December 2016

Volume 68    Issue 12

FEATURED ARTICLES

Technology rules at MINExpo 2016; 44,000 attend three-day expo in Las Vegas
Steve Kral, William Gleason, Ken Goering
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Risk analysis for evaluation of mine impounded water
Michael Gobla
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Satisfying temperature requirements in mobile refuge alternatives
Kenneth Deaton
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MINER Act technology; Past, present and the future
David P. Snyder, John F. Burr, Susan M. Moore, Rohan Fernando
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TECHNICAL PAPERS

Area monitoring and spot-checking for diesel particulate matter in an underground mine
S. Gaillard, E. McCullough, E. Sarver
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Reducing float coal dust: Field evaluation of an inline auxiliary fan scrubber
J.R. Patts, J.F. Colinet, S.J. Janisko, T.L. Barone, L.D. Patts
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USGS annual mining review       PDF

TUNNELING AND UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION

Oversized fans ventilate the world’s largest and longest railway tunnel
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More than 200 attend Cutting Edge 2016 in nation’s tunneling hotbed
William Gleason
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Contractor uses innovative techniques on Seattle project
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Doha tunnels its way to the top with 111 km in new metro tunnels
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UCA of SME News
   
 

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USGS critical minerals review       PDF
USGS annual mining review       PDF
 

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USGS critical minerals review       PDF
USGS annual mining review       PDF

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