Probability With a View Towards Statistics, Volume I

1: Design and planning of surface and underground mines; 1: Assessment of vibration measurements due to blasting of the hard formations at the South Field Lignite Mine, Ptolemais, Greece; 2: The transportation planning to the new panel of the longwall mechanized equipment in Tuncbilek Coal Mine; 3: New design approaches for mine ore passes based on reduced-scale laboratory testing, field experiments and computer modeling; 4: Assessment of explosive performance by detonation velocity measurements in Turkey; 5: A contribution to a better design and control of surface blasting; 6: Investigation of interrelationship of internal and external factors and parameters of 'opencast' system; 7: Geological modeling and mine planning for dimension stone quarries; 8: Planning nuggety vein-gold operations: Underground exploration, bulk sampling and resource reporting; 9: EOLAVAL, a mine ventilation planning tool; 10: The influence of strategic development options on the long-term quality variation of mined lignite - The case of the South Field Mine in Ptolemais, Greece; 11: Open stope cavity monitoring for the control of dilution and ore loss; 12: Methane safety of coal mining; 13: Analyses of valley fill stability and spoil handling techniques in mountainous areas; 14: The minimum total cost approach to optimum pit slope design; 15: Drivage of a new incline with a roadheader at Ombilin Coal Mine, Indonesia; 16: Design process and equipment selection for auxiliary ventilation systems; 17: Conceptual solution of the excavation method in 'Biochki stan' mine in Niksic, Yugoslavia; 18: Optimization of toe in bench Blasting - A practical view; 19: Selection of fan or fan location in ventilation of long drivages; 20: Prediction of Sarcheshmeh copper mine Blasting operation effects on nearby structure; 21: Development of the decentralized control mathematical model for the potash mine transport system; 22: Estimation of the situation in the mining output area; 23: Optimal development of the quarry's working zone by the complex deposits exploitation; 24: A combined method for the analysis of mine ventilation networks; 25: Water balance and genesis of the inflows to some mines in Poland; 26: Measurement base for mine ventilation flow rate control-acoustic choice; 27: Geolog - Integrated system for the mining industry; 28: Mine design changes at Silver and Baryte's bauxite operation; 29: Planing the safety in mines; 30: Technological wells schemes and location parameters optimization for uranium geotechnology; 2: Mining geostatistics and mine optimisation; 31: Indicator kriging approach to hazard definition ahead of coal mine development headings; 32: Geostatistical simulation: A framework to forecast fluctuations during mining; 33: Estimation of volumes of stripping and winning operations at opencasts using solid graphs; 34: Propsects for Zn-Pb ore mining in Poland with regard to ore quality in discovered deposits; 35: Changes of selected parameters of coal quality in fault zones in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland; 36: Linear programming model applied to scheduling of iron ore production at the Kiruna Mine, Sweden; 37: Geostatistical ore reserves estimation in deposits of variable dip: Application on a manganese deposit; 38: Resource and reserve analysis of Hasancelebi Iron Ore deposit, Turkey; 39: Geostatistical characterization of thermal impacts from floodplain mining; 40: GEMNet II - An alternative method for grade estimation; 41: Open pit design optimisation of a lignite deposit; 42: Indices of mineral raw materials use by different technological processes; 43: Geostatistical analysis and interpretation of the geotechnical properties of rock massif, Ceara State, Brazil; 44: A statistical approach to the thermogravimetric characteristics of Turkish coals; 3: Geotechnical stability in surface and underground mines; 45: LAMODEL - A boundary element program for coal mine design; 46: An improved approach to the room and pillar design: A case study from Zambia; 47: A primary stress state within deep shaft lining based on numerical modeling; 48: Determination of capacity of powered supports for a longwall face of a thick coal seam; 49: Some aspects about the prognosis of the ground deformations for the ore deposits; 50: Room and pillar design of Istanbul-Yenikoy coal field using finite element method; 51: Geomechanical situation at horizontal working connection; 52: Determination of behaviours of loads distribution on pillars when overlapping ledges mining; 53: Influence of Blast on stability of elements of mine methods when repeated mining of deposits; 54: Geotechnical features for quarrying abandoned underground marble voids: The Monte Altissimo example, Apuane Range; 55: Stability analysis of Maydook Copper mine; 56: The effect of shock load on the stability of tunnels; 57: Geomechanical analysis using simulated 3D natural joint networks; 58: Practical applicability of steel wire cable sensor for rock fall detection; 59: Definition of the roof strata movements in longwall mining method; 60: PREGAL - A program for choosing rockbolt support systems; 61: Plastic zones within the rock mass as a function of the shaft lining resistance; 62: High density spatial data collection for monitoring of steep wall movements; 63: Highwall mining system with backfilling; 64: The geomechanics and mine planning: A case study; 65: DB-BASE: A geomechanical database for destress Blasting applications in hard rock mines; 66: A method for analyzing and designing frictional rock bolting systems in room-and-pillar mining; 67: An application of integrated measuring technique for rock pressure determination in coal mines; 68: A case study for an open pit coal mine induced slope failure affecting an industrial plant in Turkey; 69: Optimisation of longwall face advance rate; 70: Major causes of accidents in tailing dam due to geological and geotechnical factors; 71: The importance of interlayer friction on the stability of underground bedded roofs; 72: Distribution of discontinuities in Jakub?ovice mine, South West of Ostrava City, Czech Republic; 73: Stability monitoring of open pit mines in Australia using GPS; 74: Modelling of discontinuity surface roughness by digital photogrammetry and geostatistical methods; 75: A critical assessment of an exploration pilot tunnel in adverse geological conditions: A case study; 76: Finite element modeling of underground openings in bedded rock; 77: Methods computer modelling and analysis of geomechanical processes; 78: Geotechnical investigations during underground tailing storage; 4: Mine evaluation - Financial and management issues; 79: Management of underground mine economy in the period of mining activity damping; 80: Optimizing a project's true rate of return; 81: The prospects for the development of the Georgian coal mining industry: Comparison with alternative energy resources; 82: Owner versus contract mining; 83: The case study of Greek-EU relations and their effect on Greek mining; 84: Selected aspects of restructuring hard coal mining sector; 85: Innovative tools for performance improvement in CVRD mines; 86: System parameters modeling while planning the mining development program; 87: Albanian mineral industry and its trends in the future; 88: Ways of electric power saving at the coal mines of Ukraine; 89: Perspectives of mining stock improvement under crisis economics; 90: Problems of resource management at unprofitable mines; 91: How historical costing causes mine inefficiency; 92: The system of complex appreciate of anthracite mines; 93: Planning for mine safety and the management of risk; 94: Productivity measurement at the sectoral level: The case of Greek lignite mining; 5: Mine equipment selection; 95: A computer program for open pit mine equipment selection: TruckMac; 96: Experimental research of a soft start-up process of armoured face conveyor equipped with a water flow-controlled hydrodynamic coupling; 97: Determination of economic life of heavy earth moving machinery in mines; 98: Rippability assessment studies at Tuncbilek Coal Mine: A case study; 99: Safety in quarrying ornamental stones by using diamond wire; 100: The valuation of power efficiency of mining-transport systems work of open-pits; 101: Overview of roadheader applications in Turkish mining and civil construction industries; 102: High-performance rock destroying tool from modified solid alloy; 103: Dynamic model of a shearer's cutting system; 104: Review of surface mining equipment selection techniques; 105: Problem with cracking of the rope disc welds; 106: Determination of tractive capacity of the drum of a multirope hoisting machine with due account of flexibility of its elastic liner; 107: The complex decision of a problem of open-pits excavator-automobile systems reproduction; 108: The impact of multi-element external coal transportation on reliability of the system and on environment; 109: Contribution to the study of cutting mechanism of Capao Bonito Granite, Sao Paulo State, Brazil; 110: The methodology of the selection of auxiliary mechanisation for the open pit mines of lignite; 111: Selection of current collection operation mode and power circuit design; 112: The conveyor belt wear index and its application in belts replacement policy; 113: The effect of conveyor belt load upon belt durability; 114: Effect of cutting tool angle on failure mechanism of rock in rock-tool interaction; 115: Prediction of roadheader performance: A geotechnical assessment scheme; 116: Computer simulation of the open pit transportation systems; 117: Assessment of the performance of raise boring 73 RM-DC at the Pongkor gold mine, West Java; 118: Rock technological parameters useful to water jet cutting systems; 119: Cost estimation of earthmoving done by hydraulic shovels and trucks in mines; 120: Application of LCC techniques in selection of mining equipment and technology; 121: Abrasives in water jet cutting systems; 122: Engineering ceramics for wear-protection of mining and mineral processing equipment; 123: Application of pre mixed abrasive water jet for maintenance of oil and gas ducts; 124: Aspects regarding the determination of the volume of the silo-wagons; 125: Investigation of the relationship between cutting angles and wearing on beads in diamond wire cutting method; 126: Performance and efficiency measures for mining equipment; 127: Basic factors estimation which define rotary blast hole drill production; 128: Wirtgen Surface Miner - New machine development and project experience; 129: Factors affecting loading performance of the excavators in Garp lignite enterprise; 130: Equipment replacement considerations; 131: Rock cutting resistance prognosis at the Libous model mining site based on newly developed method; 6: Innovative mining systems - Machine automation; 132: Alternative access, mining and hoisting for underground deposits; 133: Evaluation of mining equipment automation including process considerations and sensitivity analysis; 134: I-SiTE - Laser scanning revolutionises site survey; 135: The combined power is the technology of the 21st century; 136: Truck driver assisting devices to increase safety and productivity; 137: Steep angle conveying for material transportation in open cut mines; 138: Reflective seismic tomography to identify anomalies impacting underground developments; 139: The powerful excavator-dragline's control for automatic accurate bucket positioning; 140: Automatic control interface for underground atmosphere parameters; 141: Software control for a drilling mining robot; 142: Innovative solutions for the overburden handling system of P.T. Freeport Indonesia; 143: Tests of experimental specimen of robotized unit for continuous blasting of hard ores; 144: New type of transport for deep open pits; 7: Information technologies in mining; 145: 3D modeling and reserve estimation of a coal deposit using neural networks; 146: Visual Basic implementation of the Maximum Value Neighbourhood algorithm to optimise stope boundaries; 147: Multicriteria choice of a lignite field for mine development and power plant construction; 148: Pattern recognition software for quality evaluation of mining machines; 149: A simulation algorithm for material flow from open pit mine to power plant: A case study; 150: Computer design and operation of quarries for non-metallic mineral industries: Case study at Lafarge Limestone Deposit in Turkey; 151: Development of mining management information system for Soma Open Pit Mines; 152: Object modelling of a belt conveyor; 153: A mine planning and information system merging specialized planning data with conventional office-files and process data via a three-dimensional model of underground mines; 154: Production information system of the Pljevlja coal mine; 155: Digital face mapping to assist mining operations; 156: Computer assisted planning for extraction of ornamental granite; 157: The use of geometrical-technical planning systems for support: A prerequisite for high-performance longwall operations; 158: Reliability assessment of mining equipment using genetic algorithms; 159: Using animations of mining operations as presentation models; 160: Application of genetic algorithms for the layout of openings in mines *; 8: Mining and the environment; 161: Economical aspects of possible pollution decreasing in mining industry of Kazakhstan; 162: The ecological rehabilitation of the Banat-Oravita area; 163: Environmental impact characterization of a tin mine in the northwest of Argentina; 164: Mine planning and closure issues in the 21st Century; 165: Noise of belt conveyors; 166: Monitoring of clay mine waste for utilization in the non-soil reclamation of mine waste dumps; 167: Geochemical studies to characterize the complex sulfur mineralogy at Red Dog Pb-Zn Mine; 168: Some aspects regarding the Romanian open pit lignite mining impact on soil; 169: Eliminating negative environmental impacts of large opencast mining equipment; 170: Mining aerology - Factor of ecological safety of environment; 171: The system of control of the general absorbed doze of a dust and definition of possible risk of disease mining worker; 172: Critical factors affecting rehabilitation of abandoned phosphogypsum stacks; 173: Radon dispersion air modeling in Banat mining area; 174: Reclamation and development of voids in the raw material industry in Lower Silesia, Poland; 175: Acoustic warning signals and design of restricted working areas in noisy environment; 176: The radiological protection during mining radioactive raw materials in the Czech Republic; 177: The environmental management of the coal mining activity in the Jiu valley; 178: Disposal of jarosite slurry in a lined tailings pond, Hindustan Zinc Limited, India; 179: Air quality control in quarries of technical stone; 180: Seed germination in Ruby Dock Rumex vesicarius (Fam. Polygonaceae); 181: Evaluation and modelling of haul road dust palliatives; 182: Underground gold-extracting plant