January 2025

Volume 77 Issue 1

FEATURED ARTICLES

Mineral shortages and the broken permitting process put net zero out of reach Debra Strucshacker, Sarah Montalbano	Preview
Marine minerals – two steps forward and one step back? Dan McConnell	Preview
World Gold making US debut at MINEXCHANGE 2025 in Denver Carrie Smith	Preview
Long-term service agreements and lifecycle management programs crucial in gearless mill drive maintenance Alireza Oladzadeh	Preview


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USGS critical minerals review				PDF
USGS annual mining review				PDF

TECHNICAL PAPER ABSTRACTS

Extended abstracts from the SME journal Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration	Abstract
The value of drilling — A chance-constrained optimization approach Rick Jeuken, Michael Forbes	Abstract
Short-term schedule optimization with nonlinear blending models for improved metallurgical recovery in mining Pedro Henrique Alves Campos, Joao Felipe Coimbra Leite Costa, Vanessa Cerqueira Koppe, Marcel Antonio Arcari Bassani, Clayton Vernon Deutsch	Abstract
A laboratory study to simulate ore sorting for a rare earth ore John Thella, Edward McNew, Emmanuel Mends, Christina Thella, Pengbo Chu	Abstract
Analytical and numerical modeling of the effects of buttressing on slide-head toppling failure Abdul Samson, Victor Mwango Bowa, Peter RK Chileshe, Sydney Chinyanta, Ebelia Manda	Abstract
Development of novel hybrid intelligent predictive models for dilution prediction in underground sublevel mining Prosper Chimunhu, Roohollah Shirani Faradonbeh, Erkan Topal, Mohammad Waqar Ali Asad, Ajak Duany Ajak	Abstract
Paradox Basin uranium-vanadium deposits: History and significance of geological research Isabel Barton	Abstract


You have FREE full access to these Open Access articles:
USGS critical minerals review				PDF
USGS annual mining review				PDF


You have FREE full access to these Open Access articles:
USGS critical minerals review				PDF
USGS annual mining review				PDF

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