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December 2020

Volume 72 Issue 12

FEATURED ARTICLES

Investigating energy and water storage potential in abandoned mining areas Sandra Nowosad, Alexander Hutwalker, Oliver Langefeld	Preview
Managing process water delivery is key to maximizing productivity Marc Carriere, Wayne Johnstone	Preview
Battery-electric vehicles taking hold; emission-free vehicles offer an array of benefits William Gleason	Preview
The future of mining is safer, smarter and sustainable Praveen Samraj	Preview

TECHNICAL PAPER ABSTRACTS

Extended abstracts from the SME journal Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration	Abstract
Conceptual process to produce ThO2 from monazite Bradley Bennett, Robert M. Counce, Patrick Zhang, Rasika Nimkar, Jack S. Watson	Abstract
Modeling spatial variance and investigating the effects of variability on intact rock strength and stability of entries in a longwall mine Danqing Gao, Brijes Mishra	Abstract
Modeling and optimization of aqueous mineral carbonation for cement kiln dust using response surface methodology integrated with Box-Behnken and CCM Muhammad Faisal Irfan, S.M. Zakir Hossain, Ihtisham Tariq, Niaz Ali Khan, Abdulaziz Tawfeeqi, Anastasia Goeva, Mohamed Wael	Abstract
Instability mechanism of a multilayer gangue roof and determination of support resistance under inclination and gravity Panshi Xie, Yingyi Zhang, Shenghu Luo, Jianjie Duan	Abstract
Numerical modeling study of the influence of softcover on strata and support behavior in a bord-and-pillar depillaring working SK Sahoo, GSP Singh, SK Sharma, UK Singh	Abstract
An innovative finite tube method for coupling of mine ventilation network and gob flow field: Methodology and application in risk analysis Fengliang Wu, Yi Luo	Abstract

TUNNELING AND UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION

Boring a tunnel under a train station using ground freezing; Line 14-T03 -- extension of a subway line in Paris Marc Bouffier, Louis Delmas, Benjamin Lecomte, Laurent Buissart, Christian Gilbert	Preview
Construction of the Albany Park stormwater diversion tunnel Sotirios Vardakos, Mark J. Stephani	Preview
Long-distance annulus backfilling of a rehabilitated sewer tunnel Margaret A. Ganse, Ingrid A. Sandberg, Steven E. La Vallee, Keith Lemaster, Randy Parks, Michael Lehrburger	Preview
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