To meet these uranium demands, larger, lower grade, and refractory ore bodies will need to be exploited. The utilization of these ores will require the
As part of its mission to effect pollution abatement in mineral processing, we entered into a cooperative research project with 10 Florida phosphate mining companies. The
Increasing usage of aluminum and competition for foreign reserves of bauxite have created a renewed interest in the development of domestic aluminum resources. Investigations were
World demand and production of diamonds both for gem and industrial purposes has increased nearly five-fold during the past 25 years. Improved mining and recovery
The production of gold bullion from gravity or flotation concentrates is often an important economic consideration for an isolated gold mining operation. It is assumed
COARSE FLOTATION OFFERS IMPORTANT SAVINGS THROUGH REDUCED OPERATING COSTS Grinding cost varies greatly depending upon the size reduction required. For example, it takes approximately 50%
The handling of large quantities of gold-bearing gravels is of utmost importance for most successful placer operations. In addition to providing efficient washing and recovery
CHUTE SAMPLER FINDS WIDE APPLICATION ON DRY MATERIALS Many installations are confronted with sampler arrangements where the material is handled in chutes and installation of
Zinc Electrolysis was studied to help maintain an adequate domestic minerals base, the Bureau of Mines is investigating an aqueous chlorine-oxygen leaching procedure to produce
Demand for pressure vessel steels for use in power generation and energy transport applications is increasing in the United States. Coupled with the increased demand