Minerals Engineering Centre

Faculty of Engineering

Projects

Major projects

  • Work Carried Out on Gold Extraction from West Gore Mine Tailings Using Gravity Separation Methods-for Gold Bank Resources Inc.- February 1995.
  • Initial Technical Evaluation of an Agglomeration/Vat Leaching Process for Recovery of Gold from Rambler Tailings-for Pine Cove Resources Inc., Baie Verte, Newfoundland-March 1995
  • Recovery of Gold from Dufferin, Nova Scotia Ore Using Gravity and Cyanide Leaching Methods-for Dufferin Resources, Dartmouth, NS-April 1995
  • Initial Technical Evaluation for The Recovery of Gold Using Gravity, Flotation, Cyanide Leaching and Magnetic Separation Methods from MF Gold Project, Nova Scotia Ore-for Lodestone Ltd., Dartmouth, NS-August 1995
  • Recovery of Iron Ore Using Eriez Hi-Intensity Magnetic Separator from Steel Mountain, Newfoundland Magnetite Ore- for Lodestone Ltd., Dartmouth, NS-August 1995
  • Initial Technical Evaluation of an Agglomeration/Vat Leaching Process for Recovery of Gold From Tiawa, Niger Ore-for Etruscan Enterprises Ltd., Dartmouth, NS-September
  • Pilot Plant Run to Make a Bulk Sulphide Concentrate from Mount Pleasant Mine, NB Ore-for Adex Mining Corporation, Toronto, ON-November 1995
  • Technical Evaluation of an Agglomeration/Vat Leaching Process for Recovery of Gold from Koma Bangou, Niger Ore-for Etruscan Enterprises Ltd., Dartmouth, NS-December 1995
  • Recovery of Andalusite Using Gravity and Magnetic Separation Methods from Nova Scotia Ores-for D. Smeltzer, Larry's River, NS-December 1995
  • Technical Evaluation of an Agglomeration/Vat Leaching Process for Recovery of Gold from Lucky Boy Pass, Nevada ore-for Electra Mining Ltd., Vancouver, BC-January 1996
  • Grinding Tests to Size Rod Mill for Shaw Resources, Milford, NS-February 1996
  • Recovery of Stibnite from West Gore Mine Tailings Using Flotation Method-for Gold Bank Resources Inc., Enfield, NS-February 1996
  • Recovery of Gold and Heavy Minerals from Alberta Sands Using a Reichart Mark 7 Spiral-for NovaGold Resources, Dartmouth, NS-March 1996
  • Work Carried Out on Iron Ore from Newfoundland to Develop Test Procedure for Testing Iron Ore for Hibernia Project-for Lodestone Ltd., Dartmouth, NS-March 1996
  • Initial Technical Evaluation of Gravity Methods for Recovery of Gold from the Lake Charlotte Ore-for Ellsin Resources Inc., Montreal, PG-September 1996
  • Recovery of Stibnite from Newfoundland Ore Using Flotation with Pilot Plant Run-for Thibault & Associates Inc., Fredericton, NB-November 1996
  • Recovery of Zeolites from Nova Scotia Ores Using Eriez Hi-Intensity Magnetic Separator-for Polar Powders & Technologies Inc., Alberta-November 1996
  • Recovery of Gold and Heavy Minerals Using Reichart Mark 7 Spiral, Knelson Concentrator and Denver Shaking Table from Alberta Sands-for Ells River Resources, Alberta-December 1996
  • Recovery of Gold from Baie Verte, Newfoundland Ore Using Reichart Mark 7 Spiral-for Electra Mining Ltd., Vancouver, BC-January 1997
  • Recovery of Iron Ore Using Eriez Hi-Intensity Magnetic Separator from Newfoundland Ore-January 1997
  • Recovery of Gold from Baie Verte, Newfoundland Ore Using Flotation Methods-for Electra Mining Ltd., Vancouver, BC-March 1997
  • Recovery of Barite from Nova Scotia Ores Using Reichart Mark 7 Spiral-for Victoria Mining Services, Enfield, NS-May 1997
  • Recovery of Coal from Springhill, NS Tailings Using Sink/Float Procedure-for Black Gold, Springhill, NS-June 1997
  • Recovery of Nickel from New Brunswick Ore Using Flotation Method With Pilot Plant Run-for DRD Services Ltd., NB-September 1997
  • Recovery of Coal from Nova Scotia Ore Using Sink/Float Procedure-for Delta Coal Inc., Amherst, NS-November 1997
  • Technical Evaluation of an Agglomeration/Heap Leaching Process for Recovery of Gold from Koma Bangou, Niger Ores-for Etruscan Enterprises Ltd., Dartmouth, NS-November 1997
  • Initial Technical Evaluation of Methods for Recovery of Gold and Silver from The Tunnel #1 Vein and Three Shaft Vein from Panama Ores-for American Manor Corporation, Dartmouth, NS-December 1997
  • Initial Technical Evaluation for the Recovery of Gold Using Denver Shaking Table from Lake Charlotte Vein Ore-for Strikezone (Canada) Ltd., January 1998
  • Initial Technical Evaluation for the Recovery of Gold Using Denver Shaking Table and Flotation from Koma Bangou, Niger Ore-for Etruscan Enterprises Ltd., Dartmouth, NS-January 1998
  • Test Procedure to Demonstrate the Effect of Co-Mate on Manzanilto, Mexico Hard Ash-for Atlantic Combustion Product Ltd., Amherst, NS-February 1998
  • Recovery of Barite from Newfoundland Ore Using Reichart Mark 7 Spiral-for Pennecon Ltd., St John's, NF-July 1998
  • Recovery of Heavy Minerals from Nova Scotia Sands Using Reichart Mark 7 Spiral-for Dr M. Roche, Lauderdale, FL-May 1998
  • Recovery of Barite from Nova Scotia Ores Using Reichart Mark 7 Spiral-for Lynx Minerals Corporation, New Glasgow, NS-June 1998
  •  Recovery of Barite from Newfoundland Ore Using Denver Jig-for Pennecon Ltd., St John's, NF-July 1998
  •  Recovery of Gold and Silver from Mexico Ores Using Denver Shaking Table, Cyanidation and Flotation Methods-for Gammon Lake Resources-June 1998
  • Recovery of Gold from Burkine Faso Ores Using Denver Mineral Jig and Flotation Methods-for Sahelian Goldfields Inc, Toronto, ON-July 1998
  • Conceptual Mill Design for Lake Ainslie Barite Deposit-for Lynx Minerals Corporation, New Glasgow, NS-1999
  • Recovery of Feldspar from Nova Scotia Ores Using Flotation Method-for Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources-March 1999
  • Recovery of Heavy Minerals from Nova Scotia Sands Using Reichart Mark 7 Spiral-for Dr M. Roche, Lauderdale, FL-March 1999
  • Recovery of Talc from Newfoundland Ores Using Flotation Method-for Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy, St John's, NF-April 1999
  • Recovery of Gold from Tangier, Nova Scotia Ore Using Denver Mineral Jig, Knelson Concentrator and Denver Shaking Table-for Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, NS-June 1999
  • Recovery of Heavy Minerals from Nova Scotia Sands Using Reichart Mark 7 Spiral and Denver Shaking Table-for Dr M. Roche, Lauderdale, FL-July 1999
  • Recovery of Iron Ore Using Drum Magnetic Separator-for Breakwater Resources, Toronto, ON-July 1999
  • Recovery of Talc from Baie Verte, NF Ores Using Flotation Method-for British Canadian Mine Ltd., Baie Verte, NF-July 1999
  • Recovery of Heavy Minerals from Nova Scotia Sands Using Sink/Float Procedure-for Titanium Corporation of Canada Ltd., Toronto, ON-October 1999 and November 2000
  • Recovery of Mica and Silica from Georgia Kaolin and Sand Ore-for Sparta Kaolin Corporation, Eatonton, GA-March 2001
  • Recovery of Mica from Nova Scotia Quartz and Kaolinite Ore-for Blackbull Resources, Vancouver, BC-May 2001