August 2004

Volume 56    Issue 8

FEATURED ARTICLES

Geologists add value at Newmont's Nevada mines - part two
Leroy Schutz, Lloyd McEvers, Eric Saderholm, Lori Clarke, Wayne Trudel, Charles Lynn Bolin
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Economic conditions help Minnesota's iron ore mining
William R. Yernberg
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Observations on the Prospectors and Developers Association conference
Bruce Geller
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Innovative mining and processing are topics at Colorado MPD meeting
Steve Kral
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TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Vari-Stem blasthole plugs improve blasting patterns
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TECHNICAL PAPERS

Determining return on investment of maintenance projects using statistical cost modeling
P.F. Knights, D. Louit, A. Lay
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Fundamentals of metal sulfide biooxidation
G.J. Olson, T.R. Clark
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Alternatives analysis for coal slurry impoundments
J.S. Gardner, K.E. Houston, A. Campoli
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