Submissions from 2021
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
Factors Influencing the Filtration Performance of Homemade Face Masks, Weixing Hao, Guang Xu, and Yang Wang
New Insights on Sodium Oleate Adsorption on Quartz for Iron Direct Flotation under Weak-Acidic Condition Neue Erkenntnisse Zur Natriumoleat-Adsorption Auf Quarz Für Die Direktflotation Von Eisen Unter Schwach Sauren Bedingungen, Ying Hou and Ahmed Sobhy
Integrating Renewable Energy into Mining Operations: Opportunities, Challenges, and Enabling Approaches, Tsisilile Igogo, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Alexandra Newman, Travis Lowder, and Jill Engel-Cox
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
Compressive Strength of Flawed Cylindrical Specimens Subjected to Axial Loading, Javad Karimi, Mostafa Asadizadeh, Mohammad Farouq Hossaini, Samuel Nowak, and Taghi Sherizadeh
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
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
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
Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—a Review, Emile S. Massima Mouele, Jimoh O. Tijani, Kassim O. Badmus, Omoniyi Pereao, Omotola Babajide, Cheng Zhang, Tao Shao, Eduard Sosnin, Victor Tarasenko, Ojo O. Fatoba, Katri Laatikainen, and Leslie F. Petrik
A Critical Review on Ozone and Co-species, Generation and Reaction Mechanisms in Plasma Induced by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Technologies for Wastewater Remediation, Emile Salomon Massima Mouele, Jimoh O. Tijani, Kassim O. Badmus, Omoniyi Pereao, Omotola Babajide, Ojo O. Fatoba, Cheng Zhang, Tao Shao, Eduard Sosnin, Victor Tarasenko, Katri Laatikainen, and Leslie F. Petrik
Synthesis and Characterisation of Diglycolic Acid Functionalised Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanofibers for Rare Earth Elements Recovery, O. Pereao, K. Laatikainen, C. Bode-Aluko, O. Fatoba, E. Omoniyi, Y. Kochnev, A. N. Nechaev, P. Apel, and L. Petrik
Individual Preferences for Mineral Resource Development: A Cross-Cultural Case Study of Urban Dwellers, Sisi Que, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Hui Jiang, and Ziwei Ding
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
Effect of Shock Vector/polarization Vector Configuration on the Generation of Ultrahigh Voltage by Adiabatically Compressed Ferroelectric Materials, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, and Vladimir G. Antipov
Generation of Giant Electric Energy Density by Adiabatically Compressed PIN-PMN-PT Ferroelectric Single Crystals, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, Vladimir G. Antipov, and Jay B. Chase
Giant Power Density Produced by PIN-PMN-PT Ferroelectric Single Crystals Due to a Pressure Induced Polar-to-nonpolar Phase Transformation, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, Vladimir G. Antipov, Christopher S. Lynch, Shujun Zhang, Jay B. Chase, and Hwan R. Jo
Celestite Upgrading by Jigs in Presence of Steel Balls as Ragging Material, Ahmed Sobhy, Ayman A. El-Midany, and Suzan S. Ibrahim
Statistical Analysis and Optimization of Reverse Anionic Hematite Flotation Integrated with Nanobubbles, Ahmed Sobhy, Zhongxian Wu, and Dongping Tao
Exploring the Deformation Mechanics of Coal Ribs using the Distinct Element Modeling Approach, Maurice Sunkpal and Taghi Sherizadeh
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
Investigation of Nanobubble Enhanced Reverse Anionic Flotation of Hematite and Associated Mechanisms, Dongping Tao, Zhongxian Wu, and Ahmed Sobhy
Effectiveness of Similitude Theory for Bucket Design and Analysis for Rubber Tire Loaders, Atta Ur Rehman and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Effect of Bucket Geometry, Machine Variables, and Fragmentation Size on Performance of Rubber-Tired Loaders, Atta Ur Rehman and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Investigation and Analysis of Fatal Accidents Reporting Practices in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and Remedial Measures, Atta Ur Rehman, Muhammad Zaka Emad, Muhammad Usman Khan, Muhammad Ahsan Saleem, and Saqib A. Saki
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
Blast Wave Shaping by Altering Cross-Sectional Shape, Kelly Williams, Martin J. Langenderfer, Gayla R. Olbricht, and Catherine E. Johnson
Natural Molybdenite-And Tyrosinase-Based Amperometric Catechol Biosensor using Acridine Orange as a Glue, Anchor, and Stabilizer for the Adsorbed Tyrosinase, Yan Zhang, Yue Wang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Ahmed Sobhy, Susumu Sato, Masaya Uchida, and Yasushi Hasebe
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
Explosive Fragmentation of Luminescent Diamond Particles, Ibrahim Munkaila Abdullahi, Martin Langenderfer, Ooga Shenderova, Nicholas Nunn, Marco D. Torelli, Catherine E. Johnson, and Vadym Mochalin
Numerical Investigation of Rock Bridge Effect on Slope Stability using Bonded Block Modeling Method, Mariam Al-E'Bayat, Maurice Sunkpal, and Taghi Sherizadeh
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Process Automation: Existing Knowledge Frontier and Way Forward for Mining Sector, Danish Ali and Samuel Frimpong
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
Machine Learning Models for Progression Tracking of Impulse Force during High Impact Shovel Loading Operation, D. Ali and Samuel Frimpong
The Use of Chitosan as a Green Depressant of Silicates in Phosphate Flotation, A. Alsafasfeh and Lana Z. Alagha
Transformation of Fly Ash based Nanosilica Extract to BEA Zeolite and its Durability in Hot Liquid, Alechine E. Ameh, Olanrewaju O. Fatoba, Nicholas M. Musyoka, Benoit Louis, and Leslie F. Petrik
Relationship among Operational Parameters, Ore Characteristics, and Product Shape Properties in an Industrial SAG Mill, Mehrshad Asghari, Omid VandGhorbany, and Fardis Nakhaei
Resistive Force Analysis for Design of Rubber Tire Loader Buckets, Ur Rehman Atta and Kwame Awuah-Offei
How Disclosure Requirements Move Markets: A Case Study of Mine Safety Disclosures, Kwame Awuah-Offei, B. C. Olsen, and Daniel Bumblauskas
Environmental Impact of the Mechanical Coal Processing Plant, Witold Bialy, Wes Grebski, Greg Galecki, and Wojciech Kaniak
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
Numerical Study on DPM Dispersion and Distribution in an Underground Development Face based on Dynamic Mesh, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, and Jinxin Huang
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
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
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
An Experimental Research on Cationic Reverse Flotation of Anshan-Type Iron Ores, Zhonghang Chen, Dianbing Zhu, Shujuan Dai, and Ahmed Sobhy
Effect of Synthetic and Natural Polymers on Reducing Bauxite Residue Dust Pollution, Xuhan Ding, Guang Xu, Wei Zhou, and Mahinda Kuruppu
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
Modeling and Optimization of Chemical Reagents to Improve Copper Flotation Performance using Response Surface Methodology, Saeed Ghodrati, Fardis Nakhaei, Omid VandGhorbany, and Mahmood Hekmati
Significance of Reagents Addition Sequence on Iron Anionic Reverse Flotation and their Adsorption Characteristics using Qcm-D, Ying Hou, Ahmed Sobhy, and Yue Wang
Improving Coal Permeability using Microwave Heating Technology -- A Review, Jinxin Huang, Guang Xu, Yunpei Liang, Guozhong Hu, and Ping Chang
Analytical Modelling of Dump Truck Tire Dynamic Response to Haul Road Surface Excitations, Bruno Ayaga Kansake and Samuel Frimpong
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
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
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.
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
Spectroscopic Measurements of Dissolved O3, H2O2 and OH Radicals in Double Cylindrical Dielectric Barrier Discharge Technology: Treatment of Methylene Blue Dye Simulated Wastewater, Emile Salomon Massima Mouele, Jimoh O. Tijani, Milua Masikini, Ojo O. Fatoba, Chuks P. Eze, Chionydua T. Onwordi, Myo Tay Zar Myint, Htet Htet Kyaw, Jamal Al-Sabahi, Mohammed Al-Abri, Sergey Dobretsov, Katri Laatikainen, and Leslie F. Petrik
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
Effect of Calcination Time on the Physicochemical Properties and Photocatalytic Performance of Carbon and Nitrogen Co-doped Tio2 Nanoparticles, Emile Salomon Massima Mouele, Mihaela Dinu, Franscious Cummings, Ojo O. Fatoba, Myo Tay Zar Myint, Htet Htet Kyaw, Anca C. Parau, Alina Vladescu, M. Grazia Francesconi, Sara Pescetelli, Aldo Di Carlo, Antonio Agresti, Mohammed Al-Abri, Sergey Dobretsov, Mariana Braic, and Leslie F. Petrik
Guest Editorial-Special Issue on Ground Control in Mining in 2019, Michael M. Murphy, Ted Klemetti, Heather Lawson, Brijes Mishra, and Kyle A. Perry
Setting Materiality Thresholds for ESG Disclosures: A Case Study of U. S. Mine Safety Disclosures, Brett C. Olsen, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Daniel Bumblauskas
Adsorption of Ce³⁺ and Nd3+ by Diglycolic Acid Functionalised Electrospun Polystyrene Nanofiber from Aqueous Solution, Omoniyi Pereao, Katri Laatikainen, Chris Bode-Aluko, Iurii Kochnev, Olanrewaju Fatoba, A. N. Nechaev, and Leslie Petrik
Role of Ergonomics in the Selection of Stemming Plugs for Surface Mining Operations, Atta Ur Rehman, Muhammad Zaka Emad, and Muhammad Usman Khan
A Mechanism of Electric Charge Losses in Adiabatically Compressed Ferroelectrics, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, Vladimir G. Antipov, and Jay B. Chase
Coal Rib Geomechanics: A Numerical Approach for the Analysis of Rib Stability in Underground Coal Mines, Maurice Sunkpal, Mariam Alebayat, and Taghi Sherizadeh
Discrete Element Modeling of Scaled Bucket Excavation, Rehman Ur Atta, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Taghi Sherizadeh
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
Effect of Text Message Alerts on Miners Evacuation Decisions, Atta Ur Rehman, Tiffany Lyche, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and V. S. S. Nadendla
Kinematic Analysis of an Under-Actuated, Closed-Loop Front-End Assembly of a Dragline Manipulator, Muhammad A. Wardeh and Samuel Frimpong
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
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
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
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
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
Machine Learning Models for Suspension System Performance Prediction in Large Dump Trucks, D. Ali and Samuel Frimpong
Copper Recovery Improvement in an Industrial Flotation Circuit: A Case Study of Sarcheshmeh Copper Mine, Mehrshad Asghari, Fardis Nakhaei, and Omid Vandghorbany
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
Comparison of Underground Mine DPM Simulation using Discrete Phase and Continuous Phase Models, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Fubao Zhou, Benjamin Mullins, and S. Abishek
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
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
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
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
Evaluation of a 38 L Explosive Chamber for Testing Coal Dust Explosibility, Robert Eades and Kyle A. Perry
Understanding the Connection between Blasting and Highwall Stability, Robert Quentin Eades and Kyle A. Perry
Double-Shield TBM Performance Analysis in Clay Formation: A Case Study in Iran, M. Fallahpour, Morteza Karami, and Taghi Sherizadeh
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
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
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
Air Decks in Surface Blasting Operations, M. B. Hayat, Lana Z. Alagha, and Danish Ali
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
The Development of Microstructure of Coal by Microwave Irradiation Stimulation, Jinxin Huang, Guozhong Hu, Guang Xu, Baisheng Nie, Nan Yang, and Jialin Xu
Simulation of Microwave's Heating Effect on Coal Seam Permeability Enhancement, Jinxin Huang, Guang Xu, Yinping Chen, and Zhongwei Chen
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
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
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.
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