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Submissions from 2020

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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

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Physicochemical Characteristics of Acid Mine Drainage, Simultaneous Remediation and Use as Feedstock for Value Added Products, M. J. Alegbe, O. S. Ayanda, P. Ndungu, A. Nechaev, O. O. Fatoba, and L. F. Petrik

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 Novel Method of using Iron Nanoparticles from Coal Fly Ash or Ferric Chloride for Acid Mine Drainage Remediation, Crisanda Gilbert, Olushola S. Ayanda, Olanrewaju O. Fatoba, Godfrey Madzivire, and Leslie F. Petrik

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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

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Effects of Nanobubbles on Froth Stability in Flotation Column, Ahmed Sobhy and Dongping Tao

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

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Nanobubble Effects on Hydrodynamic Interactions between Particles and Bubbles, Dongping Tao and Ahmed Sobhy

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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Assessment of the Physical and Chemical Qualities of Brine and the Application of Nano Zerovalent Iron for the Treatment of Brine Effluent, M. J. Alegbe, O. S. Ayanda, P. Ndungu, O. O. Fatoba, A. Nechaev, and L. F. Petrik

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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

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Impulse Force Reductions and Their Effects on WBV Exposures in High Impact Shovel Loading Operations, Danish Ali and Samuel Frimpong

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An Evaluation of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Models for Predicting the Flotation Behavior of Fine High-Ash Coal, Danish Ali, Muhammad Badar Hayat, Lana Z. Alagha, and Ontlametse Kenneth Molatlhegi

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Selective Depression of Silicates in Phosphate Flotation using Polyacrylamide-Grafted Nanoparticles, Ashraf Alsafasfeh, Mostafa Khodakarami, Lana Z. Alagha, Michael S. Moats, and Ontlametse Molatlhegi

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Energy Efficiency in Cable Shovel Operations, Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Introduction, Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Investigating the Key Parameters of an Agent-Based Model of Mining Community Preferences for Managing Social Risks, Kwame Awuah-Offei and M. K. Boateng

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Mutualism, Commensalism or Parasitism? Perspectives on Tailings Trade between Large-Scale and Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana, K. J. Bansah, N. K. Dumakor-Dupey, E. Stemn, and Greg Galecki

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Remote Data Collection of NOx Emissions from Surface Mine Coal Blasts Using UAV and Evaluation of Effects on Human Health and the Environment, Jacob L. Brinkman and Catherine E. Johnson

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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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Lignosulfonate Treating Bauxite Residue Dust Pollution: Enhancement of Mechanical Properties and Wind Erosion Behavior, Xuhan Ding, Guang Xu, Mehmet Kizil, Wei Zhou, and Xingyun Guo

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Evaluation of the 20 L Dust Explosibility Testing Chamber and Comparison to a Modified 38 L Vessel for Underground Coal, Robert Quentin Eades, Kyle A. Perry, Catherine E. Johnson, and Jacob Miller

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Multi-AUV Cooperative Target Hunting based on Improved Potential Field in a Surface-Water Environment, Hengqing Ge, Guibin Chen, and Guang Xu

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Study on the Effect of Iron-Based Deoxidizing Inhibitors for Coal Spontaneous Combustion Prevention, Chaoyu Hao, Yanling Chen, Jiren Wang, Cunbao Deng, Guang Xu, Fengwei Dai, Rui Si, Hongfei Wang, and Haoyu Wang

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A Coupled Electromagnetic Irradiation, Heat and Mass Transfer Model for Microwave Heating and its Numerical Simulation on Coal, Jinxin Huang, Guang Xu, Guozhong Hu, Mehmet Kizil, and Zhongwei Chen

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Evolution of Shale Microstructure under Microwave Irradiation Stimulation, Guozhong Hu, Chao Sun, Jinxin Huang, Guang Xu, and Jieqi Zhu

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Experimental Investigation on Variation of Physical Properties of Coal Samples Subjected to Microwave Irradiation, Guozhong Hu, Nan Yang, Guang Xu, and Jialin Xu

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Effect of Wave Collision on Fragmentation, Throw, and Energy Efficiency of Mining and Comminution, Catherine E. Johnson

Effect of Explosive Charge Geometry on Shockwave Propagation, Catherine E. Johnson, Phillip R. Mulligan, Kelly Williams, Martin Langenderfer, and Jeffery Heniff

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Technical and Practical Analysis of Contact Grouting in Mechanized Tunneling: A Case Study in Iran, M. Karami, M. Fallahpour, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Modern Design of Fan Cuts, Anthony Konya, Calvin Konya, and Paul Nicholas Worsey

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Changes in Design Philosophy for Underground Heading Cuts Utilizing Modern Explosives, Anthony Konya and Paul Nicholas Worsey

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Detonation Synthesis of Alpha-Variant Silicon Carbide, Martin Langenderfer, Catherine E. Johnson, William Fahrenholtz, and Vadym Mochalin

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Corrigendum to "Complex Seismic Anisotropy and Mantle Dynamics beneath Turkey" [J. Geodyn. 112 (2017) 31-45], Awad A. Lemnifi, Abdelsalam Elshaafi, Ozgur Karaoglu, Mohamed K. Salah, Nassib Aouad, Cory A. Reed, and Youqiang Yu

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The Thin Coal Seam (TCS) Mining Technology for Open Pit Mines in China, Peng Liu, Wei Zhou, Qingxiang Cai, Xuyang Shi, and Guang Xu

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Energy Distribution in the Blast Fragmentation Process, Braden Lusk and Jhon J. Silva

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Review of the Methods for Determination of Reactive Oxygen Species and Suggestion for their Application in Advanced Oxidation Induced by Dielectric Barrier Discharges, Emile S. Massima Mouele, Olanrewaju Ojo Fatoba, Omotola Babajide, Kassim O. Badmus, and Leslie F. Petrik

Preface, Brijes Mishra, Ted Klemetti, Heather Lawson, Michael Murphy, and Kyle A. Perry

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Back-Analysis of the Bingham Canyon South Wall: A Quasi-Static Complex Slope Movement Mechanism, K. Moffitt; M. Yetisir; Taghi Sherizadeh; and For full list of authors, see publisher's website.

Application of Synthetic Bio-Compatible Polymers in Fine Coal Flotation, K. C. Monyake, Muhammad Badar Haya, Z. Xiao, F. Schott, and Lana Z. Alagha

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Guest Editorial--Special Issue on Ground Control in Mining in 2017, Michael M. Murphy, Brijes Mishra, Kyle A. Perry, and Heather Lawson

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Rare Earth Elements Removal Techniques from Water/wastewater: A Review, Omoniyi Pereao, Chris Bode-Aluko, Olanrewaju Fatoba, Katri Laatikainen, and Leslie Petrik

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Individual Preferences for Mineral Resource Development: Perspectives from an Urban Population in the United States, Sisi Que, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Liang Wang, V. A. Samaranayake, and Nathan W. Weidner

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The Status of the Local Community in Mining Sustainable Development beyond the Triple Bottom Line, Sisi Que, Liang Wang, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Yao Chen, and Wei Yang

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Investigating Information Diffusion Potential of Social Media Networks for Effective Community Engagement, Atta Ur Rehman and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Investigating the Information Diffusion Potential of Social Media Networks, Atta Ur Rehman and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Holmium and Samarium Detectability in Post-Blast Residue, James Seman, Catherine E. Johnson, and Carlos Henry Castano Giraldo

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Impact of Nanobubbles on Mechanical Coal Flotation Process, Ahmed Sobhy and Dongping Tao

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Linking Blast Physics to Biological Outcomes in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Narrative Review and Preliminary Report of an Open-Field Blast Model, Hailong Song, Jiankun Cui, Agnes Simonyi, Catherine E. Johnson, Graham K. Hubler, Ralph G. DePalma, and Zezong Gu

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Ultrastructural Brain Abnormalities and Associated Behavioral Changes in Mice After Low-Intensity Blast Exposure, Hailong Song; Catherine E. Johnson; and For full list of authors, see publisher's website.

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Nanometer Ultrastructural Brain Damage Following Low Intensity Primary Blast Wave Exposure, Hailong Song, Landry M. Konan, Jiankun Cui, Catherine E. Johnson, Graham K. Hubler, Ralph G. Depalma, and Zezong Gu

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Investigation of the Effect of Low-Temperature Oxidation on Extraction Efficiency and Capacity of Coalbed Methane, Zongqing Tang, Shengqiang Yang, Guang Xu, Mostafa Sharifzadeh, and Cheng Zhai

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Numerical Study of Diesel Particulate Matter Distribution in an Underground Mine Isolated Zone, Guang Xu, Ping Chang, Benjamin Mullins, Fubao Zhou, and Shengyong Hu

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Surfactant-Aided Coal Dust Suppression: A Review of Evaluation Methods and Influencing Factors, Guang Xu, Yinping Chen, Jacques Eksteen, and Jialin Xu

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Research and Application of Non-Traditional Chemical Stabilizers on Bauxite Residue (Red Sand) Dust Control, a Review, Guang Xu, Xuhan Ding, Mahinda Kuruppu, Wei Zhou, and Wahidul Biswas

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Calibration of Mine Ventilation Network Models using the Non-Linear Optimization Algorithm, Guang Xu, Jinxin Huang, Baisheng Nie, Duncan Chalmers, and Zhuoming Yang