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October 2016

Volume 68    Issue 10

FEATURED ARTICLES

Impumelelo coal mine is home to the world’s longest belt conveyor
Michael Thompson, Andrew Jennings
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Coastal deposits of heavy mineral sands; Global significance and US resources
Bradley Van Gosen, Donald Bleiwas, George Bedinger, Karl Ellefsen, Anjana Shah
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Building and executing an effective risk system for the mining industry
Ewan Alexander
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TECHNICAL PAPERS

Fragmentation modeling using the Multiple Blasthole Fragmentation (MBF) model at an openpit mine
R. Yang, C. McAllister, J. Berendzen, D. Preece
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Refuge alternatives relief valve testing and design
T.J. Lutz, P.T. Bissert, G.T. Homce, J.A. Yonkey
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