-What’s new
The Publications
Database Advanced Search has been overhauled in order to give
you even better search results. The search of almost 5000 mining-related
technical publications now includes a full-text search for about
two thirds of the papers, as well as customized sorting of the
results. You can still have your own publications added to the
Publications Database by sending an email to the librarian.
If you can’t find the information you are looking for in this
database, there is the detailed Library
Resources Guide to help you further. It outlines the process
for finding and obtaining published papers using the Internet.
There is a new article in the help
desk section of LibraryMine: Adam Johnston explains how
wikis work using his own successful MetWiki as an example.
Can India Be The Next China?-By Jeremy Platt
India is currently the world's 8th largest steel producing country - with nearly 33 million tonnes of crude steel output in 2004 - and is increasingly being talked of as the next China. With a 12 percent increase in supply in the first half of this year, Indian steel production is growing strongly. Now the government is working on plans for a massive expansion. But, unless Indian
demand also rises quickly, excess capacity will develop and put pressure on world markets.
more...
Boreline performance at one of Worlds Largest Platinum Mines-Boreline
This was no mean request. One of the largest Platinum mines in the world had to dewater an area of their mine which was flooded. They had to remove water at a rate of about 3000GPM (670m³/hr or 190l/s) and wanted to install submersible pumps to do the work. Above the shafts is the usual mine head-gear with standard lifting equipment. There were height restrictions
so installing rigid pipe was possible but difficult, cumbersome and time consuming.
more...
AppliTek introduces the eXaMiner®-By Applitek
The eXaMiner® is a purpose calibrated truly portable (handheld) XRF analyzer
for analysis of mining (ore) samples. The eXaMiner comes to you,
fully calibrated, and accompanied with a vast know-how of many
man years in - especially - mining applications...More info, see
our website, section eXaMiner®....
A New Training and Trouble-Shooting Resource for Mill Operations
The Mill Operating Resource is for people who need to understand and operate the equipment used in mineral processing. It comprises a set of highly practical courses developed from the author's 30 years experience of supervising and directing mill operations and from his own training needs. The Mill Operating Resource - 1: Ore Preparation is the first course in the set ... it covers feeders, conveyors, crushers, ore storage, grinding mills and mill safety
More...
US Bureau of Land Management Signs Up for EduMine Corporate Enrollment
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management National Training Center in Phoenix, Arizona provides training to geologists and mining engineers who evaluate mining claims and mining operations. Training covers numerous subject areas, including mine mapping, technical reports, deposit identification, resources and reserves, mine planning, milling and beneficiation, assay technology, economic evaluation, bond calculation and reclamation design. The National Training Center has signed up for corporate enrollment with
EduMine to provide access for its geologists and mining engineers to EduMine's 60 courses in mining
More...
As an update from last months satellite images we bring you images of Syncrude and Suncor's gigantic open pit mines at the Athabasca oilsands near Fort McMurray In Alberta.
CareerMine has been given a face lift, and the team of surgeons are quite pleased with the results. If you have not visited CareerMine lately now would be a good time to take a look. This week also saw the launching of the new Apply Online feature. This feature allows our readership to store their resumes in our resume database (you can do this confidentially - so that your name and contact details are not visible to others) and then use those stored resumes to apply directly for the position being advertised.
You can also edit your resume before submitting it - so that your skills and attributes better meet those being advertised.
We have a CareerMine Poll up too - its anonymous, quick and easy to fill out - and yes, we do take note of what you tell us!
Please visit our Employers of Choice - there are always new jobs going up
InfoMine is pleased to be exhibiting at EXPOSIBRAM - The Brazilian Mining Exhibition. This event is Brazil's greatest and most complete fair of mining products, technology, services and equipment.
The event will take place in Minas Gerais State, hosted by IBRAM – Brazilian Mining Institute, during the period of September 21, 22, 23 2005. For complete details click here...
Come and meet InfoMine’s Brazilian Representative, Marcia Mendonca, at booth 180, which we will be sharing with our Brazilian partner, Pimenta de Ávila Consultoria Ltda.
Also, visit www.Brasil.InfoMine.com. Our Brazilian Mining Industry Information website (in Portuguese).
InfoMine está satisfeita em fazer parte da exibição na EXPOSIBRAM - Exposição Brasileira de Mineração. Este evento é a maior e mais completa feira de produtos, tecnologia, serviços e equipamentos para a Mineração do Brasil.
O evento será realizado no estado de Minas Gerais, organizado pelo IBRAM – Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração, durante o período de 21 a 23 de Setembro de 2005. Para maiores detalhes, clique aqui...
Venha e conheça nossa representante Brasileira, Marcia Mendonca, no estande de número 180, que dividiremos com nosso parceiro Brasileiro, Pimenta de Ávila Consultoria Ltda.
Visite também, www.Brasil.InfoMine.com. nosso website de informação voltado a indústria Brasileira.
Hardheaded!
There was a mine in a small town that completely collapsed. One of the
Engineers who miraculously survived the disaster went into the local
watering hole. The bar was empty except for one lonely soul at the other
end of the bar. "Hey bartender" said the Engineer, "I'll have a beer and
pour another one for my friend down at the end there." The bartender
responded, "I'm sorry sir but that guy's a drunk and we don't serve his
kind around here."
"Well, you'd better because if it weren't for that guy, I wouldn't be
here. You remember that mine that caved in, well I was in that mine and
so was that guy. When the last of us were escaping, he held the roof of
the mine up with his head! So get him a beer and if you don't believe
me,
look at the top of his head and you'll see that it's flat from holding
the roof up." The bartender skeptically served the drunk his beer and
then came back to talk to the Engineer: "I saw the flat spot on his head
but I also couldn't help noticing the bruising under his chin. What is
that all about?" the Engineer responded: "Oh...that's where we put the
jack."
Striking the fear of God into them!
Here is a humorous story from one of our readers, Ronnie Barcelonia, which he was kind enough to submit to us;
I was working as a technical service engineer for an explosive company (Nobel Philippines In), whose job was to see that proper usage,
and application was observed in one of our client's (Atlas Mining) who happened to be the biggest mining company in the region.
My elder brother also worked there as a shift underground development superintendent and invited me to one of his graveyard shifts to help him improve his blasting efficiency through personal intervention with the drillers and blasters of his crew.
Prior to the shift instruction, his group started with a prayer, however, he observed that almost half of his men were half asleep during the meeting. He tried to catch their attention by telling a story which goes like this: God and Satan were on
their usual break time and chatting away while observing some of the underground workers having a prayer, and Satan congratulated God for having all the miners on his side. But God replied: No, not all of them go to heaven, those who are sleeping will surely go to hell.
Upon hearing this story the miners were all awakened and became alert to all the instruction that were given. After a week, my brother thanked me for my technical intervention with his group in achieving improvement in both drilling and blasting efficiency. I told him that they just don't want to go to hell!
If you have any humorous stories about mining or just want to inflict misery on our readers with jokes worse then mine, we would love to get your input. Please email the editor with the subject line marked "InfoMiner Jokes".
Wouldn't it be cool to have hot-keys for your favorite web pages on your desktop? For instance, if you type Ctrl+Shift+G it would bring up Google while Ctrl+Shift+W would bring up Worldstart.
Well, by combining a few simple techniques in Windows XP you
can. First, go to the web page that you want a shortcut for and
put it on your desktop by right-clicking a blank area of the page
and selecting "Create Shortcut".More...
|
 |
Here's a sample of the information on "Sulphur" available on InfoMine.
This is just an example of how our search provides excellent and pertinent results for any topic you wish to explore.
Why not try your own favorite topic now? |
This article is copyrighted by and all rights reside with the author Peter Budgell
Diamond symbolizes wealth, durability, status, and quality. Composed
from a crystalline form of carbon, it is one of the more known
and useful of more than 3,000 known minerals. Diamonds are used
in jewelry and a variety of industrial applications. Most diamonds
are mined from volcanic pipes, where they have been deposited
by deep-origin volcanoes drawing material from over 90 miles (150
km) deep within the Earth, where the pressure and temperature
is suitable for diamond formation. About 130 million carats (26,000
kg) of diamonds are mined annually, with a total value of nearly
US$9 billion. In addition, nearly four times that mass is artificially
produced as synthetic diamond.
 Although
most renowned for their aesthetic value, gem grade diamonds accounting
for 30 million carats of annual global production, diamonds are
more widely used for industrial purposes. Roughly 80% of the diamonds
mined each year, 100 million carats, are used in industry embedded
in drill tips or saw blades, or ground into a powder for use in
grinding and polishing applications. Specialized applications
include use in laboratories as containment for high pressure experiments,
high-performance bearings, and limited use in specialized windows.
In addition to the naturally occuring diamonds used in industry,
synthetically produced diamonds account for an additional 400
million carats.
 Formed
deep underground in the earth's mantle, diamonds make their way
to the surface within explosive volcanic eruptions which pass
through regions of the earth's mantle and lower crust containing
diamonds. These small but violent volcanoes leave behind a carrot-shaped
"pipe" filled with volcanic rock, mantle fragments, and some embedded
diamonds. The rock is called kimberlite after the city of Kimberley,
South Africa, where the pipes were first discovered in the 1870s.
Kimberlites are normally found in the oldest parts of continents,
called cratons, greater than 1.5 billion years old. The surface
expression of kimberlite pipes differs depending on where in the
world you are looking for them. In northern Canada for example,
they are often found under lakes which form as ground and rain
water fill depressions left from the erosion of the surface of
the pipe.
Diamonds are mined in 25 countries around the world with the
majority of production coming from South Africa, the Congo and
Australia. Diamond mining and exploration is also taking place
on increasing levels in Canada, Siberia and Brazil.
|
