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TBM Tunneling At The Ashlu Hydropower Project, Squamish, BC
By Serge Moalli
The Ashlu Creek Hydro-electric project, located north of Squamish, BC, at the confluence of Ashlu Creek and the Squamish River, comprises a 49 MW run-of-river project and features a 4.08 m diameter, 4
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Construction of Headrace Tunnel of Uma Oya Water Conveyance Project, Sri Lanka
By Jamal Rostami, Ataollah Rahbar
"Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project is under construction in Sri Lanka. This project involves 2 Rolled Concrete Core (RCC) Dams connected through a tunnel currently under construction by Drill a
Jan 1, 2016
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Nuclear Energy?s Future From A Uranium Producer?s Perspective
Gary R. Steele is vice president, corporate marketing with Energy Fuels Resources. As such, he knows the global uranium market. The following are some of his thoughts on uranium?s place in the globa
Jan 1, 2008
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DSI DYWI Rock Dust Enhancing Safety And Productivity In Underground Coal Mining
By J. Pinkley
DSI DYWI Rock Dust application is aiding in enhancing safety and productivity in underground coal mining. DSI DYWI Rock Dust combines wet dusting technology and polymers to allow for drying and lift
Jan 1, 2012
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Latitudinal/land-mass proximity controls on ferromanganese crust composition and resource potential, Ninetyeast Ridge, Indian Ocean
By Kira Mizell, James R. Hein, Tracy Conrad
"The Ninetyeast Ridge (NER) extends roughly N-S as a topographic feature for 5000 km, from 31° south to 10° north (Fig. 1) where it becomes buried beneath the Bengal Fan at its northern end. These two
Sep 1, 2014
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Preliminary Seismic Design Considerations for a Highway Tunnel in Coronado, California
By David Young
This paper presents tunnel design considerations for the SR75/282 Transportation Corridor Project in Coronado, California. The project is managed by the City of Coronado in cooperation with Caltrans a
Jan 1, 2008
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Reduction Mechanism Of Chromite Spinel With Carbon
By A. B. Hazar-Yoruç
Ferrochromium produced by smelting chromite ores is an important alloying component in the steel industry. Ore, coke and fluxes are mixed and reacted in an arc furnace for a smelting process of ferroc
Jan 1, 2007
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Bleeder Entry Evaluation Using Condition Mapping and Numerical Modeling
One of the most common critical areas of longwall mining in terms of ground stability are the gateroad and bleeder entries. These critical entries provide much-needed safe access for miners and allow
Jan 7, 2020
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Assessment Of Stable And Failed Pillars In Underground Limestone Mines
Pillars in underground limestone mines are required to support the overburden and provide a safe, stable working environment for mining personnel and equipment. Pillar stability was assessed by the Na
Jan 1, 2008
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Risk Management of the Canada Line Transit Tunnels ? Introduction
By Brendan Henry
The Canada Line is a 19km long automated light rapid transit system with 16 stations in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The Concession was awarded to InTransitBC to design, build, partially finance, operate, a
Jan 1, 2008
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Onsite Assembly And Hard Rock Tunneling At The Jinping-II Hydropower Station Tunnel Project
By Stephen M. Smading
The Jinping-II hydroelectric project in China features four parallel headrace tunnels approximately 18-km- (11-mile-) long. Two will be excavated by tunnel boring machines (TBM) and two by drill-and-b
Jan 1, 2009
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Introducing in January 2019... SME’s new member benefit
By None None
Life as a mining/mineral professional doesn’t leave much time for perusing 20-page technical papers. Yet, being technologically savvy is part and parcel of a successful career in this industry. What’s
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Limestone Mining – Is It Noisy Or Not? (a6f0b5ad-a610-4972-afd6-68c53ccd734c)
By D. R. Babich, E. R. Bauer
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) researchers are conducting a cross-sectional survey of equipment noise and worker noise exposures in the mining industry. Surface and und
Jan 1, 2006
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Maintenance Management: Minimizing Risk to Profitability
By Paul D. Tomlingson
Modern production equipment has been designed with greater productive capacity and higher reliability to meet the rigorous operating demands of the mining industry. These improvements have also made
Jan 1, 2005
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Making Headway: All-Tool Carriers And Attachments Are Making An Impact On Advanced Tunneling
By Peter Bigwood
Whether drilling through tough clay or breaking rock, or facing the most severe conditions including mixed face ground, perched water and running and flowing sands, working under-ground certainly come
Jan 1, 2012
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Planning and Design of the A3 Hindhead Tunnel, Surrey, United Kingdom
By Tom Ireland, Tony Rock
The proposed 1.83km long twin bore A3 Hindhead road tunnel planned for contruction in 2008 is being delivered under a Highways Agency Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract. The proposed cons
Jan 1, 2007
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A Simplified Computerized Method To Predict Maximum Subsidence And The Subsidence Profile For The Appalachian Coal Basin
By Kewal K. Kohli, Thomas Z. Jones
This paper presents a simplified computerized method for the prediction of maximum subsidence and the subsidence profile for the Appalachian Coal Basin using the Hyperbolic Function Profile Method. Se
Jan 1, 1986
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Edmonton South LRT Twin Tunnels
By Steve Skelhorn
Edmonton South LRT is the latest expansion of the Subway system in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Consisting of twin 5.8m segmental lined tunnels, 280m long, driven by a Lovat EPB machine. The key challen
Jan 1, 2005
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Actualizing Sustainable Mining: “Whole Mine, Whole Community, Whole Planet” Through ‘Industrial Ecology’ And Community-Based Strategies
By Ivan Weber
Asking the question, “What do the world’s leading corporations and cutting-edge practitioners of sustainability put forth to guide a given mine site for planning and action toward ‘sustainability’?”,
Jan 1, 2005
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Design and Risk Management Strategy for the Sound Transit Beacon Hill Station and Tunnels
By Joseph Gildner, Donald J. Phelps, Jürgen Laubbichler, Christopher Tattersall, David McAllister
The Beacon Hill Station and Tunnels portion of the Sound Transit Central Link Project consists of one mile of twin rapid transit tunnels, an underground station, portals and ancillary works constructe
Jan 1, 2005