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Simplified Cost Models For Prefeasibility Mineral Evaluations. U.S. Bureau Of Mines Information Circular 9298, 35, Thomas W. Camm Jan 1991

Simplified Cost Models For Prefeasibility Mineral Evaluations. U.S. Bureau Of Mines Information Circular 9298, 35, Thomas W. Camm

Mining Engineering

In this U.S. Bureau of Mines report, mine and mill cost models are presented to make quick estimates of the cost to develop mineral deposits in the desert region of the Southwest United States. Regression analysis was used to generate capital and operating cost equations for each model in the form Y = AXB, where Y is the cost estimated and X is the assumed daily capacity in short tons. A and B are constants determined by the regression analysis. Each is broken down into 11 subcategories to facilitate escalation of costs for inflation and to increase their versatility in …


A Nuclear Fragmentation Energy Deposition Model, John W. Wilson, D. M. Ngo, T. N. Forgarty, W. W. Buck Jan 1991

A Nuclear Fragmentation Energy Deposition Model, John W. Wilson, D. M. Ngo, T. N. Forgarty, W. W. Buck

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A formalism for target fragment transport is presented with application to energy loss spectra in thin silicon devices. A nuclear database is recommended that agrees well with the measurements of P.J. McNulty et al. (1980) using surface barrier detectors. High-energy events observed by P.J. McNulty et al. (1981), which are not predicted by intranuclear cascade models, are well represented by this work


Subsidence Resulting From Multiple-Seam Longwall Mining In The Western United States - A Characterization Study, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Mines Jan 1991

Subsidence Resulting From Multiple-Seam Longwall Mining In The Western United States - A Characterization Study, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Mines

Mines and Mineral Resources

This report details the investigation of multiple-seam longwall subsidence conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines from 1978 to 1989. A field investigation monitored ground surface movements over four upper-seam longwall panels and six lower-seam panels. The characteristics of the subsidence occurring as a result of mining these panels are examined; in particular, the angle of draw, subsidence development, total magnitude and areal extent, and critical width are evaluated and discussed. Comparisons are also made between the characteristics of multiple-seam longwall subsidence and single-seam longwall subsidence that occurred at the same site.


Disintegration Of Wood, Marian Mazurkiewicz Jan 1991

Disintegration Of Wood, Marian Mazurkiewicz

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Disintegration of a body of organic material involving subjecting the body to liquid jet action with the energy of the liquid as it impacts on the body such as to effect disintegration of the body into particles.