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Operational readiness – what is it and how to get it done?By A G. L Pratt
Operational readiness is a commonly used term in mining and many other industry settings. However, translating this term into a coherent scope of work that is practical and meaningful is a challenge f
Mar 29, 2023
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Pyrite depression at Boliden Tara using F-250 – a biopolymerBy Y Peng, C Burns, Y Mu, R A. Lauten
In both laboratory flotation experiments and from analysing the composition of the lead concentrate at the Boliden Tara lead-zinc mine in Ireland, it has been found that F-250 may replace cyanide as a
Aug 29, 2018
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Operations versus Projects - How Do People Think and What are the Implications?By B Clements, G Lane
The operations and project environments are very different, but overlap in many areas. The development of mineral processing projects is goal oriented, is schedule focused and is a contractual environ
Oct 29, 2012
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Brisbane Airport Link Earth Pressure Balance Machine Two Component Tailskin Grouting – A New Australian RecordBy A Reschke
The Thiess John Holland Group is undertaking the design and construction of Brisbane’s Airport Link Project, the largest single investment in transportation infrastructure in Australian history. Twin
Mar 8, 2011
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Risk-based approach for minimising tailings dam failuresBy M Barker, H Li
The total number of tailings accidents has reduced from over 50/decade in the 1960s-1980s to less than 30/decade in the 2000s to 2010s. However, the rate of significant tailings dam failures has not
Jul 23, 2018
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Improving Blasting by a Team Approach at the Henty Gold MineBy R Wedmaier
Henty Gold Mine is an underground operation producing 100 000 ounces of gold per annum. The original mining method used was flatbacking with paste fill. However, a non-entry method û uphole benching û
Jan 1, 2001
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Isasmelt and IsaMills ù Models of Successful R&DMIM Holdings Limited has acquired a reputation for the successful application of R&D to develop break-through technologies for the mining industry. The Isa Process tank-house technology has been licen
Jan 1, 2002
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Maximising asset value through optimal block by block decisions on marginal materialBy F Phillips, E Deucker, J Kato
It is challenging to determine the optimal mining strategy to maximise value when a mine plan includes mineralised material which does not meet the full cost of mining but has value exceeding the vari
Mar 15, 2021
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Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Enhance the Exploration-to-mining Value ChainBy D Smith, A Ramdhani, J Francke
Ground penetrating radar (GPR), a well-established geophysical technique generally used for shallow civil engineering applications, has, in the last decade, found increasing acceptance as a complement
Aug 18, 2014
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Simulating Time versus Mass Basis?SamplingBy J Ta’ala, M Handyside
Mechanical sampling from conveyors has historically been a staple in the iron ore industry when information related to chemistry, sizing and moisture is required. In order to comply with ISO 3082:2009
Jul 29, 2014
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A Formal Approach to Economic Analysis of Pit Slope DesignBy Coates D. F, Neil T. J, O&apos
A proper economic analysis of pit slope design must reflect the trade-off between the benefits and the increased risks of slope fail- ure inherent in steeper slope angles. However, no formal framewo
Jan 1, 1977
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A SAG Mill Circuit Simulator Based on a Simplified Mechanistic ModelBy Magne L, Barria J, Castro O, Menacho J, Gonzalez GD
An extensive experimental campaign was developed in a continuous 6 x 2' (D x L) pilot scale SAG mill. The effect of the feed flow rate, feed solids concentration, ball filling fraction and feed
Jan 1, 1993
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A Review of the Applications of Tunnel Boring Machines in MinesBy Q Gong, J Li, J Zhao, Y Zheng
Excavation by tunnel boring machines (TBMs) offers many advantages over conventional excavation methods, in terms of safety level, working environment, advance rate and overall cost. While TBMs have b
Sep 17, 2014
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The development of DRI pellets for green steelmakingBy C R. Ure
To substantially reduce, if not eliminate, carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from ironmaking it is necessary to convert from blast furnace (BF) ironmaking using coking coal as the reductant to direct r
Sep 18, 2023
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Development and Implementation of the Garford Dynamic Bolt at the Kanowna Belle MineBy R Lachenicht, J Player, A Thompson, E Villaescusa
Kanowna Belle Gold Mine is a deep, high-stress, sublevel open stoping mine located near Kalgoorlie. Seismic activity during the development cycle presented problems, including concerns regarding the e
Jan 1, 2008
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Cover System Performance Monitoring for Tailings – Are We Doing It Correctly?By R Barritt, P Scott
Across the globe, it is a common scenario that tailings storage facilities (TSFs) are being decommissioned; however, their subsequent impact on the local environment and landscape can often be overloo
Jul 27, 2015
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A comparison of the performance of fully versus partially encapsulated cable bolts based on laboratory-scale testingBy P Hagan, S Wang, D Li, B Loh
A study was undertaken to quantify the differences in performance between a full-length encapsulated cable bolt and a partially encapsulated cable bolt. Much research has been reported on the differen
Nov 30, 2018
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Application of RISKGATE to Coal Mine Tailings DamsBy M Gasparon, J Harris, T Baumgartl, D J. Williams, M Edraki, P A. Kirsch, D Rowe
RISKGATE, an Australian Coal Association Research Program-funded (ACARP) initiative, has been designed to assist the Australian coal mining industry in improving minimum standards for safety performan
Jul 16, 2014
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The Aluminum û Iron Phosphatic Overburden of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean: Its Mineralogy, Mineral Chemistry and Thermal TransformationsThe phosphatic overburden of Christmas Island is a lateritic soil and consists dominantly of crandallite and millisite. These minerals are polymorphs of general formula, (Na,K)x Ca2-x (Al, Fe)6 (PO4
Jan 1, 1971
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Geology - Paper No. 2 Offshore Seismic And Magnetic Surveys Of The Southern Coalfields Off Stanwell ParkBy Hawkins L. V, Seedsman K
A combined reflection seismic and magnetic survey off the south coast of New South Wales has revealed six distinct reflection horizons within the Lower Triassic- Upper Permian sequence, and has ena
Jan 1, 1969