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March 2021

Volume 73    Issue 3

FEATURED ARTICLES

William Wardwell “Bill” Edgerton; an interview with the 2021 SME President
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An overview of a cost-effective method of sealing slurry pumps: centrifugal or dynamic expeller seals
Will Pierce
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An algorithm for demonstrating the social license to operate
Nathan Manser, Kathryn Marlor
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Assessing the effectiveness of diversity and inclusion policies in the U.S. mining industry
Rosa Rojas, Fatemeh Molaei
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AIME's progress over its first 50 meeting: 1871-1888
George Luxbacher
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TECHNICAL PAPER ABSTRACTS

Extended abstracts from the SME journal Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
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Analysis of Mine Roof Support (AMRS) for US coal mines
Christopher Mark, Ryan C. Stephan, Zach Agioutantis
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Investigation of alkaline leaching parameters on stibnite concentrate
Serdar Aktas, Burcu Nilgun Cetiner
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The impact of black lung and a methodology for controlling respirable dust
Jay F. Colinet
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Haul-road monitoring in openpit mines using unmanned aerial vehicles: A case study at Bald Mountain Mine site
Filip Medinac, Thomas Bamford, Matthew Hart, Michal Kowalczyk, Kamran Esmaeili
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A review on potash recovery from different rock and mineral sources
Sandeep Kumar Jena
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Study of methane outgassing and mitigation in longwall coal mines
Samuel A. Lolon, Jurgen F. Brune, Gregory E. Bogin Jr., Aditya Juganda
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TUNNELING AND UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION

Current and future developments; insight from two of the world's leading TBM manufacturers
William Gleason
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Emerging data-processing technologies for TBM projects—state of the art and outlook
Ulf Gwildis, Ulrich Maidl, Jamal Rostami
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Quantification of tangible and intangible benefits of digitalization in tunnel construction
Angus Maxwell, Jacob Grasmick
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Letter to the Editor  
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