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Mathur, S. R. Titley, W. J. Schlitt, M. Wilson </td> <td> January </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Development of a gas monitor simulator and mine rescue contest field trials <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2507&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> D. W. Alexander, S. B. Bealko, J. Holtan, L. J. McWilliams, M. Whoolery </td> <td> January </td> </tr> <tr> <td> CFD modeling of air flow in an openpit mine <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2522&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> W. Collingwood, K. V. Raj, A. Choudhury, S. Bandopadhyay </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> The sales comparison method works best for preliminary-stage mineral projects, but make adjustments carefully <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2523&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> S. Semeniuk, T. R. Ellis </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Heavy mineral deposits of the Fox Hills Formation located near Limon, CO <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2556&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> F. L. Pirkle, G. A. Bishop, W. A. Pirkle, N. W. Stouffer </td> <td> March </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Dust capture performance of a water exhaust conditioner for roof bolting machines <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2557&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> T. W. Beck </td> <td> March </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Supply-and-demand geoeconomic analysis of mineral resources of rare earth elements in the United States <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2582&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> Anthony Nieto, Morgan Lannuzzi </td> <td> April </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Mitigation of the Cplus failure in the Q7 cut at Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon Mine <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2644&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> D. Nutakor </td> <td> June </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Tracking mine safety performance trends to assess the risk for a fatality <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2645&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> H. Kinilakodi, R. L. Grayson </td> <td> June </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Development of a canopy air curtain to reduce roof bolters’ dust exposure <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2682&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> J. M. Listak, T. W. Beck </td> <td> July </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis prevalence disparity between Australia and the United States <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2671&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> G. J. Joy, J. F. Colinet, D. D. Landen </td> <td> July </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Mine reclamation costs in the Alberta oil sands <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2739&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> U. Thorley </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Comparing EIA and ESHIA for evaluating mining projects <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2738&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> R.E. Mitchell </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Enhanced subsurface subsidence prediction model that considers overburden stratification <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2883&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> Yi Luo, Biao Qiu </td> <td> October </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Practical semiautomatic stope design and cutoff grade calculation method <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2884&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> H Wang, T Webber </td> <td> October </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Nonlinear finite element analysis of blade-formation interactions in excavation <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2915&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> O.F. Brown, S. Frimpong </td> <td> November </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Effects of a diesel particulate filter regeneration process on aerosols in an underground mine <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=3132&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> A.D. Bugarski, E.G. Cauda, S.J. Janisko, J.A. Hummer, L.D. Patts </td> <td> December </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Evaluations of a noise control for roof bolting machines <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=3133&contextid=1"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> A.S. Azman, D.S. Yantek, L.A. Alcorn </td> <td> December </td> </tr> </table> <br> <table border class="tableBordered" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="90%"> <thead> Section 2: </thead> <tr> <th> MINERALS AND METALLURGICAL PROCESSING <br> This section contains all papers published in M&MP during 2012, Vol. 29 </th> <th> Authors </th> <th> Month <br> Published </th> </tr> <tr> <td> Application of the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation method to a study of oleate adsorption onto a hydroxyapatite surface <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2691&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> J. Kou, D. Tao, T. Sun, G. Xu </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Investigation of jigging as a method for removing dolomite from high-MgO phosphate ores <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2692&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> J. T. Carlson, T. C. Eisele, S. Komar Kawatra </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> New developments in the recovery of manganese from lower-grade resources <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2693&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> N. Chow, A. Nacu, D. Warkentin, H. Teh, I. Aksenov, J. W. Fisher </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Optimization of multistage circuits for gravity concentration of heavy mineral sands <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2685&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> T. J. McKeon, G. H. Luttrell </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Properties of decanter centrifuges in the mining industry <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2686&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> R. Merkl, W. Steiger </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Wettability of kaolinite basal planes based on surface force measurements using atomic force microscopy <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2687&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> X. Yin, J. D. Miller </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Chemically enhanced magnetic separation technologies for kaolin processing <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2688&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> R. Raitani, S. Jiang, A. Bhatnagar, S. A. Ravishankar </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Advances in selective flocculation processes for the beneficiation of kaolin <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2689&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> R. J. Pruett </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Recent technological breakthroughs in phosphate processing <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2690&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> P. Zhang, H. El-Shall </td> <td> February </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Microbially induced separation of quartz from hematite using yeast cells and metabolites <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2695&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> K. A. Natarajan, S. Usha Padukone </td> <td> May </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Comparison of low-grade hematite product characteristics in a high-pressure grinding roller and jaw crusher <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2694&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> Yuexin Han, Lei Liu, Zhitao Yuan, Zehong Wang, Patrick Zhang </td> <td> May </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Upgrading difficult-to-float coal using microemulsion <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2696&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> Hussin A.M. Ahmed, Jan Drzymala </td> <td> May </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Evaluation of sulfuric acid baking and leaching of enargite concentrates <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2697&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> M. S. Safarzadeh, M. S. Moats, J. D. Miller </td> <td> May </td> </tr> <tr> <td> A posteriori analysis of analytical models for heap leaching <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2698&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> M. E. Mellado, E.D. Galvez, L.A. Cisternas, J. Ordonez </td> <td> May </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Dissolubility and surface properties of a natural sphalerite in aqueous solution <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2699&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> Jian Liu, Shuming Wen, Yongjun Xian, Jiushuai Deng, Yanlong Huang </td> <td> May </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Roasting kinetics of high-arsenic copper concentrates: a review <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2700&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> M. Devia, I. Wilkomirsky, R. Parra </td> <td> May </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Method to establish theoretical yield-grade relation for Indian iron ore slime through quantitative mineralogy <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2709&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> A. Banerjee, A.K. Mukherjee </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Method for reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gases in an iron ore traveling grate furnace <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2708&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> B. Clements, R. Pomalis, L. Zheng, T. Herage, E. Godin </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Kinetics of dissolution in H2SO4 of sulfated phosphate rock <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2711&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> M.H. Sinirkaya, A.K. Ozer, M.S. Gulaboglu </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Mechanism of nonoxidizing and oxidative pyrrhotite leaching <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2712&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> T.A. Chepushtanova, K.K. Mamyrbaeva, V.A. Luganov, B. Mishra </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Acid leaching of uranium from a low-grade Indian uranium ore deposit <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2713&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> T.A. Sreenivas, N.P.H. Padmanabhan </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Characterization of Bayer red mud from Guizhou, China <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2714&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> Hannian Gu, Ning Wang, Shirong Liu </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Mineralogy study on a low-grade Cu-Ni-PGM sulfide ore in Jinbaoshan, China <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2715&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> Siqing Liu, Xiong Tong, Baoxu Song, Shuming Wen </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Defining a coupling coefficient for rock samples in a parallel-plate capacitor <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2716&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> A.J. Swart </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Adsorption and zeta potential studies relevant to hematite ore reverse froth flotation <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2710&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> Wentian Jiang, Chenglin Sun, Xu Yang </td> <td> August </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Recycling process water in sulfide flotation, Part A: Effect of calcium and sulfate on sphalerite recovery <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2924&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> F. Ikumapayi, M. Makitalo, B. Johansson, K. Hanumantha Rao </td> <td> November </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Paradigm for pig iron nugget production <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2928&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> B. Anamaeric, S. Komar Kawatra </td> <td> November </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Process optimization and extraction of nickel by hollow fiber membrane using response surface methodology <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2929&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> P.K. Parhi, K. Sarangi, S. Mohanty </td> <td> November </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Recycling process water in sulfide flotation, Part B: Effect of H2O2 and process water components on sphalerite flotation from complex sulfide <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2925&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> F. Ikumapayi, Hikmet Sis, B. Johansson, K. Hanumantha Rao </td> <td> November </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Impact of process water on the surface properties of magnetite as measured by the zeta potential and through leaching experiments <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2926&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> M. Westerstrand, A. Fredriksson, A. Holmgren, B. Öhlander </td> <td> November </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Identification of sodium silicate species used as flotation depressants <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=2927&contextid=2"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> J.P.P. Silva, C.A.M. Baltar, R.S.G. Gonzaga, A.E.C. Peres, J.Y.P. Leite </td> <td> November </td> </tr> </table> <br> <table border class="tableBordered" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="90%"> <thead> Section 3: </thead> <tr> <th> TRANSACTIONS PAPERS <br> <th> Authors </th> <th> Year <br> Published </th> </tr> <tr> <td> The uranium boom in Namibia - rise of a new giant <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4849&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> H. Mischo, R. Ellmies </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Rock mechanics of the Davis Detector Cavern <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4850&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> W.G. Pariseau, D.R. Tesarik, T.C. Trancynger </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Solutions to reduce blast-induced ore loss and dilution at the Ahafo openpit gold mine in Ghana <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4851&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> W. Rogers, S.S. Kanchibotla, A. Tordoir, S. Ako, E. Engmann, B. Bisiaux </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Radial pick cutting performance in dry and saturated sandstone <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4852&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> M.Z. Abu Bakar, L.S. Gertsch </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Disc cutting tests on dry and saturated sandstone: muck as a performance estimator <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4853&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> M.Z. Abu Bakar, L.S. Gertsch </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Forecasting drill bit consumption in surface mine production drilling operations <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4854&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> J.L. Hoover, P.W. Conrad, S. Parrow, S. Rosenthal, J. Downey </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Dump truck tire stress simulation for extended service life <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4855&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> S. Frimpong, G. Galecki, Y. Li, R. Suglo </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Application of arithmetic progression to haul road geometric design <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4856&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> A.D. Ajak </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Development of an equation describing signature waveform based on the Fourier series for blast vibration prediction <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4857&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> J.J. Silva Castro, B.T. Lusk </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Longwall predriven recovery room support design using analytical solutions for an elliptical crack in an infinite plate <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4858&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> B. Qiu, Y. Luo </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> A risk-management approach to improve coal-pillar extraction <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4859&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> C.J. Bise, P. Bucks </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> The performance of primary roof bolts in room and pillar mines and the modeling of their performance <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4860&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> A.J.S. Spearing, T.R. Kostecki, M. Gadde, A. Hyett </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Analysis of U.S. small-mine compliance feasibility with proposed new respirable dust standards and implications for better dust control methods <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4863&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> R.L. Grayson, H. Kinilakodi </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Study of coal spontaneous combustion propensity based on kinetic and coal quality parameters using a TGA setup <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4861&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> X. Wang, Y. Luo </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Locating and determining the status of a thermal event in a longwall panel using mine atmosphere monitoring data <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4862&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> Y. Luo, Lei Xiao, Jianwei Cheng, Mingming Li </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) investigation of impacts of an obstruction on airflow in underground mines <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4864&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> L. Zhou, G. Goodman, A. Martikainen </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Use of the 1500-pDR for gravimetric respirable dust measurements at mines <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4865&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> W.R. Reed, J.D. Potts, A.B. Cecala, W.J. Archer </td> <td> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Long-term evaluation of cab particulate filtration and pressurization performance <br> <a href="abstract.cfm?aid=4866&contextid=4"> Read Abstract </a> </td> <td> A.B. 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