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September 2005

Volume 57    Issue 9

FEATURED ARTICLES

Emerald mining in Afghanistan
Antoni Kalukiewicz
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Nonfuel minerals projections - why they were wrong
Ira Sohn
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Energy growth bodes well for western coal, RMCMI attendees told
Steve Kral
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TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Terex trucks operate at coal reclamation project
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TECHNICAL PAPERS

Hand injuries in mining caused by hand tools
D.F. Scott
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Elements of drill-and-blast design and three-dimensional visualization in surface coal mines
W.A. Wilkinson, V.J. Kecojevic
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Design and development of an underground hard-rock mine with the assistance of rock mechanics software
D.B. Apel
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Economic consequences of mining injuries
T. Camm, J. Girard-Dwyer
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