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 Copper RecoveryWednesday, September 30, 2009The metallurgical heart of the majority of copper oxide processes is the heap leaching operation. Mineral Engineering Technical Services (METS) in Perth notes the success of this unit operation "is so important that operators need to understand the ramifications of their decisions or non-decisions and how they could affect the downstream processing" read more » Nevada Heap Leach Pad Gets Geosynthetic CoverTuesday, September 15, 2009Here is a story about the old Wood Gulch mine in Nevada where Barrick has installed a "synthetic liner" over the heap leach pad. read more » Heap Leach Pad Failure Modes & Effect AnalysisFriday, December 05, 2008Here is a PowerPoint presentation that correctly applies the Failure Mode & Effect Analysis methodology to a hypothetical heap leach pad. read more » Heap Leach QuestionsFriday, November 14, 2008Here are ten good questions that could be asked about decommissioning any heap leach pad. read more » Heap Leach Pad RisksWednesday, September 03, 2008Risk management enables you to identify risks and take action to avoid them before you get hurt. At least that is the theory. read more » |
