Each mining project goes through the same life-cycle, from prospecting and exploration to closure post-closure periods. This prompts question whether of a mine constitutes end its life-cycle or decommissioned can be employed for some other purpose. Best-practice references indicate that there are many viable options. In our opinion, production service water is one such option. Laboratory resear...

by Jasimuddin U. Ahmed U, Fntil the late 1970s, radon and its daughter products were regarded as radiation health hazards only encountered in the mining and milling of uranium. This notion has dramatically changed as a result of widespread indoor measurements of radon in many parts of the world. Increased radon concentrations in dwellings, for example, have been noted in countries in the temper...

The reconfigurable vibrating screen (RVS) machine is an innovative beneficiation machine designed for screening different mineral particles of varying sizes and volumes required by the customers’ through the geometric transformation of its screen structure. The successful RVS machine upkeep requires its continuous, availability, reliability and maintainability. The RVS machine downtime, which c...

The mortality risk of iron ore (haematite) miners between 1970 and 1982 was investigated in a retrospective cohort study of workers from two mines, Longyan and Taochong, in China. The cohort was limited to men and consisted of 5406 underground miners and 1038 unexposed surface workers. Among the 490 underground miners who died, 205 (42%) died of silicosis and silicotuberculosis and 98 (20%) of ...