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Blast Engineering ù An Explosive CareerThis presentation is a 20 minute snippet of my professional career, and my progression in the mining industry, from a lazy uni student to an up-and-coming blast engineer in the middle of a mining boom
Jan 1, 2006
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Zircon Trace Elements and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf Isotope Systematic of the Halasu Porphyry Cu Belt, North-east Xinjiang, ChinaBy C Wu, H Chen
"An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation.The Halasu porphyry copper belt, located in the East Junggar basin bounded by Chinese Altay
Mar 18, 2015
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Practical Considerations for Multimine Grade ReconciliationThis paper discusses the implementation and potential limitations of the method for estimating sampling and analytical errors of multiple source mine output blended into a shipping product, described
Mar 1, 2010
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Opportunities in the Contract Mining IndustryThank you for the opportunity to speak at this important conference attended by aspiring mining professionals, some of whom will become the leaders of the mineral resources industry that forms the sol
Jan 1, 2002
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A Brief Resume of the Smelting PlantTHE Company's smelting equipment consists of three blast furnaces, supplied with blast from two sets of vertical piston blowers, each capable of delivering 8000 cub. ft. of air per minute at a pr
Jan 1, 1918
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Selecting and Implementing the Right TechnologyThe selection and implementation of the right technology for a project is critical to the future development of the resource industry. It is essential for companies to ensure ongoing competitive viabi
Jan 1, 2006
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A practical approach to improve investigations and identify systemic organisational issuesBy M Alston
Many organisations struggle to yield meaningful outcomes from incident investigations. This paper will demonstrate that we can discover systemic issues by rethinking the ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of investigati
Apr 16, 2024
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Radar guided blasthole drilling improves product recoveryBy I Mason, M van de Werken, B Zhou, J Hargreaves, W Stasinowsky
A critical step in open cut coal mining is clean removal of the overburden. This is usually achieved by drilling, blasting and digging. A key part of this process being successful is to stop drilling
Sep 1, 2024
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Exploration and Mining – The Need for InnovationBy J F. H Thompson
"An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. Mineral exploration and mining are challenging businesses. Remote and at times harsh condit
Mar 18, 2015
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Proactive Strata Control Management at Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Australian Open Cut OperationsAnglo American Metallurgical Coal (AAMC) manages five open cut coal mines in Queensland and New South Wales, producing approximately 30 million tonnes per annum. The size and complexity of these mines
Nov 25, 2010
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Bentonite and Fuller's Earth Deposits of New South Wales: II. Bonding PropertiesBy Giles C. N, Loughnan F. C
Bentonites and active earths from N.S.W., previously analysed with respect to occurrence, mineralogy and physical properties have been evaluated for use as bonding agents in quartzose moulding sands i
Jan 1, 1959
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The University of Melbourne's Approach to Solving the Problems of Education and Research in the Extractive Metallurgy AreaAustralia as a leading producer of mineral sands has also occupied a leading position in many areas of research'in the processing and applications of these minerals. Research in upgrading ilm
Jan 1, 1986
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Polymer-amended tailings dewatering technology for desired closure outcomesBy T Baumgartl, A Costine, B Boshrouyeh, M Edraki
In mineral processing, the management of tailings may become increasingly more challenging with a change of ore type and the quality of water used in the plant. This, in turn, may affect the overall c
Aug 2, 2023
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"The Biogeometallurgical Approach – the Information We Need to Increase the Sustainability of Mining"By B Dold
"Mining has still today high potential for improvement in the exploitation efficiency. Especially low-grade ores have very low recoveries. In Cu bioleaching operations from porphyry copper deposits ex
Jun 15, 2016
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First Mexican Coal Mine Recovery After Mine Fire, Esmeralda MineThe fire started in the development section from methane released into the mine through a roof-bolt hole. The date was 8 May 1998. The flames spread quickly as the coal was ignited. After eight hours
Jan 1, 2005
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Equipment Set-Up of Kumera Steam Dryer Plants in Non-Ferrous Metal SmeltersBy I KylmSkorpi, H Mansikkaviita
The traditional direct-heated drying process has been replaced by the steam drying process in non-ferrous metal smelters, where steam is available from waste heat boilers. Many recent projects have se
Jan 1, 2008
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Theory of Sampling and geostatistics – the ultimate linkBy D François-Bongarçon
The link between geostatistics and Theory of Sampling (TOS) is examined again in view of new findings made while trying to compare predicted sampling variances and estimated grades (using geostatistic
May 9, 2017
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Anglo Coal Australia ù Graduates and the FutureAnglo Coal Australia (ACA) takes a proactive position with regards to attracting and retaining employees at a graduate level. Currently, ACA has graduates in its program across all disciplines: Mining
Jan 1, 2005
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Organisational Factors in Fatalities and High Potential IncidentsBy N LaBranche, G Callinan
There has been a reduction in overall workforce in the mining industry during the current downturn; a corresponding reduction in fatalities and high potential incidents (HPIs) has not been observed. T
Jun 22, 2016
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Listening to Local Voices – a systematic approach for understanding what a social licence to operate means for Rio Tinto in the PilbaraBy L Dawson, S Carr-Cornish, N Boughen, K Moffat, S Masterson
The risk and consequences of community rejection and loss of a social licence to operate is well articulated (Moffat et al 2018), however, the means for systematically managing this risk are less esta
Jul 25, 2018