JOHN A. MEECH

Publications available for download

Contributions of Asian Migrant Workers in the 19th Century to Development of the British Columbian Mining Industry
The widely unknown story of the treatment of Chinese and other Asian cultures by the British Columbian and Canadian governments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, written by Vivien Hui.

*Oxygen Depletion of Static Air by Backfill Material at the Thompson Mine*

Knowledge Accumulation Techniques in Minex - An Electronic Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals

AI Applications in the Mining Industry into the 21st Century

A Brief History of Amalgamation Practices in the Americas

Development of an Artificial Neural Network to Interpret Froth Images from a Copper Flotation Process

Thickener Operations at Carajás Using a Fuzzy Logic Controller

Computational Intelligence in a Real-Time SCADA System to Monitor and Control Continuous Casting of Steel Bullets

Mercury Pollution from DEFORESTATION©

Application of Fuzzy Logic to Environmental Risk Assessment

An Adaptive Fuzzy Model for Risk Assessment of Mercury Pollution in the Amazon

Mercury Emissions and Stability in the Amazon Region

HgEX - A Heuristic Expert System on Mercury Pollution in the Amazon

Qualitative Modeling of a Semi-autogenous Grinding Circuit at Highland Valley Copper (HVC) Mine

Heuristic Approach to Mercury Pollution in the Amazon

Select Papers

D. Tromans and J.A. Meech, 2003. "Fracture toughness and surface energies of minerals: theoretical estimates for oxides, sulphides, silicates and halides", Minerals Engineering; January, pp.36.

D. Tromans and J.A. Meech, 2002. "Enhanced dissolution of minerals: modeling conjoint effects of particle size and microtopography", Minerals Engineering; 15(5), 263-269.

D. Tromans and J.A. Meech, 2001. "Enhanced dissolution of minerals: stored energy, amorphism and mechanical activation", Minerals Engineering; 14(11), 1359-1377.

V.M. Torres, A. Chaves and J.A. Meech, 2000. "IntelliGold: an Expert System for Gold Plant Process Design"; Cybernetics and Systems; 31(4), 387-397.

M.M. Ghomshei and J.A. Meech, 2000. "Application of Fuzzy Logic in Environmental Risk Assessment: Some Thoughts on Fuzzy Sets"; Cybernetics and Systems; 31(3), 317-332.

D. Tromans and J.A. Meech, 1999. "Mechanical activation of minerals - a thermodynamic approach"; Minerals Engineering; 12(4), 609-625.

S. Kumar, J.A. Meech, I.V. Samarasekera, J.K. Brimacombe, and V. Rakocevic, 1999. "Development of an intelligent mould for online detection of defects in steel billets"; Iron & Steelmaker, ISS, 26(4), 269-284.

V.M. Torres, A.P. Chaves and J.A. Meech, 1999, "Process Design for Gold Ores: a Diagnostic Approach", Minerals Engineering, 12(3), 245-254.

J.A. Meech and M.M. Veiga, July, 1998. "An Adaptive Fuzzy Model to Evaluate Technological Evolution"; Minerals Engineering, 11(7), 597-604.

J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, and D. Tromans, 1998. "Reactivity of Mercury from Gold Mining Activities in Darkwater Ecosystems "; AMBIO, 26(2), 92-98.

M.M. Veiga, J.A. Meech and D. Tromans, 1997. "Emission and Stability of Mercury in the Amazon Region"; Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, Special Volume on Waste Treatment Technology, 36(4), 231-239.

C.F. Legzdins, I.V. Samasekera and J.A. Meech, 1997. "MMCx - an expert system for metal-matix composite selection and design"; Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 36(3), 177 - 202.

D. Tromans, J.A. Meech and M.M. Veiga, 1996. "Natural Organics and Environmental Stability of Mercury:-Electrochemical Considerations"; Journal of Electrochemical Society, 143(6), June, L123-L126.

M.M. Veiga and J.A. Meech, 1995. "HgEX - A Heuristic System on Mercury Pollution in the Amazon."; Water, Air & Soil Pollution. 80, 123-132.

M.M. Veiga and J. Meech, 1995. "A Review of Clean-up Techniques for Mercury Pollution from Mining Activities in the Amazon"; AMBIO, 24(6), 200-203.

J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga and R. Hypolito, 1995. ""Educational Measures to Address Mercury Pollution in the Amazon"; AMBIO, 24(4), 216-220.

M.M. Veiga, J. Meech and N. Oñate, 1994. "Mercury Pollution from Deforestation"; Nature, 368, 816-817.

S. Kumar, J.A. Meech, I.V. Samarasekera and J.K. Brimacombe, 1993. "Knowledge Engineering an Expert System to Trouble-Shoot Quality Problems in Continuous Casting of Steel Billets"; Iron & Steelmaker, ISS, 20(9), 29-36.

J.A. Meech and L.A. Jordon, 1993. "A Self-Tuning Fuzzy Logic Controller. Minerals Eng., 6(2), 119-131.

P. Benford and J. Meech, 1992. "Expert Systems for Real-Time Applications"; Min. Eng. 5(10-12), 1325-34.

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Conference Proceedings

J.A. Meech and B. Lang, 2002. "Contributions to a Solution to the ARD Problems at Britannia Beach - The Stakeholders Sustainable Reclamation Plan", 85th Conf. Canadian Society for Chemistry - Session on Air, Earth, Fire and Water, Vancouver, B.C., June 1, 2002, pp. 12.

B. Lang, R. Pakalnis, and J.A. Meech, 2002. "Design Guidelines for Permanent Tunnel Plugs", Proc. 104th CIM/AGM - Vancouver 2002, Session on Geomechanical Mine Design II, Vancouver, B.C., ep. 12.

M.M. Ghomshei and J.A. Meech, 2002. "Geothermal Energy in Canada: an Overview", Proc. 104th CIM/AGM - Vancouver 2002, Session on Alternative Energy Systems, Vancouver, B.C., ep. 10.

J.A. Meech and R. Ulansky, 2002. "Development of a Magnetically-Levitated Skip to Hoist Ore", Proc. 104th CIM/AGM - Vancouver 2002, Session on Innovative Hoisting, Vancouver, B.C., ep. 6.

J.A. Meech, B. Lang, and R. Pakalnis, 2001. "CERM3's Millennium Plug Project at the Britannia Mine", 8th Annual BC Metals Leaching and ARD Workshop, Vancouver, B.C., November 28-29, 2001, pp. 12.

J.A. Meech, B. Lang, and R. Pakalnis, 2001. "CERM3 and the Installation of the Millennium Plug at the 2200 Level of Britannia Mine", AGM of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, October, 2001, pp. 15.

J.A. Meech, 2001. "Internet-based Systems for Design, Planning, Operating and Marketing in the Mining, Minerals, Metals and Materials Industry", Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Fuzzy Logic use on the Internet, University of California, Berkeley, CA, pp.9.

J.A. Meech, 2002. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of IPMM", Proc. 3rd Inter. Conference on IPMM, Richmond, B.C., ep. 24.

J.A. Meech and R. Ulansky, 2001. "Development of a Magnetically-Levitated Skip to Hoist Ore", Proc. 3rd International Conference on IPMM, Richmond, B.C., ep. 6.

J.A. Meech, R. Pakalnis, and B. Lang, 2001. "CERM3: The Centre for Environmental Research in Minerals, Metals and Materials and its Contribution to Solving the Acid Rock Drainage Problems at Britannia Mine", Proc. 3rd International Conference on IPMM, Richmond, B.C., ep. 13.

M. M. Ghomshei, J. A. Meech, D.W. Fraser, and R.A. Dakin, 2001. "Geothermal Heat Pump Options: Fuzzy Arithmetic for a Bright Decision", Proc. 3rd International Conference on IPMM, Richmond, B.C., ep. 6.

R. Ghodsi, J.A. Meech, D.B. Kotak and F. Sassani, 2001. "A Rule-Based Expert System for Cut Sequencing Solid Wood for Furniture Components Production", Proc. 3rd Inter. Conf. on IPMM, Richmond, B.C., ep. 7.

J.-Z. Yu, Q. Sun, Q. Wang, Y. Kawazoe, and J.A. Meech, 2001. "Combining Phenomenological Models and First-Principles: An Application to Theoretical Analysis of Hydrogen Solubility in Magnetic Metals", Proc. 3rd International Conference on IPMM, Richmond, B.C., ep. 9.

S. Khatami, J. Breadner and J.A. Meech, 2001. " Unit Commitment for BC-Hydro's MICA Dam Generating Plant using a Genetic Algorithm Approach", Proc. 3rd International Conference on IPMM, Richmond, ep. 10.

C. Clayton, R. Pakalnis and J.A. Meech, 2001. "A Knowledge-based System to Select a Mining Method", In: Proc. 3rd International Conference on IPMM, Richmond, B.C., ep. 18.

D. Tromans and J.A. Meech, 2001. "Enhanced Dissolution of Minerals: Modeling Conjoint Effects of Particle Size and Microtopography", Proc. 3rd International Conference on IPMM, Richmond, B.C., ep. 15.

G. Zazzi, A. Pouria and J.A. Meech, 2001. "Estimation of Proportional Draft Point (PDP) Using Fuzzy Logic", Proc. 3rd International Conference on IPMM, Richmond, B.C., ep. 7.

J.A. Meech, 2001. "Lessons from the Manufacturing Industry - Treating the Mine-Mill Complex as a Factory", 22nd Southern Hemispheric Conf. on Mineral Processing, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May/June, 2001, pp.12.

J.A. Meech, 2001. "The Centre for Environmental Research in Minerals, Metals, and Materials (CERM3) and its Contribution to the Reclamation of Britannia Mine", 103rd CIM/AGM, Quebec, May, pp.12.

J.A. Meech and J. Balcita, 2000. "ARDx - An Expert System on Acid Rock Drainage", 7th Annual BC Metals Leaching and ARD Workshop, Vancouver, B.C., November 27-28, 2001, pp. 12.

J.A. Meech, 2000. "The Centre for Environmental Research in Minerals, Metals and Materials", 7th Annual BC Metals Leaching and ARD Workshop, Vancouver, B.C., November 27-28, 2001, pp. 12.

J.A. Meech and D. Tromans, 2000. "The Role of Microtopography in the Reactivity of Mineral Surfaces "; invited presentation: International Workshop on Materials Design by Computer Simulation, Sendai International Center, Tohoku University, Aug. 18-19, 2000, pp.10.

J.A. Meech, 2000. "Cross-disciplinary Interaction in Education and Research - an essential ingredient for innovation in the 21st Century"; invited presentation to the International Symposium on Research and Education in the 21st Century University (ISRE), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, Aug. 20-25, 2000, pp.10.

V.M. Torres, A.P. Chaves and John A. Meech, 2000. "Process Selection for Refractory Gold Ores using an Expert System Approach", Randol Gold Forum, April, 2000, Vancouver, pp.5.

J.A. Meech, 2000. "Integration of Mine and Mill Systems"; IEEE Advanced Process Control Symposium, April, 2000, Vancouver, pp.10.

J.A. Meech, 2000. "Integrating the Mine and Mine through Intelligent Manufacturing Methodologies"; Keynote Paper, 102nd CIM/AGM, Mining Millennium-2000, Toronto, Ontario, March 2000, pp.14.

J.A. Meech, 1999. "Integration of Intelligent Manufacturing Techniques into the Mining and Metallurgical Industries", CIM Conference of Metallurgists, August 22, 1999, Quebec, pp.12.

V.M. Torres, A.P. Chaves and John A. Meech, 1999. "IntelliGOLD - a fuzzy expert system for gold plant process design", North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, June, 1999, New York, pp.6.

S. Forouzi and J.A. Meech, 1999. "Development of an adaptive artificial neural network for Brunswick Mining's copper/lead/zinc flotation circuit", Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials - IPMM'99, July, 1999, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp.8.

V.M. Torres, A.P. Chaves and John A. Meech, 1999. "IntelliGOLD - an expert system for gold plant process design", Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials - IPMM'99, July, 1999, Honolulu, pp.8.

M.M. Ghomshei and J.A. Meech, 1999. "Towards a better understanding of fuzzy sets: application to environmental science", Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials - IPMM'99, July, 1999, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp.6.

R. Melamed and J.A. Meech, 1999. "Predicting the results of miscible-displacement theory tests using fuzzy logic", Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials - IPMM'99, July, 1999, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp.6.

C. Mui, J.A. Meech and P. Barr, 1999. "Development of a SCADA-based expert system to provide delay strategies for a steel billet reheating furnace", Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials - IPMM'99, July, 1999, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp.6.

J. Raskauskas, M.M. Ghomshei and J.A. Meech, 1999. "ARDx -- a fuzzy expert system for ARD site remediation" Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials - IPMM'99, July, 1999, Honolulu, pp.6.

S. Forouzi and J.A. Meech, 1999. "An adaptive artificial neural network for Brunswick Mining's copper/lead/zinc flotation circuit", IEEE Advanced Control Symposium, April 29, 1999, Vancouver, pp.8.

V.M. Torres, A.P. Chaves and J.A. Meech, 1998, "Process Design for Gold Ores: a Diagnostic Approach", Minerals Engineering Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, September, 1998, pp.12.

Z.K. Shawwash, M. Buchko, J.A. Meech and S.O.D. Russell, June, 1998. "The Flood Management and Control Expert System (FMCES): A Management Tool for Operating the Cheakamus Dam Project", Canadian Water Resources 51st National Conference, Victoria, B.C., pp.12.

J.A. Meech, April 1998. "Required Attributes of a Real-Time Intelligent System for Plant Control", 100th AGM of CIM, Montreal, Quebec, pp.8.

J.A. Meech and M.M. Veiga, April 1998. "An Intelligent System for Artisan Gold Miners Using Amalgamation", 100th AGM of CIM, Montreal, Quebec, pp.8.

M.M. Veiga and J.A. Meech, December 1997. "Fuzzy-Neural Systems for Adaptive Reasoning on Environmental Risk Analysis", MineIT '97, 1st International Symposium on Information Technologies in the Mineral Industry via the InterNet, organized by G. Panagiotou, December 1-12, 1997, CyberSpace and Athens, Greece, 10 HTML pages.

J.A. Meech and M.M. Veiga, 1997. "Predicting the Impact of Mercury Pollution with a Fuzzy Expert System", IEEE-SMC, Systems-Man-Cybernetics, Orlando, Florida, 2,1056-1061.

C. Legzdins, J.A. Meech, I.V. Samarasekera, B. Bugarinovic and Z. Bugarinovic, 1997. "MMCx - An Expert System to Design Metal-Matrix Composites", Australasian-Pacific Forum on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials, IPMM'97, Gold Coast, Australia, 1, 268-275.

J.A. Meech and M.M. Veiga , 1997. "Artificial Intelligence for Artisanal Gold Miners", Australasian-Pacific Forum on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials, IPMM'97, Australia, Vol. 1, 177-183.

T. Chandra and J.A. Meech, 1997. "Present and Future Status of Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials", Australasian-Pacific Forum on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials, IPMM'97, Gold Coast, Australia, Vol. 1, 1-3.

R. Rahbari, J.A. Meech and C.W. de Silva, 1997. "Intelligent Tutoring System: an expert -system trainer for Herring Roe Grading", 1997 American Control Conf., Albuquerque, New Mexico, Vol. 5, 3171-3175.

J.A. Meech, 1996. "Computational Intelligence - new paradigms to support AI applications", in Mine Simulation, G.N. Panagiotou, J.R. Sturgul, (Eds.), Proceedings of MineSim '96, First International Symposium on Mine Simulation via the InterNet, December 2-13, 1996, CyberSpace and Athens, Greece, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, page 42 plus 31 HTML pages.

E.I. Chilviet and J.A. Meech, 1996. "Intelligent systems to assist in semiautogenous grinding circuit supervision", in Mine Simulation, G.N. Panagiotou, J.R. Sturgul, (Eds.), Proceedings of MineSim '96, First International Symposium on Mine Simulation via the InterNet, December 2-13, 1996, CyberSpace and Athens, Greece, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, page 39 plus 14 HTML pages.

E. Chilviet and J.A. Meech, 1996. "Intelligent Supervisory Control for Semi-Autogenous Grinding Circuits", presented at SAG-96, Vancouver, B.C., October 5, 1996, vol.2, 792-804.

J.A. Meech, 1995. "AI Applications in the Mining Industry into the 21st Century", Proceedings of the APCOM XXV 1995 Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 93-102.

M.M. Veiga and J.A. Meech, 1995. "A Brief History of Amalgamation Practices in the Americas", 16th Brazilian Symp. on Ore Process. and Hydrometallurgy, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 3 - 6, 1995, 581-594.

J.A. Meech, R. Santos, and L. Ramos, Oct., 1995. "Fuzzy Control of Thickener Operations at Carajas", IEEE-Systems-Man-Cybernetics Conference, Vancouver, B.C., 1636-1639.

J.A. Meech, and M.M. Veiga, Oct., 1995. "Fuzzy Assessment of Environmental Risk, IEEE- Systems-Man-Cybernetics Conference, Vancouver, B.C., 1640-1643.

E. Cifuentes, J.A. Meech, A.L. Mular, H. Raabe and J. Mitchell, Oct., 1995. "Tonnage Loss Prediction Using Qualitative Modeling at Highland Valley Copper", IEEE-SMC Conference, Vancouver, B.C., 1644-1647.

J.A. Meech and J. Nagel Oct., 1995. "Knowledge Accumulation in MINEX - An Electronic Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals", IEEE- Systems-Man-Cybernetics Conference, Vancouver, B.C., 1648 - 1652.

V. Rakocevic, J.A. Meech, S. Kumar, I.V. Samarasekera and J.K. Brimacombe, Oct., 1995. "Real-Time Fuzzy Quality Control for Continuous Billet Casting of Steel", IEEE-SMC Conf., Vancouver, BC, 1653-1658.

M.M. Veiga, J.A. Meech and D. Tromans, 1995. "Mercury Emissions and Stability in the Amazon Region"; in Waste Processing and Recycling in Minerals and Metallurgical Industries II, S.R. Rao, L.M. Amaratunga, G.C. Richards, P.D. Kondos, (Eds.), Proc. 34th Conf. of Metallurgist of CIM, Vancouver, 523-538.

C. Legzdins, J.A. Meech and I.V. Samarasekera, July, 1995. "An Expert System to Design Metal-Matrix Composites". ICCM Inter. Conf. On Composite Materials, Whistler, B.C. 8 pages.

R. Santos, J.A. Meech and L. Ramos, July, 1995. "Thickener Operations at Carajas Using a Fuzzy Logic Controller", IFSA-95, 6th International Fuzzy Systems Assoc. World Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 493-496.

M.M. Veiga and J.A. Meech, July, 1995. "An Adaptive Fuzzy Model for Risk Assessment of Hg Pollution in the Amazon", IFSA-95, 6th Inter. Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 489-492.

E. Cifuentes, J.A. Meech, A.L. Mular, H. Raabe and J. Mitchell, July, 1995. "Qualitative Modeling of a Semi-Autogenous Grinding Circuit at Highland Valley Copper", IFSA-95, 6th International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 477-480.

J. Nagel and J.A. Meech, July, 1995. "Knowledge Accumulation Techniques in MINEX - An Electronic Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals", IFSA-95, 6th Inter. Fuzzy Systems Assoc. World Cong., Sao Paulo, 481-484.

V. Rakocevic, J.A. Meech, S. Kumar, I.V. Samarasekera and J.K. Brimacombe, July, 1995. "Computational Intelligence in a Real-Time Fuzzy System to Monitor and Control Continuous Casting of Steel Billets", IFSA-95, 6th International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 485-488.

M.M. Veiga, A.T. Veiga, L.L. Franco, M. Bonagamba and J.A. Meech, 1995. "An Integrated Approach to Mercury-Contaminated Sites" Proc. of Eco Urbs' 95, Rio de Janeiro, June 19-23, 1995, 51-53.

M.M. Veiga and J. Meech, October, 1994. "Application of Fuzzy Logic to Environmental Risk Assessment"; Proc. Inter. Cong. on Miner. Proc., Santiago, Chile, November, 1994, 355 - 370.

A. Doll and J.A. Meech, October, 1994. "DRILLER - An Interactive Video-Game for Young Children to Learn about Exploring for Minerals", Proceedings of the CIM District 6 Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 12 pages.

V. Rakocevic, J.A. Meech, S. Kumar, I Samarasekera and J.K. Brimacombe, October, 1994. "Intelligent Computation in a SCADA System for Continuous Casting of Steel Billets", Proc. CIM Dist.6 Meeting, pp. 12.

M.M. Veiga and J. Meech, October, 1994. "Mercury Pollution from Gold Mining Operations in the Amazon"; Proceedings of CIM Dist.6 Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 12 pages.

M.M. Veiga and J. Meech, July, 1994. "HgEX - A Heuristic System on Mercury Pollution in the Amazon"; Proc. International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Whistler, BC, 123-132.

A. Razavi and J.A. Meech, May 1994. "The Effects of Various Parameters in a Fuzzy Logic Controller"; Proc. 5th ASME NW Inter. Region VIII Technical Conference, Vancouver, BC, 2 pages.

M.M. Veiga and J. Meech, 1994. "Heuristic Approach to Mercury Pollution in the Amazon"; Proc. Inter. Sym. on Extract. and Process. for Treat. and Minimiz. Wastes, 123rd Cong. TMS, San Francisco, 23-38.

C. Legzdins, I.V. Samarasekera and J.A. Meech, 1994. "Designing Metal-Matrix Composites with an Expert System "; Lightweight Alloys for Aerospace Applications, 123rd Cong. TMS, San Francisco, vol. 3, 559-574.

J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga and R. Hypolito, 1993. ""Remedial Procedures for Mercury Pollution in Gold Mining Activities in the Amazon - Educational Measures"; Randol at Acapulco, Mexico, Oct. 1993., 175-181.

M.M. Veiga and J.A. Meech, 1993. "Remedial Procedures for Mercury Pollution from Gold Mining Activities in the Amazon - Clean-up Techniques". Proc. of Randol at Acapulco, Mexico, Oct. 1993., 169-174.

P. Poirier and J.A. Meech, 1993. "Using Fuzzy Logic for On-Line Trend Analysis", Proc. 2nd IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Vancouver, B.C., Vol. 1, 83-86.

S. Kumar, J.A. Meech, I.V. Samarasekera and J.K. Brimacombe, 1993. "Knowledge Engineering an Expert to System to Troubleshoot Quality Problems in the Continuous Casting of Steel Billets"; Proc. 51st Electric Furnace Conference, Washington, D.C., 12 pages.

P.J. Poirier, H. Raabe and J.A. Meech, 1993. "Using Froth Identification in an Advisory Expert System for Copper Flotation Operations" Proc. 25th Canadian Miner. Process. Conf., Ottawa, Ont., Paper 36, 14 pages.

J.A. Meech and S. Kumar, 1993. "A HyperManual on Expert Systems"; Proc. 25th Canadian Mineral Processors Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Paper 22, 10 pages.

J.A. Meech, 1992. "Managing Uncertainty in Expert Systems with Fuzzy Logic Proceedings of International Symposium on AI in Material Processing, CIM - Metallurgical Society, Edmonton, Alta, 100-106.

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Books

Authored

J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, Y. Kawazoe, and S.R. LeClair, Editors, 2002. "Intelligence in a Materials World"; CRC Press, New York, pp. 946.

J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, S. Veiga, J. Maguire, S.R. LeClair, Editors, 2001. "Proc. IPMM-2001 - 3rd Inter. Conf. on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials"; Richmond, B.C., ep. 1680.

J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, M.H. Smith, and S.R. LeClair, Editors, 1999. "Proc. IPMM'99 - 2nd Inter. Conf. on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials"; Honolulu, Hawaii, ep. 1570.

T. Chandra, B. Balachandran, J.A. Meech, M.H. Smith, Editors, 1997. "Proc. IPMM'97 - Australasian-Pacific Forum on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials"; Gold Coast, Australia, ep. 2100.

Edited

J.A. Meech, R. Pakalnis, and B. Lang, 2002. "CERM3: The Centre for Environmental Research in Minerals, Metals and Materials and its Contribution to Solving the Acid Rock Drainage Problems at Britannia Mine", In: Intellgence in a Materials World. Eds. J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, Y. Kawazoe, S.R. LeClair, CRC Press, New York, 913-926.

M.M. Ghomshei, J.A. Meech, D.W. Fraser, and R.A. Dakin, 2002. "Geothermal Heat Pump Options: Fuzzy Arithmetic for a Bright Decision", In: Intelligence in a Materials World. Eds. J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, Y. Kawazoe, S.R. LeClair, CRC Press, New York, 609-614.

R. Ghodsi, J.A. Meech, D.B. Kotak and F. Sassani, 2002. "A Rule-Based Expert System for Cut Sequencing Solid Wood for Furniture Components Production", In: Intelligence in a Materials World. Eds. J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, Y. Kawazoe, S.R. LeClair, CRC Press, New York, 529-535.

J.-Z. Yu, Q. Sun, Q. Wang, Y. Kawazoe, and J.A. Meech, 2002. "Combining Phenomenological Models and First-Principles: An Application to Theoretical Analysis of Hydrogen Solubility in Magnetic Metals", In: Intelli-gence in a Materials World. Eds. J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, Y. Kawazoe, S.R. LeClair, CRC Press, New York, 395-403.

S. Khatami, J. Breadner and J.A. Meech, 2002. " Unit Commitment for BC-Hydro's MICA Dam Generating Plant using a Genetic Algorithm Approach", In: Intelligence in a Materials World. Eds. J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, Y. Kawazoe, S.R. LeClair, CRC Press, New York, 293-302.

C. Clayton, R. Pakalnis and J.A. Meech, 2002. "A Knowledge-based System to Select a Mining Method", In: Intelligence in a Materials World. Eds. J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, Y. Kawazoe, S.R. LeClair, CRC Press, New York, 161-178.

D. Tromans and J.A. Meech, 2002. "Enhanced Dissolution of Minerals: Modeling Conjoint Effects of Particle Size and Microtopography", In: Intelligence in a Materials World. Eds. J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, Y. Kawazoe, S.R. LeClair, CRC Press, New York, 125-139.

J.A. Meech, 2002. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of IPMM", In: Intelligence in a Materials World. Eds. J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, Y. Kawazoe, S.R. LeClair, CRC Press, New York, 3-26.

A.J. Gunson, M.M. Veiga, J. Meech, 2001. "HgEx: Assessing the risk of mercury pollution from artisanal gold mines", Ed., H. Xie, Y. Wang, Y. Jiang, Balkema Publishers, The Netherlands, 745-750.

J.A. Meech, 1999. "Fuzzy Logic Control", in Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Editor - J.G. Webster, J. Wiley and Sons, New York, Vol. 8, 138-154.

M.M. Veiga and J.A. Meech, 1997. "Cleaning-up Mercury-Contaminated Sites", in Environmental Impacts of Mining Activities - Mitigation and Remedial Measures, Editor - J.M. Azcue, Springer-Verlag, pp.36.

S. Kumar, J.A. Meech, I.V. Samarasekera and J.K. Brimacombe, 1991. "Knowledge Engineering an Expert System to Trouble-Shoot Quality Problems in the Continuous Casting of Steel Billets" Expert Systems in Mineral and Metal Processing, IFAC, Espoo, Finland, 95-102.

Q. Liu, P. Katsabanis and J.A. Meech, 1989. "Thermodynamic Prediction of Explosion Parameters of Sulphide Dusts", in: Sulphide Dust Explosions, A. Hall (Ed.), CIM Publications, 125-149.

J.A. Meech 1989. "Conflict Resolution and Knowledge Accumulation in Expert Systems"; in: Processing Complex Ores, R. Rao and G. Dobby (Eds.), Pergamon, London, 537-551.

J.A. Meech, 1989. "MINEX - An Expert System for Qualitative Mineralogy"; in: Processing Complex Ores, R. Rao and G. Dobby (Eds.), Pergamon, London, 575-585.

J.A. Meech, 1988 "Using GENEX to Develop Expert Systems"; in: Computer Applications in the Mineral Industry, K. Fytas & R. Singhal (Eds.), Balkema, Rotterdam, 555-562.

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Software

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Course Notes

J.A. Meech, M.M. Veiga, J. Hinton, B. Klein, R. Pakalnis, B. Lang, 2001. "Research Needs and Opportunities in Mining and the Environment"; Course notes from a workshop seminar held at the CIM-AGM, April 27-28, 2002, pp. 240.

J.A. Meech, W. Cate, M. McDonald, G. Pemberton, D. McCoy, 2001. "Mining Stock Scams: how to identify, police and eliminate them!"; Course notes from a workshop seminar held at UBC-Robson Square, February 25, 2002, pp. 210.

J.A. Meech, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. "Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Minerals Industry"; Course notes from a series of 2 - 5 day workshops held in Vancouver-BC, Rio de Janeiro-Brazil, Santiago-Chile, Sao Paulo-Brazil, Belo Horizonte-Brazil, Jujuy-Argentina respectively, pp. 250.

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