issue 1 publication date 2019-01-01

• Analysis of a possible root cause and mechanism for Soma mine disaster
• Application of harmony search algorithm to evaluate performance of diamond wire saw
• Stage specialization for design and analysis of flotation circuits
• Identification of geochemical anomalies associated with Cu mineralization by applying spectrum-area multi-fractal and wavelet neural network methods in Shahr-e-Babak mining area, Kerman, Iran
• Discriminating copper geochemical anomalies and assessment of their reliability using a combination of sequential Gaussian simulation and gap statistic methods in Hararan area, Kerman, Iran
• Leaching of gold ores with high cyanicides: a physico-chemical modeling approach
• A comparative study of two meta-heuristic algorithms in optimizing cost of reinforced concrete segmental lining
• Clay sedimentation and consolidation behaviour in tailing storage facilities over mine lifetime
• Discrete element modeling of explosion-induced fracture extension in jointed rock masses
• A comprehensive benchmark between two filter-based multiple-point simulation algorithms
• Combined DEM and SPH simulation of ball milling
• Experimental study on appropriate location of river material mining pits regarding extraction and utilization
• Determination of unstable tectonic zones in C–North deposit, Sangan, NE Iran using GPR method: importance of structural geology
• Beneficiation of a low-grade iron ore by combination of wet low-intensity magnetic separation and reverse flotation methods
• Increasing drying efficiency by modifying the design of feed chute of the Gol-e-Gohar pelletizing plant ball mill
• A comparison between effects of earthquake and blasting on stability of mine slopes: a case study of Chadormalu open-pit mine
• Vanadium extraction from a magnetite ore using alkaline roasting and acid leaching processes: optimization of parameters by response surface methodology
• Effect of freeze-thaw cycle on strength and rock strength parameters (A Lushan sandstone case study)
• Assessment of an ore body internal dilution based on multivariate geostatistical simulation using exploratory drill hole data
• New empirical failure criterion for shale