minerals are together
Jan 1, 2000
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Why Mining Firms Care: Determining Corporate Rationales for Negotiating Impact and Benefit Agreements
By Dianne M. Lapierre
Mining firms in Canada are increasingly incorporating the social and environmental interests of their stakeholders into their projects in an effort to become more sustainable. Such initiatives have in
May 1, 2008
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Closed-Circuit Grinding with Vibrating Screens
By Terry A. Kirk
"This paper describes Derrick High Frequency Vibrating Screens and their process performance in grinding circuit applications. The benefits of screen sizing in closed circuit grinding are illustrated
Jan 1, 1984
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High precision shovel GPS (4f4c9d38-4aa1-4e72-ad20-70b16ea72848)
By L. M. Gould
"Syncrude Canada operates the largest oil sands crude oil production facility in the world and produces over 13% of Canada’s total oil requirements. To achieve this, Syncrude mines the oil sands in op
Jan 1, 2002
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LNG Fuelling for Mine Trucks
By Brad E. Melanson
Because mine haul trucks consume considerable quantities of fuel, they are ideal candidates for the adoption of cleaner and cheaper fuels like natural gas. Impressive fuel cost savings will be realize
May 1, 2006
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Developing Breakthrough Solutions to Complex Metallurgical Problems
By B. K. Gorain
"Mining of low grade deposits along with the necessity to design and operate process plants requiring high throughputs presents unique metallurgical environmental and sustainability challenges that ne
Jan 1, 2015
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Post-Early Cretaceous Mississippi Valley-type Zn-Pb Mineralization in the Bongara Area, Northern Peru: Fluid Evolution and Paleo Flow from Fluid Inclusion Evidence
By N. I. Basuki, E. T. C. Spooner
"The Bongara area, northern Peru, contains Zn-Pb mineralization with characteristics typical of Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) systems. The northwest-southeast-trending late Triassic-Jurassic car¬bonat
Jan 1, 2009
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Evaluation of the Quebec Cartier Mining Pelletizing Plant Grinding Mill Efficiency as a Function of Mill Speed
By Caroline B. Chapleau, Mélanie Proulx, Claude Bazin, Gaétan Lavoie
"Quebec Cartier Mining operates a pelletizing plant in Port-Cartier, QC. Grinding, agglomeration and pellets induration are the three main steps in the preparation of iron oxide pellets. In 1998, foll
Jan 1, 2000
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Effect of Oil Sand Mining Operations on Haul Truck Dump Body Design
By David Whalen
Mobile equipment in oil sand mining operations experience more maintenance problems than similar equipment in other surface mines, due to soft underfoot conditions. Oil sand properties are known to va
May 1, 2003
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Rare Earth and Thorium Recovery in Canada
By John R. Goode
"The year 2011 witnessed a major surge in rare earth prices as China, supplier of +95% of the world’s rare earths, reduced export quotas and increased export taxes and duties. In response, companies a
Jan 1, 2012
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Arctic Resource Development Challenges for Environmental Approvals
By Nick Poushinsky
OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION ?Stantec?s Northern Presence ?Challenges for Northern Development ?Environmental Approval Challenges ?History/Expectations ?Baseline Data ?Consultation ?Regulatory Pr
May 1, 2009
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Supervisory Training and Management Development at the Iron Ore Company of Canada
By P. Hickey
"The object of this paper is to describe how the Iron Ore Company of Canada develops its management personnel. It will elaborate on the practical application of Supervisory Training and Management Dev
Jan 1, 1983
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Mine-Mill Waste Water Treatment at Brunswick Mining
By D. M. Fraser
"Brunswick Mining and Smelting Corporation Limited operates two mines; one open pit (No. 6) and one underground (No. 12), approximately 20 miles south-west of Bathurst, New Brunswick. Both are massive
Jan 1, 1980
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UNIMAX SD100 Depressant - A Cyanide Replacement
By T. Schmidt, J. Merza
"This study considers two lead/zinc/silver orebodies which have historically had a problem with pyrite, pyrrhotite and sphalerite contamination in the lead circuit. The problem was previously addresse
Jan 1, 1992
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Purification of solid from secondary aluminum smelting dross
By J. C. Escobedo, J. M. Almanza, A. Flores, Cortés. D. A.
Secondary aluminum dross, which has been exposed for several years to atmospheric conditions, was characterized using chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction, optical and scanning electronic microscopy,
Jan 1, 2005
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Process Scale-up For Uranium, Mercury And Cesium Recovery From Surrogate Radioactive Cemented Waste
By A. Demers, M. Chapman, N. Reynier, R. Lastra, M. Courchesne, C. Laviolette
Historic medical isotope production at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) in Chalk River involved the dissolution of irradiated isotope targets prior to extraction of Mo-99. This process generated li
Jan 1, 2020
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The Gold Gravity Recovery Effort - A New Concept in the Design and Optimization of Recovery Circuits
By Z. Xiao, A. R. Laplante
"The recovery of gold by gravity from grinding circuits differs from virtually all other gravity recovery approaches in that stage (or unit) recoveries are low, typically 1 to 5%, but overall recoveri
Jan 1, 2001
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Flotation Control Based on Froth Textural Characteristics
By Patrick Pelletier, Pierre-Alexandre Bossé, Julie Fournier, Gianni Bartolacci, Jayson Tessier, Ahmed Bouajila, Carl Duchesne
"This paper summarizes research into the study of the control of flotation processes based on froth images. The use of numerical image analysis techniques for the extraction of significant patterns (f
Jan 1, 2005
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Experience with a Lamella Thickener at the Beaverlodge Operation of Eldorado Nuclear Limited
By R. Bruce Ferguson
"IntroductionThe Beaverlodge Operation of Eldorado Nuclear Limited is a uranium property located near the north shore of Lake Athabasca about 7 miles from Uranium City, Saskatchewan.The mill is a 2000
Jan 1, 1975