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Check out the new MME Collections coming in 2023:
All About Metallurgy: Collection in Honor of Dr. Patrick Taylor
Geometallurgy
Ground Control in Mining II
Underground Ventilation
Application of AI and Machine Learning in Mining
More Collections coming in 2024:
Extraction of Critical Minerals and Battery Materials
Hydrometallurgy
Intelligent Mining
Energy Metal Systems of the Colorado Plateau
Sustainable Water Management in Mining
In Your MME August 2023 Issue:
Mining
Safety Initiatives in Support of Safety Culture Development: Examples from Four Mining Organisations
Erik Sundström & Magnus Nygren
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00809-y
Development and Evaluation of a UWB-Based Indoor Positioning System for Underground Mine Environments
Moritz Ziegler, Amir Ehsan Kianfar, Tobias Hartmann & Elisabeth Clausen
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00797-z
An Industry Perspective on the Current US Metal Mining Engineering Education
Li-Ting Chen, Leping Liu, Sachin Urade & Pengbo Chu
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00782-6
A Review of Current Scheduling and Design Practices in the Powder River Basin
Amy McBrayer & Andrea Brickey
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00754-w
Comparison of Fire Suppression Techniques on Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Fires
Wei Tang, Liming Yuan, Richard Thomas & John Soles
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00765-7
Using Near-Miss Events to Create Training Videos
Jennica L. Bellanca, Brendan Macdonald, Jason Navoyski, Jonathan K. Hrica, Timothy J. Orr, Brendan Demich & Cassandra L. Hoebbel
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00774-6
Utilization of Statistical Analysis to Identify Influential Slope Parameters Associated with Rockfall at Open Pit Mines
Josef Bourgeois, Sean Warren & Jorge Armstrong
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00776-4
Projectile Impact Testing of a Concrete Coal Mine Seal Rated for 120 psi
Ethan A. Steward & Kyle A. Perry
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00783-5
A Novel Method of Roadway Floor Deformation Control by Deep-Hole Directional Tension Blasting—A Case Study
Jun Yang, Qiang Fu, Yubing Gao, Changjiang Li, Xu Chang & Xing Wu
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00790-6
A New Rock Mass Cuttability Classification for Roadheaders Used in Coal Mining
Behnaz Dibavar, Sair Kahraman, Masoud Rostami & Mustafa Fener
ttps://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00788-0
Numerical Modeling and Onsite Detection Analysis of Upward Mining Feasibility of Residual Coal from Multi-Gobs in Close-Multiple Coal Seams
Yang Li, Yuqi Ren, Xinghai Lei, Nan Wang & Xiangyang Jin
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00796-0
Explosion Wave Pressure Distributions and Response Characteristics of Mine Seal Under the Complex Roadway Pattern
Jianwei Cheng, Zhiyuan Ma, Zui Wang, Gao Ke, Junhong Si, Yi Qin & Xincheng Hu
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00807-0
Investigations on the Influence of Applied Thrust on Rock Penetration Rate by a Raise Boring Machine Using Numerical Simulation and Experimental Trials
Ashish Kumar Vishwakarma, V. M. S. R. Murthy, Vivek Kumar Himanshu, Amar Prakash & Sufal Mehrotra
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00779-1
Influence of material composition on post-failure behavior of overburden dumps in opencast coal mines
Anup Tiwari, Bibhuti Bhusan Mandal & Khanindra Pathak
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00773-7
An Empirical Model for Accurate Prediction of Yield Stress by Slump Flow Based on a Mini-cylindrical Mold
Minjie Zhang, Aixiang Wu, Yiming Wang & Zhuen Ruan
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00762-w
Prediction Model for Safe Width of Rock Mass Preventing Water Inrush from Fault in Excavation Roadway and Influencing Factors Analysis: a Case Study of the Xintian Coal Mine
Bo Li, Zijie Liu, Qiang Wu, Jie Long, Pu Liu & Menghua Li
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00806-1
Overburden Stress Arch Elevation Effect Induced by Roof Cutting and Destress Technique in Coal Mine Longwall Panel and Its Control Mechanism to Entry Surrounding Rock
Jinzhao Liu, Dongyin Li, Xiangjun Chen, Shen Wang, Haitao Wang & Yongjia Xu
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00798-y
Exploration
Rapidly Searching for Carbonatite-Related REE Mineralized Systems Using Biotite and Barite Mineral Chemistry: an Economical REE Exploration Program
Xiaochao Shu, Rui Tao, Fanwei Meng & Kun Wang
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00792-4
Mineral and Metallurgical Processing
Reliability of the Non-linear Modeling in Predicting the Size Distribution of the Grinding Products Under Different Operating Conditions
Evangelos Petrakis, Emmanouil Varouchakis & Konstantinos Komnitsas
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00793-3
Kinetic Study of Lithium Leaching from Sidoarjo Mud Using Sulfuric Acid
Anisa Maulidia, Vincent Sutresno Hadi Sujoto, Dewa Putu Agus Sudarmaja, Januarti Jaya Eka Putri, Siti Nurul Aisyiyah Jenie, Widi Astuti, Yayat Iman Supriyatna, I Wayan Warmada, Sutijan, Ferian Anggara & Himawan Tri Bayu Murti Petrus
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00812-3
Study on the Tribocharging Properties of CaCO3 particles in a Cyclone Tribocharger
Su Meixuan, Wang Zhiqiang, Wang Jinjun, Li Shaokang, Yang Song & Li Guofeng
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00780-8
Indium Electrowinning from Sulfate Solutions: the Influence of Cathodic Support on the Process Effectiveness
E. Ciro, A. Dell’Era & C. Lupi
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00789-z
Contribution of Mechanical Activation for Obtaining Potassium Chloride from Microcline
Bahaa Alyosif, Turan Uysal, Muhammet Kürşat Aydemir & Murat Erdemoğlu
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00785-3
A Fuzzy Control Method Based on Rule Extraction for Zinc Leaching Process of Zinc Hydrometallurgy
Hongqiu Zhu, Yi Shang, Junbo Du, Can Zhou & Xuebin Liu
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00771-9
Aluminum Recovery by Acid Leaching of Variously Enriched Pyrophyllite Ore: Effects of Pre-treatment Methods for Activation
Ramazan Aydoğmuş, Murat Erdemoğlu & Turan Uysal
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00794-2
Synthesis of TiO2 from the Low-Grade Ilmenite Using the Mechanical Activation and Reductive Pressure Leaching in Low-Concentration H2SO4
Shaik Saida, Banty Kumar, G. G. Roy, Sanchita Chakravarty & T. K. Kundu
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00795-1
Separation of Iron and Zinc Values from Blast Furnace Dust Adopting Reduction Roasting-Magnetic Separation Method by Sawdust Pyrolysis
Ben Wang, Yali Feng, Haoran Li, Jinrong Ju & Yi Yang
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00803-4
Correlation Between the Mineralogical Properties and Oxidation Rate of Different Minerogenetic Pyrites: a Reflection on Floatability
Wenting Duan, Yi Wang, Feng Rao, Wenyuan Liu, Yuankun Yang & Rongdong Deng
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00811-4
Numerical Simulation Study on the Capture and Recovery of Rare Earth Mineral Particles in Bayan Obo Ore in a Superconducting Magnetic Field
Peng Xu, Zengwu Zhao, Qingwei Bai, Xinyang Liu, Jieliang Wang & Xiao Lei
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00808-z
Special Focus Section - Collection on Mine Ventilation Innovations (continued)
Identifying the Location and Size of an Underground Mine Fire with Simulated Ventilation Data and Random Forest Model
Yuting Xue, Davood Bahrami & Lihong Zhou
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00800-7
A Numerical Investigation on Utilizing Jacket Water Waste Heat of Power Generation Units in Remote Mines
Hosein Kalantari, Durjoy Baidya & Seyed Ali Ghoreishi-Madiseh
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-023-00801-6