| Description |
1 online resource (150 pages) : illustrations, charts, tables |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part 1. Plant Auditing Methodology; Chapter 1. The Plant Audit; Chapter 2. Audit Categories; Chapter 3. Plant Audit-Why, When, and Where?; Chapter 4. Global and Specific Audits; Chapter 5. Specific Audit Process; Chapter 6. Metallurgical Myths, Economic Concepts, and Total Resource Management; Chapter 7. Sociopolitical and Cultural Issues; Part 2. Case Studies; Case Study 1: Global Audit; Case Study 2: Poorly Defined Program Objective; Case Study 3: Wrong Solution for the Right Problem |
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Case Study 4: The Myth That New Technology Improves RecoveryCase Study 5: Productivity Measures; Case Study 6: Improving Productivity; Case Study 7: Diagnostic Testing as a Tool for Optimization; Case Study 8: Coarse Versus Fine Primary Grind; Case Study 9: Thinking Outside the Box: Fine Crushing Versus Grinding; Case Study 10: Thinking Outside the Box: Classifier Efficiency; Case Study 11: Method for Measuring Performance of Ball Mills; Case Study 12: Comparison of Rougher Flotation Circuit Configurations; Case Study 13: Maintaining Plant Throughput |
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Case Study 14: Auditing a Complex Flotation CircuitCase Study 15: Auditing Process Technology for Industrial Minerals; Case Study 16: Operator Training; Case Study 17: Application of Computer Software for Obtaining Meaningful Material Balance; Case Study 18: Cleaner-Flotation-Circuit Evaluation; Case Study 19: Operating Parameters as a Function of Metal Prices; Case Study 20: Optimizing Cash Flow on International Operations; Appendix: Typical Questions to Ask During Plant Audit Meetings; References; Recommended Reading; Index; Back Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Metallurgical plants -- Evaluation
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Management audit.
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Metallurgy.
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Controllership.
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metallurgy.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Metallurgy.
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Controllership
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Management audit
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Metallurgy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780873354134 |
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0873354133 |
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9781680156911 |
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1680156918 |
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