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Submissions from 2021

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Impact Force Modelling for Whole Body Vibration Exposure during High Impact Multi-Pass Shovel Loading Operation, Danish Ali and Samuel Frimpong

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Evaluating Mine Design Alternatives for Social Risks using Discrete Choice Analysis, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Sisi Que, and Atta Ur Rehman

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Fatigue Failure Modeling and Life Expectancy of the Dipper-Teeth Assembly of a Mining Shovel, Muhammad Azeem Raza and Samuel Frimpong

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Hydraulic Shovel Digging Phase Simulation and Force Prediction using Machine Learning Techniques, Jessica W. A. Azure, Prosper E. A. Ayawah, Azupuri G. A. Kaba, Forsyth A. Kadingdi, and Samuel Frimpong

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Effects of Downwash from a 6-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on Gas Monitor Concentrations, Jacob L. Brinkman and Catherine E. Johnson

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Improving Coal Powder Wettability using Electrolyte Assisted Surfactant Solution, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Yinping Chen, Apurna Ghosh, and Mohammad Ali Moridi

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Microscopic Diffusion Characteristics of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates on the Surface of Anthracite: The Influence of Different Attachment Sites of Benzene Ring in the Backbone, Xuanlai Chen, Guochao Yan, Xianglin Yang, Guang Xu, and Shuai Wei

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Characterization of Red Sand Dust Pollution Control Performance via Static and Dynamic Laboratorial Experiments when Applying Polymer Stabilizers, Xuhan Ding, Zhenmin Luo, Guang Xu, and Ping Chang

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Reduction of Airborne Bauxite Residue Dust Pollution by Enhancing the Structural Stability Via the Application of Non-Traditional Stabilizers, Xuhan Ding, Guang Xu, Yutao Zhang, Zhenmin Luo, and Jun Deng

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Factors Influencing the Filtration Performance of Homemade Face Masks, Weixing Hao, Guang Xu, and Yang Wang

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Integrating Renewable Energy into Mining Operations: Opportunities, Challenges, and Enabling Approaches, Tsisilile Igogo, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Alexandra Newman, Travis Lowder, and Jill Engel-Cox

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Predicting the Contribution of Mining Sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Index Utilizing Heuristic Approaches, Shirin Jahanmiri, Mostafa Asadizadeh, Aref Alipour, Samuel Nowak, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Compressive Strength of Flawed Cylindrical Specimens Subjected to Axial Loading, Javad Karimi, Mostafa Asadizadeh, Mohammad Farouq Hossaini, Samuel Nowak, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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An Evaluation of Measured and Predicted Air Blast Parameters from Partially Confined Blast Waves, M. Langenderfer, K. Williams, A. Douglas, B. Rutter, and Catherine E. Johnson

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A Method for Identifying the Fire Status through Ventilation Systems using Tracer Gas for Improved Rescue Effectiveness in Roadway Drivage of Coal Mines, Baiwei Lei, Binbin He, Zidong Zhao, Guang Xu, and Bing Wu

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Laboratory Studies on Remote Method to Assess the Damage in Underground Mines after an Emergency, Baiwei Lei, Chenguang Zhao, Zidong Zhao, Bing Wu, and Guang Xu

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Individual Preferences for Mineral Resource Development: A Cross-Cultural Case Study of Urban Dwellers, Sisi Que, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Hui Jiang, and Ziwei Ding

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Shock Wave Physics as Related to Primary Non-Impact Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury, Barbara Rutter, Hailong Song, Ralph G. Depalma, Graham Hubler, Jiankun Cui, Zezong Gu, and Catherine E. Johnson

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Exploring the Deformation Mechanics of Coal Ribs using the Distinct Element Modeling Approach, Maurice Sunkpal and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Fire-Retardant Foam Designed to Control the Spontaneous Combustion and the Fire of Coal: Flame Retardant and Extinguishing Properties, Zongqing Tang, Guang Xu, Shengqiang Yang, Jun Deng, Qin Xu, and Ping Chang

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Effectiveness of Similitude Theory for Bucket Design and Analysis for Rubber Tire Loaders, Atta Ur Rehman and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Effect of Bucket Geometry, Machine Variables, and Fragmentation Size on Performance of Rubber-Tired Loaders, Atta Ur Rehman and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Investigating Anisotropic Blast Wave Parameters Near the Explosive-Air Boundary using Computer Simulation and Experimental Techniques with Varying Charge Geometry, Kelly Williams and Catherine E. Johnson

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Blast Wave Shaping by Altering Cross-Sectional Shape, Kelly Williams, Martin J. Langenderfer, Gayla R. Olbricht, and Catherine E. Johnson

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Comparison of the Coal Dust Suppression Performance of Surfactants using Static Test and Dynamic Test, Zidong Zhao, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Apurna Ghosh, Danqi Li, and Jinxin Huang

Submissions from 2020

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Explosive Fragmentation of Luminescent Diamond Particles, Ibrahim Munkaila Abdullahi, Martin Langenderfer, Ooga Shenderova, Nicholas Nunn, Marco D. Torelli, Catherine E. Johnson, and Vadym Mochalin

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Numerical Investigation of Rock Bridge Effect on Slope Stability using Bonded Block Modeling Method, Mariam Al-E'Bayat, Maurice Sunkpal, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Process Automation: Existing Knowledge Frontier and Way Forward for Mining Sector, Danish Ali and Samuel Frimpong

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DeepImpact: A Deep Learning Model for Whole Body Vibration Control using Impact Force Monitoring, Danish Ali and Samuel Frimpong

Machine Learning Models for Progression Tracking of Impulse Force during High Impact Shovel Loading Operation, Danish Ali and Samuel Frimpong

The Use of Chitosan as a Green Depressant of Silicates in Phosphate Flotation, A. Alsafasfeh and Lana Z. Alagha

How Disclosure Requirements Move Markets: A Case Study of Mine Safety Disclosures, Kwame Awuah-Offei, B. C. Olsen, and Daniel Bumblauskas

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Post-Movement Stabilization Time for the Downwash Region of a 6-Rotor UAV for Remote Gas Monitoring, Jacob L. Brinkman, Brent Davis, and Catherine E. Johnson

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Numerical Study on DPM Dispersion and Distribution in an Underground Development Face based on Dynamic Mesh, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, and Jinxin Huang

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Numerical Investigation of Diesel Particulate Matter Dispersion in an Underground Development Face during Key Mining Activities, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Benjamin Mullins, S. Abishek, and Mostafa Sharifzadeh

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Evaluation of the Coal Dust Suppression Efficiency of Different Surfactants: A Factorial Experiment, Ping Chang, Zidong Zhao, Guang Xu, Apurna Ghosh, Jinxin Huang, and Tao Yang

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Proteomic Profiling of Mouse Brains Exposed to Blast-Induced Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Reveals Changes in Axonal Proteins and Phosphorylated Tau, Mei Chen, Hailong Song, Jiankun Cui, Catherine E. Johnson, Graham K. Hubler, Ralph G. Depalma, Zezong Gu, and Weiming Xia

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Effect of Synthetic and Natural Polymers on Reducing Bauxite Residue Dust Pollution, Xuhan Ding, Guang Xu, Wei Zhou, and Mahinda Kuruppu

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Physical Chemical Characterization of Thermally and Aqueous Solution Treated Maize Stalk Stem Ash and its Potential Use in a Cementing System, Guorui Feng, Tingye Qi, Guang Xu, Dongsheng Zhang, Zehua Wang, and Zhen Li

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Improving Coal Permeability using Microwave Heating Technology -- A Review, Jinxin Huang, Guang Xu, Yunpei Liang, Guozhong Hu, and Ping Chang

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Analytical Modelling of Dump Truck Tire Dynamic Response to Haul Road Surface Excitations, Bruno Ayaga Kansake and Samuel Frimpong

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Multi-Body Dynamic Modelling of Ultra-Large Dump Truck-Haul Road Interactions towards Haul Road Design Integrity, Bruno Ayaga Kansake, Samuel Frimpong, and Danish Ali

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Separation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements using Novel Ammonium-Based Task-Specific Ionic Liquids with Bidentate and Tridentate O-Donor Functional Groups, Mostafa Khodakarami and Lana Z. Alagha

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Reviewing the Material and Metal Security of Low-Carbon Energy Transitions, J. Lee; Kwame Awuah-Offei; Michael S. Moats; and For full list of authors, see publisher's website.

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Thermal Decomposition Kinetics Analysis of the Oil Sludge using Model-Based Method and Model-Free Method, Hui Liu, Rui Hong, Chenglang Xiang, Haining Wang, Yanqiang Li, Guang Xu, Ping Chang, and Kai Zhu

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Comminution of Pulverized Pittsburgh Coal during ASTM E1226-12a Dust Combustibility Testing, Jacob Miller, Phillip R. Mulligan, and Catherine E. Johnson

Depression of Pyrite in Polymetallic Sulfide Flotation using Chitosan-Grafted-Polyacrylamide, K. C. Monyake and Lana Z. Alagha

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Guest Editorial-Special Issue on Ground Control in Mining in 2019, Michael M. Murphy, Ted Klemetti, Heather Lawson, Brijes Mishra, and Kyle A. Perry

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Setting Materiality Thresholds for ESG Disclosures: A Case Study of U. S. Mine Safety Disclosures, Brett C. Olsen, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Daniel Bumblauskas

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Coal Rib Geomechanics: A Numerical Approach for the Analysis of Rib Stability in Underground Coal Mines, Maurice Sunkpal, Mariam Alebayat, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Discrete Element Modeling of Scaled Bucket Excavation, Rehman Ur Atta, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Understanding How Speed, Tractive Effort, Digging Height, and Rake Angle Affect Bucket Penetration and Resistive Forces for Rubber Tire Loaders, Atta Ur Rehman and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Effect of Text Message Alerts on Miners Evacuation Decisions, Atta Ur Rehman, Tiffany Lyche, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and V. S. S. Nadendla

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Kinematic Analysis of an Under-Actuated, Closed-Loop Front-End Assembly of a Dragline Manipulator, Muhammad A. Wardeh and Samuel Frimpong

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Experimental Study on Effective Microwave Heating/Fracturing of Coal with Various Dielectric Property and Water Saturation, Guang Xu, Jinxin Huang, Guozhong Hu, Nan Yang, Jieqi Zhu, and Ping Chang

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Role of Natural Fractures Characteristics on the Performance of Hydraulic Fracturing for Deep Energy Extraction using Discrete Fracture Network (DFN), Wenli Yao, Sharifzadeh Mostafa, Zhen Yang, and Guang Xu

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Stability Analysis of Three-Dimensional Rock Blocks based on General Block Method, Lili Zhang, Taghi Sherizadeh, Yaowen Zhang, Maurice Sunkpal, Haijun Liu, and Qingchun Yu

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The Development of an Optimized Evaluation System for Improving Coal Dust Suppression Efficiency using Aqueous Solution Sprays, Qun Zhou, Guang Xu, Yinping Chen, Botao Qin, Zidong Zhao, and Chuwen Guo

Submissions from 2019

Machine Learning Models for Suspension System Performance Prediction in Large Dump Trucks, Danish Ali and Samuel Frimpong

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Numerical Study of Coal Dust Behaviours and Experimental Investigation on Coal Dust Suppression Efficiency of Surfactant Solution by using Wind Tunnel Tests, Ping Chang, Yinping Chen, Guang Xu, Jinxin Huang, Apurna Ghosh, and Wei Victor Liu

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Comparison of Underground Mine DPM Simulation using Discrete Phase and Continuous Phase Models, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Fubao Zhou, Benjamin Mullins, and S. Abishek

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Minimizing DPM Pollution in an Underground Mine by Optimizing Auxiliary Ventilation Systems using CFD, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Fubao Zhou, Benjamin Mullins, S. Abishek, and Duncan Chalmers

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Characterization of Coal Particles Wettability in Surfactant Solution by using Four Laboratory Static Tests, Yinping Chen, Guang Xu, Jinxin Huang, Jacques Eksteen, Xiaofei Liu, and Zidong Zhao

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Effect of Polymer Stabilizers-Viscosity on Red Sand Structure Strength and Dust Pollution Resistance, Xuhan Ding, Guang Xu, Wei Victor Liu, Leon Yang, and Boris Albijanic

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Treatment of Bauxite Residue Dust Pollution by Improving Structural Stability via Application of Synthetic and Natural Polymers, Xu-han Ding, Guang Xu, Wei Zhou, Biswas Wahidul, and Xing yun Guo

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Evaluation of a 38 L Explosive Chamber for Testing Coal Dust Explosibility, Robert Eades and Kyle A. Perry

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Understanding the Connection between Blasting and Highwall Stability, Robert Quentin Eades and Kyle A. Perry

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Double-Shield TBM Performance Analysis in Clay Formation: A Case Study in Iran, M. Fallahpour, Morteza Karami, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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A Mine Main Fans Switchover System with Lower Air Flow Volatility based on Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm, Hengqing Ge, Guang Xu, Jinxin Huang, and Xiaoping Ma

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A Laboratory Investigation of the Effect of Bedding Plane Inclination Angle on Hydro-Fracturing Breakdown Pressure in Stratified Rocks, M. R. Hadei, A. Veiskarami, Taghi Sherizadeh, and M. Sunkpal

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Air Decks in Surface Blasting Operations, M. B. Hayat, Lana Z. Alagha, and Danish Ali

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Solar Energy -- A Look into Power Generation, Challenges, and a Solar-Powered Future, Muhammad Badar Hayat, Danish Ali, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake, Lana Z. Alagha, and Niaz Ahmed

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The Development of Microstructure of Coal by Microwave Irradiation Stimulation, Jinxin Huang, Guozhong Hu, Guang Xu, Baisheng Nie, Nan Yang, and Jialin Xu

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Simulation of Microwave's Heating Effect on Coal Seam Permeability Enhancement, Jinxin Huang, Guang Xu, Yinping Chen, and Zhongwei Chen

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Probing Surface Characteristics of Rare Earth Minerals using Contact Angle Measurements, Atomic Force Microscopy, and Inverse Gas Chromatography, Mostafa Khodakarami, Lana Z. Alagha, and Daniel J. Burnett

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Evaluation of Ash and Coal Response to Hybrid Polymeric Nanoparticles in Flotation Process: Data Analysis Using Self-Learning Neural Network, Mostafa Khodakarami, Ontlametse Molatlhegi, and Lana Z. Alagha

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Multi-Focal Neuronal Ultrastructural Abnormalities and Synaptic Alterations in Mice after Low-Intensity Blast Exposure, Landry M. Konan; Hailong Song; Genevieve Pentecost; Delvise Fogwe; Tina Ndam; Jiankun Cui; Catherine E. Johnson; and For full list of authors, see publisher's website.

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Receiver Function Imaging of Mantle Transition Zone Discontinuities and the Origin of Volcanism Beneath Libya, Awad A. Lemnifi, John Browning, Abdelsalam Elshaafi, Nassib Aouad, and Y. Yu

Effect of Text Message Guidance on Miners' Evacuation Decisions in an Emergency, T. Lyche, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and A. U. Rehman

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Guest Editorial--Special Issue on Ground Control in Mining in 2018, Michael M. Murphy, Ted Klemetti, Heather Lawson, Brijes Mishra, and Kyle A. Perry

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Durability Prediction of an Ultra-Large Mining Truck Tire Using an Enhanced Finite Element Method, W. Nyaaba, E. O. Bolarinwa, and Samuel Frimpong

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Fatigue Damage Investigation of Ultra-Large Tire Components, Wedam Nyaaba, Samuel Frimpong, and Angelina Anani

Agent-Based Optimization for Truck Dispatching in Open-Pit Mines, M. Owusu-Tweneboah, V. A. Temeng, and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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A Method for Arranging a Network of Surface Boreholes for Abandoned Gob Methane Extraction, Wei Qin, Jialin Xu, Guozhong Hu, Jie Gao, and Guang Xu

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Measurement and Simulation Study on Effective Drainage Radius of Borehole Along Coal Seam, Wei Qin, Jialin Xu, Guozhong Hu, Jie Gao, and Guang Xu

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Physical and Chemical Characterization of Chinese Fallen Poplar Leaf Ash: Effects of the Calcining Temperature and Aqueous Solution, Tingye Qi, Shufeng Zhang, Guorui Feng, and Guang Xu

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Comparative Study of Factors Affecting Public Acceptance of Mining Projects: Evidence from USA, China and Turkey, Sisi Que, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Ayhan Demirel, Liang Wang, Nuray Demirel, and Yao Chen

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Corporate Social Responsibility: Understanding the Mining Stakeholder with a Case Study, Sisi Que, Liang Wang, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Wei Yang, and Hui Jiang

Deformation and Failure Mechanism of a Collapse Induced by Underground Mining -- A Study of the Pusa Collapse in Guizhou Province of China, W. B. Shi, X. X. Yu, Taghi Sherizadeh, M. Sunkpal, X. M. Wang, and P. H. S. W. Kulatilake

A Computer Vision System for Terrain Recognition and Object Detection Tasks in Mining and Construction Environments, G. Somua-Gyimah, Samuel Frimpong, W. Nyaaba, and E. Gbadam

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Proteomic Analysis and Biochemical Correlates of Mitochondrial Dysfunction after Low-Intensity Primary Blast Exposure, Hailong Song; Mei Chen; Chen Chen; Jiankun Cui; Catherine E. Johnson; Jianlin Cheng; Xiaowan Wang; and For full list of authors, see publisher's website.

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Disaster-Causing Mechanism and Risk Area Classification Method for Composite Disasters of Gas Explosion and Coal Spontaneous Combustion in Deep Coal Mining with Narrow Coal Pillars, Zongqing Tang, Shengqiang Yang, Guang Xu, and Mostafa Sharifzadeh

Emergency Evacuation Guidance System for Underground Miners, A. Ur Rehman, Kwame Awuah-Offei, D. Baker, and Douglas A. Bristow

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Assessment of Fracture Characteristics Controlling Fluid Flow Performance in Discrete Fracture Networks (DFN), Yao Wenli, Mostafa Sharifzadeh, Zhen Yang, Guang Xu, and Zhigang Fang

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Study on Safety Control of Composite Roof in Deep Roadway based on Energy Balance Theory, Zhengzheng Xie, Nong Zhang, Yuxin Yuan, Guang Xu, and Qun Wei

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Enhancement of Fluid Flow Performance through Deep Fractured Rocks in an In-Situ Leaching Potential Mine Site using Discrete Fracture Network (DFN), Wen-li Yao, Sharifzadeh Mostafa, Ericson Ericson, Zhen Yang, Guang Xu, and Chris Aldrich

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Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulation of Inhaled Radon Dilution by Auxiliary Ventilation in a Stone-Coal Mine Laneway and Dosage Assessment of Miners, Bin Zhou, Ping Chang, and Guang Xu

Submissions from 2018

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Role of the Operator in Dragline Energy Efficiency, Maryam Abdi-Oskouei and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Influence of Bubble Approach Velocity on Liquid Film Drainage between a Bubble and a Spherical Particle, Boris Albijanic, You Zhou, Bogale Tadesse, Laurence Dyer, Guang Xu, and Xianglin Yang

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Artificial Intelligence Models for Predicting the Performance of Hydro-Pneumatic Suspension Struts in Large Capacity Dump Trucks, Danish Ali and Samuel Frimpong