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  • AUSIMM
    No. 3 Changehouse

    With the sinking of the No. 3 Shaft at North Broken Hill Limited, it was necessary to construct adjacent to the shaft a new changehouse for mining and surface personnel.It was also probable that as th

    Jan 1, 1957

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    Blast Design Parameters and Their Impact on Rock Fragmentation

    By B Prasad, M P. Roy, P K. Singh, C Drebenstedt

    Blasting operations play a pivotal role in the overall economics of opencast mines. The blasting subsystem affects all the other associated subsystems, ie loading, transport, crushing and milling oper

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Pipeline Management

    By A G. L Pratt, J R. Grant

    Mining companies face the ongoing challenge of sustaining and growing production. This paper outlines business investment concepts to grow reliable returns on investment from a portfolio of choices by

    Jan 1, 2006

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    Size Segregation of Granular Materials in Storage and Discharge from a Hopper

    Segregation studies in ternary systems of glass ballotini, iron ore and coke particles (with size range of 1-8 mm in each) in filling and emptying a laboratory size Paul Wurth hopper are described. In

    Jan 1, 1985

  • AUSIMM
    Observations on the Behaviour of a Gold Tailings with Hypersaline Pore Fluid

    By D Reid

    Characterisation of non-plastic segregating tailings presents a number of challenges: the material cannot typically be sampled in an undisturbed state, remoulded samples exhibit different behaviour to

    Jul 27, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Controlled Blasting for Civil Construction in an Urban Environment

    By R Domotor

    Brisbane’s Airport Link is Australia’s largest road infrastructure project, worth a total value of A$4.8 billion. The project is using surface and underground blasting to excavate hard volcanic r

    Nov 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Surface and groundwater monitoring and seepage control at the Sungun Copper Mine

    By N Pirouznia, F Rashidi Nejad, S Naraghi

    Sungun Copper Mine, which is the second largest copper mining operation in Iran has a large tailings storage facility with a seepage control dam located downstream of the main dam. Surface and groundw

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Sunrise Dam Short- to Long-Term Ventilation Planning

    By M Podreka, P Merry, L van den Berg

    Anglo Gold AshantiÆs Sunrise Dam operation is located in Western Australia approximately 55 km south of the town of Laverton. Currently, the mine is producing from both its open pit and underground op

    Jul 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    The Interaction of Ethyl Xanthate and Cyanide in the Lead Roughing of a Mount Isa Ore

    By Johnson N. W, Quast K. B

    Over the years there have been occasional references in the literature to the activating effect of cyanide in galena flotation with xanthates. These have usually been associated with the processing of

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    The Superpit Schedule Model – A Time-efficient Data-driven Estimation for Short- and Medium-term Planning

    By T Berryman, C Adams, L Griesel, C Buxton

    The Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) schedule model is used for short- to medium-term planning and scheduling at the Fimiston Open Pit Mine (the Superpit). The model bridges the gap between g

    Aug 18, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Geostatistical Applications in the Athabasca Tar Sands

    By Royle A. G

    The paper describes a geostatistical structural analysis of an 80 square mile lease of the Athabasca tar sands. Each step of the analysis is presented with the ultimate objective of condensing the

    Jan 1, 1977

  • AUSIMM
    Predicting Iron Ore Losses and Dilution Factors Using Conditional Simulations

    By D Roldpo, M Vidigal, J F. C L Costa

    The local cumulative distribution function (lcdf) of a selective mine unit (SMU) can be estimated by conditional simulations using the statistics derived from the sample points, generating multiple eq

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Effect of solid particle size on the viscosity of a secondary copper smelting slag

    By A Van den Bulck, K Verbeken, O Vergote, I Bellemans

    Viscosity is one of the most important physicochemical properties during pyrometallurgical operations. In the sub-liquidus regime, an important factor is the presence of suspended solid particles, yet

    Aug 21, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Strategic Relationship of the Panguna Mine Sequence, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea

    By Finlayson E, Hilyard D

    1:100 000 geological mapping of Bougainville Island has resulted in refinement of stratigraphic subdivisions and relationships. We subdivide the sequence into basement Atamo Volcanics (Late Eocene-Ear

    Jan 1, 1990

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    Blasting related indices as the key to underground blasting improvements in a challenging rock mass

    By J Jackson, E Sellers

    Blasting related indices were developed to quantify variation in rock strength and structure for each stope, and for each lift of each stope, as part of a Mine to Mill study at an underground open sto

    Oct 16, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Experimental Study on Extinguishing Characteristics of Coal Fire in Confined Space

    By B Wu, B W. Lei, B J. Duan

    When a coalmine fire occurs, it is crucial to judge the developing trends inside the fire area by analysing the changes of gas concentration in order to formulate the proper rescue measures. At presen

    Aug 31, 2015

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    Presentation of the Institute Medal, 1977 to Howard Knox Worner, C.B.E.

    By J. K. A. McLEOD

    Address by the President of the Institute (Mr J K A McLeod) in presenting the Institute Medal to Howard Knox Warner, C.B.E. Address by Howard Knox Warner after accepting the award.

    Jan 1, 1978

  • AUSIMM
    Estimation of Regional Stress State and Young’s Modulus of Ground at Torigatayama Limestone Mine in Japan

    By D Fukuda, K Kaneko, R Kudo, J Kodama, Y Fujii, T Sasaki

    "Estimation of stress state as well as elastic modulus is important for the prediction of a rock slope deformation in an open pit mine since it can strongly influence the mining-induced deformation of

    Nov 5, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Development of Effective Rehabilitation Protocols for Mineral Sands Mining in Virginia, USA

    By W L. Daniels, C Stilson, C Zimmerman

    Mineral sands mining for ilmenite, rutile and zircon has disturbed over 1000 ha of prime farmland in Virginia (USA) since 1997 and additional areas are likely to be disturbed in Virginia and North Car

    Jul 10, 2012

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    Coal: Development of Nsw's Major Energy Resource

    The Energy Authority of NSW has wide powers and responsibilities conferred by its Act which are pertinent to the State's coal industry and its development into the next century. With respect

    Jan 1, 1987