Mining Engineering back issues from November 2007:
Mining Law reform initiative gets third hearing
Nov 01, 2007; ... "Given how hard it is find minerals in the first place, it is clear that reforming the Mining Law will be complex," said Sen. Pete Domenici, (R-NM). The House Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee held its third hearing in October on H.R.-2262.The Mining Law reform bill was ...
The mining life
Nov 01, 2007; ... The tuxedoed waiter deftly placed the plate square in front of me. "Gracias." I've eaten lots of tamales and my share of foie gras, but never on the same plate. That is a combination that I would not expect to find in any square mile, much less in one restaurant, even less on one plate. The ...
Yamana Gold and Meridian reach agreement
Nov 01, 2007; ... Yamana Gold boosted its offer to C$7 per share and won approval from Meridian Gold's board of directors to finalize the takeover. Under the terms of the revised offer, Meridian's shareholders will receive C$7 in cash plus 2.235 Yamana common shares for each Meridian common share tendered ...
Mine safety research funding gets $13 million in new bill
Nov 01, 2007; ... The amendment extends an existing 50-cent per gallon fuel excise tax credit for coal-to-liquid fuel until 2010. The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved an amendment offered by Senators Jim Bunning (R-KY) and John Rockefeller (D-WV) that extends until 2010 a critical alternative ...
Newmont Mining to acquire Miramar in $1.53 billion deal
Nov 01, 2007; ... MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Newmont Mining will acquire Miramar Mining for $1.53 billion. The deal will give Denver, CO-based Newmont a 100 percent stake in Miramar's Hope Bay project. The Hope Bay project is about 161 km (100 miles) north of the Arctic Circle. The largely ...
THE DRIFT OF THINGS
Nov 01, 2007; ... * Methods for mineral commodity data gathering need help * Professional engineers urged to complete PAKS survey The Minerals Information Team (MIT) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) may be one of the most underappreciated programs in the federal government. It is certainly one ...
Technology and preventative measures are strengthening mine safety
Nov 01, 2007; ... Several provisions of legislation pending before the committee, the S-MINER Act, are unnecessary and possibly even counterproductive. National Mining Association (NMA) vice president for Safety and Health Bruce Watzman gave testimony at separate hearings held by the Senate Health, ...
Coeur announces high-grade results at its Cerro Bayo Mine
Nov 01, 2007; ... GOLD/SILVER Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. announced updated exploration results at its Cerro Bayo Mine in Chile, where the accelerated drilling program on the company's large land holdings has continued to return consistently high-grade silver and gold intercepts close to the mine's ...
BHP Billiton upgrades Olympic Dam ore resource
Nov 01, 2007; ... URANIUM Global mining giant BHP Billiton upgraded the size of its total ore resource at the giant Australian Olympic Dam uranium, copper and gold mine by 75 percent to 7.7 Gt (8.5 billion st). After recent drilling to further define the size of the Olympic Dam orebody, BHP nearly ...
Barrick offers $10 million for key to unlocking silver deposit
Nov 01, 2007; ... SILVER Barrick Gold Corp. challenged scientists worldwide, offering US$10 million to anyone who can unlock the silver from the ore at its Veladero gold mine in Argentina. Barrick's Unlock the Value program invites scientists, engineers and other inventors to solve a scientific ...
Peregrine Diamonds says it might have next big diamond mine in Northwest Territories
Nov 01, 2007; ... DIAMONDS Peregrine Diamonds, a small Vancouver-based exploration company, said it might have found the north's next diamond mine on the Barrens of the Northwest Territories. The company reported finding diamonds in a deposit area it is exploring in the Lac de Gras region, about ...
Cleanup of Leadville held up by review
Nov 01, 2007; ... ENVIRONMENT Leadville, CO, home to Climax molybdenum mine and the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, will not be removed from the list of the nation's most polluted sites until local officials enact permanent land-use restrictions and other safeguards to prevent exposure to heavy ...
Uranium One submits application for Moore Ranch project in Wyoming
Nov 01, 2007; ... Uranium One announced that it has submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in the United States to construct and operate an in situ uranium recovery facility at the Moore Ranch project located in Campbell County, WY. This is the first application for a new uranium ...
Environmental Protection Agency pulls approval of Red Dog water permit
Nov 01, 2007; ... ENVIRONMENT Alaska's largest mine is pursuing an expansion that could keep the economy of northwest Alaska buzzing for two more decades. However, the project is facing more hurdles than Teck Cominco, the mine's operator, expected. Federal regulators withdrew their approval of Red ...
China loans $5 billion to Democratic Republic of Congo for mining development
Nov 01, 2007; ... CHINA China has signed its largest single deal in Africa with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): a $5-billion loan to develop infrastructure, mining, bioenergy, forestry and agriculture. Infrastructure Minister Pierre Lumbi said the money will be spent on building roads, railroads, ...
Study says government should increase mineral information gathering
Nov 01, 2007; ... MINERALS The National Academies of Science (NAS) released a pre-publication version of a study focused on the link between the supply of critical minerals and the health of the U.S. economy. This study concluded that the federal government must increase its mineral information gathering ...
UC Rusal to invest $11 billion to increase metal output
Nov 01, 2007; ... ALUMINUM United Company Rusal wants to retain its position as the world's largest primary aluminum producer with the help of an $11 billion investment program that will boost output of the metal 65 percent by 2013. The Russian company, which will also raise alumina output 50 ...
Peabody's Lee Ranch wins New Mexico safety award
Nov 01, 2007; ... Peabody Energy's Lee Ranch Mine has earned a Safe Operator of the Year Award from the New Mexico State Mine Inspector for achieving zero reportable incidents in 2006. Lee Ranch has been recognized by the state as the safest mine in New Mexico for the past two years. The mine is operated by ...
2006 Sentinels of Safety Awards given
Nov 01, 2007; ... SAFETY AWARDS Of the 83 percent of U.S. mines that operated throughout 2006 without a single lost-time injury, 19 won recognition from the U.S. Department of Labor for outstanding achievement in mine safety during 2006. The annual "Sentinels of Safety Awards," co-sponsored by the ...
NEW BRIEFS
Nov 01, 2007; ... Niblack Mining, of Vancouver, has begun portal construction and tunneling at its Niblack VMS copper-zinc-gold-silver project in southeast Alaska. The underground program includes 1,800 m (5,900 ft) of ramp development for drilling. The areas beneath the goldrich base metal Lookout zone, the ...
Design, construction and startup of the Ilo smelter modernization project
Nov 01, 2007; ... Southern Copper Corp. (SCC) is one of the world's largest copper companies. It finished the modernization of the Ilo copper smelter. A single Isasmelt furnace started smelting 1.1 Mt/a (1.2 million stpy) of concentrate at the end of 2006. Three existing Pierce Smith converters were upgraded plus ...
Smaller coal operators could be hurt by new regulations
Nov 01, 2007; ... Editor's note: This is the second part of a two-part series on mine safety in U.S. underground mines. Part one (ME, October, pp. 33-38) included interviews with Richard Stickler, director of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, and Tony Bumbico, vice president for safety with Arch ...
National Commission on Energy Policy solicits ideas about the future of coal
Nov 01, 2007; ... As part of its study on the challenges for expanded coal production in the United States, the National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of top energy experts from industry, government, labor, academia, and environmental and consumer groups, began conducting scoping meetings to ...
Sustainable development drives SKF into its second century
Nov 01, 2007; ... On Sept. 11, SKF USA, hosted its annual Technical Press Day Conference addressing, among other things, sustainable development. It has been reported that the term sustainable development first appeared in 1980. In 1987, the Brundtland Commission - formally, the World Commission on ...
Bulk handling system keeps explosives plant clean
Nov 01, 2007; ... Minnesota Explosives Co. manufactures bulk explosives that are used to blast taconite rock into small pieces, the first step in recovering iron ore. To produce the explosive compounds, sodium nitrate, which is a granular solid material, is added to a hightemperature, corrosive solution of ...
Mining Foundation of the Southwest honors its 2007 inductees
Nov 01, 2007; ... The 25th Annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Banquet sponsored by the Mining Foundation of the Southwest will be held at the Marriott University Park hotel, Tucson, AZ, on Saturday, Dec. 1,2007. The Mining Foundation of the Southwest is a nonprofit organization whose objectives ...
Metso Minerals fills orders in South Africa, Ukraine, Chile and Montenegro
Nov 01, 2007; ... Metso Minerals will supply grinding equipment to Platmin Ltd.'s Pilanesberg platinum mine in South Africa. The delivery will be completed during the first quarter of 2009. The value of the order is approximately E$15 million. The order comprises four ball mills, which will be organized ...
Methods for determining roof fall risk in underground mines
Nov 01, 2007; ... Abstract Reducing the number of roof fall injuries is a goal of the NIOSH mine safety research program. Central to this effort is the development of assessment techniques to help identify the nature of the risks associated with working under potentially hazardous roof conditions. This ...
Ergonomic interventions at Vulcan Materials Company
Nov 01, 2007; ... Abstract Although many mining companies apply ergonomic principles, it is usually done either informally and/or reactively. An example of an informal approach is replacing worn equipment (such as seats) with models that have ergonomic features. Another example is modifying a task to ...
Measurement method for determining absorption coefficients for underground mines
Nov 01, 2007; ... Abstract Previous studies conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have shown that approximately 90 percent of coal miners and 49 percent of metal/nonmetal miners had a hearing impairment by age 50 (Franks, 1997). Mine workers are exposed to ...
Register of Australian Mining 2007/08
Nov 01, 2007; ... Resource Information Unit, P.O. Box 1533, Subiaco, Western Australia 6904, phone 08-9382-3955, fax 08-9388-1025, e-mail subscriptions@ riu.au, Web site www.riu.com.au, had cover, A$429, CD-ROM with book A$770. The annual Register of Australian Mining, is commonly referred to as the ...
Analyzing the Major Mines of the World
Nov 01, 2007; ... 2007, Research and Markets, Guinness Center, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8, Ireland, fax 646-607-1907 (US), 3531-6849977 (rest of world) e-mail amy.cole@researchandmar-kets.com, Web site, www.research-andmarkets.com, electronic and hard copy, E$2,675 - The mining industry has been key to the ...
Canadian Metals and Mining Industry
Nov 01, 2007; ... 2007, Research and Markets, Guinness Center, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8, Ireland, fax 646-607-1907 (US), 3531-6849977 (rest of world), e-mail amy.cole@researchandmar-kets.com, Web site, www.research-andmarkets.com, electronic and hard copy, E$696 - The Canadian metals and mining industry includes ...
NEW PRODUCTS
Nov 01, 2007; ... Superior introduces Class CEMA F idlers Superior Industries, a Morris, MN based manufacturer of conveyor systems and components, introduced its CEMA F idler line as a solution to extreme material capacities and material size in the bulk material handling industry. Superior's engineered ...
Professional engineers: please take the new exam survey
Nov 01, 2007; ... PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS EXAM COMMITTEE The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) requires that the licensure examinations for professional engineers be periodically reviewed and updated. NCEES has asked SME to prepare a new Professional Activities and ...
SME Board of Directors approves action items
Nov 01, 2007; ... SME BOARD OF DIRECTORS The SME Board of Directors held its midyear meeting in New Orleans, LA Sept. 28-30, 2007. The action items approved by the board at that meeting are listed below. * The board approved that the SME Foundation will manage fundraising for SME's ABET program ...
SME unveils Potter scholarship in economic geology
Nov 01, 2007; ... SCHOLARSHIPS Steven C. Potter was a well-respected, well-liked and highly successful economic geologist. He spent his entire career in pursuit of discoveries, largely across North and South America, for companies such as Ranchers Development, Homestake, Bear Creek Mining, Kennecott ...
NEW MEMBERS
Nov 01, 2007; ... Reynolds Y. Anim, Abidjan, Cote D'Iviore John A. Arnold, Butte. MT Albert N. Arrey, Vancouver, BC, Canada Charles I. Ayewa, Socorro, NM Joseph W. Bainbridge, Carbondale, IL Gregory S. Baker, Golden, CO Kai Bartram, Wedel. Germany Britt A ....
YLC shows the way to attract young professionals to the minerals industry
Nov 01, 2007; ... YOUNG LEADERS COMMITTEE Labor shortages in the mining industry are a fact of life. Companies are facing the challenge of attracting and retaining talented young engineers and professionals. The Young Leaders Committee (YLC) is comprised of dynamic individuals who serve to enhance the ...
OBITUARIES: C. HERBERT REYNOLDS
Nov 01, 2007; ... In memoriam by Barbara Reynolds Smith C. Herbert Reynolds died on Sept. 22, 2007 in Bend, OR. He was 89. Reynolds was born in Indianola, NE on Jan. 15, 1918. Following the death of his mother in 1927, his father moved the family to Lyman, NE to be closer to their maternal ...
PERSONAL NEWS
Nov 01, 2007; ... MARTIN W. CHENOWETH, P.E. (SME) has joined the staff of Agapito Associates as an associate in its Grand Junction, CO office. Chenoweth holds a B.S. degree in mining engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He has more than 25 years of experience in civil construction and mining operations, ...