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  • AUSIMM
    Geological Modelling and Bench Face Survey to Improve Blasting Fragmentation

    By E Gabriel, J C. Koppe, A Gomes and P Crispim, R Schaarsdmit, I Pablos

    Drill and blast (D&B) is one of the most important production operations in open pit mining. The resulting fragmentation of the D&B reflects in the downstream unit operation. Good fragmentatio

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Efficient material descriptions for modelling high-temperature processes

    By J H. Zietsman

    The transition to more sustainable metal production is receiving much attention at present, and the iron and steel industry is at the centre of the conversation. New, more environmentally friendly pro

    Aug 21, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Block Model Data Reduction and Sensitivity Analysis

    By J E. Everett

    Maximising ore tonnage at a selected target grade requires that appropriate ore identification criteria be established. Iron ore mining block models may consist of many millions of estimated blocks, e

    Jul 13, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Potential improvement of tailings geotechnical behaviour using bacteria

    By H Cifuentes, D J. Williams

    Despite the recognised importance of tailings management, there remain little data on the potential benefits of biological treatments compared with physical and chemical treatments. The operation of t

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Effect of calcium oxalate CaC2O4.H2O on the Reduction and phosphorus partition of a high-P Brockman ore

    By S Hapugoda, H Han, L Lu

    Charcoal produced from Syzygium Zeylanicum trees was widely used in ancient Sri Lankan iron smelting practices. Charcoal made from Syzygium Zeylanicum tree trunks, branches and leaves were analysed by

    Sep 18, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Maximising the value of Rio Tinto’s Yandicoogina orebody – a mine geology perspective

    By A Kleinitz, J Halilovic, K Trappitt

    Mine operators use grade control to determine the destination of each block of material in the mine. In polymetallic mines, grades are best expressed in dollars: the Net Smelter Return, NSR, per tonne

    Mar 22, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Improving industrial copper processing operations through the application of thermodynamic fundamentals and advanced predictive tools

    By G R. F Alvear Flores

    Mineral resources are becoming more complex in composition and structure making it more difficult to produce clean concentrates for primary metal smelting. In parallel, providing technological solutio

    Jun 17, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Iron Ore Washing – Achieve More with Fewer Resources

    By M Zlatev, S Silge

    Producers of primary resources such as iron ore face the challenge of processing crude materials with increasing levels of impurities, which may result in the requirement for wet processing. This resu

    Jul 13, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Blast design and execution drives mine site profits

    By J Loeb, J Dampney, P Cameron

    Optimisation of Blast Design and Execution must be done right the first time. It is too late after the ore is broken. Consequences of poor design and execution negatively affect productivity from load

    Jun 22, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Raise Drilling in Australian Coal Measures

    By Fraser RJ

    A Robbins Raise Drill Model 61R was used to provide one 7' diameter shaft 1050' deep in Clutha Development's exploratory mine at Blackwater in Central Queensland and two 7' diam

    Jan 1, 1972

  • AUSIMM
    Jameson Cell Test Work on Copper Streams in the Copper Concentrator of Mount Isa Mines Limited

    By Griffin PT, Espinosa-Gomez R, Jameson GJ

    Two major issues are to be addressed in the Copper Concentrator of Mount Isa Mines Limited. The first of these is the need to increase concentrator flotation capacity to increase copper recovery, wh

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    Solid State Reduction of Australian Chromite with Coal

    By Johnston R. F

    The factors which influence the reduction of chromite are investigated with special reference to Coobina chromite. This was compared with a South African chromite ore. The reduction characteristics ar

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    Understanding Ore Characteristics and Equipment Selection

    By K T. Broekman, R L. Koenig

    "The Braemar Iron Formation is atypical ore when compared to the current magnetite ores being processed. In attempting to process and economically recover the vast quantities of iron ore stored within

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Environmental Variables at Bauxite Mine

    By A Romanel, M S. Kato, M P. Piermatei, P Artioli

    "Brazil is the sixth worldwide producer of aluminum and Votorantim (Metals) has been operating three bauxite open pit mines in a particular way of working. In those the deposits occur on the top of hi

    Jul 10, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Understanding the Mechanisms That Can Cause Sample Bias

    Computational models are very useful for studying many of the physical mechanisms which can cause sample bias. Within such models we can predict the trajectories of all individual particles and thereb

    Mar 1, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Improving Productivity at Jim Walter Resources, Inc

    By Dixon CA

    In the early 1970s, Jim Walter Resources, Inc. (JWR) embarked on a coal mine expansion program that was unparalleled in the history of the United States. With a small nucleus of people then operating

    Jan 1, 1991

  • AUSIMM
    Trends in Magnetite Ore Processing and Test Work

    By D Yan, D Connelly

    Beneficiation of magnetite is an integral part of the future of iron ore processing. Historically, the focus of Western Australian producers has been on exporting direct shipping ore (DSO) namely haem

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Exploration and Geology of the Goodall Gold Mine

    By D R Quick

    The Goodall gold mine is located 30 km east of Adelaide River, within the Pine Creek 1:250 000 map sheet, at 8 525 000 mN: 750 000 mE, on the AMG grid. The first gold was poured in April 1988 and th

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    A Systems Approach for the Application of Eco-Efficiency Indicators for Process Design in the Minerals Industry

    By H von Blottnitz, J L. Broadhurst

    Eco-efficiency has been proposed by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development as an environmental performance indicator framework that contributes to sustainability by assisting corporate

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    O and C Isotope Study of Bastnäs-type Rare Earth Element Mineralisation, Bergslagen, Sweden

    By F Sahlström, E M. Jolis, V R Troll, E Jonsson, K Högdahl, C Harris

    "An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. The Bastnäs-type magnetite-skarn-hosted rare earth element (REE) mineralisations are locate

    Mar 18, 2015