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  • SME
    Mineworkers’ Perceptions of Mobile Proximity Detection Systems

    By J. Helton, J. L. Bellanca, M. McNinch, L. R. Swanson

    DISCLAIMER The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cen

    Jan 1, 2019

  • SME
    International Standards for Tailings Management - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By Charles Dumaresq

    The management of mine tailings poses a complex range of potential risks, including physical risks, such as the risk of catastrophic failure of a tailings facility and chemical risks such as the risk

    Feb 1, 2025

  • SME
    Case Study: The Glenrock, Wyoming Subsidence Control Project

    By J. J. Gusek, J. T. Gormley, V. Scovazzo

    Glenrock, WY is underlain by two abondoned coal mines. Subsidence events have been recorded over the years, with the frequency increasing in recent years. As part of Wyoming's Abondoned Wins Land

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SME
    Techniques To Understand Metal Leaching From Ore Minerals In Mine-Waste Material

    By S. F. Diehl

    Suites of monomineralic sulfide and carbonate minerals, as well as mine-waste composite samples, were analyzed using chemical and microanalytical techniques to understand behavior and bioavailability

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME
    By-Product Molybdenite Recovery In Chile Chemical Factors In The Selective Flotation Of Molybdenite

    By H. S. Castro

    The by-product molybdenite technology in Chile is reviewed. Flowsheets, reagents and some operation features for the actual six Chilean moly plants(Chuquicamata, El Teniente, El Salvador, Andina, Las

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Loblolly Pine Seedling Response To Overburden Types And Management Practices

    By R. W. Draves

    Planning and testing in advance of the mining operation are essential. This advance work can involve physical and chemical analysis of overburden cores, field test plots, green- house studies or any o

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SME
    Radon Emanometry In Uranium Exploration (9f1a26f3-0c3b-4b1e-b1a8-9eea40c5bcbe)

    By W. T. Caneer

    Uranium may be in short supply due to the predicted energy needs in the coming years. As a result of this a new surge of uranium exploration is underway. The refinement of numerous exploration techniq

    Jan 1, 1974

  • SME
    Adding A Third Main Fan At The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (1999)

    By K. H. McDaniel

    The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is adding a third fan to operate in parallel with, and supplement, its two existing main fans. An engineering analysis conducted in 1995 identified the need for

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    Providing Instrument Maintenance Training - The Vendor's Viewpoint

    By Kurt Wiener

    A major process control system is in some ways like a complex organism. The extremities, (that is, field instruments) are exposed to many hazards and suffer malfunctions of relatively minor and repeti

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SME
    Mining And Processing Ca-Feldspar At The Industrial Mineral Fillers, LLC's CASPAR Mine

    By J. C. Heter

    Industrial Mineral Fillers, LLC. is in the initial stages of mining and processing Anorthosite (CASPAR TM) at its CASPAR mine located in Soledad Canyon, Los Angeles County, California The CASPAR is be

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME
    Selective Flocculation Of Fine Phosphate Materials (8c939b54-ad68-4cf0-a2e6-037610cedf74)

    By H. Sis, D. Dahlin, S. Chander, C. Summers

    Bench-scale selective-flocculation tests were conducted on samples of Florida and Western phosphate process tailings. Physical, mineralogical, and surface characteristics were determined for both typ

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME
    Hydraulic Testing For Identification Of Fluid Movement Patterns At Santa Cruz In Situ Copper Mining Research Project, Pinal County, Arizona

    By C. F. Barter, H. G. Kreis, D. S. Weber

    Before and during in situ mining at the Santa Cruz In Situ Copper Mining Research Project test site, hydraulic testing was conducted at injection and recovery test wells to characterize patterns of fl

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME
    Selenium And Arsenic Removal From Mining Wastewaters

    By Phil Pennington, D. Jack Adams

    Mining and processing of minerals, metals, and fossil fuels can release selenium and arsenic into wastewaters. Both selenium and arsenic are difficult to remove to levels that meet current drinking w

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    Terex Trucks Operate at Coal Reclamation Project

    Mine Terex articulated dump trucks are working on a large restoration project of an abandoned open cast coal site in Blacklaw, central Scotland. The project is part of the construction of a 42-turbin

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME
    The Study of Surface Paste Disposal Technique for Pb-Zn Tailings by Pilot Scale Tests

    By S. Tuylu, D. Adiguzel, A. Bascetin, H. Eker

    "Tailings can be more stable in-site where they are stored and and so the risk of conventional tailings dam accidents can be reduced by alternative methods. In recent years, surface paste disposal (SP

    Jan 1, 2018

  • SME
    Geology‑Oriented Load Estimation Approach for Underground Coal Mines (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)

    By Ihsan Berk Tulu, Haochen Zhao, Deniz Tuncay

    This paper proposes a new method to estimate the percentage of load carried by the gob in underground coal mines using a new parameter that introduces the site-specific overburden geology. The new par

    Jul 18, 2022

  • SME
    Tailings Draindown Estimates – Implementation And Considerations - SME Annual Meeting 2022

    By N. Rocco, G. Johnson

    Implementation of post-closure draindown estimates for tailings facilities are important predictive tools for reclamation planning and often influence jurisdictional bonding. Simplified estimates of d

    Mar 2, 2022

  • SME
    Implementation of an Expert System on a Semi-Autogenous Grinding Mill at BHP Robinson

    By Paul Shimizu

    BHP Robinson contracted Minnovex Technologies to implement a Comdale Expert System at their greenfields operation in Ely, Nevada. The expert system has resulted in a significant increase in tonnage. O

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Construction of Ottawa’s Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel (CSST) - RETC2021

    By Alejandro Sanz Garrote, Juergen Laubbichler, Fernando Triana Gracian, Paz Navarro Gancedo-Rodriguez, Andreas Feiersinger

    The Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel (CSST) is part of the Ottawa River Action Plan and will greatly reduce the frequency of sewage overflows into the Ottawa River during storms. The project consists of

    Jun 13, 2021

  • SME
    The Woodsmith Project—Construction of the Access Shaft at Lockwood Beck Using Innovative Blind Boring Technique - RETC2023

    By Cameron Dunn, Callum Fryer, Carmen Hu, Craig Sewell, Peter Stakne, Andrew Raine

    The Woodsmith Project is located in north-eastern England within the North York Moors National Park. The strata contains the world’s largest known high-grade Polyhalite resource of around 2.66 billion

    Jun 13, 2023