November 2004

Volume 56    Issue 11

FEATURED ARTICLES

Activated and natural sodium bentonites and their markets
Charles R. Landis, Kent von Maubeuge
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Mining lawyers meet, mark a half century of work
Tim O'Neil
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Mining Foundation of the Southwest honors its 2004 inductees
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TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Automated-plow longwall ordered for Chinese coal mine
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TECHNICAL PAPERS

Comparison of shaft designs for conveyor pulleys and idler rolls
L.J. Laughlin
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Primer for engineering and technical professionals regarding reclamation and environmental surety bonds
William T. Gorton III
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Partnering for successful ergonomics: a study of musculoskeletal disorders in mining
L.J. Steiner, P. James, F. Turin
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Common factors in the lime industry provide obstacles to global market access
S.T. Krukowski
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